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Erskine and Rhodes are assigned to track down a bank embezzler. The title stems from the fact that Erskine recognizes traits he shares with the embezzler, such as the fact both men served ... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Graham

Writer:

Anthony Wilson

Stars:

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Inspector Lewis Erskine
Philip Abbott	...	Arthur Ward
Stephen Brooks	...	Special Agent Jim Rhodes
Lynn Loring	...	Barbara Erskine
Jack Klugman	...	Charles Gates
Brett Somers	...	Amelia Gates
Pat Cardi	...	Billy Gates
Ed Peck	...	Ben Stone
Amy Fields	...	Jean
Stephen Coit	...	Wiley
Hugh Sanders	...	Pete
Nelson Olmsted	...	Sully
Don Spruance	...	Murray Davis
Kathleen O'Malley	...	Switchboard Operator
Glenn Sipes	...	McCook

Storyline

Erskine and Rhodes are assigned to track down a bank embezzler. The title stems from the fact that Erskine recognizes traits he shares with the embezzler, such as the fact both men served during the Korean War and both are parents. The FBI sets a trap for the embezzler when he has, through an accident, left his young son behind while fleeing to Mexico.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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User Reviews

"There but for the grace of God goes Erskine..."

This episode of "The FBI" is an odd one. Following in the footsteps of the last episode, it seems that the show is delving into the personal life of Inspector Erskine--something it didn't do later in the series. In this case, an embezzler (Jack Klugman) is on the run with his son and Erskine and his partner, Rhodes, are in persuit. What makes this personal is that Erskine seems to like the criminal...or at least is able to relate to him as they have a lot in common. They are widowers, both served in Korea and more...and Rhodes plays armchair psychologist and tries to analyze his co-worker. As for Erskine, he's still a professional and plans on doing something distasteful...to use the man's son to lure him back to the States.

This is a good episode and as I mentioned above, the show focuses a bit more on Erskine and his personal life than I was expecting, as I've seen many of the later episodes. Worth seeing...and interesting to see Jack Klugman's real life wife, Brett Somers, playing his sister in the show.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 17, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1