Season 1 (22 episodes)

Filmed on location in San Diego (episodes 1-14) and at WB Studios/Los Angeles locations (episodes 15-22)



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1. GERTRUDE

(9/12/74)  #166363

Harry tries to find out what happened to an AWOL sailor, his only clue being a single shoe mailed to the man's sister, who sells her furniture in order to hire him.

Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Howard Rodman

 

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Guest cast:
Julie Sommars (Gertrude Blainey)
Michael McGuire (Jack Woolf)
Clay Tanner (Marshall Coffey)
Les Lannom (Harold Blainey)
Mel Stewart (Roy Bardello)
Fred Sadoff (Cmdr. Eugene Light)
Jim Bohan (Police Officer)
Jon Lormer (Mr. Olsher)
Bill Stevens (Lt. Cmdr. Correo)
Joseph Johnson (Sonny Limpio)

NOTE: actor Les Lannom would make later recurring appearances as memorable humorous character Lester Hodges.

2. THE ADMIRAL'S LADY

(9/19/74)  #166362

A retired admiral asks Harry to find his missing young wife, but did she drown in a boating accident or did she just decide to leave him?

Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Del Reisman

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Guest cast:
Leif Erickson (Admiral Tannehill)
Sharon Acker (Andrea Tannehill)
John McMartin (Jordan Briggs)
Ellen Weston (Mrs. Lucas)
Milt Kogan (Dr. Rodman)
David Moses (Billings)
Lucas White (Frank Hutchins)
Sally Carter-Ihnat (Mrs. Briggs)
Charles Haid (Sgt. Garvey)
Al Checco (Bartender)
Stacy Keach Sr. (Security Guard)
Tom McFadden (Policeman)

3. GUARDIAN AT THE GATES

(9/26/74)  #166361

Harry tries to protect an abrasive architect who refuses to believe that someone is trying to kill him after he witnessed a murder.

Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Stephen Kandel

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Guest cast:
Richard Kelton (Bill Dempsey)
Barry Sullivan (Paul Armin Sawyer)
Linda Evans (Marian Sawyer)
Anne Archer (Sharon Dempsey)
Katherine Woodville (Janet Marsh)
Michael C. Gwynne (Andrew Marsh)
Gordon Jump (Tanner Ross)
S. John Launer (Dr. Belden)
and Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)
Hal Williams (Clarence)

4. MORTAL SIN

(10/3/74)  #166364
aka “THE TWELVETH TRADITION”

A priest comes to Harry for help after a murderer confesses to him that he may kill again.

Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Stephen Kandel, Robert Malcolm Young
Story: Robert Malcolm Young

 

Guest cast:
Laurence Luckinbill (Paul Vecchio)
Phillip Pine (Burt Greenbaum)
Mary L. Murphy (Joyce Greenbaum)
Carol Rossen (Marian Press)
Walter McGinn (Eric Press)
John Doucette (Bishop Monaghan)
Charles Drake (Marty Scofield)
J. Edward McKinley (Kramer)
Barry Cahill (Ben Samuels)
Dan Barrows (Philip)
G.W. Bailey (Remsen)

5. COINAGE OF THE REALM

(10/10/74)  #166365

Harry is looking for a man who could give a kidney transplant to his daughter, but so are two hired killers.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Elroy Schwartz

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Guest cast:
Kenneth Mars (Don Yorkfield)
Joan Darling (Rosemary Yorkfield)
David Dukes (Joe Heston)
Granville Van Dusen (Fred Lassiter)
Dawn Lyn (Shelly Yorkfield)
David Moses (Billings)
Florence Stanley (Edith)
Julio Medino (Dr. Troy)
Edward Walsh (Franklin)
Danny Wells (Dispatcher)
Casey MacDonald (Nurse)

6. EYEWITNESS

(10/17/74)  #166367
aka “UNDERGROUND MAN”

When a friend's son is framed for an underworld murder, Harry's only witness is a blind teenager.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Herman Groves

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Guest cast:
James McEachin (Teaser Strock)
Rosalind Cash (Shirley Drew)
Ty Henderson (James Drew)
Margaret Avery (Ginnie Adams)
George Spell (Garfield Adams)
Hal Williams (Sgt. Earl Danning)
Renny Roker (Kennan)
David Moody (Win Early)
Leonard Simon Sully Dale)
Edmund Cambridge (Benjie)
John Hawker (Manager)
Nathaniel "Jitihadi" Taylor (Bartender)
John Gruber (Reager)
G.W. Baily (1st Officer)
Adrian Ricard (The Wife)
Hud Freeze (2nd Officer)
Bill Henderson (Teak)

7. SHADOWS AT NOON

(10/24/74)  #166366

To investigate an escaped mental patient's claim that she is being held prisoner, Harry checks himself into a mental institution.

Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Robert Dozier

 

Guest cast:
Guy Stockwell (Arthur Rankin)
Diana Ewing (Marilyn Sidwell)
Jack Mullavey (Edward Lamport)
Marla Adams (Janet Rankin)
David Moses (Billings)
Michael Strong (Dr. Miriakin)
Bob Hayes (Dr. Evans)
Diane Shalet (Nurse Eleanor Barton)
Walker Edmiston (Dr. Kahn)
Logan Field (Lab Technician)
and Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)

8. BALLINGER'S CHOICE

(10/31/74)  #166369

When a girl is found shot to death, Harry's simple divorce case turns into a murder investigation.

Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Gene Thompson

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Guest cast:
Juliet Mills (Mildred Ballinger)
Paul Burke (Philip Ballinger)
Tim McIntire (Burt)
Lisa Gerritsen (Michelle March)
Mel Stewart (Ray Bardello)
Victor Caroli (Harbor Master)
Ken Johnson (Mechanic)
John McLiam (The Old Salt)
and Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)

9. SECOND SIGHT

(11/7/74)  #166370

The death of a man who asked Harry for protection is but the latest in a series of apparently psychic murder predictions by a blind author, all of which have come true.

Director: John Newland
Writer: Gene Thompson, Barry Trivers
Story: Barry Trivers

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Guest cast:
Stefanie Powers (Fay Conners)
Mitzi Hoag (Blanche Olney)
Martin E. Brooks (Carver)
Michael Baseleon (Asst DA Bryan Douglas)
Frank Ramirez (Dr. Lupe Hernandez)
David Moses (Billings)
Anne Seymour (Librarian)
Millie Slavin (Receptionist)
Henry Oliver (Dr. Arnold Pearce)
Robert Doyle (Jennings)
And Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)

10. MATERIAL WITNESS

(11/14/74)  #166371

The police ask Harry to guard a murder witness who refuses to believe that her life is in danger.

Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Richard Danus

 

Guest cast:
Barbara Anderson (Dr. Noelle Kira)
Mike Farrell (Coley Harris)
Special Guest James Olson (Capt. Pete Jaklin)
with John Evans (Case)
Jerry Douglas (Dave Struder)
and Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)

11. FORTY REASONS TO KILL, PART 1

(12/5/74)  #166372
aka “THE LONG AND FALLOW GREEN”

Harry investigates the murder of a young friend who was framed for drug dealing after trying to buy 40 acres of ranch land.

Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: Stephen Kandel

 

Guest cast:
Joanna Pettet (Glenna Nielson)
Broderick Crawford (John McKenzie)
Craig Stevens (Ben Ryerson)
Ned Romero (Deputy Gutierrez)
Hilary Thompson (Laura Silver)
Lou Frizzell (Sheriff Ira Rankin)
Eric Christmas (Congressman Sam Galbraith)
Craig Campfield (C.C. Jackman)

12. FORTY REASONS TO KILL, PART 2

(12/12/74)  #166373
aka “THE LONG AND FALLOW GREEN”

Continuing his investigation of the ranch land, Harry now finds himself framed for murder.

Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: Stephen Kandel

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Guest cast:
Joanna Pettet (Glenna Nielson)
Craig Stevens (Ben Ryerson)
Ned Romero (Deputy Gutierrez)
Hilary Thompson (Laura Silver)
William H. Bassett (Red Kramer)
Lou Frizzell (Sheriff Ira Rankin)
Kevin Hagen (Prof. Fineman)
Bill Quinn (Judge Bellinson)
Eric Christmas (Sam Galbraith)

13. ACCOUNT BALANCED

(12/26/74)  #166368

An old friend asks Harry to follow her husband, an accountant whose mysterious behavior suggests that he is having an affair.

Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Writer: Michael Winder, Herman Groves
Story: Michael Winder

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Guest cast:
Robert Reed (Paul Virdon)
Linda Marsh (Anne Virdon)
Gerrit Graham (Charles Dillon)
John Duke Russo (Al Stucke)
E.J. Andre (Old Man)
John Crawford (Coroner)
Vernon Weddle (Desk Clerk)
Louis Guss (Apartment Manager)
Jerry Hardin (Doorman )
Charlie Briggs (Policeman in Galveston)
James Jeter (Cab Driver)
and Tom Atkins (Sgt. Frank Cole)

14. THE LAST HEIR

(1/9/75)  #166374

Harry is stranded at a woman's desert home, where one member of her family is killing off all the other potential heirs.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Gene Thompson

 

Guest cast:
Jeanette Nolan (Letty)
Katherine Justice (Anne)
Clifford David (Jeff)
Sylvia Field (Loretta)
Whit Bissell (Col. Zachary)
Irene Tedrow (Helen)

NOTE: This was the last episode filmed on location in San Diego before the production was moved back to Los Angeles for financial reasons.

15. FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY

(1/16/75)  #166375

formerly “Mind Over Matter”
A woman hires Harry to find her boyfriend, who has disappeared after she helped him steal $25,000 worth of bonds from her employer.

Director: John Newland
Writer: David P. Harman
Story: Skip Webster

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Guest cast:
Sharon Farrell (Pauline)
Joe Silver (Bernie)
Mariclare Costello (Emily)
Bernie Kopell (Charlie)
Sabrina Scharf (Kathy)
Don Haggerty (Winslow)
Don Eitner (Miles)
Fred Beir (Frank)
Frances Fong (Maid)
Beau Cecchino (Singer)
and Kathrine Baumann (Betsy)

NOTE: This was the first Los Angeles episode.

16. THE CONFETTI PEOPLE

(1/23/75)  #166376

A puzzling client is a young man just out of a mental institution who claims he shot his drunken brother to protect his sister-in-law, but the sister-in-law knows nothing about a shooting and the brother is very much alive.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Mann Rubin, Herman Groves
Story: Mann Rubin

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Guest cast:
Diana Hyland (Sandra Dawes)
John Rubinstein (Jack Dawes)
Scott Hylands (Luke Turner)
Marsha Hunt (Eve Mendenhall)
Harvey Jason (Dr. William Bronson)
Scott McKay (Arthur Dawes)
Kay E. Kuter (Albert Black)
Marvin Dean Stewart (Asst. Coroner)
Cynthia Towne (Ruthie)
and Kathrine Baumann (Betsy)

17. SOUND OF TRUMPETS

(1/30/75)  #166377

Harry discovers that the blues trumpeter who stole his car is just out of prison and being pursued by several people including a hit man.

Director: John Newland
Writer: Larry Forrester, Robert Pirosh
Story: Robert Pirosh

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Guest cast:
Jim Backus (Ziggy)
Julius Harris (Art Sully)
Brenda Sykes (Ruthie Daniels)
Cab Calloway (Chuck Henry)
Alan Manson (Clint Kaplan)
Ron Soble (Smitty)
Henry Corden (Sidney Hacktel)
Ken Renard (Single Wing)
Betty Cole (Myrna)
Cynthia Lynn (Chick)
And Kathrine Baumann (Betsy)
Hal Williams (Clarence)

18. SILENT KILL

(2/6/75)  #166378

Harry's client is a deaf-mute janitor charged with arson and murder after a building burns down.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Stephen Kandel
Story: John Meredyth Lucas

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Guest cast:
Jed Allan (Ted Gillman)
Gail Strickland (Laura Mayo)
James Wainwright (Ken Corby)
Kathleen Lloyd (Eileen Corby)
Lawrence Pressman (Alex Keller)
Jack Riley (Eddie Stern)
William Sylvester (Ben Lorenz)
Charles Wagenheim (Hal Gordon)
Len Wayland (Capt. Kronman)

19. DOUBLE JEOPARDY

(2/13/75)  #166379

An aspiring actor persuades Harry to protect him from a former syndicate boss who is convinced the young man killed his daughter.

Director: John Newland
Writer: M. Gluck

 

Guest cast:
Kurt Russell (Todd Conway)
Will Kuluva (Carl Milland)
Ben Piazza (Frank Cabot)
Audrey Totter (Mrs. Dante)
Paul Brinegar (Old Man)
co-starring
Renata Vanni (Helen Milland)
Robert Cleaves (Sam Boudreau)
with Richard Carlyle (Middle Aged-Man)
Mary Munday (Stable Woman)
Wonderful Smith (Eddie)
Joel Lawrence (Police Technician)
Nancy Stephens (Receptionist)
Linda Dano (Barbara Milland)
Ellen Chute (Billie)
Emily Chute (Bonnie)
Ed Call (Workman)
Ariane Heller (Little Girl)
Roger Creed (John)
Sonny Shielsds (Al)
and Farrah Fawcett-Majors (Sue)

20. LESTER

(2/20/75)  #166380

A criminology student seems less interested in proving his innocence of two sex murders than in observing Harry's investigative technique.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Robert C. Dennis

 

Guest cast:
Les Lannom (Lester Hodges)
Jamie Smith-Jackson (Judy)
Karen Gorney (Sally)
Richard Schaal (Neil Valentine)
Lynette Mettey (Barbara Manush)
Norma Connolly (Mrs. Hodges)
Ken Sansom (Mr. Hodges)
Scott Newman (Randy)
Allen G. Norman (Pierce Albright)

21. ELEGY FOR A COP

(2/27/75)  #166381

Manny Quinlan, Harry's old friend on the San Diego police force, is murdered when he comes to Los Angeles to take his addicted niece back home.

Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Howard Rodman

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Guest cast:
Sal Mineo (Broker)
Kathleen Lloyd (Marilyn Quinlan)
Julio Medina (Jesus Quinlan)
Margaret Avery (Ruby Dome)
Carmen Zapata (Mrs. Reynosa)
Mel Stewart (Arvin Granger)
Raymond O'Keefe (Roman Kinestino)
Clay Tanner (Leon-bartender)
Jennifer Lee (Doll)
Rodolfo Hoyos (Mexican Man)
Olan Soule (Mr. Elko)

NOTE: This episode re-used some scenes from the first pilot, SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON.

22. STREET GAMES

(3/2/75)  #166382

Harry hits the city's grubbier streets in a search for his client's daughter, a teen-age drug addict who saw a narcotics dealer murder her addict boyfriend.

Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Herman Groves

 

Guest cast:
Maureen McCormick (Nancy Wayne)
Claudette Nevins (Marge Wayne)
John McMurtry (Cicero Kern)
Philip Sterling Jr. (Maxie Reardon)
Ray Vitte (Bama)
Stanley Clay (Willie Ravell)
Kitty Lester (Sally Jackson)
Lani O'Grady (Jean)
W.T. Zacha (Cutter)
Vince Martorano (Hitch)
Anthony Mason (Jambo)
Lezlie Dalton (Gina-policewoman)

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