1x1 - The Streets Are Paved With Quicksand

September 12, 1966

Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the detective of police brutality, Sgt. Stone puts his own badge on the line to help him.

1x2 - A Walk to Oblivion

September 19, 1966

A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of events to save Joe.

1x3 - The Broken Badge

September 26, 1966

An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbery. He refuses help from his fellow officers and sets out to find the robbers himself.

1x4 - Strike Out

October 3, 1966

Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.

1x5 - A Date With Terror

October 10, 1966

A deluded Korean War Veteran breaks out of an Army Hospital and stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer he fell in love with during the war.

1x6 - Flame Out

October 17, 1966

An argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night diner, putting the officers on a trail of two thrill-seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against a woman.

1x7 - The Immaculate Killer

October 24, 1966

Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt on the Captain's life.

1x8 - Death of a Dream

October 31, 1966

During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich, one of Sam's top snitches.

1x9 - Prologue to Murder

November 7, 1966

Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.

1x10 - Killer With a Badge

November 14, 1966

Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her brother. He's really her ex-husband convict who's shaking her down for money to get out of town. He steals Jim's gun and badge and uses them to commit murder.

1x11 - Between Two Fires

November 21, 1966

Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for being thrown out of the group.

1x12 - The Terror Trap

November 28, 1966

Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.

1x13 - The Killer Instinct

December 5, 1966

Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.

1x14 - Fear Below

December 12, 1966

Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook, Layton, to try and find his injured partner.

1x15 - A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder

December 19, 1966

Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.

1x16 - Miss Reilly's Revenge

December 26, 1966

Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.

1x17 - A Death for a Death

January 2, 1967

After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.

1x18 - The Deadly Partner

January 9, 1967

Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.

1x19 - The Night of the Shark (1)

January 16, 1967

Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swimming pool.

1x20 - The Night of the Shark (2)

January 23, 1967

Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death, even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.

1x21 - The Strangler

January 30, 1967

A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but Sam is skeptical.

1x22 - Breakout

February 6, 1967

After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.

1x23 - The Desperate Silence

February 13, 1967

Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the victim's daughter at Marineland, the Squad must race to the rescue.

1x24 - Target!

February 20, 1967

Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted from police custody during an ambush.

1x25 - Echo of a Killing

February 27, 1967

Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.

1x26 - Live Coward, Dead Hero

March 13, 1967

A war hero, who saved Sam's life in Korea, thinks the smugglers he's aiding are trafficking uncut diamonds. What they're really smuggling is pure heroin and Sam must work to extricate his friend from the scheme.

1x27 - A Blueprint for Dying

March 20, 1967

Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert is behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.

1x28 - The Fear Merchant

March 27, 1967

A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland a building inspector in the pocket of racket boss Koster.

1x29 - The Savage Streets

April 3, 1967

Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs.

1x30 - Debt of Fear

April 10, 1967

A murder witness identifies Dan as the killer and his bizarre behavior hinders Sam and Jim's attempts to clear him. Dan is trying to protect his crippled ex-partner Tony and Tony's daughter Ani, who are being blackmailed.

Howard Duff

Det. Sgt. Sam Stone

Ben Alexander

Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

Dennis Cole

Det. Jim Briggs