Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) Escape from Oak Lane (1957) User Reviews

Standout episode

[XhcnoirX · 8/10 · 8 October 2017]

Christine White doesn't want her husband to go to a 1-day conference by himself, but he has to go, so he hires David 'Richard Diamond' Janssen to entertain her while he's away. But at a restaurant she runs off. Janssen finds her at her apartment where 2 persons claim she escaped from a Chicago rest home and that she's mentally ill. While Janssen tries to contact the husband they kidnap her. When Janssen goes to the rest home tho, the head informs him they do have the woman there... But when he shows her her room, the woman is not White! What is going on?! An early episode in this excellent 50s TV show, and quite a fast-moving and twisty episode as well! It has a nice set up and while the resolution isn't too difficult to guess in advance, seeing the other woman in the end must've been a great cliffhanger before going to commercials haha! Of course everything falls into place quickly and Janssen saves the day without hardly breaking a sweat. But seriously, Richard Diamond is so much fun and Janssen owns the part. Great series, and this is a real standout episode!