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The Detectives

Season 2 Episode 9: Adopted

Captain Matt Holbrook heads a team of expert detectives in a sprawling metropolis, tackling complex cases involving violent crimes, theft, police corruption, and other serious offenses.

Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 2 Longshot

2. Longshot

Aired: Sep 23, 1960

A cunning mastermind targets a compromised racing professional, aiming to exp...

Episode 5 Shuttle

5. Shuttle

Aired: Oct 14, 1960

Two law enforcement officers, Capt. Holbrook and Sgt. Ballard, find their rel...

Episode 6 Cop on Trial

6. Cop on Trial

Aired: Nov 4, 1960

Matt Holbrook must clear his name as Moran's trial gets underway, and the tea...

Episode 8 You Only Die Once

8. You Only Die Once

Aired: Nov 18, 1960

Matt's team pursues a fugitive murderer with precision, tracking every possib...

Episode 10 The Other Side

10. The Other Side

Aired: Dec 2, 1960

A notorious fugitive is living undetected, and Lt. Russo disguises himself as...

Episode 11 The Scalpel

11. The Scalpel

Aired: Dec 9, 1960

A high-stakes rescue mission unfolds as the medical team rushes to save the k...

Episode 12 Big Poison

12. Big Poison

Aired: Dec 16, 1960

A cunning criminal genius is pursued by a determined police academy instructo...

Episode 14 Razor's Edge

14. Razor's Edge

Aired: Dec 30, 1960

The next episode delves into Palermo's Norman Palace, highlighting the city's...

Episode 15 The Frightened Ones

15. The Frightened Ones

Aired: Jan 6, 1961

A ruthless loan shark resorts to violent tactics to extract payment, orchestr...

Episode 16 Power Failure

16. Power Failure

Aired: Jan 13, 1961

A group of cunning thieves orchestrate a daring heist during a blackout, infi...

Episode 17 Kinfolk

17. Kinfolk

Aired: Jan 20, 1961

A long-held grudge between two families boils over when a former prisoner, on...

Episode 18 Quiet Night

18. Quiet Night

Aired: Jan 27, 1961

A mysterious assailant, driven by a grudge, invades the police station, takin...

Episode 20 Personal Enemy

20. Personal Enemy

Aired: Feb 10, 1961

A brutal attack on his girlfriend shatters Sgt. Ballard's personal life, prom...

Episode 21 Matt's Woman

21. Matt's Woman

Aired: Feb 17, 1961

A skilled thief and his accomplice, his girlfriend, orchestrate a series of d...

Episode 22 An Eye for an Eye

22. An Eye for an Eye

Aired: Feb 24, 1961

A tense standoff unfolds as a man takes Sgt. Ballard hostage, prompting Capt....

Episode 23 Bad Apple

23. Bad Apple

Aired: Mar 3, 1961

A deceitful cop is caught in a clever trap set by Captain Holbrook, who seeks...

Episode 24 Not So Long Ago

24. Not So Long Ago

Aired: Mar 10, 1961

A false report of a home invasion sparks Sgt. Ballard's investigation, leadin...

Episode 25 The Reason

25. The Reason

Aired: Mar 17, 1961

In the aftermath of a brutal sniper attack, a police station's team must come...

Episode 28 Terror on Ice

28. Terror on Ice

Aired: Mar 31, 1961

Lt. Russo's son is taken hostage, sending him on a desperate quest to locate ...

Episode 30 Little Boy Clue

30. Little Boy Clue

Aired: Apr 14, 1961

A daring heist turns chaotic when two thieves infiltrate a police station, st...

Episode 31 The Short Way Home

31. The Short Way Home

Aired: Apr 21, 1961

Captain Holbrook teams up with his old partner's widow to care for her childr...

Episode 32 Other Cheek

32. Other Cheek

Aired: Apr 28, 1961

A rookie cop's idyllic vision of law enforcement is shattered as he partners ...

Episode 33 The Airtight Case

33. The Airtight Case

Aired: May 5, 1961

New evidence emerges that questions the death row inmate's guilt, but a deepe...

Episode 34 Duty Date

34. Duty Date

Aired: May 12, 1961

A sultry burlesque dancer's life is shaken to its core after witnessing a bru...

Info about The Detectives

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Genres:Drama, Crime, Action