Episodes 24

1 Bad Cats and Sudden Death

September 13, 1972

1h

That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.

2 Sky Above, Death Below

September 20, 1972

1h

Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

3 Bitter Legion

September 27, 1972

1h

Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""

4 That Was No Lady

October 4, 1972

1h

That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

5 Stakeout

October 11, 1972

1h

Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.

6 The Predators

October 18, 1972

1h

Alien-smuggling.

7 A Long Way Down

October 25, 1972

1h

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

8 The Rip-Off

November 1, 1972

1h

There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.

9 Child of Fear

November 15, 1972

1h

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

10 The Shadow Man

November 22, 1972

1h

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

11 Hear No Evil

November 29, 1972

1h

Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.

12 The Endangered Species

December 13, 1972

1h

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

13 Nobody Beats the House

December 20, 1972

1h

Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.

14 Hard Rock Roller Coaster

January 3, 1973

1h

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

15 The Dead Samaritan

January 10, 1973

1h

A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.

16 Death of a Stone Seahorse

January 17, 1973

1h

A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

17 Moving Target

January 31, 1973

1h

The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

18 Murder for Murder

February 7, 1973

1h

A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

19 To Ride a Tiger

February 14, 1973

1h

A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

20 The Prisoners

February 21, 1973

1h

A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.

21 The Seventh Grave

February 28, 1973

1h

One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.

22 Catch Me If You Can

March 7, 1973

1h

A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

23 Press Pass to the Slammer

March 14, 1973

1h

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

24 Deadly Heritage

March 21, 1973

1h

A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.

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