22. The Baby Sitter

Case file: #7-1101-D
Mrs. Amy Doucette: Kidnapping.

Original broadcast date: 13 February 1966

Inspector Lewis Erskine leads a three-state search for a deranged woman who kidnaps an infant she has been baby-sitting. Colleen Dewhurst was the ex-wife of actor George C. Scott; she makes her one appearance on the series. In 1966, she herself was a mother of young children, including actor Campbell Scott.

• No interesting cars and this is the best thing to be said about this story. A weak entry in the first season.