This episode displays not just the humor of Ellery having a cold but an inside joke for mystery writers. The "blunt instrument" award is given to it's recipient twice, the second time with tragic consequences.
Another outstanding guest cast as John Dehner, Eva Gabor & Dean Stockwell carry along the episode in great support. Gabor seems to think a string of garlic will ward off the flu. Everyone else Ellery interacts with have a cure for him too. Maybe that is why he is still sick at the end of the show which ends with another suggestion for a cure.
Ellery is actually on the phone with the victim when he dies. Normally that would make it easy, but it seems no one has any love lost for the tyrant who won the award taking credit for someone else's work.
One of the things this series does successfully throughout is mixing humor into the stories. This episode is no exception. This cast does it again in outstanding fashion.
Another outstanding guest cast as John Dehner, Eva Gabor & Dean Stockwell carry along the episode in great support. Gabor seems to think a string of garlic will ward off the flu. Everyone else Ellery interacts with have a cure for him too. Maybe that is why he is still sick at the end of the show which ends with another suggestion for a cure.
Ellery is actually on the phone with the victim when he dies. Normally that would make it easy, but it seems no one has any love lost for the tyrant who won the award taking credit for someone else's work.
One of the things this series does successfully throughout is mixing humor into the stories. This episode is no exception. This cast does it again in outstanding fashion.