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PETER GUNN "The Maître d'" 1960

This is third episode from season three of the 1958 to 1961 P.I. series, PETER GUNN. Craig Stevens headlines as the hard as nails detective who always dresses with style. Regulars in the series are Hope Emerson as the owner of, MOTHER'S jazz club, and Lola Albright as Stevens' squeeze, Edie Hart, who is the club singer at MOTHER'S.

Gunn's girl, Lola Albright, is trying to get a final inspection of her new lounge done so she can open. There is a problem though with the city types. Said problem is solved by James Lanphier who makes a call to his pal, the city inspector. For doing this favour, our boy, P.I. Gunn (Craig Stevens) agrees to help Lanphier with a problem of his.

It so happens that Lanphier, a well know restaurant owner, has had his place blown up. It seems that there was a mob hit at the place. Lanphier wants Stevens to find the swine who did the deed. Also in the mix here is Stevens Police pal, Herschel Bernardi. Bernardi is also looking for whom ever it was that was a bit happy in the bomb making area.

Things become a tad heated when there is an attempt on Lanphier's life with another box of high explosive goodies. Lanphier and Stevens barely get away with their skins intact.

That evening there is yet another attempt on Lanphier, this time at Miss Albright's new bar and lounge. Needless to say there are several bouts of flying fists and judo tosses needed to settle the issue. The criminal types are soon looking at a long vacation on the State's dime.

A quick and to the point episode with a nice noir feel to it. Great fun.

Good episode thanks to expert turn from a droll James Lanphier (Leslie). Seems somebody blew up Leslie's gourmand restaurant, now threatens to kill him, and aims to sabotage opening night at Edie's (Albright) upscale nightclub. Whew!—it's a packed plot for 30-minutes but pretty well woven together. Still, the entry belongs to Lanphier who pulls off being snooty and fairly likable, at the same time. I love that extended scene where he plays French one- upmanship with Edie's chef. He also gets a round of awkward fisticuffs that I could have done without. Nonetheless, Edie's delectable, Jacobi's dour, and Pete's his usual cool even with a backseat role. And catch that great opening hook, in a series that specialized in them.