Richard Murphy
Director
Felony Squad (1966)
Season 1
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.
Released Sept. 12, 1966
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.police, imdb.captain, imdb.sergeant, imdb.police, imdb.partner, imdb.investigator, imdb.detective, imdb.police-station
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Streets Are Paved With Quicksand
Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the detective of police brutality, Sgt. Stone puts his own badge on the line to help him.
Sept. 12, 1966, midnight
S1E2 - A Walk to Oblivion
A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of events to save Joe.
Sept. 19, 1966, midnight
S1E3 - The Broken Badge
An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbery. He refuses help from his fellow officers and sets out to find the robbers himself.
Sept. 26, 1966, midnight
S1E4 - Strike Out
Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
Oct. 3, 1966, midnight
S1E5 - A Date With Terror
A deluded Korean War Veteran breaks out of an Army Hospital and stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer he fell in love with during the war.
Oct. 10, 1966, midnight
S1E6 - Flame Out
An argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night diner, putting the officers on a trail of two thrill-seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against a woman.
Oct. 17, 1966, midnight
S1E7 - The Immaculate Killer
Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt on the Captain's life.
Oct. 24, 1966, midnight
S1E8 - Death of a Dream
During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich, one of Sam's top snitches.
Oct. 31, 1966, midnight
S1E9 - Prologue to Murder
Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.
Nov. 7, 1966, midnight
S1E10 - Killer With a Badge
Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her brother. He's really her ex-husband convict who's shaking her down for money to get out of town. He steals Jim's gun and badge and uses them to commit murder.
Nov. 14, 1966, midnight
S1E11 - Between Two Fires
Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for being thrown out of the group.
Nov. 21, 1966, midnight
S1E12 - The Terror Trap
Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.
Nov. 28, 1966, midnight
S1E13 - The Killer Instinct
Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.
Dec. 5, 1966, midnight
S1E14 - Fear Below
Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook, Layton, to try and find his injured partner.
Dec. 12, 1966, midnight
S1E15 - A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder
Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
Dec. 19, 1966, midnight
S1E16 - Miss Reilly's Revenge
Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
Dec. 26, 1966, midnight
S1E17 - A Death for a Death
After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
Jan. 2, 1967, midnight
S1E18 - The Deadly Partner
Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
Jan. 9, 1967, midnight
S1E19 - The Night of the Shark (1)
Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swimming pool.
Jan. 16, 1967, midnight
S1E20 - The Night of the Shark (2)
Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death, even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.
Jan. 23, 1967, midnight
S1E21 - The Strangler
A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but Sam is skeptical.
Jan. 30, 1967, midnight
S1E22 - Breakout
After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
Feb. 6, 1967, midnight
S1E23 - The Desperate Silence
Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the victim's daughter at Marineland, the Squad must race to the rescue.
Feb. 13, 1967, midnight
S1E24 - Target!
Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted from police custody during an ambush.
Feb. 20, 1967, midnight
S1E25 - Echo of a Killing
Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
Feb. 27, 1967, midnight
S1E26 - Live Coward, Dead Hero
A war hero, who saved Sam's life in Korea, thinks the smugglers he's aiding are trafficking uncut diamonds. What they're really smuggling is pure heroin and Sam must work to extricate his friend from the scheme.
March 13, 1967, midnight
S1E27 - A Blueprint for Dying
Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert is behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.
March 20, 1967, midnight
S1E28 - The Fear Merchant
A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland a building inspector in the pocket of racket boss Koster.
March 27, 1967, midnight
S1E29 - The Savage Streets
Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs.
April 3, 1967, midnight
S1E30 - Debt of Fear
A murder witness identifies Dan as the killer and his bizarre behavior hinders Sam and Jim's attempts to clear him. Dan is trying to protect his crippled ex-partner Tony and Tony's daughter Ani, who are being blackmailed.
April 10, 1967, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2190 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1966
Last Air Date: Jan. 15, 1969, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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