1x1 - The Blind Gun

May 8, 1961

1x2 - The Grudge

May 15, 1961

Smith suspects an influential businessman of murdering his brother when he announces he has an iron-clad alibi without being asked.

1x3 - The Devil's Share

May 22, 1961

Smitty becomes suspicious when a woman claims to have shot an alleged mugger who is found wearing a distinctive ring but didn't have a mark on his finger showing he wore it for any length of time.

1x4 - Stakeout

May 29, 1961

Members of an outlaw gang that George Romack formerly rode with try to blackmail the Denver police detective into assisting them pull a robbery. When Romack refuses to resume his criminal career, the gang abducts his wife to force his cooperation.

1x5 - Safety Value

June 5, 1961

1x6 - Stain of Justice

June 12, 1961

A stagecoach is held up and a passenger onboard is killed for ,000.

1x7 - The Deadliest Weapon

June 19, 1961

An English lord who is also a noted poet is hired to recite his poetry at the Denver Opera House as a benefit for the widows and orphans of miners killed in a recent mine disaster.

1x8 - The Quest

June 26, 1961

An alcoholic lawyer who threatened the owner of a casino the night before is framed for his foe's murder.

1x9 - Three for One

July 3, 1961

A match race between two feuding family's prize horses ends in tragedy when one of the jockeys is shot from the saddle by an unknown assailant.

1x10 - Death at Even Money

July 10, 1961

1x11 - The Hemp Reeger Case

July 17, 1961

1x12 - The Mortal Coil

July 24, 1961

1x13 - Cross Cut

July 31, 1961

1x14 - Double Edge

August 7, 1961

1x15 - The Trademark

August 14, 1961

1x16 - The Jodie Tyler Story

August 21, 1961

1x17 - Poet and Peasant Case

August 28, 1961

1x18 - Dark Circle

September 4, 1961

1x19 - Swift Justice

September 11, 1961

1x20 - The Idol

September 18, 1961

Ole Brindessen sees swindler Eddie Royce commit murder.

1x21 - String of Circumstances

September 25, 1961

Smith and Romack investigate a series of bombings that rock Denver. The detectives can find no apparent connection between the two victims, one a mine owner, the other an Irish traveling salesman, until they discover a ball of twine in a popular boarding house that was linked to both crimes.

1x22 - The Interpreter

October 2, 1961

Enrico Spanato, a Sicilian interpreter is accused of killing a fellow Italian by several of the dead man's friends. Although Smith finds evidence that someone might have fired a shot at the interpreter, he can find no one who who will testify that the shooting was self-defense because the Italians in the neighborhood fear the growing power of the Mafia.

1x23 - The Homeless Wind

October 9, 1961

Whispering Smith captures Sam Chandler, a fugitive near the Mexican border. His plans to return him to Denver where he is wanted for murder are dashed when the two men are captured by Mexican bandits who only keep them alive to serve as personal slaves.

1x25 - Prayer of a Chance

October 23, 1961

Two outlaws steal a valuable jeweled statue from a Catholic church, but the parish priest refuses to give Smith a description of the villains unless he agrees to pursue them unarmed. The Denver detective reluctantly agrees and manages to catches up with the culprits in the desert. Smith begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in the middle of the waterless wasteland using canteens of water as deadly weapons.

1x26 - Hired to Die

October 30, 1961

A not-so-devoted husband hires a Kansas City killer to travel to Denver to murder his wife when the couple arrive by stagecoach several days later. After the young woman dies, he sets about arranging for his mother's return to England after an absence of 14 years. The older woman, however, becomes suspicious of her doting "son's" true identity.