About this season
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.
Episodes (29)
1. Tobey`s Place
Aired 29 September 1961
Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.
2. The Legend of Jim Riva
Aired 6 October 1961
3. Shadow of his Brother
Aired 13 October 1961
4. A Barrell Full of Monkeys
Aired 27 October 1961
5. One Lucky Break
Aired 3 November 1961
6. A Piece of Tomorrow
Aired 10 November 1961
7. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Aired 17 November 1961
8. Hit and Miss
Aired 1 December 1961
9. Song of the Guilty Heart
Aired 8 December 1961
10. Escort
Aired 15 December 1961
11. The Queen of Craven Point
Aired 22 December 1961
12. Act of God
Aired 29 December 1961
13. Point of no Return
Aired 12 January 1962
14. Crossed Wires
Aired 19 January 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.
15. Night on the Town
Aired 26 January 1962
16. Pandora's Box
Aired 2 February 1962
17. The Jagged Edge
Aired 9 February 1962
18. The Outsider
Aired 16 February 1962
19. Walk a Crooked Line
Aired 23 February 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.
20. Night Boat
Aired 2 March 1962
21. One Lousy Wednesday
Aired 9 March 1962
22. The Con Man
Aired 16 March 1962
23. Never the Twain
Aired 23 March 1962
24. Three Blind Mice (2)
Aired 6 April 1962
25. Finders keepers
Aired 13 April 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.
26. The Fourth Commandment
Aired 20 April 1962
27. The Walls Have Eyes
Aired 27 April 1962
28. Strangers in the House
Aired 4 May 1962
29. Saturday Edition
Aired 18 May 1962
A news editor tries to bring crooked men to justice even though he is threatened by them