Paul Frederick Nichols: Interstate Transportation of Waging Paraphernalia—Murder.
Original air date: 17 September 1967
Rerun 25 August 1968 and 25 May 1969
Inspector Lewis Erskine poses as a gambler to get evidence at a high-stakes game. He is unaware that all the players there are marked for murder, in order to cover up mob involvement in the murder of one of the players.
This was the first episode to air with William Reynolds as SAC Tom Colby. However, we do not get an official introduction to him until “The Legend of John Rim,” which aired on 31 December 1967. It may mean that this episode may have aired out of sequence in comparison to the production order, which is not unusual with TV shows.
- James Daly makes his second appearance on the series.
- William Boyett went on to a recurring guest role on the Jack Webb crime series Adam-12 (1968-1975).
- Joanna Moore (1934-1997) was divorced from actor Ryan O’Neal earlier in 1967. She is the mother of Tatum O’Neal and Griffin O’Neal.
Credits:
Directed by: Don Medford
Written by: Mark Rodgers
Performer | Role
- Larry Gates | Paul Frederick Nichols
- James Daly | Doc Cameron
- Bill Zuckert | Carl Travis
- Roy Engel | Carl Travis
- L.Q. Jones | Wesley Davis
- Paul Lukather | Phil
- Rayford Barnes | Gunman
- Larry Gates | Paul Nichols
- Joanna Moore | June Elliott
- Richard Devon | Earl Davis
- Simon Scott | Aaron Kellin
- Vic Perrin | Frank Denton
- William Stevens | Frank Jamus
- William Boyett | Bill, the Cop