1. THE MICKEY FARMER CASE

(07/01/57)   #9608

Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.

Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writer: Richard Carr
Camera: Charles Burke
Editor: Arthur Hilton

Guest cast:
Christopher Dark (Mickey Farmer)
Lewis Charles (Weasel McHenry)
Virginia Stefan (Sally Caine)
Vic Perrin (Smith)
also Louise Arthur, Janius Mathews, Claire Kelly
and
Regis Toomey (Lt. McGough)
Bill Erwin (Sgt. Riker)

2. CUSTODY

(07/08/57)  #9616

A woman in the hospital hires Diamond to trail her ex-husband, since she believes that he has obtained custody of their daughter in order to use her as cover for his shady business practices.

Director: Tom Gries
Writer: Ellis Marcus

Guest cast:
Cheryl Callaway (Marjorie Bullock)
Maura Murphy (Jean Bullock)
Gail Kobe (Phoebe)
Robert Quarry (Arnie Bullock)
Eve Miller (Kay Wilson)
David McMahon (the inspector)
Benny Rubin (Max Birnbaum/uncredited)
Mark Scott (the guard/uncredited)

3. ESCAPE FROM OAK LANE

(07/15/57)  #9614

A man hires Diamond to watch his frightened wife while he leaves town. Soon after taking the case Diamond is approached by a pair of men from a mental ward who claim she is an escaped patient.

Director: Tom Gries
Writer: Edmund Morris

Guest cast:
Christine White (Elaine Carpenter)
Jeanette Nolan (Dr. Tesla)
Hugh Brooke (Dr. Forrest)
S. John Launer (Dr. Norton)
Burt Masters (Glenn Carpenter)
also Art Lewis

4. THE HOMICIDE HABIT

(07/22/57)  #9618

Diamond sets out to con a recently widowed woman and her lover into believing that he witnessed them kill her late husband so that they could collect the insurance money.

Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown

Guest cast:
Osa Massen (Janet Morrisey)
Peter Hansen (Tim Wilson)
Bob Brubaker (Larry Parker)
Patricia Donahue (Mindy Parker)

5. THE PICTURE OF FEAR

(07/29/57)  #9620

While on holiday in the mountains Diamond befriends a young woman who is being pursued by thugs who believe that she is in possession of some incriminating photos.

Director: Oscar Randolph
Writer: David T. Chantler

Guest cast:
Judith Braun (Nancy Miller/Harriet Talbot)
James Nolan (Harry Carlin)
George N. Neise (Adams)
Robert J. Nelson (the Trooper)

6. HIT AND RUN

(08/05/57)  #9622

Diamond finds himself facing off against the mob when he is hired by a woman to prove that her fiancee is innocent of killing a man in a hit and run auto accident.

Director: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Elllis Arnold Kadison

Guest cast:
Grant Richards (Joe Wells)
Tommy Cook (Baron)
Nick Dennis (Chico Burns)
Dawn Richard (Laurie Gates)
Bud Slater (Bob Winters)
Dennis Moore (the motorcycle cop)
Norman Bartold (the policeman/uncredited)
also Herschel Bernardi
and
Regis Toomey (Lt. McGough)
Bill Erwin (Sgt. Riker)

7. THE BIG SCORE

(08/12/57)  #9624

Diamond poses as a rich Canadian and infiltrates a gambling racket in order to learn the truth about a business man's claims that he witnessed a murder.

Director: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: David T. Chantler

Guest cast:
Doris Singleton (Mrs. Farrell)
John Eldredge (Graham)
Don Keefer (Reagan)
Robert S. Carson (Mr. Farrell)
Herbert Vigran (Johnson)
Thomas Browne Henry (Edgar)

8. THE CHESS PLAYER

(08/19/57)  #9626

Diamond is hired by a woman to become a bodyguard to her husband, without him knowing it. He is a businessman who has received several threats against his life which he refuses to take seriously.

Director: Mark Sandrich, Jr.
Writer: Philip MacDonald

Guest cast:
Vaughn Taylor (Julian Tyler)
Catherine McLeod (Mildred Tyler)
Lawrence Dobkin (Warburton Flagge)
Ross Elliott (Norman Devitt)
Jonathan Hole (Colin Tyler)
Madeline Holmes (Araminta Tyler/uncredited)
George Baxter (Thaddeus Tyler/uncredited)

9. THE TORCH CARRIERS

(08/26/57)  #9602

Diamond unravels a story of unrequited love and revenge while tracking down a fugitive gangster who is in the possession of a valuable stolen necklace.

Director: Bernard Kowalski
Writer: Gene Levitt

Guest cast:
Phyllis Avery (Nancy Cooper)
Gloria Saunders (Virginia Malcolm)
John Beradino (Marty Stopka)
John Doucette (Corky)
Richard Reeves (Reed)
also Harry Wisner, Barbara Wilson, Giselle D’Arc, Ned Glass
and
Regis Toomey (Lt. McGough)
Bill Erwin (Sgt. Riker)

10. THE PETE ROCCO CASE

(09/09/57)  #9600 aka “Prison Break”

Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.

Director: Bernard Kowalski
Writer: Richard Carr

Guest cast:
Charles Bronson (Dan Rocco)
Marga Ann Deighton (Ma Rocco)
Richard Devon (Pete Rocco)
Marvin Press (Elmer Nacy)
Anne Neyland (the waitress)
and
Regis Toomey (Lt. McGough)
Bill Erwin (Sgt. Riker)

NOTES: This was the first episode filmed. Richard Devon will later in season 4 play the recurring role of Sgt. Alden.

11. VENUS OF PARK AVENUE

(09/16/57)  #9628

Diamond is hired to verify the authenticity of an ancient Greek statue, which is suspected of being fake when it is offered for sale at a figure far below its true value.

Director: Mark Sandrich, Jr.
Writers: George Worthing Yates and David T. Chantler

Guest cast:
Julie Van Zandt (Alex Bowers)
Edgar Barrier (Durant)
Addison Richards (Carl Evanson)
Harry Harvey, Sr. (Chambers)
Ivan Bonar (Vance)
Betty Harford (Vera)

12. THE MERRY-GO-ROUND CASE

(09/23/57)  #9604

Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.

Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writer: Richard Carr

Guest cast:
James Best (Jack Milhoan)
Nancy Marshall (Marilyn Milhoan)
Lugene Sanders (Eve Miller)
Gloria Winters (Jane Thomas)
Lennie Bremen (Breezy Jones)
William Leicester (Rupert Miller)
and
Regis Toomey (Lt. McGough)
Bill Erwin (Sgt. Riker)

13. SECRET CARGO

(?) #9612-lost episode

Synopsis unavailable.

Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown

Guest cast:Unknown

NOTES: according to an airdate schedule from Four Star dated 8/13/57, this episode was scheduled to air 9/30/57. However, according to TV Guide and the Los Angeles Times a rerun of “Hit and Run” aired on that date. The syndicator, Viacom, indicates this episode is not available for syndication making it unclear if it ever aired, or was ever produced for that matter.