Before her "death" in 2010 (mentioned in an episode of 'NCIS'), Mrs.
Victoria Mallard told Abby about her sister Gloria - and about how much Abby
reminded her of that sister. But the mother of Dr. Ducky Mallard never
mentioned that she had another sister whose married name was Carol
Flemming.
By the time we met Victoria Mallard in the episode "Meat Puzzle", she was
in her nineties and already on that downward slope into dementia. But there
wasn't any reason why she should have mentioned Carol to Abby or to either Tony or Kate who
were acting as her bodyguards/babysitters. And she could have mentioned it
during the many hours not actually seen onscreen, perhaps even during a
commercial.
Dementia doesn't have to be the reason why the subject of Carol never came
up. It could just be that the topic was too painful for Mrs. Mallard to
relive. About forty years before, Carol Flemming had been murdered by her
husband, psychiatrist Dr. Ray Flemming - staged in such a way so that it looked
like she had stumbled on a burglary of her home when she returned unexpectedly.
Dr. Flemming had a very convincing alibi, not that it ever mattered - the
homicide detective on the case was one Lt. Columbo.....
The inspiration for this theory of "relateeveety"? The late Nina Foch
played both roles.
SHOWS CITED:
'NCIS' - "Meat Puzzle" & "Untouchable"
'Columbo' - "Prescription Murder" (pilot)
BCnU!
2 comments:
Watch your language.
Very funny! Actually, her last name rhymed with "Gosh".....
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