a building's height, year built, and features. They must figure out that it's Coit Tower and go there to find their next clue. In Season 3, Episode 20 of the television series The West Wing, (titled "The Black Vera Wang"), Fort Point is the intended target of a foiled terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalists, who are planning to attack the fort because of its proximity to the Golden Gate Bridge. The attack is allegedly funded by the fictitious Arab nation of Qumar, a recurring source of terrorism over the course of the series. Fort Point was in a made-for-TV movie "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing." The movie was a spin off of the T.V. show Emergency!. The movie opens with a tour guide talking about the Fort to a group of school-age kids. A worker falls from the Golden Gate Bridge and is hanging by his safety rope. The Streets of San Francisco, a crime drama television series produced by Quinn Martin Productions (1972–77), starring Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, filmed a shootout scene in Fort Point. Karl Malden killed a "bad guy." Featured in an episode of Emergency! as a rescue takes place above the fort on the girders below the Golden Gate Bridge. Murder, She Wrote episode "Birds of a Feather" opening credits are at Fort Point. In Music The album cover image of Editors' album, The Back Room is of Fort Point. In books The 1980 John Varley science fiction novel Wizard begins at Fort Point, which in the book contains an embassy. See also Fort Point Lighthouse 49-Mile Scenic Drive 63rd Coast Artillery (United States) Alcatraz Island Presidio of San Francisco References External links Fort Point National Historic Site Early History of the California Coast, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary California State Military Museum, Historic California Posts: Fort Point Castillo de San Joaquin Point Point Point Presidio of San Francisco Closed installations of the United States Army Golden Gate National Recreation Area Formerly Used Defense Sites in California Museums in San Francisco Military and war museums in California Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area National Historic Sites in California Point Point Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco Protected areas established in 1970 Tourist attractions in San Francisco 1970 establishments in California