It Takes a Thief "One Illegal Angel" #1.5 (1968)

Some nice, tension filled moments, 28 August 2017

Mundy is asked to steal a famous Da Vinci painting and sell it to an exiled South American dictator. The plan is for Mundhy to substitute a forgery for the real painting at the last minute. Things go wrong and Mundy is forced to break-in and steal the real Da Vinci. 

I'll be shocked if I find an episode of It Takes a Thief that I would call bad. The show's theme, pacing, and writing with Robert Wagner in the lead assures that all of the episodes will at least be somewhat enjoyable. With One Illegal Angel, it might not be the best I've seen so far, but it is entertaining enough. The key to this episode is the tension filled scenes where Mundy is about to be caught stealing the paining. The heist is good, but the aftermath is the highlight. Mundy hiding just inches from the exiled dictator is edge-of-the-seat kind of stuff. Very nice. The supporting cast here includes the always enjoyable Fernando Lamas. He made a very believable ruthless dictator. Again, good stuff. 

My only real complaint is with Anthony Zerbe as forger Johnny O'Farrel. I'm not sure if it was the actor or the character, but I wanted to punch him in the face the whole episode.

7/10