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- 01The Valley of theThree CharliesLt. Adams and the Metropolitan squad face a triple threat of criminals and their crimes in one day. They're in pursuit of a kidnapper who has snatched a young girl, a robber, and an elusive murderer. Their investigation ultimately leads them out of the city and into the mountains above Malibu as they attempt to bring the killer to justice.
- 02Lady KillerThe Metropolitan Squad pursues a man who killed a housewife. The killer tricked the housewife to letting him in her house, making her believe he was a friend of her husband. The killer selects his victims after picking up information from people who have given a ride while he hitchhikes. Now, a woman who was assaulted by the killer earlier comes forward as new clues emerge about his M.O. Adams and his men race to find the killer before he can strike again.
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Season01
- S01E01No Fat CopsOctober 3, 1961—Little Muffin Reisman is kidnaped by John Clark, who thinks that the girl's father, Dr. Ted Reisman, was responsible for his own daughter's
- S01E02Prime TargetOctober 10, 1961—
- S01E03Death of a GhostOctober 17, 1961—The squad investigates a hit-run driver.
- S01E04To None a Deadly DrugOctober 24, 1961—Karl Lippert has two problems, on the lam after a robbery that resulted in murder, he's brought his wife with him, and the police are trying
- S01E05The Compulsion to ConfessOctober 31, 1961—Key men at an electronics firm are being murdered, but no motive can be discerned. Lt. Adams enlists the help of psychiatrist Buel Reed, who
- S01E06'Til Death Do Us PartNovember 7, 1961—After a woman's body is found in a fish pond on an industrialist's estate, Adams and his men investigate and discover a complex case involvi
- S01E07The ButcherNovember 14, 1961—
- S01E08Wave Goodbye to GrandpaNovember 21, 1961—At an old folks home, a woman working undercover for the police is murdered, and the owners of the home are the prime suspects, as they have
- S01E09Sweet Bloom of DeathNovember 28, 1961—
- S01E10The Valley of theThree CharliesDecember 5, 1961Lt. Adams and the Metropolitan squad face a triple threat of criminals and their crimes in one day. They're in pursuit of a kidnapper who ha
- S01E11Lady KillerDecember 12, 1961The Metropolitan Squad pursues a man who killed a housewife. The killer tricked the housewife to letting him in her house, making her believ
- S01E12Blood MoneyDecember 19, 1961—
- S01E13I Remember MurderDecember 26, 1961—
- S01E14The All-American BoyJune 22, 1962—
- S01E15Cross the Little LineJanuary 9, 1962—A drug-addicted girl has a Mexican boyfriend that wants to somehow get her off heroin, and away from the vicious pusher who runs a shabby of
- S01E16To Sell a Human BeingJanuary 16, 1962—
- S01E17Care is no CureJanuary 23, 1962—
- S01E18Policemen Die Alone (Part 1)January 30, 1962—
- S01E19Policemen Die Alone (Part 2)February 6, 1962—
- S01E20Mr. WeltschmerzFebruary 13, 1962—
- S01E21Wings for a Plush HorseFebruary 20, 1962—
- S01E22How Proud the GuiltyFebruary 27, 1962—
- S01E23The TorchMarch 6, 1962—An outbreak of disastrous fires might be the random work of a pyromaniac, but Adams can't be sure until clues prove that valuable, insured m
- S01E24All the Dead FacesMarch 13, 1962—An old friend of Adams, Floyd Blaylock, who was his sergeant from the Korean War, is in town and making trouble. Though he is a decorated he
- S01E25The Deadlier SexMarch 20, 1962—Several women are suspects when the body of a notorious bank robber is discovered behind the wheel of his getaway car.
- S01E26Edge of ViolenceMarch 27, 1962—
- S01E27Echoes of HateApril 3, 1962—Chris and Arne Halverson are two fishermen who still harbor a lot of resentment toward Germans, the result of their experiences during World
- S01E28The Man with the Other FaceApril 10, 1962—Cavelli hasn't heard from his cousin Maria since her marriage to Frank Danielo, so her phone call comes as something of a surprise. So does
- S01E29Thousands and Thousands of MilesApril 17, 1962—The parents of teen-ager Karen Kegler have never approved of her boy friend Ronnie Bryson. But now they are faced with the important decisio
- S01E30Hail, Hail, the Gang's All HereApril 24, 1962—It looks like routine duty when the Met Squad is assigned to keep the peace during a big fraternal convention—until pretty Louise Pittman
- S01E31My Brother's KeeperMay 1, 1962—
- S01E32A Motive Named WalterMay 8, 1962—
- S01E33Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?May 15, 1962—
- S01E34Judgement at San BelitoMay 22, 1962—Terrified Bobby Townsend comes running into the house and tells his father that a man is chasing him. And a few seconds later, a rock crashe
- S01E35So Dark the NightMay 29, 1962—Fred Kingman has just wheeled his trash barrels out to the front of his house when a car speeds by and someone throws a fire bomb.
- S01E36Walk This Street LightlyJune 5, 1962—Art collector Virgil Payne has opened up a sideline: collecting criminals. Seems Payne is masterminding an armored-car robbery and he is gat
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