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Official Detective Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

40 Episodes 1957 - 1958

Episode 1

Armor Attack

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

An armored car is robbed and the two guards are murdered.

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Episode 2

Panhandle Manhunt

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

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Episode 3

The Blind Man

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

The police are aided by a blind man in capturing safe crackers.

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Episode 4

The Creeper

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

A night prowler, who seems to know every move the police make, manages to elude arrest.

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Episode 5

Pork Pie Hat

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

A killer with a distinctive red hat terrorizes a city with his murder spree. The detectives on the case have few clues to go by in bringing the criminal to justice.

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Episode 6

Take Him Alive

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

A runaway robber kills a detective in a bus station.

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Episode 7

Beauty in a Bag

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

The body of an unidentified woman is discovered in a laundry bag. Police try to determine her identity by hiring a sculptor to reconstruct her appearance.

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Episode 8

The Redheads

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

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Episode 9

The Man with the Goatee

Wed, Aug 14, 195730 mins

Police in Indianapolis search for a murderous hold-up man who specializes in robbing small cafes and taverns. In spite of his distinctive costume and goatee, the crook proves very elusive.

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Episode 10

The Night It Rained Bullets

Wed, Aug 21, 195730 mins

In Illinois, a psycho is driving around taking shots at random people from his car. He shoots at a woman in driving past, people in their homes, or even two boys walking down the street. Amazingly, he never quite kills anyone. Witnesses can't agree on his looks because he changes his coat and hat, and puts the top up on his convertible.

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Episode 11

The Big Three

Wed, Aug 28, 195730 mins

When a police officer, is shot while trying to prevent an armed robbery, his brother-in-law, a detective, swears to bring the gang responsible to justice.

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Episode 12

The Wristwatch

Wed, Sep 4, 195730 mins

A wristwatch is the only lead to the murderer of a liquor-store owner.

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Episode 13

Bombing Terror

Wed, Sep 11, 195730 mins

A mad bomber terrorizes Rockford, Illinois by placing increasingly powerful explosives in homes, churches and factories. The police are stymied because there is no apparent motive or pattern to the disasters - and worse, no suspects.

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Episode 14

The Brunette

Wed, Sep 18, 195730 mins

When a patrolling police officer discovers a burning car with a body in the front seat, homicide detective focus on the watchmen, janitors and diner workers working the graveyard shift.

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Episode 15

The Jailhouse Gang

Wed, Sep 25, 195730 mins

Police are baffled by a wave of burglaries where the gang has a party at the site of their crime before leaving the building. There only clue is whiskey bottles stolen from a liquor store that are found in the courthouse attic by accident.

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Episode 16

The Race

Wed, Oct 2, 195730 mins

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Episode 17

People Vs. Al Nikoloff

Wed, Oct 9, 195730 mins

A brother is accused by his two younger siblings of murdering their mother.

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Episode 18

The Deserted House

Wed, Oct 16, 195730 mins

Police try to identify a corpse discovered in an abandoned house. They believe the dead man was a member of the crime underworld.

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Episode 19

Extortion

Wed, Oct 23, 195730 mins

Murderous extortionists terrorize three wealthy men.

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Episode 20

Chainstore Hold-Ups

Wed, Oct 30, 195730 mins

A blonde dope peddler leads the police to two murderers who are robbing drug stores.

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Episode 21

Body in the Trunk

Wed, Nov 6, 195730 mins

An inheritance to a family fortune and a secret marriage are the reasons a woman is murdered.

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Episode 22

Loan Companies

Wed, Nov 13, 195730 mins

A gang of bank robbers plaguing Fresno, California appears to be operating with inside information about branch operations and even has keys to the drawers containing the money. While the police try to find a link between the holdups, the gang changes its base of operations to Modesto, California.

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Episode 23

The Pointed Finger

Wed, Nov 20, 195730 mins

Three thieves who have beaten a man to death are identified by a member of their gang.

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Episode 24

The Hostages

Thu, Jan 22, 202630 mins

Aided two henchmen, a robbery suspect escapes from police custody, leaving one dead and one wounded policeman in their wake. When the trio find themselves hemmed in by roadblocks, they abduct a pretty pair of sisters and manage to slip past the police cordon. When their getaway vehicle is spotted by a newsboy, lawmen close in on the crook's hideout to rescue the hostages and bring the thugs to justice.

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Episode 25

Hired Killer

Wed, Dec 4, 195730 mins

In order to inherit a large sum of money, a beautiful ex-convict murders her wealthy brother-in-law and sister-in-law and plots to kill her husband while he vacations in Florida. Although the coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death for the sister-in-law's death, a dogged police detective discovers disturbing information when he looks into the family background.

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Episode 26

Missing

Wed, Dec 11, 195730 mins

When a skeleton is found buried in a shallow grave behind a condemned apartment building, police investigators searching for clues find additional skeletons hidden in the walls. To solve the crimes, the detective must missing persons, both living and dead before they can find the serial killer.

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Episode 27

Tinseled Alibi

Wed, Dec 18, 195730 mins

A woman whose life was complicated by two beaus is suspected of killing one of them.

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Episode 28

Muggers

Wed, Dec 25, 195730 mins

Police investigate a series of muggings in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, one of which resulted in murder.

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Episode 29

Hijackers

Wed, Jan 1, 195830 mins

Four men hijack a liquor shipment and then plan to steal a freight load of furs.

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Episode 30

Double Life

Tue, Dec 10, 195730 mins

After identifying a body found in the Portland, Oregon bus depot, police detectives find themselves not lacking for suspects - a jilted husband, several boyfriends and a wealthy businessman with plenty to hide.

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Episode 31

The Silk Stocking Gang

Wed, Jan 15, 195830 mins

A man who hides his face with a stocking has been stealing jewels from women in cars.

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Episode 32

Armor Plate

Wed, Jan 22, 195830 mins

A crime spree caused by three cop killing brothers is derailed when two of them are robbed by another crook who is subsequently arrested with their wallets in his possession.

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Episode 33

Wanton Murder

Wed, Jan 29, 195830 mins

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Episode 34

Murder in a Girl's School

Wed, Feb 5, 195830 mins

An instructor at a private girls' school is discovered beaten to death with a golf club.

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Episode 35

Murder Without Evidence

Wed, Feb 12, 195830 mins

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Episode 36

The Policeman's Gun

Wed, Feb 19, 195830 mins

Policeman Ben Armstrong goes after the men responsible for several gas-station robberies.

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Episode 37

Trail of Terror

Wed, Feb 26, 195830 mins

Police scramble into action when a bank teller is killed during a hold-up. As the pressure on the gang intensifies, there's a falling out among the thieves, leading to a four bodies for the undertaker.

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Episode 38

The Taxi Killers

Wed, Mar 5, 195830 mins

Two well-dressed men rob and kill a cab driver.

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Episode 39

The Cover-Up

Wed, Mar 12, 195830 mins

A young man is arrested for the murder of a wealthy attorney. He is carrying the murder weapon. He confesses, but his parents hire two private detectives to prove his innocence.

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Episode 40

The Combination

Wed, Mar 19, 195830 mins

The grand jury investigates an attempted syndicate takeover of the city's rubbish collection industry.

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