Code 3

Episode 0

Red Light and Siren

A psychopath just decides he wants to kill someone to create a perfect crime. He picks up hitchhikers and murders them. It's up to the LA Sheriff's Department to track him down.

Episode 1

The Rookie Sheriff

Tue, Apr 2, 1957 30 mins

A Czech immigrant who worked in the underground during World War II has to get used to the way things are done in contemporary Los Angeles sheriff's department.

Episode 2

The Road Back

Tue, Apr 9, 1957 30 mins

Authorities search for a prisoner who escaped from an honor farm to see his wife and daughter.

Episode 3

The Print with a Face

Tue, Apr 16, 1957 30 mins

While investigating a murder, an experienced detective near retirement collects a set of 27 fingerprints. One latent print that he collects looks strangely familiar to him.

Episode 4

The Guilty Ones

Tue, Apr 23, 1957 30 mins

The Milledge family is victimized by a local gang called the Icers, who are planning to start a war with a rival group, the Blue Jackets. Frank Milledge (Lawrence Dobkin) tries to keep his family out of it by refusing to cooperate with the sheriff's office -- he doesn't realize that his brother Tommy (Steve Rowland) is a Blue Jacket and a target, along with his whole family.

Episode 5

The Menace

Tue, Apr 30, 1957 30 mins

Spoiled daddy's girl goes on killing spree with degenerate boyfriend.

Episode 6

The Uninvited

Tue, May 7, 1957 30 mins

M.O. of a bank robber is to target a branch manager and invade his home sometime before the bank opens in the morning. The robber then accompanies the manager to work with a gun at his back.

Episode 7

The Greener Grass

Tue, May 14, 1957 30 mins

New inmates at a low security prison farm often yearn to escape. An old and wise inmate works to break them of that desire so that they don't end up in the maximum security prison next door.

Episode 8

The Fugitive

Tue, May 21, 1957 30 mins

A matchbook provides the key clue in tracking down a dangerous fugitive.

Episode 9

The Fishing Trip

Tue, May 28, 1957 30 mins

The L.A. County Sheriff's Office investigates the disappearance of a man who was last seen renting a boat at Malibu, possibly with another man.

Episode 10

Gold in an Old Tin Can

Tue, Jun 4, 1957 30 mins

A woman attempts to get her husband a more lenient sentence by locating where he hid stolen money.

Episode 11

The Bite

Tue, Jun 11, 1957 30 mins

A man suspected of murder was bitten by a dog that turned out to be suffering from rabies. The police desperately try to find the man, who is unaware of the danger he is in, and is doing his level best to elude the authorities.

Episode 12

Oil Well Incident

Tue, Jun 18, 1957 30 mins

The sheriff's deputies respond when a boy is severely injured while playing on an abandoned oil derrick. But the crumbling structure also holds dangers for the deputies.

Episode 13

The Water Skier

Tue, Jun 25, 1957 30 mins

A man's hopes of establishing a successful water-skiing school are shattered.

Episode 14

Suspect Number One

Tue, Jul 2, 1957 30 mins

A petty crook is stabbed. A friend brings the wounded man to the home of his sister and her friend, and lays him on the couch, where he dies. In their quest to find the killer, the detectives encounter many suspects, and associated crimes.

Episode 15

Junk Detail

Tue, Jul 9, 1957 30 mins

Criminals are selling Government-allocated nickel to metal fabrication shops. They are demanding triple the going price. The detectives need to find out who the crooks are, and where they are getting the nickel.

Episode 16

An Ounce of Prevention

Tue, Jul 16, 1957 30 mins

The sheriff's office supports car clubs to keep boys out of trouble.

Episode 17

The Trap

Tue, Jul 23, 1957 30 mins

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department attempts to infiltrate a pool hall because of suspected criminal activity. The first detective who tries is quickly identified by Dobie, the chief baddie, as a cop. So the department then calls on two of their best infiltrators and they have better luck. The two detectives are soon invited to participate in a payroll heist. However, Dobie still does not trust them so makes a last minute change that nearly leads to disaster.

Episode 18

The Thief

Tue, Jul 30, 1957 30 mins

The police investigate the case of a young woman who shoplifted very expensive jewelry from a high-end jewelry store.

Episode 19

Revolt on the Freeway

Tue, Aug 6, 1957 30 mins

An aged widow does not approve of the freeway going through her neighborhood and demonstrates said disapproval with anonymous threats, graffiti, vandalism, and at the point of gun.

Episode 20

Case 2206

Tue, Aug 13, 1957 30 mins

The LA sheriff's office begins to suspect one of their own.

Episode 21

The Sniper

Tue, Aug 20, 1957 26 mins

A sniper has been targeting and shooting women in the Los Angeles area, and so far has racked up seven victims. When the police investigate the sniper's latest shooting, they begin to suspect that it may not be the sniper at all, but a copycat.

Episode 22

Family on Trial

Tue, Aug 27, 1957 30 mins

The police investigate the case of a family being threatened by an extortionist.

Episode 23

The Nelson Case

Tue, Sep 3, 1957 30 mins

Sergeant Zavala goes undercover as a hit-man in order to nab a murderous husband.

Episode 24

The Hired Man

Tue, Sep 10, 1957 30 mins

The sheriff's department is on the hunt for a man who approaches his victims as a prospective used car buyer.

Episode 25

Ashes Will Happen

Tue, Sep 17, 1957 30 mins

Barnett and his crew try to find the cause behind a series of recent fires.

Episode 26

Charged Bottle

Tue, Sep 24, 1957 30 mins

Some children find a substance that appears to be an explosive. Barnett and his team investigate to see what exactly it is and how the kids got it.

Episode 27

You Can't Kill a Marine

Tue, Oct 1, 1957 30 mins

A U.S. Marine sergeant on a 3-day pass is hitchhiking home. He is picked up by an angry, aggressive man who viciously attacks him, and leaves him critically wounded. The detectives have few leads in their search for the attacker.

Episode 28

The Man with Many Faces

Tue, Oct 8, 1957 30 mins

The dying daughter of a clerk wants to go to Honolulu before she dies. The clerk, knowing he'd never be able to afford it but wanting to give her what is her dying wish, begins forging checks to get the money for the trip.

Episode 29

The Misery Chiselers

Tue, Oct 15, 1957 30 mins

A con artist preys on recent immigrants with families still living in the old country. He poses as a federal agent who frequently travels to Europe, telling the victims he can bring their family members to the U.S. -- for a price. A handkerchief provides a key clue which enables the L.A.S.D. to apprehend the con man.

Episode 30

Night of Terror

Tue, Oct 22, 1957 30 mins

A man released from a psychiatric hospital tries to prove that he was actually framed by his brother-in-law, a doctor, but he can't get anyone to listen to him. So he decides to take matters into his own hands.

Episode 31

Harbor Incident

Tue, Oct 29, 1957 30 mins

The sheriff's department enlists the help of the Coast Guard to nab a killer who heisted a payroll.

Episode 32

Bail Out

Tue, Nov 5, 1957 30 mins

Barnett tries to find a pilot who radioed a distress signal to the airport control tower that his plane was in trouble and he was bailing out.

Episode 33

The Killer

Tue, Nov 12, 1957 30 mins

The detectives search for a killer who is strangling aspiring young actresses.

Episode 34

Death in an Alley

Tue, Nov 19, 1957 30 mins

Barnett investigates an elderly man's death, trying to find out what he meant by his dying word: "Arkansas".

Episode 35

Lonesome Whistles

Tue, Nov 26, 1957 30 mins

A couple of old and neglected railroad men save the day when an emergency situation arises.

Episode 36

999

Tue, Dec 3, 1957 30 mins

A Code 999 is on when a juvenile delinquent pulls a gun on two cops.

Episode 37

The Search

Tue, Dec 10, 1957 30 mins

The Sheriff's Department searches for a lost girl.

Episode 38

Sunset Strip

Tue, Dec 17, 1957 30 mins

A washed-up movie star refuses to adapt to the television age. A meltdown lands him in the clink.

Episode 39

The Benson Case

Tue, Dec 24, 1957 26 mins

A female cop goes undercover in a women's jail, and her life is in danger when a hardened killer finds out that there's an undercover cop among the inmates and sets out to find out who she is.