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The Detectives Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

33 Episodes 1959 - 1960

Episode 1

The Streger Affair

Fri, Oct 16, 195930 mins

When a burglary goes terribly wrong, Captain Matt Holbrook is faced with a homicide. Apparently Alfred Streger was shot and killed by small-time crook Danny Falto. The ongoing investigation gives Matt a complicated murder puzzle to solve. The break comes when one of the burglars ends up in hospital with a twisted ankle. As it turns out, Falto tried to get rid of his accomplice as well, but that didn't work out. So, if Falto did kill Streger, why didn't he kill his accomplice? While the detectives work hard to find and catch the burglars, Matt Holbrook soon finds out that not everything is as it seems in this baffling murder case as he tries to solve an almost perfect crime...

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Episode 2

Shot in the Dark

Fri, Oct 23, 195930 mins

A shot in a dark alley ruins an after work poker game for the Detectives. It's bad enough that Officer Forbes shoots a teenage boy, but trouble is really brewing when Captain Holbrook hears that the boy is living in the Latino and Italian quarters of the city. Emotions are boiling to the point of eruption and Matt and his men have all hands full to prevent the uniformed cops from becoming victims of a vendetta...

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Episode 3

The Hiding Place

Fri, Oct 30, 195930 mins

A stool pigeon tells Lieutenant Lindstrom that a convention is going to be bombed by a fanatic. But the suspect spots police staked out at the conclave and make his escape.

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Episode 4

Decoy

Fri, Nov 6, 195930 mins

When it's learned that there's a mob hit intended for a local gangster, Russo is asked to pose as the man, but he needs the co-operation of his wife.

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Episode 5

Murderous Deadline

Fri, Nov 13, 195930 mins

A burlesque performer lies about her boyfriend to give him an alibi for a murder he committed.

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Episode 6

The Bait

Fri, Nov 20, 195930 mins

When a small time crook stumbles across a large cache of high quality drugs, he inadvertently crosses the "Baron", head of the city's biggest drug dealing organization. But the Detectives give the crook a choice - either function as bait in a trap the Detectives have set up to finally catch the Baron, or be booked for possession of a major shipment of top quality narcotics. And so a small time crook finds himself in the middle of a dangerous cat and mouse game that can easily cost him more than just a few years behind bars - it can cost him his life...

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Episode 7

My Name Is Tommy

Fri, Nov 27, 195930 mins

A boy escapes from a house where he is held like a prisoner. The cops pick him up after he steals a toy, Capt. Holbrook tries to find out who he is and why he was confined.

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Episode 8

Back-Seat Driver

Fri, Dec 4, 195930 mins

When Detective Russo and his son, while on vacation, are kidnapped by an escaping hoodlum, Russo's colleagues must work fast to prevent murder at the end of the trip.

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Episode 9

Two-Time Loser

Fri, Dec 11, 195930 mins

A felon kills a gas station attendant. He is bit by a dog while getting away. Police corner him after he has taken a hostage. Upon learning the dog has rabies, he gives himself up.

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Episode 10

The Long Drive

Fri, Dec 18, 195930 mins

A not too bright blonde reports that after a party, she left her blind date in a huff, but left her purse in the car. The squad realizes that the date was a wanted mobster and take her out in a search for the location of the party.

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Episode 11

Masquerade

Fri, Dec 25, 195930 mins

A woman's ex husband escapes from jail. She is put under police protection because she has a new husband. She also needs to protect her son, who was fathered by her ex. Problem is she has never told her current husband about her past.

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Episode 12

Life in the Balance

Fri, Jan 1, 196030 mins

A man refuses to have his daughter deliver her baby at a hospital. When Lt. Russo is called to the scene, he winds up delivering the baby.

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Episode 13

Karate

Fri, Jan 8, 196030 mins

A friend of Capt. Holbrook is killed. While investigating Capt. Holbrook finds out that the killer wants to murder him. He turns out to be a childhood friend with a grudge against the Capt.

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Episode 14

Blue Fire

Fri, Jan 15, 196030 mins

When Lt. Lindstrom gets a medical report that hr has high blood pressure, he may have to retire. He must solve one case before that happens.

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Episode 15

My Brother's Keeper

Fri, Jan 22, 196030 mins

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Episode 16

House Call

Fri, Jan 29, 196030 mins

A robber gets shot during a heist. His girlfriend (who is his accomplice) forces their way into a house holding a mother and 2 boys hostage.He needs medical treatment and a car to escape. Capt. Holbrook figures a way to capture the crooks.

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Episode 17

The Trap

Fri, Feb 5, 196030 mins

A detective goes undercover to capture a cop killer.

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Episode 18

Conspiracy of Silence

Fri, Feb 12, 196030 mins

Two men who own jukebox rental companies argue about a bar. One fatally shoots the other but the wounded man has to be convinced to identify his shooter.

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Episode 19

Twelve Hours to Live

Fri, Feb 19, 196030 mins

When lieutenant Russo is kidnapped, the team have just twelve hours to find him.

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Episode 20

Anatomy of Fear

Fri, Feb 26, 196030 mins

Following an attempt on his life, Lieutenant Conway starts to lose his nerve.

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Episode 21

Armed and Dangerous

Fri, Mar 4, 196030 mins

A man being arrested for leaving the scene of an accident escapes from the police. He flees into an apartment building where he holds a babysitter and a baby hostage.

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Episode 22

The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti

Fri, Mar 11, 196030 mins

The residents of a neighborhood think that a women possesses the power to make accidents happen through the superstition of the evil eye.

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Episode 23

Time and Tide

Fri, Mar 18, 196030 mins

A felon released after serving 20 yrs. in prison is beaten up by mob men who think he knows the whereabouts of a stash of money. After being beaten several times he asks Capt. Holbrook for help in trapping the men.

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Episode 24

Little Girl Lost

Fri, Mar 25, 196030 mins

A man abducts a 4 yr. old girl and then releases her in the woods. Capt. Holbrook must find her before the cold night sets in threatening her life.

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Episode 25

The Chameleon Truck

Fri, Apr 1, 196030 mins

Two thieves hijack some pharmaceuticals that includes antibiotics that are deadly if not kept under the proper conditions.

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Episode 26

The Old Gang

Fri, Apr 8, 196030 mins

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Episode 27

The Bodyguards

Fri, Apr 15, 196030 mins

Capt. Holbrook must guard a man who they know has committed crimes but always evades conviction.

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Episode 28

The Prowler

Fri, Apr 22, 196030 mins

A girl identifies a prowler who has been stalking the neighborhood but Capt. Holbrook finds the id troublesome.

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Episode 29

Floating Face Down

Fri, Apr 29, 196030 mins

A woman is found dead in her pool, however, the evidence pointed to her getting killed elsewhere.

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Episode 30

The Long Jump

Fri, May 6, 196030 mins

A man on a ledge of a building about to jump is actually a decoy for felons who want to rob a nearby jewelry store.

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Episode 31

Trial by Fire

Fri, May 13, 196030 mins

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Episode 32

The Retirement of Maria Muir

Fri, May 20, 196030 mins

Eva Gabor portrays an award winning actress who is a possible potential murder victim? Or could she be the murderer herself?

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Episode 33

Song of Songs

Wed, May 25, 196030 mins

Holbrook and his aides investigate a murder. The victim: the operator of a lonely-hearts club.

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