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This Date in THE FBI History: Wayne Rogers and Bradford Dillman star in “The Traitor,” airing Sept. 27, 1970

THE TRAITOR Original Air Date: Sept. 27, 1970 Synopsis. An espionage ring attempts to steal the formula for the “ruby laser,” a system that Telecom Research Company has been developing on behalf of the United States. While the laser can … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Jack Klugman and Brett Somers Klugman star in “Image in a Cracked Mirror,” airing Sept. 26, 1965

IMAGE IN A CRACKED MIRROR Original Air Date: Sept. 26, 1965 Synopsis. After embezzling $20,000 from a bank in El Paso, Texas, Charles Emery Gates (played by Jack Klugman) flees for Mexico, along with his adopted son, Billy. Gates makes … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Vera Miles, Peter Donat, and William Schallert star in “The Swindler,” airing Sept. 26, 1969

THE SWINDLER Original Air Date: Sept. 26, 1969 Synopsis. The death of a federal bank employee who had embezzled $83,000 puts Erskine and Colby on the trail of Jack Pollard and William Quine, the two swindlers who had roped the … Continue reading

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This Week in THE FBI History: Jacqueline Scott stars in “Edge of Desperation,” airing Sept. 24, 1972

EDGE OF DESPERATION Original Air Date: Sept. 24, 1972 Synopsis. Insurance claims adjustor Alan Graves engineers his own kidnapping, forcing his wife (played by Jacqueline Scott) to ask her wealthy father to put up the ransom. Graves plans to use … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Louis Jourdan and Nancy Kovack star in “Wind It Up and It Betrays You,” airing Sept. 22, 1968

THE CONDEMNED Original Air Date: Sept. 22, 1968 Synopsis. A noted Communist spy plots to steal the plans for Operation Bouquet, a missile project that is under development at Meridian, a defense institute in Connecticut. When the Bureau suspects that … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Martin Sheen, Joan Van Ark, and Tim McIntire star in “The Condemned,” airing Sept. 20, 1970

THE CONDEMNED Original Air Date: Sept. 20, 1970 Synopsis. A video security camera puts Erskine and Colby on the trail of Perry Victor (Martin Sheen) and Shep Buford (Tim McIntire), two men who flee to Portland, Oregon after brazenly holding … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Jeffrey Hunter and Dina Merrill star in “The Monster,” the premiere episode of The FBI, airing Sept. 19, 1965

THE MONSTER Original Air Date: Sept. 19, 1965 Synopsis. In Castle City, Wisconsin, Inspector Lewis Erskine and Special Agent Jim Rhodes track down Francis Jerome, an escaped convict who murders a young couple in Philadelphia before surfacing in his hometown … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Tim McIntire, Belinda J. Montgomery, and Barbara Billingsley star in “Recurring Nightmare,” airing Sept. 19, 1971

RECURRING NIGHTMARE Original Air Date: Sept. 19, 1971 Synopsis. After violating his parole from a federal prison in Salt Lake City, Utah, convicted armed robber Dale Fisher, along with his accomplice Graham Newcomb, kidnap eighteen-year-old Wendy Rankin from a riding … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Blake stars in “The Price of Death,” airing Sept. 18, 1966

THE PRICE OF DEATH Original Air Date: Sept. 18, 1966 Synopsis. In San Francisco, Erskine and Rhodes probe a kidnapping ring that targets middle-class families who win big while gambling in Reno, Nevada and holds their children for ransom. LEARN … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: David Soul, Belinda J. Montgomery, and Jim Davis star in “The Runner,” airing Sept. 17, 1972. This episode also marked the very first network TV appearance of Robert Urich

DEATH ON SUNDAY Original Air Date: Sept. 17, 1972 Synopsis. A once-promising college football running back, Cliff Wade (played by David Soul) resorted to crime after taking a $5,000 payment—a violation of a conference rule that cost him his eligibility … Continue reading

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