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M Squad — Season 1
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
0130mThe Golden LookThe Squad is on the lookout for a bank robbery suspect with a unique feature, witnesses say he has gold teeth.Sep 20, 1957Sep 20, 195730m0230mThe WatchdogBallinger and the Squad are out to catch a burglar who may have rabies.Sep 27, 1957Sep 27, 195730m0330mNeighborhood KillerThe squad hunts down a cop killer.Oct 4, 1957Oct 4, 195730m0430mPete Loves MaryThe squad goes after a jail inmate who's just escaped.Oct 11, 1957Oct 11, 195730m0530mFace of EvilBallinger investigates the murders of four women. The victims were all connected to the same church and lived within two miles of each other.Oct 18, 1957Oct 18, 195730m0630mStreet of FearChicago 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 Bob Steele, Ballinger romances Alice and gets friendly with her boss. But Alice falls for "Bob" and Ballinger must weigh her feelings and safety against his duty as a police officer.Nov 1, 1957Nov 1, 195730m0730mThe Matinee TradeLt. 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 concerned that the crooked cop may be an old friend.Nov 8, 1957Nov 8, 195730m0830mThe Hard CaseA 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. Lt. Frank Ballinger goes undercover in prison to find out from the robber whether Adams was involved in the crime and what happened to the loot.Nov 15, 1957Nov 15, 195730m0930mKiller in TownFrank 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 habit of saying "You bet."Nov 22, 1957Nov 22, 195730m1030mDiamond HardLt. 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 undercover to get the goods on Mazzerin and to learn who his mysterious partner is.Nov 29, 1957Nov 29, 195730m1130mThe Alibi WitnessWhen 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 that stranger is found, he says he can prove that HE was miles from where Gardner says they met at the time of the crime. Lt. Frank Ballinger must determine who's lying.Dec 6, 1957Dec 6, 195730m1230mThe SpecialistsWhen 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 commit a specialized crime.Dec 13, 1957Dec 13, 195730m1330mFamily PortraitWhen 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 unusual reason for wanting to keep the police out of his own personal business.Dec 20, 1957Dec 20, 195730m1430mThe Palace GuardGangster 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 to protect Hatch even though he despises him.Dec 27, 1957Dec 27, 195730m1530mThe Slow TrapBallinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.Jan 3, 1958Jan 3, 195830m1630mThe Cover UpDistrict Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former business associate.Jan 10, 1958Jan 10, 195830m1730mBlue IndigoThe room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.Jan 17, 1958Jan 17, 195830m1830mThe Long RideWhen 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 boy.Jan 24, 1958Jan 24, 195830m1930mThe ShakedownBallinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.Jan 31, 1958Jan 31, 195830m2030mDolly's BearKathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.Feb 7, 1958Feb 7, 195830m2130mLover's Lane KillingBallinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.Feb 14, 1958Feb 14, 195830m2230mThe Frightened WifeA man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.Feb 21, 1958Feb 21, 195830m2330mThe Black MermaidBallinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.Feb 28, 1958Feb 28, 195830m2430mThe Man in HidingBallinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.Mar 7, 1958Mar 7, 195830m2530mChicago BluebeardA woman dies. Ballinger investigates.Mar 14, 1958Mar 14, 195830m2630mGirl LostA woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.Mar 21, 1958Mar 21, 195830m2730mHideoutBank robbers hide in a suburban house.Mar 28, 1958Mar 28, 195830m2830mShot in the DarkA sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.Apr 4, 1958Apr 4, 195830m2930mThe Twenty-Six GirlA 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 the police find them dead in the snow. The wife's sister is a wealthy spinster, who takes her time even coming to Chicago, claiming her brother-in-law was threatened with death by a blackmailer. Det. Ballinger suspects the sister knows more than she reveals.Apr 11, 1958Apr 11, 195830m3030mFightA 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 responsible for the death of the other fighter.Apr 18, 195810.0Apr 18, 195830m10.03130mGuilty AlibiA 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.Apr 25, 1958Apr 25, 195830m3230mThe HealerLieutenant 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 the charlatan who was "treating" her.May 2, 1958May 2, 195830m3330mDay of TerrorFrank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.May 9, 1958May 9, 195830m3430mThe $20 PlatesBallinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.May 16, 1958May 16, 195830m3530mThe Double FaceA 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 investigates.May 23, 1958May 23, 195830m3630mThe SystemAn illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unforeseen threats.May 30, 1958May 30, 195830m3730mWoman from ParisJun 6, 1958Jun 6, 195830m3830mAccusationA 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 committed.Jun 13, 1958Jun 13, 195830m
