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Charlie's Angels Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Hellride
Wed, Sep 22, 197650 mins
The agency is hired by mechanic Jerry Adams following the death of his business partner, modified stock car racer Suzy Lemson. Suzy died in a race accident at Corbin Speedway when her car exploded upon impact hitting a wall. Jerry, who built Suzy's car, believes that Suzy was murdered, which he cannot prove on his own not having access to her car following her death to see if it had been tampered with to cause the crash when the car was bumped by fellow racer, "Bloody" Mary Barrows. Beyond Mary whose track exploits are regarded as less than ethical, the other leading suspect is Mary's mechanic, Ted Kale, who had a thing for Suzy. Another reason Jerry is suspicious is that Suzy had been worried about something unspecified the few days leading up to the race, this which Kelly is able to confirm with Suzy's unsuspecting parents by their worried silence. Shortly into the investigation, two further suspects emerge: Eddie Dirko, Suzy's ex-boyfriend from South Carolina who has recently been seen around the track; and Gene Wells, the track promoter. Sabrina has arguably the most difficult undercover role in this case as Jerry's new driver, she who not only has to appear legitimate in her race driving skills, but who may meet the same fate as Suzy, especially if the case extends into the upcoming Corbin to Baja race across the border into Mexico.
Episode 2
The Mexican Connection
Wed, Sep 29, 197650 mins
The Angels head to Mazatlan on their next case. A small charter plane based in Mazatlan and flying between Mazatlan and the US crashes on US soil, killing the flight attendant, Laurie Mason. The crash was caused by the pilot, Dan Mason, their now injured but recuperating client, being shot by a hijacker, who was after the cargo on board: heroin being smuggled across the border, the heroin about which Dan was unaware on takeoff. Dan was also unaware that Laurie, his sister, was a junkie, a small amount of that heroin strapped to her body. The charter company is owned by Frank Bartone, a wealthy Mexican businessman who the Mexican authorities suspect is the head of a massive drug ring, but whose organization they cannot infiltrate to discover that needed proof. Dan not only wants them to find that evidence of Bartone being the smuggler, Bartone who he believes got Laurie hooked on drugs, but to discover who tried to hijack the plane, the chief suspect being Bartone's emerging new rival, an unknown man going by the code name Escobar. Dan has arranged for his fellow pilot and friend, Jim Taylor, to be their inside contact, Sabrina who will be the only known Townsend associate to Jim working on the case, she posing as the newly hired flight attendant and his love interest. Kelly, as an American tourist, is assigned to work on infiltrating womanizing Bartone's circle. And Jill is assigned to see if Bartone's daughter, Maria, a competitive swimmer, knows anything, Jill who is to try and get a job as her new swim coach.
Episode 3
Night of the Strangler
Wed, Oct 13, 197650 mins
Dana Cameron, a fashion model who bears an uncanny resemblance to Kelly, falls victim to the so called 'Rag-doll Strangler'. Kelly and Jill join the St. Clair Model Agency and Sabrina cons herself into a job as a photo stylist. Each time they think they suspect someone of being the killer, the strangler strikes again, leaving the suspect with an alibi (usually one of the Angels themselves).
Episode 4
Angels in Chains
Wed, Oct 20, 197650 mins
The agency is hired by Christine Hunter, who is trying to locate her sister, Elizabeth Hunter. They are each other's only family. What Christine knows is that Elizabeth was arrested in Pine Parish, Louisiana on trumped-up drug possession charges as she was backpacking though the area, and sentenced to one-year incarceration at the Pine Parish Prison Farm for Women. Christine had never been able to see Elizabeth in prison, the prison officials always giving one excuse or another. What Christine has subsequently been told is that Elizabeth has since been paroled. However, Christine is certain that if Elizabeth had indeed been released, she would have been in contact. With only Pine Parish Deputy Sheriff Dan Winston helping them in being a contact - he who admits he has been kept on the outside of any of the prison's affairs - the Angels may be in for a difficult case as they have to get inside the prison as inmates themselves. Once inside, they have to gain the confidence of the other inmates to find any trace of Elizabeth having been there. This task may be difficult in that the other inmates are scared, many of whom are also on the inside on trumped-up charges of one form or another such as Elizabeth, and as the Angels faced themselves in getting into the prison.
Episode 5
Target: Angels
Wed, Oct 27, 197650 mins
After an attempt on Kelly's life, the Angels become their own clients in trying to find the perpetrator. The initial evidence points to the male perpetrator walking more heavily on his right side, and that the attempt on her life has something to do with her growing up in an orphanage. But when someone tries to kill Jill, the Angels know that Sabrina will be the next target - which is indeed the case - and that whatever is going on is bigger than just Kelly, with the initial thought being that the perpetrator is someone they helped put behind bars. Whatever the reason, this situation has an effect on their current personal lives, and possibly visa versa: Sabrina, in her friendship with her ex-husband, police detective Bill Duncan; Jill, in her coaching a teenaged girls' basketball team; and Kelly, in her three month romance with surgeon, Dr. Alan Samuelson. Rather than hide, the Angels decide to try and flush out the killer. But finding the person who is literally holding the gun may be different than the person wanting them dead, with the latter possessing the true motive in what is happening.
Episode 6
The Killing Kind
Wed, Nov 3, 197651 mins
The Angels investigate the death of a young reporter named Brooke Anderson, who had written a manuscript containing evidence of a major scandal going on at the Moonshadow resort. Jill poses as a tennis instructor, Kelly a fashion photographer and Sabrina as a fashion designer. Bosley is supposed to be her model, only his wife packed the wrong kind of shoes to go with his tux.
Episode 7
To Kill an Angel
Wed, Nov 10, 197651 mins
Kelly is found alone, shot in the head at the amusement park. Sabrina, Jill and Bosley eventually learn that Kelly was at the park with her "date," an autistic boy named Skip to whom she has been acting as a big sister. Skip was found abandoned when he was six years old, and now resides at Pacific Sanitarium, which is seen as a last resort for children like Skip. They also learn that Skip was the one who shot Kelly, he, they assuming, finding the gun which had been used to kill a small-time hood at the park earlier that day. Scared, Skip ran off after the shooting, his current whereabouts unknown. As Kelly recuperates in the hospital with what ends up being a minor wound, but one which will require hospitalization for at least a few days, Sabrina, Jill and Bosley go on a search for Skip using what scant pieces of information they have on hand, including that he may go back to places in his past before he was abandoned. What they are all unaware of is that the killers themselves are looking for both Skip and Kelly to kill them due to the possibility that either could identify them.
Episode 8
Lady Killer
Wed, Nov 24, 197646 mins
Two Centerfolds from Tony Mann's Feline Club have been killed, so the Angels are called in to investigate. Jill draws the short straw (or pencil to be more precise) and gets to be a Feline cocktail waitress. Kelly joins the club as a singer (although she does in fact lip-sync) while Sabrina poses as Mann's latest flame (even though he usually only dates women under twenty).
Episode 9
Bullseye
Wed, Dec 1, 197647 mins
When a female soldier is killed the base commander who is a friend of Charlie's asks him for help. Jill and Kelly go in as new recruits, Sabrina goes in as a nurse at the base hospital, and Bosley goes as a civilian researcher. They learn that the victim was planning to work in medical supplies and a drill sergeant, who is the killer, was pursuing her romantically. They eventually discover that there's bad medicine on the base.
Episode 10
Consenting Adults
Wed, Dec 8, 197647 mins
Thieves steal works of art from an antiques dealer because of the precious diamonds hidden in a frog, Sabrina & Jill go undercover as a couple of veterinarians to take hold of something the thieves want in exchange for the diamonds & their clients' son.
Episode 11
The Seance
Wed, Dec 15, 197647 mins
After incurring pressure from her insurance agency, wealthy widow Grace Rodeheaver hires the Angels to investigate her case of jewelry missing, and upon discovering that she consults with a medium to handle her affairs, Kelly unwittingly offers damning information.
Episode 12
Angels on Wheels
Wed, Dec 22, 197647 mins
The Angels are hired by Barbara Jason to investigate the death of her older sister, Karen Jason, a member of the Tornadoes, a roller derby team. Karen's death, which occurred when she went over the rails and broke her neck during a bout, was ruled accidental, but Barbara believes she was murdered. Karen had been dating an ex-con named Joe Esposito, who Karen believed was getting into something shady. Two days before Karen's death, she told Barbara that Joe had gone missing, she believing it having to do with a "suitcase", its contents and whereabouts unknown. The Angels will look into all aspects of the team, including the other team members, the coach Toby Rizzo, and the owner Hugh Morris, who owns a number of companies under his business empire. One other person of interest is Jessica Farmer, who manages Hugh's insurance business, which takes out insurance policies on the team members, the beneficiary being the Tornadoes, thus Hugh himself. As such, Sabrina goes undercover as a member of the state insurance board, while Jill, who has been in training, goes undercover as a new member of the Tornadoes. The Angels will have to work fast in case Jill befalls the same fate as Karen. The key may be discovering the suitcase and thus what shady business Joe was into that probably led to his disappearance and Karen's murder.
Episode 13
Angel Trap
Wed, Jan 5, 197751 mins
Charlie is informed by John Kamden, a WWII colleague who led a special intelligence unit in the war, that four of his unit colleagues have been murdered in quick succession; this means that Kamden is probably next, as the last murder occurred in nearby San Diego. Kamden hires Charlie and the Angels not only to find out who the assassin is, but to protect him from suffering the same fate as his unit colleagues. Charlie provides the name of another old war colleague, at that time a member of the French underground, who now goes by the assumed name Janine Manchand, and who may be able to shed some light on the matter. Indeed, Manchand is able to tell the Angels that the assassinations have the hallmark of being carried out by a man known in the war under the code name Jericho, who worked freelance for the Allied forces. The Angels are able to locate Jericho, who does seemingly have his sights on Kamden, but proving that he did anything wrong is another matter. Two factors that may complicate the situation are that Manchand failed to tell the Angels that she and Jericho were each other's true love during the war; and that one of the Angels who comes face-to-face with Jericho is not able to reconcile his gentle exterior with the assassin that he is.
Episode 14
The Big Tap-Out
Wed, Jan 12, 197751 mins
A detective is certain a particular thief is responsible for stealing $40,000 from a security company to fuel his gambling addiction but does not have any hard evidence, so he employs the Angels to help him find enough evidence to convict him.
Episode 15
Angels on a String
Wed, Jan 19, 197750 mins
Charlie has given the Angels a three day all expenses paid, paid vacation at an exclusive mountain resort. Sabrina is most excited about the venue as she discovers that an idol, Polish freedom fighter Professor Peter Wycinski, will be at the resort at the same time, there where he will hold a joint press conference with the Assistant Secretary of State before presenting a resolution to the UN on limiting Communist influence in the Eastern Bloc nations. Sabrina is even more excited when she actually is able to meet the Professor, the two who share a secret and private drink together before he meets his son, John Wycinski, who is coming to the resort from his current home in Florida and who he has not seen in four years. Subsequently, she knows that something is not quite right when she spies two shady looking men who seem to be scoping out the Professor themselves, when five minutes later the Professor gives her the cold shoulder, and when she is given the official brush-off by the FBI. She also knows that the look the Professor gave her was not one of embarrassment or unknowing, but rather fear. Sabrina is able to convince Jill and Kelly to help her discover what is going on, which may be difficult seeing as to the FBI security above and beyond what plot may be occurring with the Professor. In the process, Sabrina will truly discover what the "five minute later" look Wycinski gave her actually meant.
Episode 16
Dirty Business
Wed, Feb 2, 197751 mins
The agency is hired by Esther Goldman on behalf of her reluctant son, film lab owner and processor Marvin Goldman. His film vault had been torched - he able to extinguish the flames before any major damage had been done to the processed film - and he has received anonymous threats to cease business. The Angels will have to go through hours of film stock to see if there was anything within the film that may have sparked the arsonist's want to be destroyed, as well as speak to Marvin's long list of silent investors. Through the investigation, Jill also discovers that Assistant District Attorney Paul Baylor had received an anonymous tip to watch the lab before the fire, he and Jill who agree to share any discoveries with each other. Baylor has a high conviction rate and has a reputation for good investigative work of his own. The evidence including Marvin stating that he rents out a sound stage in the building for filming leads the Angels to several possible motives someone would have in wanting to ruin a specific part of Marvin's business. If they are able to tie the whole thing together, the Angels will find a plot more intertwined than they would have imagined or would have wanted, especially Jill.
Episode 17
The Vegas Connection
Wed, Feb 9, 197751 mins
The Angels and Bosley head to the Versailles Hotel in Las Vegas on their next case, what started out as a theft case but which turned into one of blackmail. They are working for one of their regular insurance company clients, who reported that they know that Tina Mallin is stealing from the insured, her wealthy businessman husband, George Mallin. Tina eventually confesses as much but is able to convince the Angels that she, a former Vegas showgirl, is stealing solely because she is being blackmailed by an unknown person who has incriminating photos of her of a sexual nature with someone who is not her husband, although the photos were taken before they even knew each other. Tina knows where and when the photos were taken, but not how. The Angels and Bosley are pretty sure that the blackmailer is Cass Harper, the entertainment director at the hotel, he the one who arranged the "paid" meeting between Tina and the other person. They also believe that Cass' M.O. is to blackmail wealthy Johns for who he sets up these dates with girls in the chorus who are desperate for some extra cash, with Tina having married someone wealthy herself just a happy coincidence for him. The problem for the Angels and Bosley is how to gain the evidence they need, especially to get the photos of Tina back for her.
Episode 18
Terror on Ward One
Wed, Feb 16, 197751 mins
The Angels and Bosley investigate a series of so far two attempted rapes against nursing staff at a local hospital. The latest event took place after a surgery where Nurse Mason was attacked while she was alone cleaning up the surgical theater. In both cases, the perpetrator could not be identified as he was wearing ubiquitous surgical scrubs and surgical mask obstructing his face. Jill and Kelly go undercover as student nurses, Sabrina as a medical journal reporter allowing her to ask questions without suspicion, and knife-phobic Bosley as a patient - real - as he has a bone spur in his big toe which he has so far neglected to address. The chief suspects those male staff members and ambulatory patients seen in the vicinity of the surgical theater at the time of Mason's attack: Dr. Tom Danworth, the overworked chief surgeon who performed the operation; Dr. Quincy, coined by the nurses as the Kissing Intern for his Don Juan attitude; and George Halvorson, a patient with whom Bosley will share a room. Into the investigation, they believe the rapes may have something to do with hycodroxine, a new drug, a stimulant, being tested at the hospital, even among the staff to keep awake in their busy schedules. There are greater potential risks with the case as the perpetrator has at his disposal scalpels, needles and drugs as potential weapons.
Episode 19
Dancing in the Dark
Wed, Feb 23, 197750 mins
The Angels are assigned to break up a blackmail scheme operating out of a dance studio. Jill secures a spot teaching disco dancing to seniors while Kelly poses as a 'hard-boiled' private eye and Sabrina as a wealthy but socially inept ingénue interested in dancing lessons.
Episode 20
I Will Be Remembered
Wed, Mar 9, 197750 mins
Old time movie star Gloria Gibson is attempting an acting comeback following a hiatus associated with the recent death of her husband, Nicky Loman. While still putting on the façade of old time Hollywood wealth, Gloria is near broke having had to deal with Nicky's gambling debts. In addition to his gambling, Nicky was an art aficionado who collected primarily reproductions, his and Gloria's favorite, a Botticelli fresco, which hangs in a special room in Gloria's mansion. The comeback has been difficult with the short memories of the studio executives. Gloria calls Charlie, an old friend and admirer, when she sees a series of grisly sights around her house, they which disappear as quickly as they appear. Those sights include dead bodies and severed body parts. What the Angels quickly surmise is that these grisly sights mimic scenes from her most popular movies. Gloria knows that those similarities may make her look like she is only reliving her old movies, but she is certain of what she saw and is as certain that someone is terrorizing her and/or trying to drive her crazy. If the Angels are able to discover what is going on, they will find that some in Hollywood don't have as a short a memory as Gloria is made to believe, but not specifically about her acting career.
Episode 21
Angels at Sea
Wed, Mar 23, 197750 mins
Despite the danger of the case associated with its isolated nature with nowhere to escape if problems arise, the Angels and Bosley agree to accept the case of John Strauss, the owner of a cruise ship line. There have been murders on each of his ships' sailings over the past six months, all of a different nature with seemingly random victims, with no one accepting responsibility and thus no known rationale for wanting to harm people on board. Although they realize that it in and of itself may not be an indication of the murderer's identity, they begin with the short list of people who were on each of the cruises as the suspects: Chief Engineer Fred Couper; Jerian Mayer, the lounge singer; the Purser, Tom Lavin; and Harry Dana, another lounge performer of the comedian and mind reader variety. Before the Angels and Bosley board the Belle Helene to set sail, they are already behind the eight ball as the murderer leaves them a calling card indicating that he/she knows they have been hired by Strauss. They end up having not many more potential suspects as the jinx of the cruise line has made it a veritable ghost ship. As the Angels and Bosley proceed, what may work in their favor is if they can make the murderer believe that he/she has succeeded in his latest murder attempt. But the murderer may have a more lethal contingency in mind if caught.
Episode 22
The Blue Angels
Wed, May 4, 197749 mins
The Angels suspect a police officer of working with two recruits in an operation to extort money from a massage parlor after learning of a mysterious death at the facility, so they go undercover as recruits & vice squad assistants to investigate.
