Slattery's People

Episode 1

A Sitting Duck Named Slattery

Fri, Sep 17, 1965 60 mins

A mystery opens the second season as Representative Slattery becomes the target of an assassin's bullet. A near miss on his life isn't the only incident when a series of death threats against him begin to arrive, too. Police Lieutenant Wayne Altman and his men are on hand to protect Slattery and get to the bottom of who wants him dead and why.

Episode 2

He Who Has Ears, Let Him Bug Somebody Else

Fri, Sep 24, 1965 30 mins

Slattery's defense of a bill to ban electronic eavesdropping really begins to hit home after he discovers that his own office has been bugged. His anger escalates even more when he learns that new girlfriend Liz Andrews, a reporter, has also been victimized, with bugging devices in her home recording their intimate conversations.

Episode 3

How Impregnable Is a Magic Tower?

Fri, Oct 1, 1965 60 mins

In a "ripped from the 1960s headlines" story, Slattery takes on the cause of artist Serefino Roca, an aging folk artist whose hulking, hand-built monuments are deemed a safety hazard and earmarked for razing. A defiant Roca chains and padlocks himself to one of the structures then sends Slattery the only key.

Episode 4

The Unborn

Fri, Oct 8, 1965 60 mins

Slattery's friends Hank and Barbara Harrison hope that the baby Barbara is expecting will help to save their unstable marriage. However, after contacting German measles, Barbara fears her child will develop birth defects and wants to terminate the pregnancy. A sympathetic Slattery places his career in jeopardy when he subsequently decides to support a controversial bill that would allow abortions in the state.

Episode 5

Rally Round Your Own Flag, Mister

Fri, Oct 15, 1965 60 mins

Episode 6

What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger?

Fri, Oct 22, 1965 60 mins

When a bill designed to regulate foster homes is proposed, Slattery begins research which leads him to meeting young Eddie Stakely, a boy currently living in a foster home. Eddie confides in Slattery alleged abuse by his foster mother and declares he wants to go back his father, an alcoholic deemed unfit to parent.

Episode 7

The Hero

Fri, Nov 5, 1965 60 mins

Slattery becomes the most unwelcome member of his political party when he won't tow the party line. Major Roger Dyne, a revered Vietnam War hero, is backed for the U.S Senate,, but after Slattery sees him illegally kill a deer out of season, questions his ethics and declines to endorse his candidacy.

Episode 8

Of Damon, Pythias and Sleeping Dogs

Fri, Nov 12, 1965 60 mins

B.J. Rankin's apparent death bed confession opens a Pandora's Box for Slattery and his longtime friend Peter Markham. Rankin's confession accuses Slattery of committing a past perjury in order to conceal a bribe taken by Markham. Meanwhile, Rankin's disturbed son Jeff kidnaps Markham's daughter Cindy to force a confession and clear his father's name.

Episode 9

The Last Commuter

Fri, Nov 19, 1965 60 mins

Spencer Carlisle seeks help from Slattery when the railroad eliminates his stop from their schedule. Faced with the prospect of moving to another town with a stop, Carlisle wants the railroad to reconsider, but Slattery feels it's likely a lost cause. When Liz learns about the situation, she goes public with story, creating a situation in which the railroad responds by attacking Slattery as opportunistic and attention-seeking.

Episode 10

Color Him Red

Fri, Nov 26, 1965 60 mins

Andy Stevens, a college professor and friend of Slattery, is accused of Communism when he supports a freedom of speech movement by radicals on his college campus. Slattery quickly comes to Stevens' defense, but then finds himself accused of leaning Red by a TV personality with a reputation for being a zealot.