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Season Two Episodes
Child Out of Time
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Story 46: "Child Out of Time"
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Written by:
Morton Fine & David Friedkin
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Directed by:
Alf Kjellin
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First Airdate:
11 Jan. 1967
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Guest stars:
Nina Foch (as Gerta), Eileen Baral (as Leno), Paul Lambert (as Lew), Charles Macaulay (as Peter Karl), Peggy Webber (as Sister Agatha), Richard Le Pore (as Tedor), Richard Morrison (as Rienzi), Arline Anderson (as Tourist)
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Plot:
A Nazi death camp superintendent comes forward. He reveals to Kelly and Scott that he and his colleagues faked their suicides as the Allies approached, and has information regarding other Nazi criminals which he is willing to give. Before he can release his information, he is killed by a swift [ex-]Nazi soldier. But just before that he slipped out information pertaining to the location of the person who has the list of those names... Scott and Kelly find the German woman Leno, who has a daughter, Gerta. They negotiate a deal for her information. She wants $100,000 and Kelly who'd just contacted Command can only offer $50,000. She finally agrees, but is then killed by the soldier. Meanwhile, it is Scotty who discovers that it was Gerta who has had the information all along, in her remarkable memory. The problem is now to protect Gerta and get her to safety. But there are more than just Nazis out to protect their identities, there are others who want the same information for reasons of revenge.
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D. P. Cole's review and rating:
Aside from the question, "Who is this girl?", this episode is a classic. The question I just pondered has a simple to answer given what little was presented in the story: Gerta is a product of German biological experimentation (not unlike Zorin from "A View to a Kill", only more likeable!) Fair enough, then. The Nazi soldier is definitely a near-match for Scott and Kelly as he often finds his way to them and kills his victims just before they can talk (the reason is semi-obvious). One scene in particular, which is shocking (but expected if you keep your mind on the agents and the plot instead of getting emotionally involved which is what the plot wants us to do and succeeds), is when Kelly threatens to kill Gerta to ensure that his adversaries, from both their separate factions, do not get the information.
Season 2 still knows how to produce extraordinary material.
Rating: 9/10
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