I like this episode ,, but the part where the helocopter is hovering overhead while the body is thrown into the pool...all under the huge spotlight
that whole scenerio
way over the edge of reality,, almost silly

I still rate it in the upper midrange of my favorites

I really like this one a lot...due in part to the classy Richard Kiley. The ending is one of the best, along side of Suitable for Framing.
As YM pointed out, I think Ben Gazzara did a wonderful job of directing...I love the sweeping camera following Caldwell through the club's bar..it has a wonderful smooth feel to it. And all the mirrors throughout the whole episode must have been a director and cameraman's nightmare...but they pull it off terrifically. And I love all the red...it is everywhere...it starts with Janice Caldwell's dress and never lets up...at the club, even the bartender's vests, at Artie Jessup's sleaze bar, at the funeral home which is practically dripping in red!! It just gives the whole episode a great look.
One question I have....when Hugh Caldwell comes to Mark Halperin at the club to tell him he killed his wife...did Halperin think at that exact moment that he would help him and then he would force Caldwell into helping him when he killed his own wife? If so....that was pretty quick thinking!!

Well, I think I agree with Matthew. Mark had wished for many years to be free of his wife but in control of her money; but each day and night was a new adventure - after all, she indulged him the membership in the expensive gambling and drinking club.
It must have taken a day or two to put together the "second" burglary, the swimming pool crime scene, and the ridiculous helicopter flyover!

I would think they were very close friends and Mark felt that he could really could help Hugh out by pinning it on the burglar due to his position. Probably realised pretty soon (when in bed that night) that he had a way to kill his wife and have a good alibi to not be a suspect.

God bless,

Matthew

Oh and Mark looked fantastic in that hat, really suited him.

God bless,

Matthew