This Date in THE FBI History: Larry Gates stars in “The Loper Gambit,” airing Apr. 1, 1973. This episode also marks the final regular-season appearance of William Reynolds as Special Agent Tom Colby, though Reynolds would return for two guest appearances in the ninth season. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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     THE LOPER GAMBIT
     Original Airdate: Apr. 1, 1973

Synopsis. Financially overextended, and unable to tap into a trust fund left by his late father until he turns forty, playboy Ronald Loper (played by Robert F. Lyons) kidnaps stockbroker Kirk “Tice” Ticerman (played by Tom Lowell) and imprisons him in an abandoned Spanish fortress in the Florida keys as part of an elaborate scheme to get out from under. Though Loper assures his accomplices that he will return Tice to safety once the ransom is collected, Tice believes that his abductor intends to kill him. Erskine and Colby must rescue the stockbroker before Loper strikes.

LEARN MORE about “The Loper Gambit” 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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