McMillan & Wife Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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McMillan & Wife

Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On vacation in the Scottish Highlands to visit his Uncle Michael (with Sally and Mildred in tow; Enright comes over later), Mac walks onto the grounds of the McMillan castle and shouts for Uncle Michael. The response is a rifle shot. Mac ...See moreOn vacation in the Scottish Highlands to visit his Uncle Michael (with Sally and Mildred in tow; Enright comes over later), Mac walks onto the grounds of the McMillan castle and shouts for Uncle Michael. The response is a rifle shot. Mac rushes in and finds Uncle Michael's lawyer and his housekeeper, who are trying to break into the "keep" which Uncle Michael uses as an office. Uncle Michael is dead on the floor, shot through the head with a rifle lying beside him. All the evidence points to suicide, but Mac won't believe it -- especially when two men run away from the castle on consecutive nights. Mac finds that the McMillan family has a centuries-long feud with the neighboring MacCready family, dating back to when a McMillan soldier caught a MacCready hiding in a secret passage on the eve of a battle -- and walled him in alive. The lawyer and several others in the case are MacCreadys, and perhaps one of them decided to finish the feud. Uncle Michael's irresponsible grandson soon arrives, inheriting the castle and, it's rumored, a hidden treasure. The grandson is also running the Highland Games, which spark monster sightings in a nearby "loch" (lake) similar to "Nessie." While hunting, Mac ducks several rifle bullets, and Sally dodges a huge man who practices caber-tossing -- at her. It's clear that someone believes in the existence of the treasure and thus has a perfect motive to kill Uncle Michael -- but who? The mystery deepens when Enright and Sally find that a wall of the keep has been recently re-mortared and the corpse of the long-dead MacCready is inside his secret passage. Is it a clue to the locked-room mystery, or another red herring? Written by Peter Harris See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Rock Hudson Stewart McMillan Stewart McMillan See fewer	Giant (1956)
Susan Saint James Sally McMillan Sally McMillan See fewer	McMillan & Wife (1971)
John Schuck Sgt. Charles Enright Sgt. Charles Enright See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Nancy Walker Mildred Mildred See fewer	Rhoda (1974)
Roddy McDowall Jamie McMillan Jamie McMillan See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Roger C. Carmel Houston Gorman Houston Gorman See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
John McLiam Ramsey Ramsey See fewer	First Blood (1982)
Diana Webster Mrs. McTaggert Mrs. McTaggert See fewer	The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Jennifer Leak Nell Nell See fewer	Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Charmion King Ann Grey Ann Grey See fewer	Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Scott Thomas Duncan Duncan See fewer	Kona Coast (1968)
Diana Chesney Flo Flo See fewer	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Laurie Main Alfie Alfie See fewer	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Denise Bell Miss McTavish Miss McTavish See fewer	McMillan & Wife (1971)
Richard Morrill Elderly Scott Elderly Scott See fewer	McMillan & Wife (1971)
James Brodhead Thomas (as James E. Brodhead) Thomas (as James E. Brodhead) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Stan Russell Ben Ben See fewer	Mondo Bizarro (1966)
Rochelle Balin Tourist Tourist See fewer	The Attic Expeditions (2001)
Patrick Sullivan Burke P.A. Announcer P.A. Announcer See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
John Maddison The McMillan The McMillan See fewer	Festival (1960)
Bob Corff George McDuff (as Robert Corff) George McDuff (as Robert Corff) See fewer	Mortal Kombat (1995)
David Armstrong Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	General Electric Theater (1953)
Larry Carr Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	10 (1979)
Louise Lane Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Mod Squad (1968)
Murray Pollack Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Murder Without Tears (1953)
Dick Sondergaard Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	The Star Maker (1981)