Story : Pilot episode, called Police Story: The Gamble. Sergeant Lisa Beaumont (Angie Dickinson) works undercover to expose, & to bust illegal gambling houses. The pilot for this show aired on an episode of "Police Story" (1973) entitled "The Gamble". However, Angie Dickinson's character's name in that episode was Lisa Beaumont and Bert Convy played the role of her commanding officer. Convy was later replaced by Earl Holliman.