Tag Archives: Walter Grauman

THE ESCAPE Original Air Date: Oct. 2, 1966 Synopsis. In West Virginia, Erskine and Rhodes must determine the whereabouts of the men responsible for the escape of convicted murderer Larry Drake (played by Roy Thinnes) and the killing of three … Continue reading →

COUNTER-STROKE Original Air Date: Oct. 1, 1967 Synopsis. Posing as a Swiss courier, Erskine travels to Springfield, Illinois in an attempt to flush out the identity of a mysterious Communist operative known only as “Alexander.” What the inspector doesn’t realize: … Continue reading →

THE FATAL SHOWDOWN Original Air Date: Oct. 1, 1972 Synopsis. While investigating the theft of an invaluable work of sculpture that was transported across state lines, Erskine and Colby discover a connection between the theft, the death of one of … Continue reading →

THE CONFESSION Original Air Date: Sept. 30, 1973 Synopsis. The daughter of recording star Darlene Clark (played by Nancy Wilson) is kidnapped one day after Clark opens at the Desert Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. The culprit? Clark’s manager, Abel … Continue reading →

OUT OF CONTROL Original Air Date: Sept. 29, 1968 Synopsis. Following the death of a border patrolman, Erskine and Colby must determine whether a prominent oilman (played by James Franciscus) tapped the pipelines of a rival company to prevent his … Continue reading →

THE SWINDLER Original Air Date: Sept. 28, 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 →

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 →

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 →

THE LAST JOB Original Air Date: Sept. 26, 1971 Synopsis. Legendary bank robber Doc Lacy (played by John McIntire) masterminded a series of thefts that netted him nearly a million dollars—all before the age of twenty-six. Though incarcerated for the … Continue reading →

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 →