The Phoenix must rose, but then it must fall so it can prepare to rise again. But how do you make a Phoenix fall so it never rises again? That is the mystery of how this story needs to resolve itself so that the only Phoenix they'll see again in the form of Laura Collins is in the past. David announces that he doesn't feel like going fishing so Burke goes out for the day and returns to take Victoria out to dinner. David is left with Mrs. Johnson, but when Joe realizes that the morning in the newspaper article was 2 a.m., he realizes that they are still on that day. Victoria's call to Mrs. Johnson gives David a chance to escape, prompting him to be able to join his mother for this story's intense wrap-up.
Housekeeper Mrs. Johnson is only guilty of allowing David to escape because she didn't lock him in his room, and Victoria, by calling her, lead to that be able to happen. As we crawl down to the final, things are even better than ever, and we are now in a tense moment that could and in many dramatic ways. But one thing is clear, it is wrapping up, and by this time, the audience is gripped. The pacing of the story helps this one move along at breakneck speed, and if I was watching this live in 1967, I would be very frustrating that I would have to wait another whole day to find out what happened.
Housekeeper Mrs. Johnson is only guilty of allowing David to escape because she didn't lock him in his room, and Victoria, by calling her, lead to that be able to happen. As we crawl down to the final, things are even better than ever, and we are now in a tense moment that could and in many dramatic ways. But one thing is clear, it is wrapping up, and by this time, the audience is gripped. The pacing of the story helps this one move along at breakneck speed, and if I was watching this live in 1967, I would be very frustrating that I would have to wait another whole day to find out what happened.
