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M Squad: Season 1

38 episodes · first aired Sep 20, 1957

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  1. 1 The Golden Look Sep 20, 1957 · 30m The Squad is on the lookout for a bank robbery suspect with a unique feature, witnesses say he has gold teeth.
  2. 2 The Watchdog Sep 27, 1957 · 30m Ballinger and the Squad are out to catch a burglar who may have rabies.
  3. 3 Neighborhood Killer Oct 4, 1957 · 30m The squad hunts down a cop killer.
  4. 4 Pete Loves Mary Oct 11, 1957 · 30m The squad goes after a jail inmate who's just escaped.
  5. 5 Face of Evil Oct 18, 1957 · 30m Ballinger investigates the murders of four women. The victims were all connected to the same church and lived within two miles of each other.
  6. 6 Street of Fear Nov 1, 1957 · 30m Chicago cop Frank Ballinger stages a rescue in order to gain the confidence of Alice, a young woman who works for suspected jewelry fence Louis Prince. Pretending to be furniture salesman…
  7. 7 The Matinee Trade Nov 8, 1957 · 30m Lt. Frank Ballinger investigates the case of a gambling ring and its connection to an unidentified police officer. The deeper into the investigation he gets, the more Ballinger becomes…
  8. 8 The Hard Case Nov 15, 1957 · 30m A jewelry store robbery sends the thief to prison, but his claim that the night watchman, a former big-league ballplayer named Lightnin' Joe Adams, was in on the heist costs Adams his job…
  9. 9 Killer in Town Nov 22, 1957 · 30m Frank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their only clues are an old magazine and the killer's…
  10. 10 Diamond Hard Nov 29, 1957 · 30m Lt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with Joe Mazzerin, a safecracker. Ballinger goes…
  11. 11 The Alibi Witness Dec 6, 1957 · 30m When perennial loser Wally Gardner is identified as the perpetrator of a robbery-murder, he tells police unique details of a stranger he met miles away at the time of the crime. But when…
  12. 12 The Specialists Dec 13, 1957 · 30m When a hired gunman gets himself tossed in jail following a fistfight, Lt. Frank Ballinger takes his place undercover as protection for a group of three businessmen who meet once a year to…
  13. 13 Family Portrait Dec 20, 1957 · 30m When his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hinder. But, as Ballinger discovers, Hinder has an…
  14. 14 The Palace Guard Dec 27, 1957 · 30m Gangster Tommy Hatch is wanted for murder, but the police have to keep him safe from other gangsters who want him dead before he can testify against them. Lt. Frank Ballinger is assigned…
  15. 15 The Slow Trap Jan 3, 1958 · 30m Ballinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.
  16. 16 The Cover Up Jan 10, 1958 · 30m District Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former business associate.
  17. 17 Blue Indigo Jan 17, 1958 · 30m The room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.
  18. 18 The Long Ride Jan 24, 1958 · 30m When a convicted murderer gets the upper hand on Lieutenant Ballinger during a train ride back to Chicago, his last best hope for recapturing the felon is the persistence of an alert young…
  19. 19 The Shakedown Jan 31, 1958 · 30m Ballinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.
  20. 20 Dolly's Bear Feb 7, 1958 · 30m Kathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.
  21. 21 Lover's Lane Killing Feb 14, 1958 · 30m Ballinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.
  22. 22 The Frightened Wife Feb 21, 1958 · 30m A man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.
  23. 23 The Black Mermaid Feb 28, 1958 · 30m Ballinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.
  24. 24 The Man in Hiding Mar 7, 1958 · 30m Ballinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.
  25. 25 Chicago Bluebeard Mar 14, 1958 · 30m A woman dies. Ballinger investigates.
  26. 26 Girl Lost Mar 21, 1958 · 30m A woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.
  27. 27 Hideout Mar 28, 1958 · 30m Bank robbers hide in a suburban house.
  28. 28 Shot in the Dark Apr 4, 1958 · 30m A sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.
  29. 29 The Twenty-Six Girl Apr 11, 1958 · 30m A young wife is shot by an unknown assailant when she drives with her ex-con husband to an isolated woods in search of their dream home. No one even reports the couple missing until after…
  30. 30 Fight Apr 18, 1958 · 30m A boxer's (Lancaster) life is being threatened soon after another fighter dies after fighting with Lancaster. Suspicion falls on the other fighter's trainer who feels Lancaster is…
  31. 31 Guilty Alibi Apr 25, 1958 · 30m A man confesses to a crime he may not have committed. Meanwhile the president of the company where the man works has been shot to death.
  32. 32 The Healer May 2, 1958 · 30m Lieutenant Ballinger searches for a mentally ill young woman who shot a psychiatrist, hoping all the while that he can also find sufficient evidence to obtain a felony conviction against…
  33. 33 Day of Terror May 9, 1958 · 30m Frank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.
  34. 34 The $20 Plates May 16, 1958 · 30m Ballinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.
  35. 35 The Double Face May 23, 1958 · 30m A professional man is identified as a jewelry-store robber, threatening his freedom, not to mention his wife's reputation "from being married unknowingly to such a character". Ballinger…
  36. 36 The System May 30, 1958 · 30m An illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unforeseen threats.
  37. 37 Woman from Paris Jun 6, 1958 · 30m
  38. 38 Accusation Jun 13, 1958 · 30m A millionaire is found dead in a locked room. His young pretty wife (Fay Spain), and the big hansom driver (Ken Clark), are suspected of the crime. Lee Marvin figures out how the crime was…