by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The versatile Hans Conried appears in this episode as Paul Zavier, a mercurial artist whom Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) interview after a wealthy widow who had been sponsoring Zavier turns up murdered. The detectives' interrogation is periodically interrupted by Zavier's telephone conservations with his friend Howard, who has promised to give him a ride but is running late. Meanwhile, Friday and Smith use some rather uncharacteristic methods--alternately mocking, bullying and flattering the suspect--to break down his alibi.
