About this season
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.
Episodes (30)
1. The Floater
Aired 25 September 1961 • 60 min
2. Lady in Waiting
Aired 2 October 1961 • 60 min
3. Lady Killer
Aired 9 October 1961 • 60 min
4. The Modus Man
Aired 16 October 1961 • 60 min
5. Line of Duty
Aired 23 October 1961 • 60 min
6. Occupation, Citizen
Aired 30 October 1961 • 60 min
7. Killer's Payoff
Aired 6 November 1961 • 60 min
8. The Guilt
Aired 13 November 1961 • 60 min
9. Empty Hours
Aired 20 November 1961 • 60 min
10. My Friend, My Enemy
Aired 27 November 1961 • 60 min
11. The Very Hard Sell
Aired 4 December 1961 • 60 min
A car salesman is found dead in his car, shot with his own gun. The coroner believes it's a clear case of suicide, but the man's wife insists he would not have taken his own life. Lt. Carella searches for the man's last customer. His main clue is two strands of picture wire he finds tied around plumbing in locations where the customer and the victim were supposed to have met.
12. 'Till Death
Aired 11 December 1961 • 60 min
13. The Heckler
Aired 18 December 1961 • 60 min
14. Run, Rabbit, Run
Aired 25 December 1961 • 60 min
15. Main Event
Aired 1 January 1962 • 60 min
A boxer's punching bagged is rigged, injuring one of his assistants. The detectives try to discover who is trying to send a message to the fighter---or to his trainer. Is it a mobster who has tried to control the fighters in the past, or someone who the trainer and fighter trust?
16. Man in a Jam
Aired 8 January 1962 • 60 min
17. Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
Aired 15 January 1962 • 60 min
18. Out of Order
Aired 22 January 1962 • 60 min
The detectives investigate a series of phone booth bombings. One suspect, feeling persecuted about being accused due to his past record, decides to copy the bombings and take advantage of them to commit robbery as well.
19. The Pigeon
Aired 29 January 1962 • 60 min
20. A Bullet for Katie
Aired 12 February 1962 • 60 min
21. King's Ransom
Aired 19 February 1962 • 60 min
22. Feel of the Trigger
Aired 26 February 1962 • 60 min
23. Killer's Choice
Aired 5 March 1962 • 60 min
24. Square Cop
Aired 12 March 1962 • 60 min
25. Step Forward
Aired 26 March 1962 • 60 min
Tired of being unable to pay his bills, Detective Carella tries out a new and better paying job as head of security for a bank.
26. Idol in the Dust
Aired 2 April 1962 • 60 min
27. Ramon
7.0Aired 9 April 1962 • 60 min
Havilland's usually cold and cynical heart is warmed by a boy who stole a wreath for his mother's grave, so he helps out the youth by buying him a wreath. The boy, Ramon, wants to somehow repay the detective by helping him out. What's unknown to the police is that Ramon's father,... Read all
28. New Man in the Precinct
Aired 16 April 1962 • 60 min
29. The Last Stop
Aired 23 April 1962 • 60 min
30. Girl in the Case
Aired 30 April 1962 • 60 min