Beyond This Place There Be Dragons

January 30, 1963

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Naked City - S4 - E19

An ex-con, hustling a living by being part fence, sports bettor and police informant among other things,has a contract out on his life. He scrambles to get enough money together to leave for Oklahoma and a reunion with his wife and son. Lt. Parker is sympathetic and tries to help his "stoolie" friend safely leave NYC.

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Naked City: Season 4 - 34 Episode s

4x1 - Hold for Gloria Christmas
September 19, 1962
Poet Duncan Kleist breaks out of a hospital alcholic ward to retrieve some verses he traded for drinks. But Stanley, the bartender who now has the poems, tells Duncan he will have to buy them back.
4x2 - Idylls of a Running Back
September 26, 1962
Pro football star shot by younger woman when he opens his hotel room door. The press assumes Elvin "Colossus of" Rhodes was cheating on his wife, but Rhodes insists he doesn't even know the quiet, plain waitress. The paper trail fits the woman's claim they were lovers - separate hotel rooms as the player was on the road, gift receipts etc. check out, as Rhodes' life unravels.
4x3 - Daughter, Am I in My Father's House?
October 3, 1962
A teenage girl is teased and handled a little roughly by four prankish teenage boys at a movie theater. The girl's father downplays the incident when the NYPD investigates. The father, a WWII combat veteran, has a plan to "save his daughter from any public embarrassment". He will hunt the boys down and mete out justice.
4x4 - And By the Sweat of Thy Brow...
October 10, 1962
A young man with a disfigured face lives in the shadows of the city committing petty crimes until a young woman and Detective Flint show him how his self-worth is tied to his actions, not his looks.
4x5 - Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy
October 17, 1962
A recently-retired policewoman who is facing her own mortality discovers, with the help of Detective Arcaro, how she has missed so many opportunities for happiness.
4x6 - Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring
October 24, 1962
Former contender Johnny Meigs, eking out a living after a brain injury, pleads to go back in the ring, to get money to send his unknowing wife Kathy to compete in a floral show in Baltimore. Crooked boxing manager Gus Slate lines up an elderly, alcoholic physician to give Meigs a passing physical.
4x7 - Go Fight City Hall
October 31, 1962
A subway fare taker who tried to hide his drunken escapades by falsely reporting a crime, goes on a mini crime spree to try to make fools of the investigating detectives.
4x8 - Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long
November 7, 1962
To remain straight, an ex-con informs on the would-be robbers of a bar where he works, instead of helping the stickup men, his former pals. But the hoods' connection to Link Toland, a seemingly respectable businessman with serious political juice, cranks the heat way up on the young informant, his family, the investigating detectives, and even the tavern owner.
4x9 - Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona
November 14, 1962
An old, but vibrant, man is shuffled off to an "Elderly Citizen's" home by his wealthy son. Both to get his son's attention and amuse himself, the man begins to make threatening crank telephone calls. A fellow resident, a retired cop, overhears him doing this and begins to blackmail his "friend".
4x10 - A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry!
November 21, 1962
An almost-blind young man roams the streets of New York after separating from his class, while his teacher (Diahann Carroll) attempts to convince his parents that the boy can learn to ably use his limited sight and not become completely blind.
4x11 - Dust Devil on a Quiet Street
November 28, 1962
An acting class prank gone tragically awry leads the detectives to look closely at a talented but emotionally-tortured student.
4x12 - The Virtues of Madame Douvay
December 5, 1962
Dishwasher carved to death, while Adam & Libby slurp wine in a French bistro.
4x13 - King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Table
December 12, 1962
Two longtime Polish friends in the meat business have some bad blood between them and fight to resolve their issues.
4x14 - Spectre of the Rose Street Gang
December 19, 1962
Construction workers unearth the skeleton of a 14-year old boy, dead and buried for about 25 years. The only clue to his identity -- and fate -- is a cigarette lighter with the monogram JLY. Learning of this from the morning paper, perpetual ne'er-do-well Sam Langan recognizes both the dead boy and a chance to advance himself.
4x15 - Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It
December 26, 1962
Two Las Vegas showgirls travel to New York for the purpose of abducting a married psychiatrist with whom one of the women had an affair. The apparent motivation is to force the man to leave his wife for the Las Vegas dancer.
4x16 - Her Life in Moving Pictures
January 2, 1963
The detectives try to build a case against a womanizing con man who manipulates lonely maids in order to gain their confidence and burglarize the homes of their wealthy employers. Flint is bothered by having used one woman's private diary in order to locate the man, and she is more bitter with the police for this than she is with the suspect for using her.
4x17 - Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow
January 9, 1962
After a string of liquor store robberies and murders, a liquor store owner plans for retribution when his store is robbed and his friend, the clerk, is killed.
4x18 - The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree
January 23, 1963
A group of rich young men burglarize apartments in their own building, and to cover their tracks, escalate to violence.
4x19 - Beyond This Place There Be Dragons
January 30, 1963
An ex-con, hustling a living by being part fence, sports bettor and police informant among other things,has a contract out on his life. He scrambles to get enough money together to leave for Oklahoma and a reunion with his wife and son. Lt. Parker is sympathetic and tries to help his "stoolie" friend safely leave NYC.
4x20 - A Man Without a Skin
February 6, 1963
A hot dog, newspaper headline-grabbing detective has himself assigned to the 65th Precinct to find the killer of his partner. Both Lt. Parker and Det. Flint soon find that this brash and rash detective gets under their skin. He challenges their bravery and considers them to be safety first "parade cops".
4x21 - Prime of Life
February 13, 1963
Flint is ordered to prison to witness the execution of a murderer he helped capture.
4x22 - Bringing Far Places Together
February 20, 1963
An immigrant from Puerto Rico finds that things are not better and in many ways worse since moving to NYC. The inability to speak English has lead to confusion, not being able to find a job, contempt for being an alien and misunderstanding by the police. Betrayal by one of his own people only makes it even worse.
4x23 - The Highest of Prizes
February 27, 1963
A jury that seems hopelessly deadlocked debates the case of a man who murdered his wife in order to be with another woman, but there might not be enough physical evidence to sway all of the jurors.
4x24 - Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant
March 6, 1963
A corporate man who accidentally killed a man in a fight over a parking space mentally and physically tortures himself while the detectives search for the killer.
4x25 - Stop the Parade, a Baby Is Crying!
March 20, 1963
The reporting of a car theft by a good looking blonde seems odd for some reason to Detectives Flint and Arcaro. Later they and Lt. Parker are told she actually lent the car after a casual pickup. As more is learned about this woman her mental state becomes a concern. Is she a possible suicide case or a danger to others?
4x26 - On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important
March 27, 1963
A psychotic who leads a burglary ring has an unfortunate habit of bursting into a murderous rage when things go wrong. When Adam investigates the scene of of the bloody break-ins, the head of an advertising agency offers him a lucrative position.
4x27 - Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle
April 3, 1963
American Indians employed in NYC as "high floor construction workers" are a close knit group that follow tribal customs. A loveless arranged marriage that has not worked out eventually leads to a fatal fight between a husband and the tribesman she really loves. Rather than telling the NYPD the truth, the tribe "honors" the dead man by saying nothing.
4x28 - No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!
April 17, 1963
An immature man is the landlord of a house who is given to act irrationally because of the memory of his overbearing, deceased father. When his fiancée is visiting from Italy, he panics at the thought of marrying her, and stages stunts like trying to set the house on fire and refusing his tenants' rent money.
4x29 - Carrier
April 24, 1963
A young woman, a carrier of a deadly infectious disease, leaves a self-imposed exile of 14 years on Welfare Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for Manhattan and a "normal" life. The NYPD is notified and seeks to find her before the "Van Nortons Sawyers Fever" infects the populace and causes multiple deaths.
4x30 - Color Schemes Like Never Before
May 1, 1963
A man with no "point of view" is strongly attracted to an opinionated woman. After he witnesses the accidental death of a "client" of his brother and his business associates he is told to leave NYC. He resists due to his newly found love and is a danger to them. Will he tell the NYPD the true story or be killed first?
4x31 - The S.S. American Dream
May 8, 1963
An emotional scrap dealer wants to purchase a ship bound for salvage, but he needs at least . When his business partner refuses to help, the scrapper flies into a rage and murders him at a construction site. He then turns to an unscrupulous loan shark, but can only get some of the money and the deal runs out as his conscience bears down on him.
4x32 - One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski
May 15, 1963
The tension between a stock worker and his boss in a cardboard packaging plant, over a co-worker they both are in love with, escalates into a major fight. The police are called, but then the boss refuses to press charges against the employee. But the situation only gets worse.
4x33 - Golden Lads and Girls
May 22, 1963
A pair of married couples from different social and economic backgrounds find they do have something in common. The couples both are involved in physically abusive relationships and must go through the same legal system. The realization that they have similar problems despite their different stations in life is quite an eye opener.
4x34 - Barefoot on a Bed of Coals
May 29, 1963
A man who failed to qualify for the NYPD takes to impersonating a uniformed patrolman.His motives have to do with wanting to serve the public and also wanting to attract more desirable women. When he becomes involved in stopping a robbery and uses his non-regulation firearm the real NYPD searches him out.

4x1 - Hold for Gloria Christmas

4x2 - Idylls of a Running Back

4x3 - Daughter, Am I in My Father's House?

4x4 - And By the Sweat of Thy Brow...

4x5 - Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy

4x6 - Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring

4x7 - Go Fight City Hall

4x8 - Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long

4x9 - Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona

4x10 - A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry!

4x11 - Dust Devil on a Quiet Street

4x12 - The Virtues of Madame Douvay

4x13 - King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Table

4x14 - Spectre of the Rose Street Gang

4x15 - Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It

4x16 - Her Life in Moving Pictures

4x17 - Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow

4x18 - The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree

4x19 - Beyond This Place There Be Dragons

4x20 - A Man Without a Skin

4x21 - Prime of Life

4x22 - Bringing Far Places Together

4x23 - The Highest of Prizes

4x24 - Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant

4x25 - Stop the Parade, a Baby Is Crying!

4x26 - On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important

4x27 - Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle

4x28 - No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!

4x29 - Carrier

4x30 - Color Schemes Like Never Before

4x31 - The S.S. American Dream

4x32 - One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski

4x33 - Golden Lads and Girls

4x34 - Barefoot on a Bed of Coals

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S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4