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The Detectives

Season 1 Episode 2: Shot in the Dark

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...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Streger Affair

1. The Streger Affair

Aired: Oct 16, 1959

When a burglary goes terribly wrong, Captain Matt Holbrook is faced with a ho...

Episode 2 Shot in the Dark

2. Shot in the Dark

Aired: Oct 23, 1959

A shot in a dark alley ruins an after work poker game for the Detectives. It'...

Episode 4 Decoy

4. Decoy

Aired: Nov 6, 1959

When it's learned that there's a mob hit intended for a local gangster, Russo...

Episode 5 Murderous Deadline

5. Murderous Deadline

Aired: Nov 13, 1959

A burlesque performer lies about her boyfriend to give him an alibi for a mur...

Episode 6 The Bait

6. The Bait

Aired: Nov 20, 1959

When a small time crook stumbles across a large cache of high quality drugs, ...

Episode 7 My Name Is Tommy

7. My Name Is Tommy

Aired: Nov 27, 1959

A boy escapes from a house where he is held like a prisoner. The cops pick hi...

Episode 8 Back-Seat Driver

8. Back-Seat Driver

Aired: Dec 4, 1959

When Detective Russo and his son, while on vacation, are kidnapped by an esca...

Episode 9 Two-Time Loser

9. Two-Time Loser

Aired: Dec 11, 1959

A felon kills a gas station attendant. He is bit by a dog while getting away....

Episode 10 The Long Drive

10. The Long Drive

Aired: Dec 18, 1959

A not too bright blonde reports that after a party, she left her blind date i...

Episode 11 Masquerade

11. Masquerade

Aired: Dec 25, 1959

A woman's ex husband escapes from jail. She is put under police protection be...

Episode 12 Life in the Balance

12. Life in the Balance

Aired: Jan 1, 1960

A man refuses to have his daughter deliver her baby at a hospital. When Lt. R...

Episode 13 Karate

13. Karate

Aired: Jan 8, 1960

A friend of Capt. Holbrook is killed. While investigating Capt. Holbrook find...

Episode 14 Blue Fire

14. Blue Fire

Aired: Jan 15, 1960

When Lt. Lindstrom gets a medical report that hr has high blood pressure, he ...

Episode 16 House Call

16. House Call

Aired: Jan 29, 1960

A robber gets shot during a heist. His girlfriend (who is his accomplice) for...

Episode 17 The Trap

17. The Trap

Aired: Feb 5, 1960

A detective goes undercover to capture a cop killer.

Episode 19 Twelve Hours to Live

19. Twelve Hours to Live

Aired: Feb 19, 1960

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

Episode 20 Anatomy of Fear

20. Anatomy of Fear

Aired: Feb 26, 1960

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

Episode 21 Armed and Dangerous

21. Armed and Dangerous

Aired: Mar 4, 1960

A man being arrested for leaving the scene of an accident escapes from the po...

Episode 23 Time and Tide

23. Time and Tide

Aired: Mar 18, 1960

A felon released after serving 20 yrs. in prison is beaten up by mob men who ...

Episode 24 Little Girl Lost

24. Little Girl Lost

Aired: Mar 25, 1960

A man abducts a 4 yr. old girl and then releases her in the woods. Capt. Holb...

Episode 27 The Bodyguards

27. The Bodyguards

Aired: Apr 15, 1960

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

Episode 28 The Prowler

28. The Prowler

Aired: Apr 22, 1960

A girl identifies a prowler who has been stalking the neighborhood but Capt. ...

Episode 29 Floating Face Down

29. Floating Face Down

Aired: Apr 29, 1960

A woman is found dead in her pool, however, the evidence pointed to her getti...

Episode 30 The Long Jump

30. The Long Jump

Aired: May 6, 1960

A man on a ledge of a building about to jump is actually a decoy for felons w...

Info about The Detectives

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Genres:Drama, Crime, Action