Debrief
It is feared that the inventor of a revolutionary wireless laser, Dr. Samuel Abbott, has been kidnapped. Steve Austin travels to Spain to meet with his daughter, Susan, who is gifted with extra sensory perception (ESP). Susan senses that her father is being held in the Florida Everglades. On their way to the airport an attempt is made to kill both Susan and Steve but they survive and eventually arrive in Florida. Meanwhile Oscar Goldman receives a visit from a representative of the kidnappers confirming that Dr. Abbott is indeed being held prisoner and seeking a ransom.
In the Everglades Steve and Susan begin their search but during their first night there they are attacked by four men. This results in the death of their local guide and the loss of their boat. The following day, in a canoe made from a log, they manage to continue their search. Susan is lucky to survive an attack by a crocodile with Steve coming to her rescue. Eventually they locate Dr. Abbott in a large house but they quickly discover that he has been tricked into believing that the kidnappers, the leader of which is an old friend of his, are his protectors and that Steve has been sent to kill him. Steve is imprisoned but soon escapes and removes a vital part from the wireless laser that Dr. Abbott has been working on. When the laser explodes during a test, the leader of the kidnappers is infuriated and hits Dr. Abbott. Now realising the truth about his captors, Steve, Susan and Dr. Abbott finally manage to escape.
Credits
Season 1, Episode 3
- Production Number: 40016
- Airdate: February 1, 1974
- Producer: Sam Strangis & Donald R. Boyle
- Story by: Sy Salkowitz
- Teleplay by:
- Director: Reza Badiyi
Guest Stars
- Richard Anderson - Oscar Goldman
- Pamela Franklin - Susan Abbott
- Simon Scott - Dr Samuel Abbott
- Jack Hogan - John Belson
- Joe Kapp – Frank
- Vic Mohica - Eddie
- Joseph Ruskin - Le Duc
- Erik Holland -Ed Rawlins
- Bill Conklin - Hobbs
- Margarita Cordova – Desk Clerk
Quotes
Trivia
- This episode settles on what will become the final effects used, whenever Steve Austin uses his bionic eye. We first see a close-up of his eye, followed by a zoom — from his point of view — on the scene he is observing. The zoom features a reticle overlay, that is similar to what you would see in an old-fashioned camera viewfinder (brackets and centered cross). If Austin uses his bionic eye in the dark or is scanning for infrared traces, a red filter effect is added to the brackets and cross. A characteristic beeping sound is also heard, at all times.
Nitpicks
Scenes Deleted In Syndication
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