Season 1 (1958)

Meridian
6.0

September 30, 1958

Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages...Read more

Nickel Ride
7.0

October 7, 1958 • 30m

The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist...Read more

Line of Duty
6.0

October 14, 1958

Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting thro...Read more

Sidewalk Fisherman
8.0

October 21, 1958 • 30m

Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually ...Read more

The Violent Circle
9.0

October 28, 1958 • 30m

Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who wa...Read more

Stakeout
9.0

November 4, 1958

A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.

No More Rumbles
6.0

November 11, 1958 • 30m

A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

Belvedere Tower
7.0

November 18, 1958

A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.

The Bird Guard
0.0

November 25, 1958 • 30m

A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

The Other Face of Goodness
9.0

December 2, 1958 • 30m

New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.

Lady Bug, Lady Bug
9.0

December 9, 1958 • 30m

A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor g...Read more

Susquehanna 4-7598
7.0

December 16, 1958 • 30m

A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be i...Read more

And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol
6.0

December 23, 1958 • 30m

The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

The Explosive Heart
8.0

December 30, 1958 • 30m

The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

The Manhole
8.0

January 6, 1959

When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells poli...Read more

Even Crows Sing Good
7.0

January 13, 1959 • 30m

In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yor...Read more

Burst of Passion
0.0

January 20, 1959 • 30m

Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snappin...Read more

Goodbye, My Lady Love
0.0

January 27, 1959 • 30m

Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

The Shield
0.0

February 3, 1959

Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

One to Get Lost
0.0

February 10, 1959 • 30m

George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another ...Read more

Hey, Teach!
0.0

February 17, 1959 • 30m

Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room tea...Read more

Ticker Tape
0.0

February 24, 1959 • 30m

The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

Fire Island
0.0

March 3, 1959 • 30m

The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

Ten Cent Dreams
0.0

March 10, 1959 • 30m

A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

The Bumper
0.0

March 17, 1959

After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

A Running of Bulls
0.0

March 24, 1959

The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bo...Read more

Fallen Star
0.0

March 31, 1959

A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the ki...Read more

Beyond Truth
0.0

April 7, 1959

A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detec...Read more

Baker's Dozen
0.0

April 14, 1959

A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

The Rebirth
0.0

April 21, 1959

A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

Four Sweet Corners
0.0

April 28, 1959

A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.

The Sandman
0.0

May 5, 1959

Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who li...Read more

Turn of Events
0.0

May 12, 1959 • 30m

A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.

A Little Piece of the Action
0.0

May 19, 1959

A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

The Bloodhounds
0.0

May 26, 1959

The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while...Read more

The Scorpion Sting
0.0

June 2, 1959

The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having ...Read more

Saw My Baby There
0.0

June 9, 1959

A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.

The Canvas Bullet
0.0

June 16, 1959

A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.

A Wood of Thorns
0.0

June 23, 1959

To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.