1959

S1.E1 ∙ The Streger Affair

Thu, Oct 15, 1959

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...

8.4 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Shot in the Dark

Thu, Oct 22, 1959

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...

8 /10

S1.E3 ∙ The Hiding Place

Thu, Oct 29, 1959

0 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Decoy

Thu, Nov 05, 1959

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.

8.2 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Murderous Deadline

Thu, Nov 12, 1959

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

8 /10

S1.E6 ∙ The Bait

Thu, Nov 19, 1959

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...

7.2 /10

S1.E7 ∙ My Name Is Tommy

Thu, Nov 26, 1959

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.

6.3 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Back-Seat Driver

Thu, Dec 03, 1959

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.

8.9 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Two-Time Loser

Thu, Dec 10, 1959

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.

6.6 /10

S1.E10 ∙ The Long Drive

Thu, Dec 17, 1959

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.

7.4 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Masquerade

Thu, Dec 24, 1959

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.

7.9 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Life in the Balance

Thu, Dec 31, 1959

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.

6.7 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Karate

Thu, Jan 07, 1960

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.

7 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Blue Fire

Thu, Jan 14, 1960

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.

8 /10

S1.E15 ∙ My Brother's Keeper

Thu, Jan 21, 1960

0 /10

S1.E16 ∙ House Call

Thu, Jan 28, 1960

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.

7.5 /10

S1.E17 ∙ The Trap

Thu, Feb 04, 1960

A detective goes undercover to capture a cop killer.

7.6 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Conspiracy of Silence

Thu, Feb 11, 1960

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.

7.2 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Twelve Hours to Live

Thu, Feb 18, 1960

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

7.6 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Anatomy of Fear

Thu, Feb 25, 1960

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

7.8 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Armed and Dangerous

Thu, Mar 03, 1960

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.

7.5 /10

S1.E22 ∙ The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti

Thu, Mar 10, 1960

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

6.4 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Time and Tide

Thu, Mar 17, 1960

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.

7.2 /10