Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past!  On Thursdays, I will be reviewing Decoy, which aired in Syndication in 1957 and 1958.  The show can be viewed on Tubi!

Casey goes undercover at nightclub.

Episode 1.12 “Queen of Diamonds”

(Dir by Teddy Sills, originally aired on December 30th, 1957)

Casey is working undercover, pretending to be a photographer named Judy.  She’s been working at a run-down nightclub for two months, trying to find evidence that the club’s owner, Frank (James Mitchell), was responsible for a payroll theft.  Frank has an alibi but Casey is able to get her man when she convinces Frank’s second-in-command, Chi Chi (Al Lewis), to turn on him.  Chi Chi is in love with Frank’s girlfriend, Georgia (Kay Medford).

This was not a bad episode.  Casey got to wear a pretty dress and Beverly Garland got to show off her acting skills as she flirted with Frank and worked to turn Chi Chi against him.  Interestingly enough, this episode ended on something of a melancholy note.  Casey managed to send Frank to jail and Chi Chi and Georgia left for France together but the night club closed and blind pianist Alex (Richard Ward), the only truly decent person in this episode, ended up out of a job.  In the end, Casey looked almost as if she was about to cry.  It’s not easy, working undercover.