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INCIDENT IN THE DESERT
Original Airdate: Dec. 20, 1970
Synopsis. After assaulting a New Mexico deputy sheriff at a roadblock near Albuquerque, a quartet of thieves, led by convicted bank robber John Elgin (played by Steve Ihnat), seeks refuge at an inn in Deacon Hill, a barren town in the desert of New Mexico. Elgin holds eight townspeople hostage while he plots his next move. A child’s ham radio message plays a pivotal role in Erskine’s effort to locate Elgin and rescue the hostages.
LEARN MORE about “Incident in the Desert” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
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