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34 Episodes 1958 - 1959
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 10, 1958 60 mins
Bailey pursues a pretty murder witness who fled when the killer turned his sinister attentions to her. Kathy: Erin O'Brien. McCullough: Shepperd Strudwick. Smiley: Edd Byrnes. Harper: Ray Teal.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 17, 1958 60 mins
Bailey's fascination with a beautiful stranger (Kathleen Crowley) brings him nothing but trouble---and a murder rap. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dixon: Peter Breck. Spencer: Roger Smith. Jeanne: Jeanne Cooper.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 24, 1958 60 mins
A plethora of curvaceous suspects surrounds Bailey as he searches for the murderous nemesis of a Latin American playboy. Velasquez: Ray Danton. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Nancy: Joyce Taylor. Marilyn: Arlene Howell. Betty: Dorothy Provine.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 31, 1958 60 mins
Spencer is retained to investigate a curious phenomenon: a man pronounced dead weeks before has turned up---alive and well. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Mrs. Selkirk: Dolores Donlon.
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 7, 1958 60 mins
Bailey poses as an underworld kingpin to find out who's breaking the bank---with bogus chips---at a Las Vegas casino. Diane: Ruta Lee. Latour: Brad Dexter. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Macdonald: Russ Conway.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 14, 1958 60 mins
Clues are scarce as Spencer looks for the elusive pursuer of an ex-convict. The only lead: the relentless assassin walks with a limp. Detterback: Adam West. Baldwin: Karl Swenson. Spencer: Roger Smith. Alice: Whitney Blake. Shafter: John Stephenson.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 21, 1958 60 mins
Bailey becomes a pawn in a cruel plot to swindle an aging movie queen. Lucinda: Dorothy Kenyon. Stone: Francis X. Bushman. Marcia: Merry Anders. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Delaquois: John Carradine.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 28, 1958 60 mins
Several surprises await Spencer when he moves into the Stacey home to protect Mrs. Stacey (Peggie Castle) from her allegedly homicidal husband. Spencer: Roger Smith. Lotus: Frances Fong. Stacey: Bartlett Robinson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 5, 1958 60 mins
Bailey slips behind the Iron Curtain to rescue an American newspaperman who has fallen into the hands of Soviet officials. Luder: Kurt Kreuger. Nancy: Jacqueline Scott. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Ruchev: Lawrence Dobkin.
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 12, 1958 60 mins
Action explodes in all directions as Spencer, the police and a former underworld kingpin close in on the men who kidnapped the ex-gangster's son (Bert Convy). Catto: Harold J. Stone. Spencer: Roger Smith. Pete: George Tobias. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Episode 11
Fri, Dec 19, 1958 60 mins
Washington attorney David Evans (Edward Kemmer) retains Bailey and Spencer to protect his wife, a potential victim of a complex murder plot. Harrington: Richard Long. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Diana: Joan Evans. Pat: Connie Stevens.
Episode 12
Fri, Dec 26, 1958 60 mins
At a military academy, Spencer (Roger Smith) probes a seemingly simple theft that may turn into a complex murder---with the detective the principal victim. Santley: Bruce Bennett. Murdo: Peter Miles. Gaunt: John Litel. Grace: Catherine McLeod.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 2, 1959 60 mins
Kookie is up to his well-combed hair in trouble when he's charged with criminal negligence in an auto crash. Liz: Gloria Robertson. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Murray: Robert H. Harris. Chick: Sue Randall. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 9, 1959 60 mins
A dearth of clues snarls Spencer's search for Suzanne's brother, a chauffeur who disappeared the day his employer was killed. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer. Spencer: Roger Smith. Mrs. Lamson: Carole Mathews. Lamson: Phil Terry.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 16, 1959 60 mins
Hired to recover a stolen vase, Bailey finds that he has a competitor---who will kill for the seemingly worthless urn. Stagg: Berry Kroeger. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Cain: David Frankham.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 23, 1959 60 mins
A lovely amnesic (Nancy Gates) seeks Spencer's help. Things get hot when Spencer learns that she has $10,000 in her purse---and a killer on her trail. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mitch: John Vivyan. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.
Episode 17
Fri, Jan 30, 1959 60 mins
Bailey becomes a murder target as he nears the core of a profitable---and ruthless---narcotics ring. Cosgrove: Jerome Thor. Margo: Adele Mara. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Barrett: Barry Kelley.
Episode 18
Fri, Feb 6, 1959 60 mins
Clues are scarce as Spencer goes undercover to probe a murder at a local college---where the culprit is preparing to strike again. Johanna: Pat Crowley. Traynor: Gerald Mohr. Spencer: Roger Smith.
Episode 19
Fri, Feb 13, 1959 60 mins
It's all in fun when Bailey accepts an 8-year-old (Jay North) as a client. But the frivolity ends when the youngster becomes involved in a bizarre plot. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Williams: Robert Douglas. Audrey: Patricia Barry. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 20, 1959 60 mins
Claude Akins as a suspended policeman who enlists Bailey's (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) aid in cracking a complex murder case. Jill: Andra Martin. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer.
Episode 21
Fri, Feb 27, 1959 60 mins
A very-much-alive publisher (Alan Marshal) isn't amused when he reads his obituary. Enter Bailey, who uncovers a complex plot---and an unlikely murderer. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lisa: Noreen Nash. Spencer: Roger Smith. Vargas: Joe De Santis.
Episode 22
Fri, Mar 6, 1959 60 mins
A compromising letter puts a blackmailer on Spencer's trail---and a murder charge on his back. Margo: Julie Adams. Wendice: Richard Long. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.
Episode 23
Fri, Mar 13, 1959 60 mins
A touch of "Arsenic and Old Lace" spices this tale of two elderly women who hatch a fantastic plan to fatten their bank accounts. Rachel: Hallene Hill. Lavinia: Elizabeth Patterson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Baker: Murvyn Vye.
Episode 24
Fri, Mar 20, 1959 60 mins
A letter from a pilot sends Spencer (Roger Smith) to Hong Kong, where he's drawn into a mystery involving a fortune in diamonds and a kidnapped child. Candy: Karen Steele. Lee: Reggie Halver. Shelby: Neil Hamilton.
Episode 25
Fri, Mar 27, 1959 60 mins
In Paris, a crafty kidnapper (Robin Hughes) takes on Bailey in a battle of wits. Hanging in the balance: a valuable painting and a young girl's life. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Laura: Janet Lake. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.
Episode 26
Fri, Apr 3, 1959 60 mins
Bailey agrees to keep tabs on eccentric Grandma Fenwick (Frances Bavier). His first step: joining the unorthodox woman on a "harmless" holdup spree. Fenwick: Jerome Cowan. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Vickie: Jennifer Grant. Johnson: Francis DeSales.
Episode 27
Fri, Apr 10, 1959 60 mins
A refugee Russian countess seals her own---and several other people's---doom when she gives a rare tapestry to a prominent restaurateur (Jay Novello). Cleo: Connie Stevens. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Natalie: Ruta Lee. Countess: Celia Lovsky.
Episode 28
Fri, Apr 17, 1959 60 mins
Spencer worms his way into an insurance racket to get the goods on an offbeat murder-for-money operation. Audrey: Fay Spain. Tony: Pernell Roberts. Spencer: Roger Smith. Hayden: Robert McQueeney.
Episode 29
Fri, Apr 24, 1959 60 mins
The disappearance of a history buff takes Bailey to Rome, where he confronts the missing girl's pretty---and very evasive---roommate. Delphine: Linda Watkins. Julia: Louise Fletcher. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Guido: Bart Bradley.
Episode 30
Fri, May 1, 1959 60 mins
The coroner says suicide, but suspects abound as Spencer sifts through a dead man's past in search of a possible murderer. Margie: Valerie Allen. Harkins: Raymond Bailey. Alice: Nora Hayden. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer.
Episode 31
Fri, May 8, 1959 60 mins
An unprovable charge of sedition costs Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) his license and self-respect. Bitter and beaten, the ex-detective turns to drink---and blindly blazes a path to skid row. Van Horn: John van Dreelen. Nora: Dorothy Provine. Spencer: Roger Smith.
Episode 32
Fri, May 15, 1959 60 mins
The theft of a fortune in jewels sets off a mysterious chain of events involving a French actress (Julie Adams), two gunmen---and a wayward poodle. Spencer: Roger Smith. Charmaine: Roxane Berard. Berne: Roland Varno.
Episode 33
Fri, May 22, 1959 60 mins
A sinister framework of fraud---and murder---comes to light as Bailey investigates a mysterious cult, to which wealthy Cyrus Blanton (John Litel) has been lured. Mr. Paradise: Andrew Duggan. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lois: Sandra White. Spencer: Roger Smith.
Episode 34
Fri, May 29, 1959 60 mins
Spencer tries to protect Ruth Douglas (Sue Randall), a murder witness being sought by killer Dan Costello's brutal henchmen. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Webster: Jack Mulhall. Nancy: Carol Ohmart. Costello: Alan Baxter.