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Mac and Sally waffle about whether or not to sell their house, especially after a break-in, Mac's surprise birthday party, an earthquake, a skeleton, spies and con men, and stolen jewels.

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    • Author: Vichredag
    This all begins with a two bit sneak thief breaking into the McMillan home and stealing a silver bowl. But then all kinds of people take an interest in where Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James dwell. There's a good reason for it when during a party at the McMillan home an earthquake makes part of the wall tumble and bricked up is a skeleton.

    The McMillans lived there for about 10 years so first suspicion falls on the people who owned it before, antique dealer Dennis Patrick and his wife Barbara Barrie. But more people start showing interest, a Greek caterer who puts the moves on Nancy Walker played by Robert Loggia. An Italian movie star played by Julie Newmar who wants to buy the house money no object. Two insurance investigators Dabney Coleman and Richard Dawson.

    What its all about is a stolen emerald necklace part of the crown jewels back when Greece was a monarchy. Quite a few people aren't what they seem and in addition to the gentleman who reposed in the McMillan wall two other murders and two attempts happen during the course of the program.

    Commissioner McMillan always is taking a hand in the work of the San Francisco PD. But as this story originated in his own home who could blame him?
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    • Author: Dark_Sun
    This was a pretty interesting episode with several plot twists.

    I was also quite amazed at how many fairly well known actors and actresses were in this episode.

    Mac and Sally are thinking of selling the house. It also happens to be Mac's birthday. Sally throws a surprise party for him and during the party, there is an earthquake that opens up a large hole around their fireplace and a body falls out.

    I would have rated the episode a 9 but there was one thing that really bothered me. At the end of the previous season, they had a baby and any time they left the house without the baby they mentioned having a babysitter. You never see the baby, but there are several different conversations that mention the baby. Now this season starts and not one mention of a baby. So, the part that bothers me about this episode is that if there really had been an earthquake like that, they most certainly should have been foremost concerned about the baby and its safety, even with a dead body falling from behind the fireplace wall.

    I realize that their focus is really on Mac and Sally, but I thought the way they handled everything with the baby at the end of last season was a very effective way of maintaining the focus on Mac and Sally while still acknowledging that they had a baby. I think they could have done that for the rest of the series and this episode would have been one that should have definitely taken advantage of that.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Rock Hudson Rock Hudson - Stewart McMillan
    Susan Saint James Susan Saint James - Sally McMillan
    John Schuck John Schuck - Sgt. Charles Enright
    Nancy Walker Nancy Walker - Mildred
    Julie Newmar Julie Newmar - Luciana Amaldi (as Julie Neumar)
    Robert Loggia Robert Loggia - Dimetrios Anapopulis
    Val Bisoglio Val Bisoglio - Ernie Booker
    Barbara Barrie Barbara Barrie - Emily Church
    Bill Dana Bill Dana - Mr. Harrington
    Dabney Coleman Dabney Coleman - Walter Jennings
    Dennis Patrick Dennis Patrick - George Church
    Vince Cannon Vince Cannon - Derrick Simmons
    Richard Dawson Richard Dawson - Roger Stambler
    Milton Selzer Milton Selzer - Ames
    Rosanna DeSoto Rosanna DeSoto - Katina (as Rosana Soto)
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