Episodes
1. The Runner
September 17, 1972
60 min
Inspector Erskine trails an Escaped Federal Prisoner who abducted a young girl and vanishes into the Oregon Wilderness.
Guest Stars:
David Soul, Robert Urich, Jim Davis, Belinda Montgomery
2. The Edge of Desperation
September 24, 1972
60 min
A business man masterminds his own kidnapping and flees with the ransom money obtained from his father in-law along with a young woman to New York City.
Guest Stars:
Kent Smith, Jacqueline Scott, Michael Tolan, Karen Carlson, John S. Ragin
3. The Fatal Showdown
October 1, 1972
60 min
Inspector Lew Erskine pursues Ken Meed's gang after the robbery of a valuable statue from a New York City art auction.
Guest Stars:
Kurt Kasznar, Wayne Maunder, Alex Gerry, Joseph Campanella, Edward Mulhare
4. The Franklin Papers
October 8, 1972
60 min
While Inspector Lew Erskine investigates a con game that was perpetrated Christine Minton and her boyfriend, The pair set out to sell forged historical documents to an amateur historian.
Guest Stars:
Jennifer Salt, Daniel J. Travanti, Dina Merrill, Charles Macaulay, Richard Anderson
5. The Gopher
October 15, 1972
60 min
To crack a loan sharking operation, Inspector Lew Erskine sets out to find the man who stole the organizations book of borrowers' name.
Guest Stars:
Arlene Golonka, Morgan Farley, David Opatoshu, Reni Santoni, Mark Dana
6. End of a Nightmare
October 22, 1972
60 min
The case is to catch an escaped convict before he takes revenge on the persons responsible for the annulment of his marriage.
Guest Stars:
John Fink, Regis Toomey, Dean Stockwell, Darleen Carr
7. The Engineer
October 29, 1972
60 min
Inspector Erskine and Agent Colby go after an unemployed aerospace engineer who turns to crime.
Guest Stars:
Andrew Parks, Ed Nelson, Michael Strong, Patricia Smith, Robert Yuro
8. A Game of Chess
November 5, 1972
60 min
Guest Stars:
George Nader, Russ Conway, Patrick O'Neal, Alfred Ryder, Charlotte Stewart
9. The Wizard
November 12, 1972
60 min
Guest Stars:
Ross Martin, Norman Alden, Marj Dusay, Peggy McCay, Robert Hogan
11. Canyon Of No Return
November 26, 1972
60 min
Guest Stars:
Henry Darrow, Louise Sorel, Frank Converse, Jack Ging, Albert Salmi
12. Holiday With Terror
December 3, 1972
60 min
Kidnapping with a twist in ""Holiday with Terror"". The naive victim believes she's on a weekend vacation. (60 mins)
Guest Stars:
Mark Miller, Christopher Stone, Lynne Marta, Pepe Callahan, Jeff Donnell
13. The Jug Marker
December 10, 1972
60 min
Guest Stars:
Ben Frank, Kerry MacLane, Allyn Ann McLerie, William Windom
14. The Outcast
December 17, 1972
60 min
Guest Stars:
Alex Rocco, Val Avery, Michael Callan, John Larch, Katherine Justice
15. Dark Christmas
December 24, 1972
60 min
Hitman Stuart Tilden seriously wounds a businessman in Chicago while seeking the whereabouts of his intended target. The FBI launches an intense investigation, seeking to prevent him from succeeding, and even Assistant Director Arthur Ward will make an arrest in the field as part of the effort. The target is Richard Ghormley, who formerly worked for a criminal. While he wasn't involved with illegal activities, the criminal fears that he knows too much. He is desperately trying to get home from a business trip to San Francisco on Christmas Eve and Tilden is waiting for him there. Colby and other agents rescue his children while Erskine confronts Tilden.
Guest Stars:
Sondra Locke, John Lupton, Don Gordon, Marianne McAndrew, Morgan Paull
16. The Rap Taker
January 7, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Stephen McNally, Brooke Bundy, Milt Kamen, Scott Marlowe, Robert Drivas
17. A Gathering Of Sharks
January 14, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Anna Lee, Jill Haworth, Quinn K. Redeker, David Hedison, Jessica Walter
19. Desperate Journey
January 28, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Vic Morrow, Burr DeBenning, Sandra Smith, Len Wayland, Forrest Compton
20. The Double Play
February 4, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Robert Foxworth, Tim McIntire, Mariette Hartley, Stuart Whitman, Robert Emhardt
22. The Detonator
February 25, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Meredith MacRae, Richard Jordan, Tim O'Connor, Roger Perry
23. Sweet Evil
March 4, 1973
60 min
Guest Stars:
Robert H. Harris, Helen Kleeb, Dabbs Greer, Andrew Prine
24. Memory of a Legend
March 11, 1973
60 min
Inspector Lew Erskine & The FBI confront a father and son, The father being a small time burglar glamorized by the son who is trying to follow in his footsteps.
Guest Stars:
Gwynne Gilford, Pat Hingle, Brett Somers, Lawrence Dane, Joshua Bryant
25. Night of the Long Knives
March 25, 1973
60 min
Suspecting assassinations in the Mafia are being planned, Inspector Erskine goes undercover as a caterer at the wedding of a mob bosses daughter.
Guest Stars:
Alex Cord, Carmen Argenziano, Frank De Kova, Cal Bellini, Joe E. Tata
