Synopsis
The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.
Episodes
Season 11E1For Members OnlyRoss is hired to go undercover in an exclusive club to ferret out a cardsharp who has been fleecing some of its members.60m2E2What Flowers Daisies AreRoss is hired to find a missing model. At first the case seems routine but then he stumbles into a million dollar con game and murder.60m3E3Along Came a SpiderRoss is hired by a woman who lent her fiancee $6,000. Then the poor fellow got himself killed and now his erstwhile intended wants her money back.60m4E4A Wide Place in the RoadRoss travels to a small town in search of a car thief and bail jumper who was once an athletic hero in the town.60m5E5Cold as AshesRoss is hired to carry the ashes of a recently deceased man from Los Angeles to San Francisco but soon discovers that others are following him with mayhem in their hearts. He then tries to figure out why.60m6E6A Time to RunA defense attorney hires Ross to find a missing witness in a murder case. Ross finds him but then things go from bad to worse.60m7E7Love Is Under "L"A millionaire hires Ross to find his missing galpal. Ross finds her and soon discovers that she is in hiding for good reason.60m8E8The Twenty-Thousand Dollar CarrotRoss must try to return a man who supposedly died from his hiding place in Mexico back to the United States along with the insurance money he got after faking his death.60m9E9One Long Stemmed American BeautyRoss begins to wonder if the suicide of a renowned stage and dancing legend was murder.60m10E10I Can't Hear You ScreamRoss is running down leads to save a convict from the gas chamber but he doesn't have much time remaining.60m11E11Tell It Like It Was--and You're DeadA former burlesque queen hires Ross to find out who's been making death threats against her personage.60m12E12The Land of the FoxOn a case, Ross falls for a woman involved in the case and with some rough characters.60m13E13There Was a Little GirlRoss is hired when a woman shows up on a millionaire's doorstep claiming that the girl she has raised is his. It all has to do with a twelve year old kidnapping case for which a ransom was paid yet the victim never seen again.60m14E14The Girl from MissouriA naive midwestern gal hires Ross to locate her missing brother. He soon learns that the sibling is involved with some very unsavory types.60m15E15The Secret of Mareno BayRoss searches for a missing novelist in a town where most of the residents are glad that the man is gone.60m16E16The Old School TieRoss's old prison buddy, who once saved his life, insists that the gumshoe join him in an extortion plot and he won't take no for an answer.60m17E17A Bowl of CherriesWhen Ross offers to help out the son of an old friend he soon finds himself tangled up in a homicide.60m18E18Behind God's BackRoss goes to Acapulco to find a millionaire's runaway daughter. He locates her among the jet set there then tries to convince her that some of her playmates are up to no good.60m19E19Take the Key and Lock Him UpInvestigating a shooting in a rural town, Ross is arrested on charges of selling marijuana.60m20E20The Flip SideA homely looking woman hires Ross to find her missing glamorous model twin sister. He finds her and discovers that she's mixed up in extortion and a narcotics trafficking ring.60m21E21Handle with CareHired by an insurance company to investigate a series of truck hijackings, Ross poses as a drifter named Leo Martin and joins the hijacking ring.60m22E22All the Social GracesA crude and rough hewn millionaire hires Ross but he's killed before our protagonist can discover why he's been hired. Ross's investigation leads to an elegant tennis club which considered the deceased too uncouth for membership.60m23E23A Lot of MuscleRoss is hired by a hard as nails, unbending cop who's facing an indictment on a bribery charge. Suspecting a possible frame-up, he begins checking out the cop's enemies and the man has a whole bunch.60m24E24Periwinkle BlueA woman has already buried two previous husbands and her third hires Ross to make sure she's not planning on being a widow for the third time.60m25E25Service for OneRoss is hired to tail a recently paroled convict who is supposedly the only person who knows the exact location of missing money in the amount of $250,000. But, as could be expected, he's not the only one searching for the missing loot.60m26E26Through a Stained Glass WindowRoss is hired to serve a subpoena on a Howard Hughes like millionaire who has never been photographed and uncovers a curious love affair along with a murder plot.60m
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