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Felony Squad

TV·1966–1969·3 seasons, 73 episodes·ABC·Crime, Drama·30m·Created by Richard Murphy

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Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0130Episodes1966–67AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Streets Are Paved With QuicksandSeptember 12, 1966Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted br
  2. S01E02A Walk to OblivionSeptember 19, 1966A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of event
  3. S01E03The Broken BadgeSeptember 26, 1966An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbe
  4. S01E04Strike OutOctober 3, 1966Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
  5. S01E05A Date With TerrorOctober 10, 1966A 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 lo
  6. S01E06Flame OutOctober 17, 1966An 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 plott
  7. S01E07The Immaculate KillerOctober 24, 1966Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt o
  8. S01E08Death of a DreamOctober 31, 1966During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've f
  9. S01E09Prologue to MurderNovember 7, 1966Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.
  10. S01E10Killer With a BadgeNovember 14, 1966Jim'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
  11. S01E11Between Two FiresNovember 21, 1966Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for bein
  12. S01E12The Terror TrapNovember 28, 1966Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.
  13. S01E13The Killer InstinctDecember 5, 1966Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.
  14. S01E14Fear BelowDecember 12, 1966Jim 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
  15. S01E15A Penny Game, a Two-Bit MurderDecember 19, 1966Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
  16. S01E16Miss Reilly's RevengeDecember 26, 1966Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
  17. S01E17A Death for a DeathJanuary 2, 1967After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
  18. S01E18The Deadly PartnerJanuary 9, 1967Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
  19. S01E19The Night of the Shark (1)January 16, 1967Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swi
  20. S01E20The Night of the Shark (2)January 23, 1967Langley 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 ne
  21. S01E21The StranglerJanuary 30, 1967A 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 skept
  22. S01E22BreakoutFebruary 6, 1967After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
  23. S01E23The Desperate SilenceFebruary 13, 1967Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the
  24. S01E24Target!February 20, 1967Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted fro
  25. S01E25Echo of a KillingFebruary 27, 1967Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
  26. S01E26Live Coward, Dead HeroMarch 13, 1967A 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
  27. S01E27A Blueprint for DyingMarch 20, 1967Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert is behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.
  28. S01E28The Fear MerchantMarch 27, 1967A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland a building inspector in th
  29. S01E29The Savage StreetsApril 3, 1967Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs.
  30. S01E30Debt of FearApril 10, 1967A 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

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0226Episodes1967–68AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Let Him Die!August 31, 1967An assassin critically wounds a visiting dignitary and Stone and Briggs must thwart the killer's plan to finish the job.
  2. S02E02The Counterfeit CopSeptember 5, 1967Stone goes undercover to catch a gang of counterfeiters but his cover is soon blown.
  3. S02E03A Most Proper KillingSeptember 14, 1967The squad entertains a visitor from Scotland Yard, Inspector Murchison, who's trailing jewel thief Dandy Phelps. What they don't know is tha
  4. S02E04The 30-Gram KillSeptember 20, 1967Sam and Jim keep close watch on a playboy pharmaceutical salesman and his timid buddy, whom they suspect in a theft and murder at a drug lab
  5. S02E05The Death BagSeptember 26, 1967The critically injured survivor of an auto accident has a bag with a huge sum of money in his possession, and Sam suspects that he's a syndi
  6. S02E06The Deadly JunkmanOctober 3, 1967Sam persuades Terry Carew, a former football star turned pitiful junkie, to help him nail pusher Braden.
  7. S02E07The Pat Hand of DeathOctober 19, 1967A player in a poker game aboard a yacht bets his life and loses, and Jim and a policewoman pose as high rollers to enter the game and nail t
  8. S02E08Hit and Run, Run, RunOctober 26, 1967Sam's suspicions are aroused when a hit-and-run driver returns to the scene of the crime to confess, but no body can be found.
  9. S02E09Time of TrialNovember 1, 1967A beautiful woman disappears before she is to give a damning testimony against racketeer Arnie Kale in a murder trial, and Sam and Jim suspe
  10. S02E10Who'll Take Care of Joey?November 8, 1967Sam reacquaints himself with an old girlfriend, whose charming but troubled brother is involved in a jewel theft and murder.
  11. S02E11My Mommy Got LostNovember 15, 1967A boy tells Sam that his mother, a nurse, got lost while they were playing hide-and-seek, and a subsequent investigation reveals that she's
  12. S02E12Ordeal by TerrorNovember 24, 1967Sam and Jim aid a department store manager whose wife and son were kidnapped after a robbery went awry.
  13. S02E13An Arrangement With Death (1)December 1, 1967Sam and Jim travel to Central America to bring back deposed syndicate chieftain Stengl so he can testify against his successor and brother-i
  14. S02E14An Arrangement With Death (2)December 7, 1967While traveling back to the states with Stengl, Luther's men take Dan and Stengl's comatose daughter hostage.
  15. S02E15No Sad Songs for CharlieDecember 14, 1967Sam and Jim witness a boat explosion that killed a veteran cop, but their suspicions are fueled when no body can be found, and it's also dis
  16. S02E16Bed of StrangersDecember 21, 1967Sam and Jim must pursue a harried executive who flew into a murderous rage after discovering his wife's affair with a tennis instructor.
  17. S02E17Killing, Country StyleDecember 28, 1967Sam and small town Sheriff Cal Cable pursue the same girl for different reasons, Sam needs her testimony to convict mob boss Gus Mills for m
  18. S02E18The Flip Side of Fear (1)January 4, 1968The body of the manager of singer Julie Brown washes up on the beach, and Sam and Jim take on ruthless record executive Ollie Olds, who is o
  19. S02E19The Flip Side of Fear (2)January 11, 1968Jim's concern for Julie almost costs him his life, and he and Sam must prove that Olds is trying to control her through massive doses of LSD
  20. S02E20The Love VictimJanuary 25, 1968A beautiful but naive heiress is led to believe that a potential suitor wants to elope with her, unaware that he's really a kidnapper out fo
  21. S02E21The Deadly AbductorsFebruary 1, 1968Sam and another cop are ambushed while transporting a witness, and the witness is kidnapped. While Sam is recovering in the hospital, Jim an
  22. S02E22Nightmare on a Dead-End StreetFebruary 12, 1968Three attempts on Jim's life have him in hiding while Sam and Dan try to figure out why mob boss Cal Wolff wants the young cop dead.
  23. S02E23Epitaph for a CopFebruary 15, 1968Two murderous brothers are out for revenge against Stone, who killed their other brother years before during a shootout.
  24. S02E24Man on FireFebruary 20, 1968A veteran cop dies in a warehouse fire, putting Stone and Briggs on the trail of an arsonist for hire whom they must stop from setting fire
  25. S02E25Image of EvilFebruary 29, 1968Suspecting that the bizarre death of a public relations man was no accident, Stone goes head to head with the dead man's ruthless boss, a po
  26. S02E26The Human TargetMarch 7, 1968Joe Morales, an ex-con whom Sam helped obtain a warehouse job, is suspected of breaking into the safe and killing his new boss, but Sam susp

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0317Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01A Fashion for DyingSeptember 16, 1968Sam doesn't believe that a beautiful model committed suicide. He suspects the creepy fashion designer T.J. Gaynor of murder.
  2. S03E02Jury of OneSeptember 23, 1968Sam is hindered by a father who doesn't believe his son was involved in a girl's accidental death.
  3. S03E03Underground NightmareSeptember 30, 1968Sam and Jim enter the world of underground filmmaking after a girl claims that her missing boyfriend, an actor, was killed for real during a
  4. S03E04The Deadly InnocentsOctober 3, 1968Sam and Jim try to put the pieces together after a babysitter claims to have witnessed a murder committed by an elderly couple and then disa
  5. S03E05Kiss Me, Kill YouOctober 17, 1968The investigation into two disappearances leads Stone and Briggs to a rich and bored brother and sister, who are playing a bizarre and possi
  6. S03E06The Nowhere Man (1)October 24, 1968Cliff Sims, a detective who has just joined the squad, encounters resentment from the people of his community as he heads the search for his
  7. S03E07The Nowhere Man (2)November 1, 1968Feeling that he has failed, Cliff quits the force in disgust and finds himself and his family terrorized by Jesse and his buddies.
  8. S03E08Matched for MurderNovember 15, 1968Sam and Jim pursue a killer who tracks his victims through a computer dating service.
  9. S03E09The Fatal HoursNovember 22, 1968After Dan responds to a beautiful secretary's request for help, they both wind up in the hospital near-death from an unknown poison, and Sam
  10. S03E10HostageNovember 29, 1968Jim is wounded and the star witness kidnapped during the brazen courthouse escape of bank robber Donovan, and Sam must see to it that the es
  11. S03E11The Distant ShoreDecember 2, 1968""Lucky"" Collins, an escaped convict, picks up his daughter as she's walking home from school, and Sam and Jim must prevent them from leavi
  12. S03E12Dark MemoryDecember 10, 1968The investigation into a parking lot murder reunites Jim with an old flame, Linda Jo Benson, and he must determine if she played a role in t
  13. S03E13The Last Man in the WorldDecember 18, 1968Herbie, a lovestruck bellboy, interferes with Sam and Jim, who are pursuing the object of his affection, Sherry Martin, for her role in a br
  14. S03E14Blind TerrorJanuary 9, 1969A blind marine is out to get the two thugs who ambushed him and killed his wife, and Stone and Briggs set out to stop him.
  15. S03E15Conspiracy of Power (1)December 19, 1968
  16. S03E16Conspiracy of Power (2)January 3, 1969
  17. S03E17The Law and Order BluesJanuary 15, 1969Stone and Briggs arrest African diplomat Nburu for attempted murder after he attacks fund-raising expert Charlie Finnerman. The more they in

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