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This Date in THE FBI History: Edward Binns, Paul Mantee, and Nina Foch star in “The Dealer,” airing Feb. 22, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE DEALER Original Airdate: Feb. 22, 1970 Synopsis. In New Orleans, the theft of more than $200,000 in electronics equipment puts Erskine on the trail of “The Dealer,” Barney Simms (played by Edward Binns), a notorious fence in Houston who … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Carl Betz, Michael Burns, and Anne Archer star in “Downfall,” airing Feb. 21, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

DOWNFALL Original Airdate: Feb. 21, 1971 Synopsis. Cat burglar Holt Campbell (played by Michael Burns) surfaces in New Orleans, where he rendezvouses with his silent partner, Martin Ashton (played by Carl Betz), a jeweler with previous ties to the Chicago … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Colicos, Harold Gould, Robert Foxworth, and Barbara Babcock star in “The Test,” airing Feb. 20, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE TEST Original Airdate: Feb. 20, 1972 Synopsis. In Portland, Oregon, former lumberyard owner John Logan (played John Colicos) kidnaps George Hale (played by Harold Gould), the prominent businessman whom Logan blames for his financial ruin. Logan demands a ransom … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Edward Mulhare, Diana Hyland, David Frankham, and Paul Lukas star in “The Hostage,” airing Feb. 19, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE HOSTAGE Original Airdate: Feb. 19, 1967 Synopsis. A trio of overseas Communist operatives, led by elite World War II army commander Major Damian Sava (played by Edward Mulhare), arrive in the United States for the sole purpose of kidnapping … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Ericson, Roy Poole, and Laraine Stephens star in “The Phone Call,” airing Feb. 18, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE PHONE CALL Original Airdate: Feb. 18, 1968 Synopsis. Curtis Stone (played by Roy Poole), a mentally imbalanced former actor who once served time for check forgery, extorts money from the wives of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam in a desperate … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Michael Rennie, Julie Sommars, Arthur Franz, and Dabney Coleman star in “The Conspirators,” airing Feb. 5, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE CONSPIRATORS Original Airdate: Feb. 5, 1967 Synopsis. In San Francisco to probe the murder of Communist informant Lester Milton near a restricted military zone, Erskine has just three days to determine whether the killing is connected to an underground … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Diamond Flush,” the 100th episode of the original MAVERICK series, aired on Feb. 5, 1961

DIAMOND FLUSH Original Airdate: February 5, 1961 Synopsis. A dapper con artist and his equally devious wife frame Beau for the theft of a priceless diamond necklace.  “Diamond Flush” is not only the second of two episodes in which Roger … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “The Mayflower Women’s Historical Society,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK that reunited James Garner with NICHOLS co-star Neva Patterson, aired on Feb. 2, 1982

THE MAYFLOWER WOMEN’S HISTORICAL SOCIETY Original Airdate: February 2, 1982 Synopsis. A research librarian for a historical society coerces Maverick into signing a contract that grants her organization exclusive rights to produce goods that bear our hero’s likeness.   The … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Linda Evans stars as “Claire,” airing Jan. 31, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

CLAIRE Original Air Date: January 31, 1975 Synopsis. Rockford’s former fiance Claire Prescott (played by Linda Evans) asks him to find Charlie Manning, an undercover police detective who used Claire as an informant as part of an important narcotics investigation. … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Michael Callan and Robert Walker, Jr. star in “Quantico,” airing Jan. 30, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

QUANTICO Original Airdate: Jan. 30, 1967 Synopsis. A degenerate musician (played by Robert Walker, Jr.), disillusioned at the United States and angry over being drafted, plants a bomb inside the Federal Law Building as a sign of protest. A quick-acting … Continue reading

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