Surprisingly enough, the super-elaborate amusing death arranged by Kristatos for the couple does not pay off. They escape and come back to haunt him, as Bond climbs to Kristatos' mountaintop retreat in a thrillpacked sequence that doesn't quite translate to the small-screen. Needless to say, the loose ends are tied up. Bibi ends up with Columbo. Kristatos ends up dead.
Bond gets the girl.
Margaret Thatcher doesn't get to speak to Bond, but does get to speak to a parrot. Bond has better things on his mind. Not least celebrating apparently having found a new direction for the films. Moore was on top form in a trickier role. John Glen's direction looked set to lead Bond into a promising future.