The Detectives
Season 3
Created by: Jules V. Levy
Network: ABC
Season aired: 1961-09-29
Seasons
Overview
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) is head of the detective division of a large metropolitan police force—a man whose devotion to duty, professional brilliance, and quick judgment are reflected in his 20-year career on the force. His aides, Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews), Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russ Thorson), and Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard) form a team that is both proficient and warmly human. The stories stress the interrelationships between the men as well as the solutions to crimes and the apprehension of criminals, adding a dimension of human drama to the excitement, action, and suspense inherent in each story of the detectives' difficult, sometimes thankless, and frequently dangerous assignments.
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Episodes · 29
Tobey`s Place
Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.
The Legend of Jim Riva
Shadow of his Brother
A Barrell Full of Monkeys
One Lucky Break
A Piece of Tomorrow
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Hit and Miss
Song of the Guilty Heart
Escort
The Queen of Craven Point
Act of God
Point of no Return
Crossed Wires
Eleanor Curran overhears part of a telephone conversation between two men plotting a murder. She contacts the police, but Holbrook is stymied when she can't identify the men or their intended victim.
Night on the Town
Pandora's Box
The Jagged Edge
The Outsider
Walk a Crooked Line
A pawnshop is being robbed when Sgt. Nelson and another officer arrive on the scene. Both men are shot, and the thief gets away. Clues remembered by the pawnshop owner and Sgt. Nelson lead to the capture of the felon.
Night Boat
One Lousy Wednesday
The Con Man
Never the Twain
Three Blind Mice (2)
Finders keepers
Detective Sergeant Chris Ballard and policewoman Stacey Newcombe, accompany strong willed 10 year old Candy to a Mexican border town to see if she can identify a suspect in her kidnapping. The suspect escapes and Candy goes missing.
The Fourth Commandment
The Walls Have Eyes
Strangers in the House
Saturday Edition
A news editor tries to bring crooked men to justice even though he is threatened by them
