"Tower of Terror" is a very good outing for The FBI, and it represents the one episode that veteran screenwriter Jackson Gillis wrote. Gillis was involved in such shows as Lost In Space, Perry Mason and Adventures of Superman. Set in Minneapolis (hometown of AOS's Lois Lane, Noel Neill), some of the scenes echo those from shots taken from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which ran concurrent there.
We have milquetoast Michael Staley (Mario Rocuzzo) planting a bomb in a high-rise, in an effort to free his platoon leader, and then sending a note to the FBI. What follows is an episode with tension, and fireworks between the platoon leader (Victor French) and Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr). Erin Moran makes another appearance here, just before she became famous on Happy Days.
Sadly, the politics of Watergate and age led to the show ending in September 1974, but the series clearly kept its quality, and managed to get this episode from one of Hollywood's finest writers!
We have milquetoast Michael Staley (Mario Rocuzzo) planting a bomb in a high-rise, in an effort to free his platoon leader, and then sending a note to the FBI. What follows is an episode with tension, and fireworks between the platoon leader (Victor French) and Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr). Erin Moran makes another appearance here, just before she became famous on Happy Days.
Sadly, the politics of Watergate and age led to the show ending in September 1974, but the series clearly kept its quality, and managed to get this episode from one of Hollywood's finest writers!