About this season
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.
Episodes (24)
1. Day in the Sun
Aired 2 October 1962 • 60 min
The shooting and robbery of the island's favorite drive-in owner spurs Tom into action, while the Hawaiian Village Hotel's new social director Phil Barton and Cricket believe that Tina Billings knows more about the crime than she should.
2. Somewhere There's Music
Aired 9 October 1962 • 60 min
Concert violinist Stafford Price is fond of his $20,000 Stradivarius. Unfortunately, he's not the only one. When the violin is stolen, it's up to Tom and Phil to recover the valuable instrument.
3. There'll Be Some Changes Made
Aired 16 October 1962 • 60 min
Cricket's friend, Luana Mathes, leaves her baby on Cricket's doorstep to keep him away from his grandfather, who is trying to take the child away from her. Meanwhile, Tom is hired by the grandfather to find both mother and grandson. His ire when he finds that Cricket and Phil have been keeping a secret from him is short-lived when he discovers a kidnap plot.
4. The Broken Thread
Aired 23 October 1962 • 60 min
Ralph Mason wants Greg to find out the name of his lat wife's lover. Evelyn Mason was killed in an automobile accident after leaving the mysterious man.
5. Lament for a Saturday Warrior
Aired 30 October 1962 • 60 min
Tom adds an old pal, Glen Thompson, to the agency's security staff. Soon after, a jewelry store robbery where Glen is injured puts them both on the spot. Tom is confused. He knows Thompson too well to believe that the obviously inept thieves could have outsmarted him.
6. The After Hours Heart
Aired 13 November 1962 • 60 min
Phil's cousin Lucy McDowell is nice, unattached, and Hawaii-bound. Phil and Cricket's plans to entertain Lucy hit a nasty roadblock when a disreputable writer-type named Victor makes a play for the girl.
7. The Sign-Off
Aired 20 November 1962 • 60 min
Newscasters Van Baxter and Steve Talbot have been publicizing a series of unsolved crimes which culminated in the death of Steve's wife. They pressure Quon into arresting the boyfriend of Phil's part-time secretary, Lois Corey. Phil steps in to clear the innocent man, with some help from Cricket and Greg.
8. A Night with Nora Stewart
Aired 27 November 1962 • 60 min
A prowler disturbs the sleep of fading movie queen Nora Stewart, who is vacationing in Honolulu before attempting a comeback in Hollywood. A routine check by Greg reveals that every member of Nora's entourage has reason to prevent her comeback. He then sets out to discover which one is disturbing the actress. Kim provides the needed clue.
9. To See, Perchance to Dream
Aired 4 December 1962 • 60 min
10. Pursuit of a Lady
Aired 11 December 1962 • 60 min
11. Shannon Malloy
Aired 18 December 1962 • 60 min
12. Go Steady with Danger
Aired 1 January 1963 • 60 min
13. Kupikio Kid
Aired 8 January 1963 • 60 min
14. Maybe Menehunes
Aired 15 January 1963 • 60 min
15. Pretty Pigeon
Aired 22 January 1963 • 60 min
16. Two Too Many
Aired 29 January 1963 • 60 min
17. Boar Hunt
Aired 5 February 1963 • 60 min
A woman is torn between her lawyer and her estranged husband.
18. Go for Baroque
Aired 12 February 1963 • 60 min
When a security guard is murdered and a valuable map is stolen from the collection of the late Professor Coleman, Tom finds he isn't short of suspects. Coleman had willed the entire collection to a university and left nothing to his daughters, his Hawaiian ward, or his loyal assistant.
19. The Long Way Home
Aired 19 February 1963 • 60 min
20. Two Million Too Much
Aired 26 February 1963 • 60 min
21. Blow Low, Blow Blue
Aired 5 March 1963 • 60 min
When a trumpeter is blacklisted, Phil and Cricket try to get him a job.
22. Gift of Love
Aired 19 March 1963 • 60 min
A wealthy widow falls for a faith healer's con game, but Cricket and Phil have to rescue her when she starts to cause trouble after moving into Brother Love's rest home.
23. The Sisters
Aired 26 March 1963 • 60 min
Greg MacKenzie falls for vacationing Nora Cobinder, but then finds she is a target of killers because of something that happened to her sister some years earlier.
24. Passport
Aired 2 April 1963 • 60 min