Formerly obscure lawyers the Lakin brothers have brought about a startling series of acquittals on technicalities. Steed and Cathy find that they're actually arranging the defence before the crime is committed. A swift bit of entrapment later and the Lakins have their own defence to think about.
Not very enjoyable for me I'm afraid, I have a general dislike of plots where the object is to cast doubt on acquittals. I wondered if the writer shared my doubts and bottled out at the last minute, because Steed's first attempt to hook the Lakins, based on a faked murder attempt on Cathy, doesn't work, and they have to go again by getting the brothers to try a new trick and transfer guilt to an innocent person.
I did however like the way S and C are apparently working against each other for half the episode - shouting threats at each other at one point. (That won't be a spoiler unless you really believe he's willing to murder her). It's a setup that works best the first time, though, as we'll see when we come to the next episode.
The scenes of Steed fleeing after the 'murder', dropping his hat in his haste, are memorable.
John Laurie is a treat as one of the Lakins. His brother isn't Scottish though. Is that possible?
Alec 'Bob Hall' Ross as the acquitted alleged traitor. Michael 'Craddock/Elton Laleham' Goldie also appears. Fred 'the copper in Planet of Giants' Ferris has been promoted to Inspector.
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