The Council

(in two parts)



Good morning, Mr. Phelps.  The man you're looing at is Frank Wayne, head of the Syndicate, number one man in the vast criminal empire that is corrupting our nation's economy.  Wayne has not been content with merely running the rackets and controlling vice and gambling, but has taken over dozens of other heretofore honest businesses.   Recently, Wayne launched a system whereby the Syndicate's annual income, now over ten billion dollars, is being deposited in Swiss banks, causing an intolerable drain on US gold reserves.  Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to get the Syndicate's records, which are kept in Wayne's country estate, and see thatthey are turned over to the proper authorities, and put an end to Frank Wayne and his organization.   As always, if you or any of your IM Force should be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.  This recording will self-destruct in five seconds.  Good luck, Jim.


Original Airdates: 11/19/67; 11/26/67

Written by: William Read Woodfield and
Allan Balter

Produced by: Joseph Gantman

Directed by: Paul Stanley

Guest Stars:
Paul Stevens as Frank Wayne
Vincent Gardenia as Vito Lugana
Nick Colasanto as Jimmy Bibo
Paul Lambert as Al Morgan
Vic Perrin as Cheever
Joan Staley as Ginny
Stuart Nisbet as Dr. Emerson Reese
Robert Phillips as Johnny
Eduardo Ciannelli as Jack Rycher