Episode 1
The Thirty-Year Pin
Sep 23, 1972
When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.
Episode 2
The First Day of Forever
Sep 30, 1972
Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.
Episode 3
45 Minutes from Home
Oct 7, 1972
A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.
Episode 4
Whose Little Boy Are You?
Oct 14, 1972
A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.
Episode 5
Tower Beyond Tragedy
Oct 28, 1972
Stone and Keller face off against Gilliam, a wealthy executive who transforms women into his own special image of perfection, then kills them when they inevitably fail to live up to every demented standard of his.
Episode 6
Hall of Mirrors
Nov 4, 1972
Keller, temporarily partnered with a hotshot detective, sets out to discover why his new partner seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.
Episode 7
Timelock
Nov 11, 1972
Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.
Episode 8
In the Midst of Strangers
Nov 25, 1972
When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.
Episode 9
The Takers
Dec 2, 1972
The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.
Episode 10
The Year of the Locusts
Dec 9, 1972
In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.
Episode 11
The Bullet
Dec 16, 1972
A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.
Episode 12
Bitter Wine
Dec 23, 1972
A man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.
Episode 13
A Trout in the Milk
Jan 6, 1973
Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.
Episode 14
Deathwatch
Jan 13, 1973
Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.
Episode 15
Act of Duty
Jan 18, 1973
After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.
Episode 16
The Set-Up
Jan 25, 1973
A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.
Episode 17
A Collection of Eagles
Feb 1, 1973
A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.
Episode 18
A Room With a View
Feb 8, 1973
One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.
Episode 19
Deadline
Feb 15, 1973
Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.
Episode 20
Trail of the Serpent
Feb 22, 1973
A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.
Episode 21
The House on Hyde Street
Mar 1, 1973
When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.
Episode 22
Beyond Vengeance
Mar 8, 1973
After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.
Episode 23
The Albatross
Mar 15, 1973
A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.
Episode 24
Shattered Image
Mar 22, 1973
Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.
Episode 25
The Unicorn
Apr 5, 1973
A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.
Episode 26
Legion of the Lost
Apr 12, 1973
Stone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.
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