Walter Graham Carr: Crime on a Government Reservation.
Original air date: 8 March 1970
The FBI finished its fifth season with a powerful punch when The Quest aired on 8 March 1970. Earl Holliman gave a powerful performance as Walter Graham Carr, the escapee from the Seneca Hospital. Add to this crisp direction from none other than Philip Abbott, and you have a memorable episode.
Walter Graham Carr is a mental patient who escapes because he is looking for his missing wife. His father hd placed an ad in the newspaper, and Carr is looking for the person to get the information. In the process, he ties up a laundry servicer, and hijacks a car (driven by a salesman, played by Parley Baer). Carr then drives it to the New York City area, where he hopes to get in touch with the man who responded to the ad.
The episode is a real psychological thriller, and benefits from a great supporting cast. Anthony Eisley returns as SAC Chet Randolph, and Russell Johnson makes his final series appearance as Carr’s doctor.
- This episode marks Philip Abbott’s debut as a director on the series!
Credits:
Directed by: Philip Abbott
Written by: Mark Weingart
Performer | Role
- Earl Holliman | Walter Graham Carr
- Russell Johnson | Dr. McGregor
- Morgan Sterne | Blair Evans
- Loretta Leversee | Sarah Evans
- Parley Baer | Newman, The Salesman
- Anthony Eisley | SAC Chet Randolph
- Frank Maxwell | Wendell Bricker
- Claire Brennan | Girl
- Ellan Nance | Nurse Thornton
- Jim Dixon |The Serviceman
- Michael Standwood | Intern
- Dorothy Dells | Dispatcher
- Michele Tobin | Mindy Evans
- Trudy Stolz | Sue Evans
- Larry Gates | Austin Carr
- Richard O’Brien | Hauser