Dr. Ordway is approached by yet another young man suffering from instances of missing time. Philip Armstrong (Myron Healey) is a recently returned war vet who has found himself periodically coming too at a carnival in a part of town he doesn't remembers visiting before. In following up on his case Ordway sees two men carrying a dead Armstrong from a boarding house, he gets in touch with the police. The Police assign Fred Mertz to the case, who has Ordway accompany him as they go to interview the various Dragnet character occupants of the house. In time it is somehow discovered that Armstorng was murdered with a gun that belonged to a boarding house resident who also operates a booth at the carnival, but she insists that the gun was stolen and Ordway believes her.
In the meantime Armstrong's long-time fiance Ellen Drew is becoming a bit unhinged, especially when she discovers from the gardener at her fathers estate that some hired goon type guys were around the place looking for her sister. Now Ellen hasn't seen her sister in years, ever since her father banished her for her strong opposition to Ellen and Armstrong's engagement, now we have a suspect. An APB is put out on Ellen's sister, this gets the attention of a man claiming to be said sisters husband, only he says that she died six months ago.
Spoiler: Since this is a Crime Doctor movie it would not be surprising if the crime is eventually explained by some sort of psychotic illusion, and this one sure is. You see Ellen Drew is her own sister, she developed a split personality and as her sister plotted her fiances death, with the right brain being unaware of what the left brain was doing. Yes Castle directed this film as well. I don't remember Armstrong's missing time ever being adequately explained. *1/2
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