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The murderous Earl Clayton leads four other criminals in an escape from a New Mexico jail. He kills a deputy in the escape and one of the escapees who didn't want to work on a heist Clayton was planning. Eventually, Clayton a young escapee are the only ones still at large. Erskine and Rhodes are sent after Clayton. Before they can reach the killer, Clayton is in a remote lodge with hostages. Erskine, in a desperate bid to prevent more death, changes places with a hunter headed toward the lodge.

Charles Bronson. He WAS the show! His playing &quot;the animal&quot; was perfect for the part.

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The Animal

I just watched The Animal ( Season 1 episode of the FBI) on Tubi, It offers up Charles Bronson as Earl Clayton in the nastiest performance I have ever seen from him. Here he plays an escaped murderer, who enjoys killing people ( unlike the other four inmates who escaped with him), There is one scene where one of the inmates was telling a story about a cougar and how unlike other animals it enjoys killing. The evil smile from Bronson&#39;s face speaks violumrs about how he identified with the animal. There is another scene Spoilwhere he and another criminal were holding 4 hostages in a motel, and Bronson was talking about setting the hostages free so he could hunt them down like animals. There is also a sub plot comparing Bronson who was in the military stockade as well as a career criminal to 1: One of the criminals who actually saved lives. 2:The motel owner who was a war hero, and 3: One of the guests who gets severely hurt by Bronson defending his wife. She admitted &quot;I did not know he really cared&quot; (they were having marital problems). Spoilers Ahead: Does Bronson get his from Lew Erskine (Series Star Efrem Zimbalist Jr)? Of course he does. But here Erskine ( like the others) puts himself on the line in a way that even his fellow FBI agent calls &quot;Suicide&quot; ( allowing himself to be taken hostage) to save the people inside. Don&#39;t miss this episode. Especially if you are a Charles Bronson fan.

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