**SPOILER** In case you haven't seen this episode, you might want to before proceeding. Oh. I don't think I'll give anything away; I just think you might not like WHAT I'm gonna say. Like, right from the start the blonde detective (Joan Tabor) was a snake in the grass. She is what makes this episode so interesting. The problem I had with the beginning of the episode, is that Perry absolutely HAD to know that she was a liar, and that something nasty was happening. Still, he let it go, even when she pulled her cheap trick with the uniform cop.
Now, normally when Perry tells his clients to go somewhere and not leave until he tells them to, they always do it anyway.There's a formula to be a client of Perry's, and usually it requires an abundance of stupidity. It's the glue that makes this world go 'round. In this case, the client's stupidity is surpassed by the stupidity of his client's wife. Impulsive, cowardly, childish, and emotionally unstable; she almost hangs her own stupid husband with her mental challenges.
This time, however, there was a really dirty trick (see Alexis from Dynasty) that was as devious as they come. Right; Blondie. She's sneaky, rotten, deceitful, manipulative and cagey. Also, after this case, she's no longer a detective in California if the D.A. had anything to say about it. Even P.I.'s have legal parameters. She's gotta take a hard fall for criminal perjury (felony), she'll probably avoid an accomplice to murder charge, but I'll bet Perry would push the former charge. Add in Grand Theft Auto for taking Perry's beautiful 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. He wouldn't want anyone like that in the same business with Paul, either. Just a little legal revenge. I really hope that Perry is paid for services rendered before his client and his new wife ruin the company that the fight was about.
Good episode, with excellent acting and a hott fox detective who's just plain cold.