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Detectives Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

34 Episodes 1960 - 1961

Episode 1

The New Man

Fri, Sep 16, 1960 30 mins

The new guy is Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard), whose first assignment is to charm his way into the confidence of a mobster's wife. Dixie: Roxanne Arlen. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lisa: Ursula Thiess.

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Episode 2

Longshot

Fri, Sep 23, 1960 30 mins

Abduction and murder enter the picture as Holbrook tries to smash a race-fixing racket. Shaley: Jack Grimes. Nolan: Alan Baxter. Tempus: Hari Rhodes. Hartman: Lou Krugman. Ruth: Aneta Corsaut. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 3

The Sports Job

Fri, Sep 30, 1960 30 mins

The son of a prominent surgeon is implicated in a hit-and-run accident. Jerry: Alan Reed Jr. Lambert: Byron Morrow. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 4

Alibis

Fri, Oct 7, 1960 30 mins

Murder suspect Willie Voight (Joe Mantell) has a string of alibis, but none seems to hold up. George: Eddie Firestone. Sandra: Donna Douglas. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 5

Shuttle

Fri, Oct 14, 1960 30 mins

Vacationing Holbrook and Ballard are jolted back to business when their plane is hijacked by two escaping thieves. Krom: Johnny Seven. Daniels: John Newton. Mrs. Fletcher: Teri York. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 6

Cop on Trial

Fri, Nov 4, 1960 30 mins

The charge: police brutality. The defendant: Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor), who's suspected of savagely beating a racketeer. Buzzy: Herman Rudin. Jeffers: Gilbert Green. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 7

The Little Witness

Fri, Nov 11, 1960 30 mins

Holbrook follows up on a youngster's improbable story about an imminent gangland murder. Bobby: Billy Hughes. Margaret: Alice Backes. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Lisa: Ursula Thiess.

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Episode 8

You Only Die Once

Fri, Nov 18, 1960 30 mins

Ballard falls into the hands of a sadistic fugitive who's holed up in a bar. Frankie: Al Ruscio. Molly: Jean Allison. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 9

Adopted

Fri, Nov 25, 1960 30 mins

A couple who adopted a child illegally fall victim to an extortionist. Graham: Eddie Ryder. Jean: Patricia Breslin. Mrs. Martin: Anne Seymour. Ann: Jena Engstrom. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 10

The Other Side

Fri, Dec 2, 1960 30 mins

Russo (Tige Andrews) goes undercover as a convict, hoping to trick jailed mobsters into revealing the whereabouts of their leader. Watkins: Marc Lawrence. Davis: John Zaccaro. Anson: William Challee. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 11

The Scalpel

Fri, Dec 9, 1960 30 mins

A critically wounded Lindstrom is the only man who can identify gangster Mickey Bledsoe (John Milford)---and Bledsoe knows it. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Dr. Bruce: Mort Mills. Jane: June Dayton. Angie: Joey Faye. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 12

Big Poison

Fri, Dec 16, 1960 30 mins

Ballard's instructor at the police academy is implicated in beating a stool pigeon. Walker: Edward Binns. Silbert: Eddie Ryder. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Harry: Chris Alcaide. Eddie: Lewis Charles.

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Episode 13

The Informer

Fri, Dec 23, 1960 30 mins

A murder witness, fearing for his life, refuses to cooperate with police. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 14

The Razors Edge

Fri, Dec 30, 1960 30 mins

Russo (Tige Andrews) struggles to keep his mind on the job despite domestic problems: his wife needs an operation---and his son has been arrested for reckless driving. Phil: Richard Evans. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Lisa: Ursula Thiess.

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Episode 15

The Frightened Ones

Fri, Jan 6, 1961 30 mins

James Coburn portrays Duke Hawkins, a vicious mobster who has already killed one teenager and is threatening to kill another. Madge: Denise Alexander. Jimmy: Michael Parks. Jimmy: Chris Robinson. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Oskie: Baruch Lumet. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 16

Power Failure

Fri, Jan 13, 1961 30 mins

Flashlights and candles become necessary police tools when the city is plunged into darkness by a gang of clever crooks. Charlie: Joe Turkel. Wilding: Arthur Batanides. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 17

The Kinfolk

Fri, Jan 20, 1961 30 mins

The Ballard clan gathers to protect Chris (Mark Goddard) from an old family enemy. Helm: Dabbs Greer. Link: Lonny Chapman. Betty: L.Q. Jones. Ottery: Lincoln Demyan. Tawney: Bernadette Hale.

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Episode 18

Quiet Night

Fri, Jan 27, 1961 30 mins

An ex-con takes hostages in an effort to kill Ballard. Rudy Solari, Robert Taylor, Mark Goddard, Frederic Downs.

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Episode 19

See No Evil

Fri, Feb 3, 1961 30 mins

Fearing for their lives, witnesses to a gangland murder refuse to cooperate with the police. Niccolo: Grant Richards. Mrs. Halstead: Jacqueline Scott. Krull: Gene Benton. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Halstead: Ray Ferrell. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 20

A Personal Enemy

Fri, Feb 10, 1961 30 mins

It's a personal matter for Ballard (Mark Goddard) when he goes after the man who terrorized his girlfriend. Washburn: Michael Parks. Caroline: Floy Dean Smith. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Darlene: Laura Shelton.

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Episode 21

Matt's Woman

Fri, Feb 17, 1961 30 mins

A routine robbery case becomes an emotional ordeal for Holbrook (Robert Taylor): the chief suspect is the image of his late wife. Myrna: Joan Taylor. Davidson: Brian Hutton. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 22

An Eye for an Eye

Fri, Feb 24, 1961 30 mins

Time is running out as Holbrook searches for a missing Ballard (Mark Goddard), who's suffering from acute appendicitis and requires immediate surgery. Kovchek: Eduardo Ciannelli. Stella: Arline Sax. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 23

The Bad Apple

Fri, Mar 3, 1961 30 mins

Robert Culp stars as a policeman suspected of being the brains behind a burglary ring. Marko: Rudy Dolan. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 24

No So Long Ago

Fri, Mar 10, 1961 30 mins

Ballard (Mark Goddard) suspects that an ex-beauty queen's reports of a prowler are the product of her overactive imagination and desire for publicity. Linda: Virginia Vincent. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 25

The Reason

Fri, Mar 17, 1961 30 mins

Holbrook moves swiftly to nab a sniper who has already killed four policemen---and is certain to strike again. Rivak: Don Wilbanks. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Hodges: Patrick Waltz.

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Episode 26

The Secret Assignment

Fri, Mar 24, 1961 30 mins

Holbrook (Robert Taylor) masquerades as a down-and-out stevedore to put the finger on a loan shark. Danny: Anthony Caruso. Jonesy: Jack Kruschen. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 27

Time for Decision

Fri, Mar 31, 1961 30 mins

While Ballard (Mark Goddard) ponders whether to pop the question to his girlfriend, a gunman plots to put the detective out of circulation---permanently. Jean: Sue Randall. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ella: Rita Lynn. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 28

Terror on Ice

Fri, Apr 7, 1961 30 mins

The detectives tread carefully as they try to apprehend a killer who has taken refuge in a meat market with his hostage Russo's son Peter (Doug Lambert). Soley: Adam Williams. Malone: Walter Burke. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 29

Little Boy Clue

Fri, Apr 14, 1961 30 mins

Holbrook matches wits with a canny youngster who refuses to reveal the whereabouts of his guardian, mobster Frank Garmes (Robert Karnes). Robbie: Dennis Joel. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 30

The Short Way Home

Fri, Apr 21, 1961 30 mins

Holbrook tries to prevent the children of a dead policeman from turning to crime. Frankie: Don Quine. Nikki: Enid Janes. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Eddie: Johnny Seven. Russo: Tige Andrews. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 31

The Other Cheek

Fri, Apr 28, 1961 30 mins

Holbrook tries some amateur psychology on Louis Wayne (Lee Kinsolving), a police cadet who went to pieces after killing a bandit. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Phyllis: Joan Marshall. Max: Edmund Hashim.

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Episode 32

An Airtight Case

Fri, May 5, 1961 30 mins

A reluctant Russo reopens a murder case that resulted in a death sentence for a man named Stacey (Edward Knight). Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 33

Duty Date

Fri, May 12, 1961 30 mins

Exotic dancer Abby Landis (Barbara Nichols) is the only witness who can put the finger on a top hood, but Abby's not anxious to cooperate with the police. Coldwell: Gene Nelson. Racine: Steve Gravers. Ballard: Mark Goddard. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 34

The Champ

Fri, May 19, 1961 30 mins

A boxer accidentally killed a man in the ring and the victim's manager intends to make him pay for it. Rano: Michael Dante. Huston: Arthur Batanides. Duke: Maxie Rosenbloom. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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