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A LIFE IN THE BALANCE
Original Airdate: Jan. 19, 1969
Synopsis. Gene Holt (played by James Caan) and his fiancée, Elaine Donner (played by Quentin Dean), kidnap plastics heir Ed Janson (Dan Ferrone) outside the Janson estate in Long Island. Blood evidence found outside the estate tells Erskine that a struggle occurred during the kidnap attempt. (Indeed, when Janson tried to fight back, a gun went off, critically wounding Elaine.) Because of the extraordinary circumstances, Erskine convinces the Janson family to let the Bureau intervene immediately, before the kidnappers give any instructions. Meanwhile, with Elaine’s life hanging in the balance, Holt vows to kill Janson—regardless of whether the ransom is paid—if she dies.
LEARN MORE about “A Life in the Balance” 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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