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The Detectives

Captain Matt Holbrook commands a team of fearless and resilient detectives operating within a vast, un-named metropolis. Their primary focus is on apprehending criminals such as murderers, thieves, corrupt police officers, con artists, and other lawbreakers...

Captain Matt Holbrook commands a team of skilled and resilient investigators in an undisclosed city. Their focus is entirely on apprehending murderers, thieves, corrupt officers, con artists, and other lawbreakers. Typically, their squad consisted of three detectives, but rarely was there a complete quartet working together simultaneously.

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...

Main Cast

Info about The Detectives

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Genres:Drama, Crime, Action