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The Outsider

Season 1 Episode 5: Cold as Ashes

Ross is hired to deliver an urn containing the ashes of a dead man to San Francsico. He's astonished to discover that killers are after him, and soon discovers that his assignment wasn't quite as innocuous as he thought it was.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 For Members Only

1. For Members Only

Aired: Sep 18, 1968

Ross is hired to catch a cardshark who is swindling members of an exclusive g...

Episode 3 Along Came a Spider

3. Along Came a Spider

Aired: Oct 2, 1968

A homely young woman hires Ross to get back the $6000 he loaned to a younger ...

Episode 5 Cold as Ashes

5. Cold as Ashes

Aired: Oct 16, 1968

Ross is hired to deliver an urn containing the ashes of a dead man to San Fra...

Episode 6 A Time to Run

6. A Time to Run

Aired: Oct 29, 1968

A defense attorney hires Ross to find a missing witness in a murder trial. He...

Episode 7 Love Is Under 'L'

7. Love Is Under 'L'

Aired: Nov 5, 1968

A millionaire hires Ross to find his missing girlfriend. Ross finds her, but ...

Episode 12 The Land of the Fox

12. The Land of the Fox

Aired: Dec 17, 1968

Ross is looking for a witness to a hit-and-run death and gets involved in the...

Episode 16 The Old School Tie

16. The Old School Tie

Aired: Jan 21, 1969

Ross had his life saved by another convict during a savage fight in the past....

Episode 17 A Bowl of Cherries

17. A Bowl of Cherries

Aired: Jan 28, 1969

A Latino friend of Ross' from prison asks him to check on his impulsive young...

Episode 18 Behind God's Back

18. Behind God's Back

Aired: Feb 4, 1969

In Acapulco, Mexico, Ross mixes in with the jet set as he tries to convince a...

Episode 20 The Flip Side

20. The Flip Side

Aired: Feb 25, 1969

Ross is hired by a shy and somewhat prudish young woman to find and stop her ...

Episode 21 Handle with Care

21. Handle with Care

Aired: Mar 4, 1969

Posing as a drifter with the alias Leo Martin, Ross joins a gang of hijacking...

Episode 23 A Lot of Muscle

23. A Lot of Muscle

Aired: Mar 25, 1969

Ross takes up the cudgels for a tough, unbending cop who's facing indictment ...

Episode 24 Periwinkle Blue

24. Periwinkle Blue

Aired: Apr 1, 1969

Ross has a client who suspects that his wife is trying to kill him. Sometime ...

Episode 26 Service for One

26. Service for One

Aired: Apr 15, 1969

Ross is hired to serve a subpoena to an eccentric, hermit-like billionaire. H...

Info about The Outsider

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Drama, Crime