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26 Episodes 1964 - 1965
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 21, 196460 mins
Dynamic young state legislator James Slattery finds himself in an extremely uncomfortable position when he is chosen to investigate Representative Harry Sanborn, an older, well-respected colleague, who is accused of deliberately sabotaging a local bill.
Episode 2
Mon, Sep 28, 196460 mins
Jed Haskell, a young GI who defected to the VietCong during unbearable pressure from the enemy, seeks help from Slattery. Haskell now wants his abandoned citizenship restored. Slattery reluctantly agrees to help, but must navigate carefully as his own career could be destroyed by helping a traitor.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 5, 196460 mins
Slattery supports Dr. George Allison to continue as the state's school board president. Powerful news publisher Paul Hungerford prefers another candidate for the job and would do anything to prevent Allison winning a second term.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 12, 196460 mins
Ezra Tallicott, a lively octogenarian, impresses Slattery when the old man bicycles over sixty miles to meet with him. Tallicott is a resident in a senior citizen's home run by the rather unorthodox administrator Dr. Robert Kelly who doesn't want its residents to be merely shadows waiting for death. The men fight to save the home from closure.
Episode 5
Mon, Oct 19, 196460 mins
Slattery meets Della Murphy, a seductive lobbyist, and finds her intriguing. Willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants, Murphy plans to exploit their relationship by convincing Slattery to abrogate an existing bill that prohibits state employees from political activity.
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 26, 196460 mins
Ricardo Montalban plays a Latino state legislator who tries to pass a bill without co-sponsors. This segment of "Slattery's People " was directed by Sydney Pollack.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 2, 196460 mins
After a legislature committee finds fault in current state adoption procedures and moves to make changes, Slattery initially agrees. However, his position wavers when he meets James and Annette Rowan, adoptive parents who are in danger of losing their Asian son.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 9, 196460 mins
Representative Harry Tamiris wants a vacated Congressional seat, but his party selects another candidate. Harry's grasping wife Laura, determined to be a powerful political influence in Washington, goads Harry into promoting a sensationalist, hot button issue that will certainly earn him recognition while likely dividing his party.
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 16, 196460 mins
Slattery is drawn into the hostilities between a small town and the owner of a space research plant. Idealistic scientist and industrialist Robert Harrison refuses to accept government hardware contacts in lieu of scientific research projects. When the state moved to shutter the business, threatening the survival of a small town's economy, Slattery goes to battle for its citizens.
Episode 10
Mon, Nov 23, 196460 mins
When lawmaker James Patrick Shepherd suddenly changes his mind and approves a ridiculous bill that Slattery opposes, Slattery suspects something is seriously amiss. Unknown to all, Shepherd is dying and has been offered a substantial life insurance policy for his family's welfare in exchange for his vote.
Episode 11
Mon, Nov 30, 196460 mins
High school student Susan Breland inadvertently reveals that teacher Mr. Mulgay has been lecturing students in an unauthorized sex education class. Outraged parents quickly have Mulgay suspended from his position, while Slattery goes against popular opinion to support a sex education in schools bill.
Episode 12
Mon, Dec 7, 196460 mins
Newspaper reporter Frank Radcliffe prints a story implying that an unnamed member of the state legislature accepted a bribe. When pressured to identify the source of the information, Radcliffe invokes newspaper privilege to protect his source; however, his state is one that does not allow that protection, opening him up to a libel suit and the end of his career.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 1, 196560 mins
During a heated debate with Slattery on the House floor, Arnold Hampton suffers a heart attack and dies. Though his widow Lucy is elected to carry out the remainder of his term, she harbors a vengeful grudge against Slattery and intends to sabotage his career.
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 8, 196560 mins
Against Slattery's advice, freshman representative Scott Fleming wants to push through a bill ending capital punishment in the state and is aided by his brazen wife Aurora. Meanwhile, citizen Eugene Henson also has a strong interest in Fkeming's bill; he's a convicted killer sitting on death row.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 15, 196560 mins
In a departure from the typical dramatic format, an average work day in the life of state representative James Slattery is presented, revealing the small, daily victories and losses, internecine relationships among colleagues, and multiple demands of their constituencies.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 15, 196560 mins
Samuel Walton, one time employee at the town's mill, runs for mayor , boldly placing himself in opposition with the son of the mill's corrupt and powerful owner Jonathan Blaine. Walton is aided in his campaign against local corruption by the town's newspaper editor and Representative Slattery.
Episode 17
Fri, Feb 5, 196560 mins
Just before a prize fight, word reaches Slattery that boxer Jerry Leon isn't physically ready, and Leon's wife agrees. Slattery appeals to the boxing commissioner to stop the fight, but he refuses. When Leon is seriously injured during the bout, Slattery undertakes a mission to have the matches outlawed in the state.
Episode 18
Fri, Feb 12, 196560 mins
Murray Kelly's son is killed by a drug addict on his high school campus, he very publicly pushes for legislation that would distinguish addicts as criminals and create harsher punishments for drug crimes involving children. Slattery takes up Keller's cause.
Episode 19
Fri, Feb 19, 196560 mins
Dr. Roy Kirk tries to help a man who took a nasty fall down a hill while on a fishing trip with Slattery. Kirk is sued for malpractice.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 26, 196530 mins
Retired college professor Jonathan Styx wants to put his skills and years of experience to better use by running for public office. He calls upon Slattery and professional fund raiser Harvey Peabody to teach him the ins and outs of campaign financing, which proves to be an eye-opening, if not cynical, lesson in politics.
Episode 21
Fri, Mar 5, 196560 mins
Outraged over a child's injuries, Dr. Kay Peterson decides to report the child's parents to the proper authorities for suspected child abuse, and they later file a million dollar slander suit against her. Dr. Peterson turns to Slattery to defend her.
Episode 22
Fri, Mar 12, 196560 mins
Arlene Mancuso, the Assistant District Attorney in a small town that has passed a gambling law, seeks Slattery's help. She wants his assistance in investigating corruption within the gambling industry to take down Arnold Layton a powerful, local leader.
Episode 23
Fri, Mar 19, 196560 mins
After a long, distinguished career, veteran assemblyman Raymond J. O'Riordan feels he's being pushed out of office and fiercely resists retirement. His stance places him in direct conflict with his daughter Liz, as well as his party's leader Representative Slattery.
Episode 24
Fri, Apr 2, 196560 mins
Self-made millionaire Bill Bailey begins buying up his old neighborhood with the intent of leveling and replacing it with Tracy housing. He's aided by indefatigable real estate developer Evelyn Willis, but opposed by Jim Lorgan, the incensed leader of local homeowners.
Episode 25
Fri, Apr 9, 196560 mins
During an intense convention of his party, Slattery works hard to get votes for Daniel Ralston, the candidate Slattery hopes will win the gubernatorial nomination. However, they face an uphill battle against formidable campaign manager Claudia Strickland who seeks to stop his nomination.
Episode 26
Fri, Apr 16, 196560 mins
Slattery and state officials find their plan to build a highway thwarted by an unlikely, peculiar but seemingly benign Louella Woodward. The proposed highway is set to run through Woodward's property, destroying an animal sanctuary she has created, and Woodward is willing to go to surprising lengths to stop it.