In comparison to the small number of episodes in this series that went before, this one was probably the best. However there are a couple of questionable circumstances in the story. For example, when the Amazing Falsworth (Gregory Hines) returned to the stage area where he did his mentalist performance, he went about trying to find the location where the Keyboard Killer sat by touching the chairs until he got a hit. But right after he touched the killer during his act, he made his way back to the stage and removed his mask, and saw exactly where the man was situated. So there was no need to go through that routine to figure out which table it was. I would also question the contortions necessary for Falsworth to free himself in a manner to trigger the shotgun that killed the detective (Richard Masur). And unless I missed something, even though Masur's character is listed in the credits here on IMDb as Trent Tinker, he actually used the name of Charlie Spota a couple of times in the story. So even though this had it's fair share of suspense, those little anomalies detracted from it a little. I did take note however, that with all the stuffed birds in the Keyboard Killer's apartment, it felt like a bit of an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho".
Review of The Amazing Falsworth
