by Anthony Read
[Starring] Ray Barrett
Guest stars, Maurice Denham, Saeed Jaffrey, Marne Maitland, Zienia Merton

'I used to think,' says Thornton, 'that once you got to be a real big shot, a director of the company, your problems would be over. Believe me-they're not.'
An important contract can be won in Ceylon. But Mogul's manager there, Henry Burton, does not seem to be trying. Thornton is on his own. He must not only find out why but also take the decisions needed to put things right. Including, if necessary, sacking Burton. His investigations give him an insight into the ways of the country and plenty of surprises-including a powerful astrologer.
Location filming for this episode was shot in Ceylon, where the unit had to dodge a late monsoon. Other local hazards included elephants wandering across the road -not the easiest of animals for a fast car to miss! And the famed dancers of Kandy performed for the cameras at 7.0 a.m., surely the earliest show they have ever given.
This story brings to Mogul, for the first time, guest star Maurice Denham-whose credits in every medium are too many to list here. But for Zienia Merton, who plays the beautiful Liane, even the world of Mogul must seem tame after her last assignment-seducing Gregory Peck in the forthcoming 20th Century-Fox film The Chairman.