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A young girl's dreams of adventure turn to nightmares when she hitchhikes with an AWOL soldier who has just robbed a bank.

Case: Jerome Williams - Bank Robbery, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Attempted Murder. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Mark Rodgers

Director:: Virgil Vogel

Stars:: Philip Abbott (Arthur Ward); Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Inspector Lewis Erskine); William Reynolds (Special Agent Tom Colby (seasons 3-8))

Recurring Role:: John Ward (Agent Clinton Hyner); Skip Ward (Lethan Miles); Forrest Compton (S.A.C. Edgar Brocton)

Guest Star:: Jenny Hecht (the girl); Wadsworth Taylor (the surgeon); Robert Duggan (the officer); Philip Christopher (the gas station attendant); Bob Golden (the state police officer); Michael Douglas (Jerome "Jerry" Williams); Donna Mills (Mary Anne Collins); John Kroger (Agent Ray Camden); Robert Brubaker (Fred Collins); Barry Cahill (Harold Potter); Richard Kelton (Chuck Davis); Burke Byrnes (Joe Williams); Peggy McCay (Margaret Collins)

Michael Douglas who guest starred in this episode is the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas edit »
The Bell model 47 Helicopter was commonly called the "Bubble" copter. edit »

In the closing credits Efram Zimbalist Jr. was driving a white colored 1971 Ford LTD Brougham 2-door Coupe. edit »
Not one but two helos used. Both are Bell model 47's. The one (FAA# N3079G) was also the "Batcopter" in the 1966 Batman movie!

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/7537/batcopter.htm edit »
Guest villain Michael Douglas would rise to prominence in another Quinn Martin series, THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, where he played Inspector Steve Keller from 1972 to 1976. edit »

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