

The Detectives
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.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes

E1The Streger Affair
Oct 16, 1959
Holbrook and his aides are assigned to investigate a murder involving a trio of safecrackers.
E2Shot in the Dark
Oct 23, 1959
E3The Hiding Place
Oct 30, 1959
E4Decoy
Nov 6, 1959
E5Murderous Deadline
Nov 13, 1959

E6The Bait
Nov 20, 1959
E7My Name is Tommy
Nov 27, 1959
A boy escapes from a house where he is held like a prisoner. The cops pick him up after he steals a toy, Capt. Holbrook tries to find out who he is and why he was confined.
E8Back-Seat Driver
Dec 4, 1959
When Detective Russo and his son, while on vacation, are kidnapped by an escaping hoodlum, Russo's colleagues must work fast to prevent murder at the end of the trip.
E9Two-Time Loser
Dec 11, 1959
A felon kills a gas station attendant. He is bit by a dog while getting away. Police corner him after he has taken a hostage. Upon learning the dog has rabies, he gives himself up.
E10The Long Drive
Dec 18, 1959
E11Masquerade
Dec 25, 1959
E12Life in the Balance
Jan 1, 1960
E13Karate
Jan 8, 1960
E14Blue Fire
Jan 15, 1960
E15My Brother`s Keeper
Jan 22, 1960
E16House Call
Jan 29, 1960
E17The Trap
Feb 5, 1960
E18Conspiracy of Silence
Feb 12, 1960
E19Twelve Hours to Live
Feb 19, 1960
E20Anatomy of Fear
Feb 26, 1960
E21Armed and Dangerous
Mar 4, 1960
E22The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti
Mar 11, 1960
E23Time and Tide
Mar 18, 1960
E24Little Girl Lost
Mar 25, 1960
E25The Chameleon Truck
Apr 1, 1960
E26The Old Gang
Apr 8, 1960
E27The Bodyguards
Apr 15, 1960
E28The Prowler
Apr 22, 1960
E29Face Down,Floating
Apr 29, 1960
E30The Long Jump
May 6, 1960
E31Trial by Fire
May 13, 1960
E32The Retirement of Maria Muir
May 20, 1960
E33Song of Songs
May 27, 1960
E1The New Man
Sep 16, 1960
E2Longshot
Sep 23, 1960
E3The Sports Job
Sep 30, 1960
E4Alibis
Oct 7, 1960
E5Shuttle
Oct 14, 1960
Matt and Chris are returning from a fishing trip via a small shuttle airline. They're jolted back to business when two gun-wielding thugs named Krom and Daniels take control of the plane.
E6Cop on Trial
Nov 4, 1960
E7The Little Witness
Nov 11, 1960
E8You Only Die Once
Nov 18, 1960

E9Adopted
Nov 25, 1960
E10The Other Side
Dec 2, 1960
E11The Scalpel
Dec 9, 1960
E12Big Poison
Dec 16, 1960
E13The Informer
Dec 23, 1960
E14Razor`s Edge
Dec 30, 1960
E15The Frightened Ones
Jan 6, 1961
E16Power Failure
Jan 13, 1961
Robbers cause a blackout in order to rob a fur store.
E17Kinfolk
Jan 20, 1961
E18Quiet Night
Jan 27, 1961
E19See No Evil
Feb 3, 1961
E20Personal Enemy
Feb 10, 1961
E21Matt`s Woman
Feb 17, 1961
E22An Eye For An Eye
Feb 24, 1961
E23Bad Apple
Mar 3, 1961
E24Not So Long Ago
Mar 10, 1961
E25The Reason
Mar 17, 1961
E26Never the Twain
Mar 23, 1961
E27Secret Assignment
Mar 24, 1961
E28Time For Decision
Mar 31, 1961
E29Terror on Ice
Apr 7, 1961
E30Little Boy Clue
Apr 14, 1961
E31The Short Way Home
Apr 21, 1961
E32Other Cheek
Apr 28, 1961
E33The Airtight Case
May 5, 1961
E34Duty Date
May 12, 1961
E35The Champ
May 19, 1961
E1Tobey`s Place
Sep 29, 1961
Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.
E2The Legend of Jim Riva
Oct 6, 1961
E3Shadow of his Brother
Oct 13, 1961
E4A Barrell Full of Monkeys
Oct 27, 1961
E5One Lucky Break
Nov 3, 1961
E6A Piece of Tomorrow
Nov 10, 1961
E7Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Nov 17, 1961
Sgt. Ballard arrests a suspect in a murder. Upon further investigation, he proves that the suspect is not guilty of the crime.
E8Hit and Miss
Dec 1, 1961
E9Song of the Guilty Heart
Dec 8, 1961
E10Escort
Dec 15, 1961
E11The Queen of Craven Point
Dec 22, 1961
E12Act of God
Dec 29, 1961
E13Point of no Return
Jan 12, 1962
E14Crossed Wires
Jan 19, 1962
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.
E15Night on the Town
Jan 26, 1962
E16Pandora's Box
Feb 2, 1962
E17The Jagged Edge
Feb 9, 1962
E18The Outsider
Feb 16, 1962
E19Walk a Crooked Line
Feb 23, 1962
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.
E20Night Boat
Mar 2, 1962
E21One Lousy Wednesday
Mar 9, 1962
E22The Con Man
Mar 16, 1962
E23Never the Twain
Mar 23, 1962
E24Three Blind Mice (2)
Apr 6, 1962
E25Finders keepers
Apr 13, 1962
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.
E26The Fourth Commandment
Apr 20, 1962
E27The Walls Have Eyes
Apr 27, 1962
E28Strangers in the House
May 4, 1962
E29Saturday Edition
May 18, 1962
A news editor tries to bring crooked men to justice even though he is threatened by them
Storyline
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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