Dear Mummy begins in Cairo with two Nazi war criminals making a deal to smuggle precious jewels worth $30 million into the U.S. concealed in an ancient mummy that is being transported to LA for a museum exhibit. Two U.S. Customs Agents, Brice (John Karlen) and Niven (Edward Grover) who have worked with Quincy (Jack Klugman) before are tracking the smugglers, though, and once again request his and Dr. Asten's (John S. Ragin) assistance in helping them trap the criminals. When the mummy is brought to the coroner lab for analysis, it is determined to be a fake which prompts further investigation into where the jewels have been hidden as well as the real mummy not to mention who murdered the person wrapped up as the fake mummy.
This is a pretty interesting episode which has a lot going on but manages to entertain and be original. One thing I particularly liked was that there was a good balance of scenes inside and outside the coroner lab here because it seems Quincy hasn't logged very much lab time this season which has been an issue. There is also a nice blend of action, murder, smuggling, international war crimes, and comedy as Quincy again goes toe to toe with the Customs Agents. My only criticism is that we pretty much knew from the opening scene who was responsible for these crimes which took away some of the mystery element, but there are still enough twists and turns to keep it from being overly predictable or boring.
Overall, this is a worthwhile Season 6 episode which features a wide array of plot elements which makes it pretty unique and well worth watching.