Season 1

Season 1

1959-09-17
39 Episodes

Episodes

Victor Reisel

1. Victor Reisel

1959-09-17

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As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.

State Scandal

2. State Scandal

1959-09-24

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Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.

Pickup

3. Pickup

1959-10-01

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A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.

The Neon Touch

4. The Neon Touch

1959-10-08

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Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.

Extortion

5. Extortion

1959-10-15

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A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.

The accusing finger

6. The accusing finger

1959-10-22

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Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.

Mass Murder

7. Mass Murder

1959-10-29

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A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.

The Case Of The Stranger

8. The Case Of The Stranger

1959-11-05

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Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.

Charm Boy

9. Charm Boy

1959-11-12

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A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.

Old Man Lost

10. Old Man Lost

1959-11-19

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Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.

The Human Storm

11. The Human Storm

1959-11-26

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It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.

Hot Stuff

12. Hot Stuff

1959-12-03

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To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.

The Face of a Thief

13. The Face of a Thief

1959-12-10

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A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.

Murderess

14. Murderess

1959-12-17

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A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.

Chain Reaction

15. Chain Reaction

1959-12-24

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A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.

Clean Kill

16. Clean Kill

1959-12-31

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An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.

Lonely Hearts Killer

17. Lonely Hearts Killer

1960-01-07

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Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.

Return to Murder

18. Return to Murder

1960-01-14

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Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.

Scramble

19. Scramble

1960-01-21

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Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.

Massacre

20. Massacre

1960-01-28

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A berserk killer is on the loose in California.

The Blue Dahlia

21. The Blue Dahlia

1960-02-04

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A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.

Checkmate

22. Checkmate

1960-02-11

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Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.

Jailbreak

23. Jailbreak

1960-02-18

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Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.

Mad Bomber

24. Mad Bomber

1960-02-25

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It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.

Character Witness

25. Character Witness

1960-03-03

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Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.

Dumb Kid

26. Dumb Kid

1960-03-10

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A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.

A Story for Christmas

27. A Story for Christmas

1960-03-17

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William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.

Birthday Present

28. Birthday Present

1960-03-24

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A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.

Suspicion of Murder

29. Suspicion of Murder

1960-03-31

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Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.

Thesis for Murder

30. Thesis for Murder

1960-04-07

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A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime

Exposure

31. Exposure

1960-04-14

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A photo studio is the cover for a racket swindling the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars a year.

Pig Woman

32. Pig Woman

1960-04-21

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A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.

To Move a Mountain

33. To Move a Mountain

1960-04-28

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A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.

One Tall, One Short

34. One Tall, One Short

1960-05-05

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A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."

The Cave

35. The Cave

1960-05-12

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A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.

The Two Ounce Trap

36. The Two Ounce Trap

1960-05-19

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A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.

The Last Knockout

37. The Last Knockout

1960-05-26

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Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.

Episode 38

38. Episode 38

1961-02-01

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Smoke Screen

39. Smoke Screen

1961-02-04

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The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.