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The Defenders•Season 4•Episode 20

Fires of the Mind

Feb 18, 196560 min

After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reactionâ€”and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the drug, is charged with manslaughter.

Directed byDavid Greene

Written byArnold Manoff

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Seasons4

Season 4 Episodes30

The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)

The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)

Hero of the People

Go-Between

Conflict of Interests

The Man Who . . .

Turning Point

A Taste of Ashes

Comeback

The Siege

Whitewash

A Voice Loud and Clear

King of the Hill

Whipping Boy

Eyewitness

The Silent Killers

Death on Wheels

The Unwritten Law

The Objector

Fires of the Mind

No-Knock

The Merry-Go-Round Murder

Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .

Impeachment

The Sworn Twelve

A Matter of Law and Disorder

Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk

The Prosecutor

The Bum's Rush

Only a Child

Cast2

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

Crew2

David Greene

David Greene

Director

A

Arnold Manoff

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Fires of the Mind" is episode 20 of The Defenders season 4. Directed by David Greene and written by Arnold Manoff, it aired on February 18, 1965.

Next: E21 · No-Knock Best of Season 4