M Squad

1. S01E01The Golden LookSeptember 20, 1957—The Squad is on the lookout for a bank robbery suspect with a unique feature, witnesses say he has gold teeth.
2. S01E02The WatchdogSeptember 27, 1957—Ballinger and the Squad are out to catch a burglar who may have rabies.
3. S01E03Neighborhood KillerOctober 4, 1957—The squad hunts down a cop killer.
4. S01E04Pete Loves MaryOctober 11, 1957—The squad goes after a jail inmate who's just escaped.
5. S01E05Face of EvilOctober 18, 1957—Ballinger investigates the murders of four women. The victims were all connected to the same church and lived within two miles of each other
6. S01E06Street of FearNovember 1, 1957—Chicago cop Frank Ballinger stages a rescue in order to gain the confidence of Alice, a young woman who works for suspected jewelry fence Lo
7. S01E07The Matinee TradeNovember 8, 1957—Lt. Frank Ballinger investigates the case of a gambling ring and its connection to an unidentified police officer. The deeper into the inves
8. S01E08The Hard CaseNovember 15, 1957—A jewelry store robbery sends the thief to prison, but his claim that the night watchman, a former big-league ballplayer named Lightnin' Joe
9. S01E09Killer in TownNovember 22, 1957—Frank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their
10. S01E10Diamond HardNovember 29, 1957—Lt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with
11. S01E11The Alibi WitnessDecember 6, 1957—When perennial loser Wally Gardner is identified as the perpetrator of a robbery-murder, he tells police unique details of a stranger he met
12. S01E12The SpecialistsDecember 13, 1957—When a hired gunman gets himself tossed in jail following a fistfight, Lt. Frank Ballinger takes his place undercover as protection for a gr
13. S01E13Family PortraitDecember 20, 1957—When his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hind
14. S01E14The Palace GuardDecember 27, 1957—Gangster Tommy Hatch is wanted for murder, but the police have to keep him safe from other gangsters who want him dead before he can testify
15. S01E15The Slow TrapJanuary 3, 1958—Ballinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.
16. S01E16The Cover UpJanuary 10, 1958—District Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former busi
17. S01E17Blue IndigoJanuary 17, 1958—The room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.
18. S01E18The Long RideJanuary 24, 1958—When a convicted murderer gets the upper hand on Lieutenant Ballinger during a train ride back to Chicago, his last best hope for recapturin
19. S01E19The ShakedownJanuary 31, 1958—Ballinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.
20. S01E20Dolly's BearFebruary 7, 1958—Kathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.
21. S01E21Lover's Lane KillingFebruary 14, 1958—Ballinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.
22. S01E22The Frightened WifeFebruary 21, 1958—A man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.
23. S01E23The Black MermaidFebruary 28, 1958—Ballinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.
24. S01E24The Man in HidingMarch 7, 1958—Ballinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.
25. S01E25Chicago BluebeardMarch 14, 1958—A woman dies. Ballinger investigates.
26. S01E26Girl LostMarch 21, 1958—A woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.
27. S01E27HideoutMarch 28, 1958—Bank robbers hide in a suburban house.
28. S01E28Shot in the DarkApril 4, 1958—A sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.
29. S01E29The Twenty-Six GirlApril 11, 1958—A young wife is shot by an unknown assailant when she drives with her ex-con husband to an isolated woods in search of their dream home. No
30. S01E30FightApril 18, 1958 10.0A boxer's (Lancaster) life is being threatened soon after another fighter dies after fighting with Lancaster. Suspicion falls on the other f
31. S01E31Guilty AlibiApril 25, 1958—A man confesses to a crime he may not have committed. Meanwhile the president of the company where the man works has been shot to death.
32. S01E32The HealerMay 2, 1958—Lieutenant Ballinger searches for a mentally ill young woman who shot a psychiatrist, hoping all the while that he can also find sufficient
33. S01E33Day of TerrorMay 9, 1958—Frank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.
34. S01E34The $20 PlatesMay 16, 1958—Ballinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.
35. S01E35The Double FaceMay 23, 1958—A professional man is identified as a jewelry-store robber, threatening his freedom, not to mention his wife's reputation "from being marrie
36. S01E36The SystemMay 30, 1958—An illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unf
37. S01E37Woman from ParisJune 6, 1958—
38. S01E38AccusationJune 13, 1958—A millionaire is found dead in a locked room. His young pretty wife (Fay Spain), and the big hansom driver (Ken Clark), are suspected of the

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01More DeadlySeptember 19, 1958—2 innocent men are iced by a currency exchange bookkeeper, to disguise her embezzlement. The sultry femme fatale's yarn that it was a heist
2. S02E02Dead or AliveSeptember 26, 1958—A pair of gun crazy kids are loose in Chicago-- and a young reporter is defending them in the press against Ballinger and "police brutality"
3. S02E03The Missing ClaimantOctober 3, 1958—A shady lawyer protects a false heir to a fortune-- by killing the real relative! Ballinger is called in to set everything straight.
4. S02E04The RefugeeOctober 10, 1958—Ballinger goes undercover as an immigrant worker to help break an extortion ring targeting foreigners.
5. S02E05The TrapOctober 24, 1958—Danny Mitchell is trying to find an engagement ring for his girl when he mistaken for a thief by the store owner. A fight convinces him he h
6. S02E06Force of HabitOctober 31, 1958—Val Mooney, hiding out from the cops, sees the perfect opportunity to evade them. When his wife's brother is killed in a massive warehouse f
7. S02E07The Phantom RaidersNovember 7, 1958—A pair of high-speed motorcycle thugs are robbing gas stations across Chicago. When one attendant gets shot, Ballinger goes undercover as a
8. S02E08The Merits of the CaseNovember 14, 1958—A famous defense attorney is gunned down in his house. Now Ballinger must piece together the clues to find the kille
9. S02E09The Big KillNovember 21, 1958—Larry Princeton is the master of bank heists-- he plans then sits back while his thugs pull off the job. Except for the last one-- which res
10. S02E10The SittersNovember 28, 1958—Unsuspecting women allow bookmakers to use their telephones in return for payment of $50 per week, but they later learn that their lives wil
11. S02E11The ExecutionerDecember 5, 1958—
12. S02E12The WidowsDecember 12, 1958—Widows have something in common. All their husbands were murdered, and all had life insurance policies with double indemnity. And the widows
13. S02E13ContrabandDecember 19, 1958—
14. S02E14Prescription for MurderDecember 26, 1958—The wife of a brain surgeon is abducted and threatened with death if the surgeon goes ahead with an emergency operation to save a critically
15. S02E15The Teacher (aka Trade School)January 2, 1959—Young hoodlums use a trade school for criminal purposes.
16. S02E16The Third ShadowJanuary 9, 1959—
17. S02E17One Man's LifeJanuary 23, 1959—An innocent man will be executed in 48 hours unless Lieutenant Ballinger can convince a socially prominent woman to recant the false testimo
18. S02E18The JumperJanuary 30, 1959—
19. S02E19The Last ActFebruary 6, 1959—
20. S02E20Mugger MurderFebruary 13, 1959—Frank must solve several connected homicides wherein convicted muggers are being strangled to death.
21. S02E21The Star WitnessFebruary 20, 1959—
22. S02E22The Take OverFebruary 27, 1959—Racketeers try to steal profits from a new entertainment establishment run by an old friend of Ballinger.
23. S02E23Voluntary SurrenderMarch 6, 1959—
24. S02E24Death ThreatMarch 13, 1959—
25. S02E25The HarpiesMarch 20, 1959—
26. S02E26Ghost TownMarch 27, 1959—Lieutenant Ballinger and the FBI have few leads and little time to find a kidnapped socialite with a predilection for visiting jazz clubs. B
27. S02E27The Vanishing LadyApril 3, 1959—
28. S02E28The Crush OutApril 10, 1959—
29. S02E29The Fire MakersApril 17, 1959—Detective Ballinger helps investigate a series of arson crimes that are being used to cover up insurance scams.
30. S02E30The Terror on Dark StreetApril 24, 1959—Lieutenant Ballinger investigates a possible link between a series of Dark Street purse snatchings and the disappearance of a successful but
31. S02E31Robber's RoostMay 1, 1959—
32. S02E32The Baited HookMay 8, 1959—A former convict and his daughter are being harassed by an old inmate.
33. S02E33Model in the LakeMay 15, 1959—A swimsuit model is found dead in Lake Michigan, but physical evidence indicates the she may not have drowned while swimming. Lieutenant Bal
34. S02E34The OutsiderMay 22, 1959—
35. S02E35High School BrideMay 29, 1959—
36. S02E36The Dangerous GameJune 5, 1959—The M squad is called in after a brutal robbery at the Leslie Fur Salon leaves a man clinging to death. As the investigation progresses, the
37. S02E37Decoy in WhiteJune 12, 1959—The M Squad become involved when a bank manager laundering illegal money is killed. The situation becomes tangled when a young lady accompan
38. S02E38Mr. Grim's RabbitsJune 19, 1959—A seemingly random dockside shooting leads M Squad on a strange investigation involving fur skins and ancient Inca artifacts.
39. S02E39Platter PiratesJune 26, 1959—A D.J threatens to reveal the influence of racketeers in the music industry. Before he can go to air with the information he is gunned down.
40. S02E40Death Is a ClockJuly 3, 1959—LT. Frank Ballinger takes a personal interest in a case when the wife of convicted murderer Paul Danzig approaches him for help. Danzig has

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Ten Minutes to DoomsdaySeptember 18, 1959—M Squad hunts for a bomb before it blows up a hospital. Jonas Blecker, an embittered bank clerk who went to prison for dipping in the till t
2. S03E02The European PlanSeptember 25, 1959—Mrs Ashton is killed during a house robbery. The M squad are brought in to try and work out what happened. A very open and shut case suddenl
3. S03E03Sunday PunchOctober 2, 1959—When a well-liked retired couple is found brutally murdered, evidence points to their curmudgeonly neighbor. Lieutenant Ballinger is initial
4. S03E04Jeopardy by FireOctober 9, 1959—The M squad is called in after a series of factory fires occur in the Chicago area. The case become complex after the unusual chemical signa
5. S03E05Murder in C-Sharp MinorOctober 16, 1959—Detective Ballinger is brought in to investigate the murder of night club owner Joe Dalio. The case seems open and cut with a suspect in cus
6. S03E06The Human BondOctober 23, 1959—A bail bondsman's son is kidnapped to force his father to post an $80,000 bond for the release of a murderous extortionist. Lieutenant Balli
7. S03E07Mama's BoyOctober 30, 1959—Detective Ballinger is called in after what seems to be a professional hit on a desk clerk at a hotel. A witness identifies who may have don
8. S03E08Shred of DoubtNovember 6, 1959—Ballinger is called in to investigate when a burning car is found with the body of a young woman bound with wire inside. The chief suspect,
9. S03E09Death by AdoptionNovember 20, 1959—Used car salesman Larry Colman has argument with Art Brunswick, a man who claims to the be the father of Colman's daughter. Colman unearths
10. S03E10Another Face, Another LifeNovember 27, 1959—Ballinger is part of an ongoing investigation into racketeering in the night club industry. After a fight breaks out in a club, Ballinger th
11. S03E11Voice from the GraveDecember 4, 1959—Harry Conklin is killed while on the way to a secret Senate hearing into stand over tactics in the trucking industry. Suspicion falls heavil
12. S03E12The UpsetDecember 11, 1959—Danny Sutton is arrested. During the interview a rookie detective makes a mistake and Sutton gets access to a gun and Ballinger finds himsel
13. S03E13One of Our Armored Cars Is MissingDecember 18, 1959—An armored car is hijacked during a pickup at a government installation. There are surprisingly fews clues left behind by the criminals and
14. S03E14The Ivy League Bank RobbersDecember 25, 1959—A woman and her baby are hospitalized after a group of bank robbers run them down during an escape. Ballinger wants the men for the robbery
15. S03E15The Twisted WayJanuary 1, 1960—A witness fingers the gangster who cut a rival in half with a shotgun blast, but the killer's alibied by a beautiful actress. The thesp is b
16. S03E16The Man Who Went StraightJanuary 8, 1960—Ballinger gets a tip from John Clavell, that an old drug dealer Manny Franchette is coming back into town to re-establish his old network. C
17. S03E17The Second Best KillerJanuary 15, 1960—Herbie Ryder gains fame for stopping a bank robbery. After a media interview he is shot and killed. Ballinger is brought in in the belief th
18. S03E18Pitched Battle at Bluebell AcresJanuary 22, 1960—Ballinger is brought in when a robbery and murder occurs at an armory. He is puzzled by the list of weapons stolen including a bazooka and o
19. S03E19The Man Who Lost His BrainJanuary 26, 1960—When an "electronic brain" worth $2,000,000 is stolen and held for ransom of $300,000, Captain Grey and Lieutenant Ballinger devise an elabo
20. S03E20Debt of HonorFebruary 2, 1960—During a crack down on Chicago crime, Bugsy Page makes threats against the Attorney General Russel Madison. Ballinger needs to decide if the
21. S03E21The Man with Frank's FaceFebruary 9, 1960—A badly beaten man is admitted to hospital. He does not have long to live and the police need to work fast to solve the mystery. The man app
22. S03E22Burglar's NightmareFebruary 16, 1960—A trio of bank robbers try to blow a safe. It all goes wrong and one of the criminals is killed in the explosion. Ballinger thinks there is
23. S03E23Needle in the HaystackFebruary 23, 1960—Lanny Cord escapes from a court room and disappears. Ballinger is interested in the case because he's originally arrested Cord and had alway
24. S03E24Race to DeathMarch 1, 1960—British racing car driver Morrison is killed in a local race. The driver's chief mechanic presents evidence to M Squad that indicated the ca
25. S03E25The Velvet Stake-outMarch 8, 1960—Conrad Brenner is found dead in an apparent suicide. As Ballinger continues the investigation it becomes evident that he's actually been mur
26. S03E26Anything for JoeMarch 15, 1960—After a narcotics robbery, Ballinger makes an arrest, but is concerned the collar was too easy. Everything about the arrested person does no
27. S03E27A Kid Up ThereMarch 22, 1960—Frank Ballinger becomes involved in a tense hostage situation, he must restrain his instinct to simply shoot it out because of fears their m
28. S03E28Diary of a BomberMarch 29, 1960—Ballinger is on a case involving threats against a visiting prince to Chicago. Mo one is taking the situation too seriously until a little g
29. S03E29Let There Be LightApril 5, 1960—During a robbery one of the criminals is hit in the eye and blinded. Ballinger has a fair idea who is behind the crime. Urgency increases wh
30. S03E30A Gun for Mother's DayApril 12, 1960—Lieutenant Ballinger works to solve a series of armed holdups as a means toward the capture of shotgun-wielding Ma Phelan, who murdered a de
31. S03E31The Man with the IceApril 19, 1960—Ballinger is working a jewelry theft when he becomes convinced one of thieves is a clean skin amateur. He realizes by putting pressure on th
32. S03E32Dead Parrots Don't TalkMay 3, 1960—A penny arcade owner is robbed and murdered. Suspision falls on a local peddler. But Ballinger thinks there is more to this case than anyone
33. S03E33Grenade for a Summer EveningMay 10, 1960—A man is killed while sleeping Ballinger begins to investigate and discovers very different opinions about the dead man's character exist.
34. S03E34Two Days for WillyMay 17, 1960—Willy Nichols is due to testify in a narcotics investigation, although under police protection he receives a threatening phone call and sudd
35. S03E35Badge for a CowardMay 24, 1960—Accompanied by a female reporter, Lieutenant Ballinger investigates an elderly woman's charge that the man who robbed her store and killed a
36. S03E36Closed SeasonMay 31, 1960—Sonny Bradley is charged with murder. Ballinger begins to investigate and quickly realizes something is not right about the statements from
37. S03E37Fire in the SkyJune 7, 1960—A plane is blown up killing ten people. Evidence begins to indicate that it wasn't an accident. Ballinger begins to follow the trail and sta
38. S03E38The Tiger's CageJune 14, 1960—A bookkeeper is robbed and murdered at a circus. A clown named Laslo is identified as the killer. Ballinger and the rest of M squad have to
39. S03E39The Bad AppleJune 21, 1960—Ballinger and M squad are called in to investigate a diamond robbery. All the evidence points to an inside job. M squad have the tough task

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