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Felony Squad
Overview
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.
Status
Ended
Created By
Richard Murphy
Network
ABC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
The Streets Are Paved With Quicksand
Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the detective of police brutality, Sgt. Stone puts his own badge on the line to help him.
A Walk to Oblivion
A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of events to save Joe.
The Broken Badge
An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbery. He refuses help from his fellow officers and sets out to find the robbers himself.
Strike Out
Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
A Date With Terror
A deluded Korean War Veteran breaks out of an Army Hospital and stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer he fell in love with during the war.
Flame Out
An argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night diner, putting the officers on a trail of two thrill-seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against a woman.
The Immaculate Killer
Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt on the Captain's life.
Death of a Dream
During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich, one of Sam's top snitches.
Prologue to Murder
Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.
Killer With a Badge
Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her brother. He's really her ex-husband convict who's shaking her down for money to get out of town. He steals Jim's gun and badge and uses them to commit murder.
Between Two Fires
Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for being thrown out of the group.
The Terror Trap
Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.
The Killer Instinct
Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.
Fear Below
Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook, Layton, to try and find his injured partner.
A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder
Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
Miss Reilly's Revenge
Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
A Death for a Death
After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
The Deadly Partner
Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
The Night of the Shark (1)
Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swimming pool.
The Night of the Shark (2)
Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death, even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.
The Strangler
A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but Sam is skeptical.
Breakout
After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
The Desperate Silence
Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the victim's daughter at Marineland, the Squad must race to the rescue.
Target!
Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted from police custody during an ambush.
Echo of a Killing
Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
Live Coward, Dead Hero
A war hero, who saved Sam's life in Korea, thinks the smugglers he's aiding are trafficking uncut diamonds. What they're really smuggling is pure heroin and Sam must work to extricate his friend from the scheme.
A Blueprint for Dying
Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert is behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.
The Fear Merchant
A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland a building inspector in the pocket of racket boss Koster.
The Savage Streets
Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs.
Debt of Fear
A murder witness identifies Dan as the killer and his bizarre behavior hinders Sam and Jim's attempts to clear him. Dan is trying to protect his crippled ex-partner Tony and Tony's daughter Ani, who are being blackmailed.
Top Cast
Howard Duff
Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
Ben Alexander
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
Dennis Cole
Det. Jim Briggs
Barney Phillips
