Johnny Staccato

1. S01E01The Naked TruthSeptember 10, 1959—A young singer is faced with the loss of his promising career because of a scandal magazine's blackmail scheme.
2. S01E02Murder for CreditSeptember 17, 1959—A bandleader, making a comeback, learns that someone is trying to poison him. But four people might want him killed...
3. S01E03ParentsSeptember 24, 1959—""The parents"" have agreed to sell their child to a black-market racketeer. Now they tell Johnny they want to keep the child.
4. S01E04Shop of the Four WindsOctober 8, 1959—Investigating the murder of a Japanese friend, Johnny uncovers a scheme to swindle immigrants by promising them citizenship papers.
5. S01E05The Nature of the NightOctober 15, 1959—Dave, the new young bartender at Waldo's, comes under suspicion when a number of blonde women are slashed nearby. Johnny uncovers some darkl
6. S01E06Viva, Paco!October 22, 1959—When a Puerto Rican boxer goes missing just before a championship fight, Johnny suspects foul play.
7. S01E07EvilOctober 29, 1959—Johnny Staccato learns from his friend Barney that Barney's sister has given all her money to a local mission house. Knowing that the missio
8. S01E08Murder in Hi-fiNovember 5, 1959—An underworld boss forces Waldo to hire singer Barbara Ames. Then Johnny gets interested in the girl--and is beaten up by a couple of thugs.
9. S01E09Fly, Baby, FlyNovember 12, 1959—A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).
10. S01E10TemptedNovember 19, 1959 2.0Elizabeth Montgomery plays a rare pre-Bewitched role as a floozy jazz groupie who's the ex-wife of one of Staccato's former band mates. Out
11. S01E11The Poet's TouchNovember 26, 1959—Working on a murder case, Johnny Staccato trails two suspects to their hideout. With them is beatnik poet Dick Potter, whom the men attempt
12. S01E12The Wild ReedMarch 24, 1960—When Frankie Aspen's saxophone-playing takes a sudden turn for the worse, Johnny determines to find out what is bothering him.
13. S01E13A Piece of ParadiseDecember 10, 1959—A dance-hall girl is murdered, and Police Sergeant Joe Gillan suspects ex-jockey Stash McGill, a friend of the dead girl. Gillan asks Johnny
14. S01E14The ReturnDecember 17, 1959—Korean War veteran Eddie Dasko escapes from a mental hospital. Dasko is sure that his wife has been seeing another man, and he intends to ki
15. S01E15The Unwise MenDecember 24, 1959—Johnny tries to help a musician who, while moonlighting as a department-store Santa Claus, is being pressured by his ex-con brother to help
16. S01E16Collector's ItemDecember 31, 1959—A man called Red Top kills Hannah Green, but pianist Romeo Jefferson is the chief suspect until Staccato suspects that Romeo has been framed
17. S01E17Man in the PitJanuary 7, 1960—A young man enters Waldo's and attacks Pete, the trumpet player. Johnny Staccato learns that the youth thinks Pete is his father, who desert
18. S01E18The Only WitnessJanuary 14, 1960—Wealthy racketeer Barney Buford calls Johnny Staccato to ask him to look after his young sister, Karen. As he approaches Buford's apartment,
19. S01E19Night of JeopardyJanuary 21, 1960—To evade Federal agents, a gang of counterfeiters hide their plates. Convinced that Waldo knows the hiding place, they threaten his life.
20. S01E20Double FeatureJanuary 28, 1960—A bowling-alley proprietor is found murdered, and Johnny Staccato is identified as the killer.
21. S01E21The List Of DeathFebruary 4, 1960—A hunted criminal hires Staccato as a bodyguard and promises to turn himself over to police in exchange for letting him visit family members
22. S01E22SolomonFebruary 11, 1960—Jessica Winthrop, a noted pacifist, is accused of killing her husband. Solomon Bradshaw, the lady's lawyer, comes to Johnny Staccato for hel
23. S01E23An Act of TerrorFebruary 18, 1960—Ventriloquist Thad Clinton drops in to ask Staccato if he'll help locate his missing wife. Johnny finds out that the woman has been murdered
24. S01E24An Angry Young ManFebruary 25, 1960—Johnny becomes concerned when an ambitious young man, whose family he has known for years, starts working in a bookshop that is just a cover
25. S01E25The Mask of JasonMarch 3, 1960—Johnny is hired to bodyguard an aspiring actress (Mary Tyler Moore) who is being terrorized by a man with a horribly scarred face.
26. S01E26A Nice Little TownMarch 10, 1960—When a former soldier returns home after having defected to Red China, he is murdered by a group of vigilantes.
27. S01E27Swinging Long HairMarch 17, 1960—Staccato is mistaken for a concert pianist who has come to the United States to avoid his repressive government.

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