Markham Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

A Princely Sum

Sat, May 2, 195930 mins

Upon hearing that Roy Markham's (Ray Milland's) good friend, Jim Donovan, has been shot and killed on the steps of U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Markham and his partner John Riggs (Simon Scott) fly to Washington to investigate. Markham believes Boris Vascou (Anthony Eustrel), the "Vanishing Assassin," murdered his friend over information Donovan planned to share with the U.S. government about the country where he had been working as an oil engineer: "Kaleda," a small, oil-rich kingdom on the Persian Gulf. Its ruler, Prince Hassan III, is due to arrive in Washington shortly on a diplomatic visit. After crashing the right cocktail party, Roy meets the Prince's emissary, Ramik Sarid (Arnold Moss), and deduces that an assassination is in the works. He guesses it will take place at a riverside home where a beautiful French actress named Renee Compante (Jacqueline Beer) awaits the Prince. With the help of a friendly socialite boater, Diana Rogers (Betsy Jones-Moreland), Markham, Riggs and Sarid waylay Vascou and kill him.

Episode 2

Woman of Arles

Sat, May 9, 195930 mins

A priceless painting by "van Goff" is stolen from a New York museum and a watchman is killed. The insurance company hires Markham to find it, and a mysterious letter lures him to a town called Santa Maria. Will he find the painting there?

Episode 3

Paris Encounter

Sat, May 16, 195930 mins

During a revolution in Costa Dora, a casino magnate was murdered by a crime syndicate because they thought he had half a million dollars in cash. Afterwards, his daughter attracts the attention of the U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue by spending money lavishly in Paris. Markham is approached by the Bureau to investigate and find the money.

Episode 4

The Marble Face

Sat, May 23, 195930 mins

A young woman contacts Markham after moving in with an elderly aunt she hadn't seen since childhood. The niece fears that the old lady is being robbed by an unscrupulous medium whose séances bring back the spirit of the woman's long-dead son. Markham attends one of the sittings and immediately pegs the spiritualist as a phony; he also finds the aunt to be a little too theatrical to be a sheltered old hermit.

Episode 5

The Human Factor

Sat, May 30, 195930 mins

A modest clerk working for an international mining company is stalked and beaten on the streets of Montreal. She accuses one of the executives in her office of doing it. Did he?

Episode 6

The Seamark

Sat, Jun 6, 195930 mins

A consigliere has retired from the mob -- which you can't do -- and has been in hiding for years. Consequently, he has missed out on his daughter growing up. Now, he wants to see her one last time before his former clients catch up to him.

Episode 7

Three Steps to Murder

Sat, Jun 13, 195930 mins

Markham must find out what connects three crank bombings?

Episode 8

The Glass Diamond

Sat, Jun 20, 195930 mins

Markham is engaged by an insurance firm to investigate a series of jewel robberies. The thieves appear to be following directions given in a newspaper gossip column, which gives Markham a solid lead until his potential informant falls victim to the criminals.

Episode 9

Vendetta in Venice

Sat, Jun 27, 195930 mins

A beautiful woman comes to Markham's hotel room at night toting a gun and offering him a wad of cash to prove she didn't kill a man. Next day, Markham is arrested for murder. To prove his innocence, he will have to find the real killer.

Episode 10

The Last Bullet

Sat, Jul 4, 195930 mins

Nicky Schueller, a supposedly successful financier, kills himself while hosting a party in his home the night before his wedding. His employer hires Markham to find the money he embezzled.

Episode 11

Forty-Two on a Rope

Sat, Jul 11, 195930 mins

Markham is asked to protect a young girl.

Episode 12

The Duelists

Sat, Jul 18, 195930 mins

A young wife is cleared of foul play in the disappearance of her abusive husband. But what happened to the husband? And why are objects suddenly disappearing from the house?

Episode 13

The Counterfeit Stamp

Mon, Jul 27, 195930 mins

Several months after an expert stamp counterfeiter is found dead, counterfeit stamps are still being found that resemble his work. Also, two men are found murdered at his former boarding house.

Episode 14

We Are All Suspect

Sat, Aug 1, 195930 mins

A refined gentleman meets a young blonde on an NYC street when they suddenly witness a murder. The gentleman is also quickly dispatched while the blonde flees. The gentleman's wife calls in Markham to find her missing husband.

Episode 15

The Bay of the Dead

Sat, Aug 8, 195930 mins

Roy travels to Mexico to help an old Priest friend who's boy is falsely charged with murder.

Episode 16

The Other Side of the Wall

Mon, Aug 17, 195930 mins

While traveling in Central America, Markham helps a frantic tourist whose husband disappeared after climbing a wall to take pictures.

Episode 17

Deadline Date

Sat, Aug 22, 195930 mins

Markham goes undercover as a carpenter at a Hollywood studio to catch a saboteur.

Episode 18

Girl on the Rocks

Sat, Aug 29, 195930 mins

Markham travels to Portugal to investigate the death of a young American woman.

Episode 19

Grave and Present Danger

Sat, Sep 19, 195930 mins

Markham is called upon when a famous actress is being stalked by an unknown man. She believes the stalker is her former protege and lover, but Markham will have to figure out if this is true.

Episode 20

Double Negative

30 mins

A young English girl has a large account in a Swiss bank and is anxious to withdraw the money without letting the British treasury department know about it.

Episode 21

The Nephews

Sat, Oct 3, 195930 mins

David Markham, a student at MIT is invited by a school friend to visit his eccentric uncle living in Louisiana. He accepts the invitation and then invites his uncle to accompany him.

Episode 22

The Long Haul

Sat, Oct 10, 195930 mins

Kitty Brady, daughter of a trucker killed in an accident, tells Markham she thinks her father was murdered. Markham takes a job as a truck driver and recognizes one of the firm's mechanics as an old-time safecracker.

Episode 23

Mutation

Sat, Oct 17, 195930 mins

An unknown disease infects the crew of a research ship.

Episode 24

The Father

Sat, Oct 31, 195930 mins

A wealthy shipping tycoon kills his young lover in a jealous rage. He uses his power to frame one of the victim's young lovers, but a wrench is thrown in his plan when the police suspect his son, who is yet another of the woman's lovers.

Episode 25

Incident in Bel Air

Sat, Nov 7, 195930 mins

A law school friend asks Roy Markham to quash rumors that his lady friend, the Bel-Air resident, killed her husband. The coroner ruled her husband's death a suicide. Roy is able to warn his friend that it was murder.

Episode 26

Round Trip to Mozambique

Sat, Nov 14, 195930 mins

Markham goes undercover as a diamond thief to retrieve a beautiful woman back to the U.S. from Mozambique so that she can testify against her mobster boyfriend.

Episode 27

Strange Visitor

Sat, Nov 21, 195930 mins

Markham comes home to find an unconscious, rich heiress and her three armed kidnappers. The crooks demand $500,000 for her return and know that her father will contact Markham for help since he'd worked for the family before. Knowing that they'll be killed after the ransom is paid, Roy schemes to overtake their captors with a well-timed explosion.

Episode 28

The Altar

Sat, Dec 5, 195930 mins

Markham is enjoying a Hawaiian vacation on Oahu when he meets up with an old friend who believes his young wife is trying to kill him.

Episode 29

No Flies on Friday

Sat, Dec 19, 195930 mins

A wealthy man hires Markham to protect him from an assassin by impersonating him. This also means Markham gets to escort his wife Friday, which proves to be an endless source of temptation.

Episode 30

The Candy Store Jungle

Sat, Jan 9, 196030 mins

Markham is hired by an ex-convict to help him find his daughter, who he has never seen. All he knows is that the girl is living in a New York City slum.

Episode 31

Sing a Song of Murder

Sat, Jan 16, 196030 mins

A young boy is the only witness to a mob hit, and now it is up to Markham to save the boy and his mother from the thugs.

Episode 32

The Ambitious Wife

Sat, Jan 23, 196030 mins

Markham flies to Honolulu to help Mary Cunningham, who lives in fear of her husband.

Episode 33

Events Leading Up to the Crime

Thu, Jan 28, 196030 mins

Markham is attacked and wounded by an unknown assailant and he begins a search to discover who tried to kill him.

Episode 34

A Coffin for Cinderella

Thu, Feb 4, 196030 mins

Roy Markham anticipates a peaceful vacation in Florida, but a girl disturbs his tranquility and claims her life is in danger.

Episode 35

Deadly Promise

Thu, Feb 11, 196030 mins

A wealthy family hires Markham to watch their young daughter who they fear will either kill herself or have herself killed.

Episode 36

One for the Money

Thu, Feb 25, 196030 mins

Patricia Donahue plays a small-town girl working in the big city who falls for a married man with murder on his mind.

Episode 37

Image of Love

Thu, Mar 3, 196030 mins

Episode 38

The Long Search

Thu, Mar 10, 196030 mins

Markham is aboard The Arab Queen en route to Athens where he must figure out who is carrying a priceless scroll.

Episode 39

The Shape of Evil

Thu, Mar 24, 196030 mins

Markham is hired to remove ghosts from a haunted house.

Episode 40

The Searing Flame

Thu, Apr 7, 196030 mins

Markham is in Paris looking for an old friend's missing daughter. At an art museum, he is tipped off that she is holed up on the Normandy coast with an artist.

Episode 41

Fateful Reunion

Thu, Apr 14, 196030 mins

Looking forward to a fraternity reunion with his old fellow graduates, Markham discovers one of the brothers is suicidal and another has murder on his mind.

Episode 42

The Last Oasis

Thu, Apr 21, 196030 mins

Markham is called to the Middle East by an old buddy who is in trouble over an oil pipeline, however he can not decide if the man is trying to destroy it or protect it.

Episode 43

Anxious Angel

Thu, Apr 28, 196030 mins

A waterfront boss is marked for death by a young competitor.

Episode 44

The Sitting Duck

Thu, May 5, 196030 mins

Markham receives a long distance call from Sylvia Lennard informing him she witnessed a gangland murder and has fled to Mexico to escape the killers.

Episode 45

The Snarled Web

Thu, May 12, 196030 mins

Markham investigates the mysterious disappearance of a distinguished author who was a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize.

Episode 46

Coercion

Thu, May 26, 196030 mins

A D.A. is forced to drop his case against a known mobster when his daughter is kidnapped. The D.A. calls on Markham to find his daughter.

Episode 47

The Man from Salzburg

Thu, Jun 2, 196030 mins

An American tourist in Europe is heard to boast of his resemblance to a notorious criminal who's been deported from the United States. Not long after, the tourist mysteriously disappears.

Episode 48

The Silken Cord

Thu, Jun 9, 196030 mins

Someone is strangling rookie cops in an unnamed city. To quell accusations of inside corruption, independent investigator Roy Markham is brought in to solve the murders.

Episode 49

Escorts a La Carte

Thu, Jun 16, 196030 mins

Markham arrives in Rome to visit a friend only to find him murdered. To solve the murder, he infiltrates an escort service.

Episode 50

The Cruelest Thief

Thu, Jun 30, 196030 mins

Eight-year-old Judy Frost hasn't spoken a word or walked a step since her father died in a car accident. A poodle named "Sampson" is coaxing her out of her state of shock. But, one night, Sampson runs off. Can Markham find him?

Episode 51

13 Avenida Muerte

Thu, Jul 7, 196030 mins

Episode 52

A Cry from the Penthouse

Thu, Jul 21, 196030 mins

Episode 53

The Young Conspirator

Thu, Aug 4, 196030 mins

Markham's newspaper boy, Jimmy Standish, wants to prevent his mother from marrying a man named Guy Franklin. But what's the best way? Introduce her to a more desirable man -- Roy Markham, of course.

Episode 54

The Country Mouse

Thu, Aug 11, 196030 mins

Markham can easily see that the little country mouse whom the police have arrested for the murder of a night club owner could not possibly have done so. But he'll need to find the real killer himself since the police obviously won't.

Episode 55

Crash in the Desert

Thu, Aug 18, 196030 mins

Episode 56

Counterpoint

Thu, Aug 25, 196030 mins

Episode 57

The Snowman

Thu, Sep 1, 196030 mins

Episode 58

The Bad Spell

Thu, Sep 8, 196030 mins

Amy Rae, a famous singer, is receiving threatening notes, and her husband Tony goes to Roy Markham to find out who's sending them. Is his wife in danger?

Episode 59

A Matter of Identity

Thu, Sep 15, 196030 mins