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SKY ON FIRE
Original Airdate: Feb. 26, 1967
Synopsis. At a remote cabin in the Madison National Forest in Colorado, George Bellamy (played by Bradford Dillman), an assistant cashier at a metals company, agrees to a meeting with Carl Platt (played by Charles Grodin), an ex-convict whose younger sister, Mindy (Lynda Day George), was impregnated by Bellamy after a brief affair. Though Bellamy says he will support the baby, Platt demands $10,000 or else he’ll tell Bellamy’s wife, Connie, about his infidelity. Bellamy takes a swing at Platt, knocking him against the fireplace—and causing a fatal blow to the head. To cover up the crime, Bellamy sets fire to the cabin, causing a massive blaze that burns Platt’s body beyond recognition. Though Bellamy believes he is in the clear, a charred receipt found in Platt’s wallet puts Erskine on the trail of Mindy, her doctor, and, eventually, Bellamy. Complicating the investigation: When Bellamy realizes he is under suspicion of murder, he begins setting additional fires in the area in a desperate attempt to convince authorities that the fire that consumed Platt was the work of an arsonist.
LEARN MORE about “Sky on Fire” 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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