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Season 8 – The FBI

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Inspector Lewis Erskine probes cases based on real FBI files.
The FBI — Season 8

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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Inspector Lewis Erskine

Philip Abbott

Arthur Ward

Stephen Brooks

Special Agent Jim Rhodes

William Reynolds

Special Agent Tom Colby

Lynn Loring

Barbara Erskine

Shelly Novack

Agent Chris Daniels

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1972 The Runner Inspector Erskine pursues an athletic prison escapee on a daring chase through the Oregon forests. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1972 The Edge of Desperation Inspector Erskine investigates a man who engineers his own kidnapping and ransom. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1972 The Fatal Showdown A robbery gang that preys on art collectors is stalked by a mysterious gunman as well as the FBI. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 1972 The Franklin Papers A successful confidence team's leader is betrayed. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 15, 1972 The Gopher Inspector Erskine vies with an organized crime ring to locate a messenger known as The Gopher and recover vital evidence of illegal activities. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1972 End of a Nightmare An escaped convict uses a cryptic message to lead the FBI on a twisted trail of revenge. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1972 The Engineer Inspector Erskine pursues a brilliant aerospace engineer who uses his talents for criminal purposes. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1972 A Game of Chess Inspector Erskine goes undercover as a blind electronics expert to thwart an international intelligence ring. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 12, 1972 The Wizard Inspector Erskine discovers plans for a multimillion-dollar robbery led by a mathematical genius turned criminal. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 19, 1972 The Loner A lone bank robber is sought by the FBI and a local crime boss after he commits his biggest robbery. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 26, 1972 Canyon of No Return Inspector Erskine leads a chase down Oregon's Rogue River to apprehend thieves and save the lives of their hostages. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 3, 1972 Holiday With Terror Erskine spearheads a search for a misled kidnapping victim. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 10, 1972 The Jug Marker Erskine hunts a mastermind and a gang leader across states. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 17, 1972 The Outcast The FBI investigates an internal battle between an organized crime boss and his trusted lieutenant. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 24, 1972 Dark Christmas Inspector Erskine trails a professional killer who plans to murder his victim on Christmas Eve. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 1973 The Rap Taker Inspector Erskine investigates a young man paid to confess to a crime he did not commit. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 14, 1973 Gathering of Sharks Inspector Erskine poses as a successful businessman at a luxury resort to apprehend a daring jewel thief and his associates. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 21, 1973 The Disinherited A vengeful young man who seeks repayment for his father's injuries involves Inspector Erskine in an FBI case. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 28, 1973 Desperate Journey A plane crash allows Erskine and Colby's prisoner to escape. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 4, 1973 The Double Play A confidence team's next victim is a recording tycoon. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 11, 1973 The Wedding Gift The FBI investigates the female leader of a robbery ring who wishes to abandon her life of crime. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 25, 1973 The Detonator Erskine hurries to stop a hired killer using homemade bombs. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 4, 1973 Sweet Evil Erskine pursues interstate robbers who got a new accomplice. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 11, 1973 Memory of a Legend Erskine pursues a boastful petty thief whose son tries to emulate his father's imagined success with a dangerous jewel robbery. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 25, 1973 Night of the Long Knives Inspector Erskine is caught in the crossfire of a Mafia war when a ruthless, young underboss unleashes an assassination attempt to assume power over the syndicate. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 1, 1973 The Loper Gambit A once-wealthy kidnapper transports a victim in his yacht. Details

Season Info

Director
Arnold Laven
Screenwriter
Mark Weingart
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 1972