Episode 3— Operation Firefly
Aired February 1, 1974 · 51 min
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Dr. Samuel Abbott, a scientist working on a wireless laser inspired by firefly bioluminescence, is kidnapped. Steve Austin travels to Spain to seek help from Abbott's daughter, Susan, who has ESP, in locating him. Their search leads to the Everglades, where they learn Abbott mistakenly believes his captors are government agents protecting him, while he unknowingly completes the laser for use in a scheme to extort the U.S. government.
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