60 Minutes
The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré
TV Flash files “The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré” as hour 490 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 50, episode 18, aired 2018-01-21, 60 min.
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This leaf is S50E18: listed hour 490 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 18 of 37 in season 50. It aired 2018-01-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Kabul Under Siege | Element of Truth | Portland” (S50E17). Next is “60 Minutes Presents: On the 60 Minutes Menu” (S50E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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An expensive San Francisco residential high-rise that is sinking and leaning to one side; former M16 spy David Cornwell, who writes under the pen name John le Carré.
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Where does The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S50E18 is listed hour 490 of 767 — hour 18 of 37 in season 50, season 50 episode 18.
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The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré aired 2018-01-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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