Case file: #65-57884-U
Lawrence Turner Underwood: Espionage.
Original air date: 4 December 1966
This episode was not rerun.
Totally bogus storyline about radiation contamination. The main bad guy (Lawrence Underwood) absorbed a fatal dose of radiation in the lab accident. This could happen. But, he contaminates everyone and everything he meets or touches. Radiation poisoning is not passed on like a common cold and does not leave a trail of gamma rays. A radioactive source, a piece of material will only do this. Underwood did not have numerous radioactive sources that he was dropping wherever he went. This may be one of the worst plots in the entire series, a sort of Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Also note that Underwood had a protective suit on in the lab when the explosion occured. The suit was not damaged so it is highly doubtful that Underwood would be carrying any radioactive sources on his person.
Speaking of Lawton Chiles:
Linden Chiles seemed to have specialized in playing bad guys. Nineteen days after this episode first aired, he played a memorable bad guy in The Green Hornet, which also aired on ABC.
Credits:
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
Written by: Dan Ullman
Performer | Role
- Linden Chiles | Lawrence Turner Underwood
- Sarah Marshall | Maria Underwood
- William Sargent | Special Agent Kline
- William Stevens | Hart
- George Brenlin | Attendant
- Frank Marth | Dunlap
- Allison Hayes | Anne Frazier
- Robert Osterloh | Maconne
- Tom Palmer | Dr. Barrows
- Alex Gerry | John Gottlieb
- Lawrence Montaigne | Scientist
- Charles Bateman | Guide #1
- William Boyett | Guide #2
- Susan Davis | Payroll Clerk
- Jay Lanin | Resident Agent (Spokane)
- John Ward | Farr