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| Production 47320 Original Airdate: 27 February 1978 | |||
 A collage of images from the episode
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| Teleplay by Wilton Schiller John Meredyth Lucas | |||
| Story by Wilton Schiller | |||
| Directed by Rod Holcomb | |||
| Guest Cast | |||
| Guest Star(s) Robert Walker Jr. as Cloche Luke Askew as Arnold T. Banner Elaine Giftos as Emily Patterson Peter Mark Richman as Dr. Walter Ellis | |||
| Co-starring Noah Keen as Joe Canton Hank Brandt as Fowler June Dayton as Psychiatic Nurse James B. Smith as Col. Sumner Millie Berg as Ward Nurse Jack Lukes as Non-Driving Policeman | |||
| With Vincent Howard as Telephone Supervisor Wm. Wheatley as Janitor Sal Ponti as Emergency Room Intern Paul Tully as Ralph Raymond (Bud) Davis as Pete | |||
| Broadcast Order | |||
| Season 5 | |||
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| "Date With Danger" | "The Moving Mountain" | ||
Summary[]
Steve narrowly escapes a hit man hired by the computer, only to be confined as a dangerous psychotic due to a hospital computer's "error." The rogue computer attempts to cause the demise of the man who built it and anyone else who knows of its existence--including Emily Patterson, ace computer operator who is helping Steve.
Quotes[]
Steve: I hate to ask you to stick your neck out.
Emily: I'm a born neck sticker-outer. I come from a long line of giraffes. What do I do?
Emily: Whatever happened to the fish and chips you promised me?
Steve: Sorry about that.
Emily: Or the wine.
Steve: I had an appointment with my psychiatrist.
Emily: Excuses, excuses.
Emily: Is it really dead?
Steve: I drove a stake through its heart.
Emily: Its an incredible machine. Whatever else you say about Cloche you have to admit he was a computer genius.
Steve: Well, Frankenstein was a pretty bright guy but look at the trouble he caused.
Emily: I'd rather think about the fish and chips.
Steve: And that bottle of wine.
Emily: I thought you'd never mention it again.
Steve: You'll have it if I have to squeeze the grapes myself.
Trivia[]
- This is the third episode this season where Steve suffers a concussion, the others being "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Deadly Ringer".
Nitpicks[]
- Several characters are introduced and removed seemingly at random. Cloche was set up as a sort of criminal/technological mastermind, but ultimately had nothing to do with the resolution. The assassin was left floundering in a pile of boxes in an alley and presumably would still be trying to kill Steve.
- When Steve is in the psych ward, he identifies himself as the astronaut Steve Austin - and the staff don't believe him and even tease him about it. Fame sure is fleeting. Earlier in the series Steve was often recognized from people who saw him on the news.