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Private detective Dan Tanna drives around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
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The Way to LiveDaredevil Shara Stanley's drunken mechanic Bill Woods tries to talk her out of a dangerous stunt because her beneficiaries plan to sabotage it and have her killed so they can collect on her insurance.
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Season01
- S01E01
CenterfoldSeptember 20, 1978—Model Shawn Adams' agent Nat Finer is a two-bit hustler whose shady friend Mr. Smith drugs Shawn, takes X-rated photos of her, then tries to - S01E02
The Games Girls PlaySeptember 27, 1978—A senator gets photographed in a compromising position with three housewives whose husbands neglect them. When one girl is run down by a car - S01E03
Mother MishkinOctober 11, 1978—Mother Mishkin tries to nail shady real estate developer Worthmeyer and thinks her life is in danger from him, so she hires Dan to protect h - S01E04
Love, Laugh and DieOctober 18, 1978—Call girl Lexy Gardner is shot dead, so her mother hires Dan to find out who did it and how Lexy wound up hooking. The case expands to invol - S01E05
Yes, My Darling DaughterOctober 25, 1978—On her wedding day, Cindy Jenner Smalley sees. or thinks she sees, her dead father Hank, a famous country-western singer who vanished shortl - S01E06
Lady IceNovember 1, 1978—A sheik who is staying at Roth's hotel doesn't realize that his female escort Allison Jordan is the one female in a trio of crooks who steal - S01E07
Milliken's StashNovember 8, 1978—Cocaine smuggler Marty Trafalgar tries to retire, but his former partner Wendell Milliken from Miami won't allow him to do so. - S01E08
The PageantNovember 15, 1978—Mike Logan hires Dan to find his daughter Jenny's rapist. Bella discovers that the serial rapist targets slender blondes in their late teens - S01E09
Lost WomenNovember 22, 1978—Tanna investigates the mysterious disappearances of beautiful Las Vegas showgirls and discovers they have been abducted by a white slaver. W - S01E10
Second StanzaDecember 6, 1978—Faded singer Ginny Gordon's comeback is threatened, and her sanity imperiled, by attempts on her life. Is her former partner responsible for - S01E11
Serve, Volley and KillDecember 20, 1978—Temperamental tennis pro Bobby Howard has been receiving threatening phone calls. His coach Sid Green hires Dan to protect Bobby, who doesn' - S01E12
Ghost of the RipperJanuary 10, 1979—Psychotic Jack Schulman is killing prostitutes. Amateur criminologist Philiip Graykirk sees a pattern similar to the Jack-the-Ripper murders - S01E13
The Eleventh EventJanuary 17, 1979—A benefit telethon is planned for Leon Hazlett, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who was crippled in a car crash. But emcee Paul Baker is k - S01E14
Kill Dan TannaJanuary 24, 1979—When Dan was in Vietnam, he once defied the orders of Captain North, who wound up crippled. North hires goons to help him take revenge by te - S01E15
Death MountainJanuary 31, 1979—Chief Gray Bear is trying to stall a Japanese businessman's construction project on the reservation. - S01E16
Best FriendsFebruary 7, 1979—Dan's childhood friend visits Vegas. Unknown to Dan, he is the felon who kills Erwin Levy and wounds Roth in the process. Will Philip Roth b - S01E17
Demand and SupplyFebruary 14, 1979—A teenager gets assaulted at the seedy Pinecrest Hotel. Her mother's friend, begs Dan to take the case. Meanwhile, the pimp threatens to har - S01E18
Everything I TouchFebruary 28, 1979—Dan's love interest Christy Winters is strangled in her hotel room. Her friend tries to help him solve the case and becomes the next victim. - S01E19
Doubtful TargetMarch 7, 1979—Savings and loan president Tyler Dickinson murders investment counselor Cy Winters and then Binzer's girlfriend Kim Sarrason. Binzer is firs - S01E20
Touch of DeathMarch 14, 1979—Newlywed Gary Cole goes to buy some jewelry for his wife Wendy, and disappears. When Wendy realizes he's missing, nobody that she questions - S01E21
The Way to LiveMay 2, 1979Daredevil Shara Stanley's drunken mechanic Bill Woods tries to talk her out of a dangerous stunt because her beneficiaries plan to sabotage - S01E22
The VisitorMay 9, 1979—Dan is hired to be the escort and bodyguard of Princess Zara during her stay in Las Vegas. But political problems follow her. Fanatic Lucill
Season02
- S02E01
RedhandedSeptember 19, 1979—A girl Two Leaf knows comes to town to take care of some business. Later she's killed with Two Leaf's knife and he has scratches on his face - S02E02
The UsurperSeptember 26, 1979—Dan comes looking for Roth and finds a man named Rodmore in charge. So Dan tries to find Roth to find out what's going on but he appears to - S02E03
Mixed BlessingOctober 3, 1979—Sister Bridget Callahan hires Dan to find drug addict Jimmy Porter and recover the Cross of Casseras, which Jimmy stole from her New Mexico - S02E04
RunawayOctober 24, 1979—Dan is hired by a man to look for his daughter who is pregnant. While Dan tries to find her someone is following him. When he eventually fin - S02E05
Design for DeathOctober 31, 1979—Dan's hired by a designer who's at the hotel to unveil her new line. It seems some of her models are being terrorized and one of them is Dan - S02E06
Shadow on a StarNovember 14, 1979—When a singer who's suppose to perform at the hotel is sexually assaulted, she asks for private investigator. So the manager calls Dan. She - S02E07
Dan Tanna Is DeadNovember 21, 1979—Victor Durand once ran a bogus clinic before Dan sent him to prison. Now Durand takes revenge by stealing a toxin, infecting Dan with it, an - S02E08
The Macho MurdersNovember 28, 1979—When pimp Luke Manning is gunned down in his home, women's rights activist Virginia Marshall is accused, hires Dan, and tells him she couldn - S02E09
The Day the Gambling StoppedDecember 12, 1979—When pimp Luke Manning is gunned down in his home, women's rights activist Virginia Marshall is accused, hires Dan, and tells him she couldn - S02E10
Classic ConnectionDecember 19, 1979—When a friend of Dan's is killed he sets out to find out who killed him. At the same time another friend, Justin Marsh a former race car dri - S02E11
Night of a Thousand EyesJanuary 2, 1980—When a friend of Dan's who's also a P.I. is killed, his girlfriend asks him to look into it. At the same time, there's a P.I. convention goi - S02E12
Lost MondayJanuary 9, 1980—Binzer goes to see Paula Conway a hypnotist for a little self improvement. But what he doesn't know is she has been hired by some malefactor - S02E13
ComebackJanuary 16, 1980—Mitch Costigian, Dan's Army buddy who's been away for sometime returns to town to perform at the hotel. He's also a newlywed. When he and Da - S02E14
All Kinds of LoveJanuary 23, 1980—Bea meets a guy while on vacation and gets engaged. She brings him to Vegas to meet everyone. When Tanna sees him he recognizes him as Miles - S02E15
The Magic Sister SlayingsJanuary 30, 1980—Dan is targeted by a man who's trying to get a gaming license because Dan has a videotape that shows him consorting with criminals. He sends - S02E16
The Lido GirlsFebruary 6, 1980—A trio of beauties become suspiciously good at the baccarat table. Another player at the table, Everett Mason, wants in on their secret. As - S02E17
ConsortiumFebruary 27, 1980—Roth is planning to put a hotel casino in Toronto and to help him with financing, he organizes a consortium of businessmen. But they're havi - S02E18
The Hunter HuntedMarch 5, 1980—When someone with a grudge against Nelson goes after his family, he tries to handle it on his own. But Dan insists on helping. - S02E19
The Man Who Was TwiceMay 12, 1980—A headlining, talented, versatile illusionist and female impersonator is receiving bizarre death threats. His manager says he's just over re - S02E20
The Golden Gate Cop Killer: Part 1March 19, 1980—A cop from San Francisco who's a friend of Dan's comes to Vegas. It seems that someone is targeting cops, sending them messages telling them - S02E21
The Golden Gate Cop Killer: Part 2March 19, 1980—Conclusion - S02E22
Siege of the Desert InnApril 30, 1980—Some men try to rob the hotel but something goes wrong and they take some the showgirls hostage and Bea who was there watching them was also - S02E23
VendettaMay 7, 1980—An old friend of Dan's who owns a Italian restaurant, is poisoned during a wedding celebration when a bad guy adds drugs to his silver wine
Season03
- S03E01
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1November 5, 1980—Tanna is kidnapped by a cartel of illegal casino operators who recruit him to kill Philip Roth, whom they see as a threat when they learn th - S03E02
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2November 5, 1980—Part 2 of 2. Tanna, after a series of rigorous torture sessions involving hypnosis and high-frequency noise intended to program him into kil - S03E03
The Black Cat KillerNovember 12, 1980—When several people including Bea are attacked by a person wearing black, Dan sets out to find out who and why. Eventually he learns that Be - S03E04
Sudden DeathNovember 19, 1980—Dan fatally shoots a man who points a gun at him. When he finds out it was a young guy with a BB gun, Dan is deeply affected. He investigate - S03E05
Love AffairNovember 26, 1980—A $2,500/night call girl is shot by her pimp, Phil, Dick Sargent. Meanwhile Dan is falling in love with Pam, Priscilla Barnes. Unbeknownst t - S03E06
A Deadly VictimDecember 3, 1980—When two vagrants come across an attempted hit, and one of them is killed. The other calls Dan. When Dan goes to the place and asks Nelson t - S03E07
Deadly BlessingDecember 10, 1980—Dan helps a nun locate some property that was bequeathed to her. He learns that the property is the land that Roth's hotel is on. While Roth - S03E08
Christmas StoryDecember 17, 1980—While trying to spend a romantic Christmas with Rocket in the mountains, Dan's long lost daughter shows up. He finds that he did know her mo - S03E09
The Andreas AddictionJanuary 7, 1981—Joe Penny, June Lockhart, and Don Stroud. Regarding a vendetta, Dan is addicted to angel dust and heroin planted in Dan's morning health dri - S03E10
Sourdough SuiteJanuary 14, 1981—When a prospector comes across some men that ends with some of the men being shot.He goes over and gets the two bags they brought with them - S03E11
Murder by MirrorsJanuary 21, 1981—Bea on final approach of her 1st solo flight, see's a murder on the ground. Tannna, Nelson and Bea go to the home and are met by the wealthy - S03E12
BacklashFebruary 18, 1981—Three young girls who are on probation are being coerced by their probation officer to help him extort men who came to town looking for a li - S03E13
HeistFebruary 25, 1981—After the D.I. death of 2 security guards, 1 of whom was very close to Roth, in an effort to tighten security, Roth hires Dan to put togethe - S03E14
No Way to Treat a VictimMarch 4, 1981—A masked man kidnaps and rapes Bea's friend Lisa and Lisa thinks her boyfriend was killed in the attack. More attacks happen. Bea feels resp - S03E15
Time BombMarch 11, 1981—A couple of men who know Binzer are staying at the hotel and when they see they jump him, Dan tries to help but they get away. Binzer tells - S03E16
Out of SightMarch 18, 1981—Two men grab Dan out of his place and take him to the desert where they try to kill him but Dan tries to get away but is shot. When Dan is f - S03E17
Set UpMarch 25, 1981—Nelson gets a call from one of his informants who asks Nelson to meet him. Nelson goes there and finds the man dead, that's when someone kno - S03E18
The KillingApril 15, 1981—A couple (Pamela Franklin and Jerry Ayres) are at their wedding anniversary. 2 masked men rob the restaurant, and then machine gun all the p - S03E19
Seek and DestroyApril 22, 1981—A Russian who was testing a new fighter plane decides to defect and goes to Las Vegas and lands at the nearby military base. One of the base - S03E20
Dead RingerApril 29, 1981—Someone sent Wayne Newton a message saying he is a fake and if he continues to perform he will die. So Wayne calls Dan and tries to find out - S03E21
French TwistMay 6, 1981—French detective Rambeua (Louis Jourdan) returns to investigate male escorts, including Randolph Mantooth. He stays with Dan and Bea dates M - S03E22
Judgement PronouncedJune 10, 1981—A criminal just as he is leaving the courthouse with his lawyer, after beating another rap, is shot by a man driving a car like Dan's and dr - S03E23
Nightmare Come TrueJune 3, 1981—At the insistence of worried parents, Dan teams up with a beautiful psychic, Cynthia Jennnings (Cristina Ferrare) to find their kidnapped da
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