When Mulineaux gets fired, he turns away from Clayton and starts mouthing something, but we can't hear it. The camera then cuts back to Clayton again.

The magazine that Joe reads has a Spectrum emblem on the front... and that's the last one I'm giving away - otherwise there will be no surprises in my forthcoming episode guides

And apparently it Molineaux...


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I noticed that - proof that Scarlet and Joe cannot exist the same Universe.

I thought that this episode was great! I kept laughing through it.

I do wonder if Dick Francis happened to see this episode. In his novel Break In, one of the villains had an M.O. startlingly similiar to that of Ralph Clayton. All perfectly legal, of course.

Punster Shane Weston came up with a wonderfully wicked scenario.

Some moments were priceless. "Professor McClaine...Ph.D, Fellow of the Royal Academy...I'm your new tea boy."

I didn't blame Shane Weston for wanting to get in on the "fun", although his entrance wasn't as funny as Mac's.

However, I don't think that either of them could top Sam squelching into the office. "Sam Loover, River Police. I do a lot of work underwater. Undercover, under stones, underpaid, understand you've got a problem."

Did they delete a scene? After Sam's entrance, Clayton reacts to the sound of a trumpet, and gets angry and fires Molineaux when he questions Clayton. Molineaux acted as though he couldn't hear anything out of the ordinary, but how could they have managed that?

Joe must have been perfectly delighted with the chance to act mischieviously and get paid for it. (Although the adults seemed to be taking an unholy glee with the situation, too.)

I didn't allow it to spoil my enjoyment of the episode, but the scenes with Joe as a mimic just didn't wash. He may have the brain patterns of an adult mimic, but he still has the vocal cords of a prepubescent boy. He could not possibly mimic adult male voices. (And even if he could, he would still need to practice for some time, not just jump in with a single clearing of the throat.)

Jelly Babies are the candy of choice of Dr. Beaker from Supercar. Must be very popular, lasting from the early '60's to the early 21st century.

See you down there!

>>Molineaux acted as though he couldn't hear anything out of the ordinary, but how could they have managed that?

I think Molineaux might have been in league with WIN...

>>See you down there!

Be seeing you!

That's really the only possible explanation.

It would also explain why he allowed a wet-suited "police officer" into Clayton's office without batting an eye.

(It makes for an interesting mental picture to visualize Sam Loover flapping nonchalantly past the doorman, through the lobby, up the elevator, down the hall....)