Synopsis
Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and corruption in America's Second City, Chicago.
Episodes
1E1The Golden LookThe Squad is on the lookout for a bank robbery suspect with a unique feature, witnesses say he has gold teeth.30m2E2The WatchdogBallinger and the Squad are out to catch a burglar who may have rabies.30m3E3Neighborhood KillerThe squad hunts down a cop killer.30m4E4Pete Loves MaryThe squad goes after a jail inmate who's just escaped.30m5E5Face of EvilBallinger investigates the murders of four women. The victims were all connected to the same church and lived within two miles of each other.30m6E6Street of FearChicago cop Frank Ballinger stages a rescue in order to gain the confidence of Alice, a young woman who works for suspected jewelry fence Louis Prince. Pretending to be furniture salesman Bob Steele, Ballinger romances Alice and gets friendly with her boss. But Alice falls for "Bob" and Ballinger must weigh her feelings and safety against his duty as a police officer.30m7E7The Matinee TradeLt. Frank Ballinger investigates the case of a gambling ring and its connection to an unidentified police officer. The deeper into the investigation he gets, the more Ballinger becomes concerned that the crooked cop may be an old friend.30m8E8The Hard CaseA jewelry store robbery sends the thief to prison, but his claim that the night watchman, a former big-league ballplayer named Lightnin' Joe Adams, was in on the heist costs Adams his job. Lt. Frank Ballinger goes undercover in prison to find out from the robber whether Adams was involved in the crime and what happened to the loot.30m9E9Killer in TownFrank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their only clues are an old magazine and the killer's habit of saying "You bet."30m10E10Diamond HardLt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with Joe Mazzerin, a safecracker. Ballinger goes undercover to get the goods on Mazzerin and to learn who his mysterious partner is.30m11E11The Alibi WitnessWhen perennial loser Wally Gardner is identified as the perpetrator of a robbery-murder, he tells police unique details of a stranger he met miles away at the time of the crime. But when that stranger is found, he says he can prove that HE was miles from where Gardner says they met at the time of the crime. Lt. Frank Ballinger must determine who's lying.30m12E12The SpecialistsWhen a hired gunman gets himself tossed in jail following a fistfight, Lt. Frank Ballinger takes his place undercover as protection for a group of three businessmen who meet once a year to commit a specialized crime.30m13E13Family PortraitWhen his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hinder. But, as Ballinger discovers, Hinder has an unusual reason for wanting to keep the police out of his own personal business.30m14E14The Palace GuardGangster Tommy Hatch is wanted for murder, but the police have to keep him safe from other gangsters who want him dead before he can testify against them. Lt. Frank Ballinger is assigned to protect Hatch even though he despises him.30m15E15The Slow TrapBallinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.30m16E16The Cover UpDistrict Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former business associate.30m17E17Blue IndigoThe room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.30m18E18The Long RideWhen a convicted murderer gets the upper hand on Lieutenant Ballinger during a train ride back to Chicago, his last best hope for recapturing the felon is the persistence of an alert young boy.30m19E19The ShakedownBallinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.30m20E20Dolly's BearKathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.30m21E21Lover's Lane KillingBallinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.30m22E22The Frightened WifeA man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.30m23E23The Black MermaidBallinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.30m24E24The Man in HidingBallinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.30m25E25Chicago BluebeardA woman dies. Ballinger investigates.30m26E26Girl LostA woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.30m27E27HideoutBank robbers hide in a suburban house.30m28E28Shot in the DarkA sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.30m29E29The Twenty-Six GirlA young wife is shot by an unknown assailant when she drives with her ex-con husband to an isolated woods in search of their dream home. No one even reports the couple missing until after the police find them dead in the snow. The wife's sister is a wealthy spinster, who takes her time even coming to Chicago, claiming her brother-in-law was threatened with death by a blackmailer. Det. Ballinger suspects the sister knows more than she reveals.30m30E30FightA boxer's (Lancaster) life is being threatened soon after another fighter dies after fighting with Lancaster. Suspicion falls on the other fighter's trainer who feels Lancaster is responsible for the death of the other fighter.30m31E31Guilty AlibiA man confesses to a crime he may not have committed. Meanwhile the president of the company where the man works has been shot to death.30m32E32The HealerLieutenant Ballinger searches for a mentally ill young woman who shot a psychiatrist, hoping all the while that he can also find sufficient evidence to obtain a felony conviction against the charlatan who was "treating" her.30m33E33Day of TerrorFrank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.30m34E34The $20 PlatesBallinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.30m35E35The Double FaceA professional man is identified as a jewelry-store robber, threatening his freedom, not to mention his wife's reputation "from being married unknowingly to such a character". Ballinger investigates.30m36E36The SystemAn illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unforeseen threats.30m37E37Woman from Paris30m38E38AccusationA millionaire is found dead in a locked room. His young pretty wife (Fay Spain), and the big hansom driver (Ken Clark), are suspected of the crime. Lee Marvin figures out how the crime was committed.30m
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