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The Mod Squad

JUSTICE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama,

Actor:

Creator: Buddy Ruskin,

Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 5

Episode: N/A

Duration: 60 minutes

Release: 1968-09-24

Rating: 6.261

1"The Teeth of the Barracuda"

1968-09-24

The daughter of a California governorial candidate is caught with drugs and is blackmailed.

2"Bad Man on Campus"

1968-10-01

Pete, Linc and Julie work undercover in a high school to break up a juvenile car theft ring.

3"My, What a Pretty Bus"

1968-10-08

4"When Smitty Comes Marching Home"

1968-10-22

A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.

5"You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer"

1968-10-29

A computer dating agency sets up to find very wealthy women and send out a young stud to rip them off.

6"A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry"

1968-11-12

After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.

7"Find Tara Chapman!"

1968-11-19

Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.

8"The Price of Terror"

1968-11-26

The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer.

9"A Quiet Weekend in the Country"

1968-12-03

An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.

10"Love"

1968-12-10

Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.

11"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet"

1968-12-17

This episode is one of the creepiest Mod Squad shows! The trio is planted in an acting community to find out who is killing the young starlet wannabes. Julie is staying at the same small apartment house where all the starlets are. Mrs. Petree who runs the place, and her very creepy son Norman (ugh very very disturbing portrayal). Norman has a habit of walking into the starlets rooms and sniffing their stockings and other unmentionables! The TV Host who is a perv and cant keep his clammy paws off of the starlets, and the abusive actor wannabe Timmy who thinks he is a Brando/Dean all are suspect, but dont count out the other characters.

12"The Guru"

1968-12-31

Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.

13"The Sunday Drivers"

1969-01-07

Linc is convinced that the death of his friend, Tommy Salido, a stunt-driver was not accidental. The trio investigates and uncover a drug smuggling operation.

14"Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie"

1969-01-14

Julie's estranged mother suddenly shows up and tells her she is getting married. Unfortunately Pete and Linc know something about her future step-father.

15"Flight Five Doesn't Answer"

1969-01-21

Mob assassins force a plane to crash, stranding Greer, Linc, and Pete and a government witness in the desert. All in search of five million dollars of missing mob money.

16"Shell Game"

1969-01-29

Pete and Linc successfully infiltrate a gang of thieves only to discover they are protected by crooked cops and that Julie has become an unwitting hostage.

17"Fear Is the Bucking Horse"

1969-02-04

Far West Acres is Western Rodeo where the squad is sent to protect former TV Cowboy star Billy Kilgore from a series of bizarre attacks against his life.

18"A Hint of Darkness, A Hint of Light"

1969-02-11

Blind author Jenny Wills is viciously attacked on the beach by an unknown assailant, who makes repeated attempts on her life. Unbeknowst to her, he thinks she saw him commit a crime.

19"The Uptight Town"

1969-02-18

A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.

20"A Reign of Guns"

1969-02-25

Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.

21"A Run for the Money"

1969-03-11

Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.

22"Child of Sorrow, Child of Light"

1969-03-18

Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies.

23"Keep the Faith, Baby"

1969-03-25

A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.

24"Captain Greer, Call Surgery"

1969-04-01

Greer thinks a series of hospital drug robberies are inside jobs. The trio poses as hospital staff to solve this case.

25"Peace Now -- Arly Blau"

1969-04-08

Linc and Pete go undercover as prison inmates to protect the life of a convicted draft dodger, whose father is a General in the Vietnam War.

26"A Seat by the Window"

1969-04-15

The trio splits up onto three tour buses to find the killer of a man found at a bus station.

1"The Girl in Chair Nine"

1969-09-23

A clairvoyant's prediction about a missing college student leads to an illegal abortion ring.

2"My Name Is Manolette"

1969-09-30

Thieves send a little boy to do the stealing and reap the rewards. Manolette runs away and the trio help him find a new home.

3"An Eye for an Eye"

1969-10-07

A narcotics gang kidnaps Greer's girlfriend, widow of an FBI agent. In trade they want squealer Crowley who is testifying against them.

4"Ride the Man Down"

1969-10-14

Pete tries to help a young woman and winds up the chief suspect in a murder. The team sets out to clear Pete of an obvious frame-up.

5"To Linc -- with Love"

1969-10-21

Linc's new love is evasive and secretive about her past which places a strain on their budding relationship.

6"Lisa"

1969-11-04

The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect, has a split personality.

7"Confrontation!"

1969-11-11

During a campus demonstration a student protester is found dead. The protesters think he was killed by the police and the police think he was killed by another student.

8"Willie Poor Boy"

1969-11-18

An illerate small time crook gets caught when he can't read the sign warning of danger. The squad rallies to help him if he cooperates with the law and snitches on his partner, who is responsible for the death of the security guard.

9"The Death of Bill Hannachek"

1969-11-25

Julie poses as a singer at a Country Western bar to find out the real reason behind Wild Bill Hannachek's death.

10"A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In"

1969-12-02

Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover at Sims College to investigate a frat boy's mysterious death. Pete plays a running back, Linc an African exchange student, and Julie the object of desire for the star quarterback.

11"The Healer"

1969-12-09

The Mod Squad sets to work busting an extortion racket run by a self-styled healer responsible for the death of Linc's friend. Julie befriends a wheelchair-bound man paying large sums for empty promises that his paralysis will be cured.

12"In This Corner -- Sol Albert"

1969-12-16

Tenants revolt against a racist slum lord and threaten the wrong person. Trio confronts the slum lord to no avail, until interventions from the Rabbi Tannenbaum convince him otherwise.

13"Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break"

1969-12-23

Con artist Admiral Nathaniel Johnson takes on the trio and teaches them the art of the con. They comply and become enamored of the Admirals ways and realize too late they are being conned themselves.

14"The Debt"

1969-12-30

Pete befriends Joey Kovacs, a youth whose father escaped from a mental institution and has vowed to kill a man who cheated him years before. Kovacs: Nehemiah Persoff. Doris: Marj Dusay. Pete: Michael Cole. Sanders: Ross Elliott. Franklin: Peter Brown. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

15"Sweet Child of Terror"

1970-01-06

Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.

16"The King of Empty Cups"

1970-01-20

Secrecy and compassion are called for as the squad ministers to the runaway---and drug-addicted---daughter of the chief. Quinn: Noel Harrison. Elizabeth: Renne Jarrett. Metcalf: Simon Scott. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Greer: Tige Andrews.

17"A Town Called Sincere"

1970-01-27

While on a motorcycle trip to Mexico, Pete and Linc are detoured by a biker gang into a border town and held hostage along with all of the town's residents. The gang refuses to leave until they find out who in the town killed two of their members.

18"The Exile"

1970-02-03

Julie falls for Ari Nassal, unaware that he's a Middle Eastern prince involved in a fierce power struggle that could take his life. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Hakim: Ben Aliza. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Sarif: Lawrence Dane.

19"Survival House"

1970-02-10

Sammy Davis Jr. plays Billy Lee Watson, a recovered drug addict who is accused of statutory rape by his alleged victim's father, who wants to close down the halfway house Billy has been appointed director of. Billy was trying to help the girl, who is herself addicted, and pregnant.

20"Mother of Sorrow"

1970-02-17

Pete's fraternity brother is framed for murder.

21"The Deadly Sin"

1970-02-24

Julie enters a convent to protect a young postulant who witnessed a murder. Melissa: Lynn Loring. Laker: Bert Freed. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Capp: Don Dubbins. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

22"A Time for Remembering"

1970-03-03

Beau Graves is released from prison after the trio put him there two years ago. Pete is trying to decide whether or not to quit the trio and work for his dad. Flashbacks to previous episodes after Linc is shot make it clear to everyone the importance of their ""family"".

23"Return to Darkness, Return to Light"

1970-03-17

Linc battles conflicting emotions as he follows a hunch regarding the integrity of blind Janny Wills' fiancé. Janny: Gloria Foster. Tarver: Ivan Dixon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Edwards: Karl Swenson. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

24"Call Back Yesterday"

1970-03-24

Pete's concern for a former girlfriend's problems involves him in her family's corporate power struggle---and a reunion with his mother. Claire: Margot Kidder. Doug: Mark Goddard. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Greer: Tige Andrews.

25"Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!"

1970-03-31

Pete, Linc, and Julie go undercover working on a film project on which strange accidents have occurred. The film is based on a twenty-year old murder mystery, and the director believes the real killer is trying to sabotage it because he fears his identity will be revealed.

26"The Loser"

1970-04-07

After he tries to stop a runaway car, the son of a former cop and friend of Captain Greer is charged with stealing the vehicle. Then it is learned that the car, which belonged to a judicial candidate's campaign worker, was also involved in a hit-and-run. The trio goes undercover at the candidate's headquarters to further investigate.

1"Long Road Home"

1970-09-22

Anjanette Comer plays the romantic interest in a drama that has Pete falling for a suspect. Case: Lou Antonio. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

2"See the Eagles Dying"

1970-09-29

Pete poses as a hoodlum to get close to a teenage girl and her thrill-seeking crowd mixed up with sky diving---and murder. Pete: Michael Cole. Cindy: Lane Bradbury. Greer: Tige Andrews. Joe: Paul Carr.

3"Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?"

1970-10-06

Linc receives a desperate call from an old friend, now an inmate at a mental institution. Shortly afterward, the friend is dead of "heart failure", only the latest of a number of strange deaths at the place.

4"'A' Is for Annie"

1970-10-13

Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school.

5"The Song of Willie"

1970-10-20

Sammy Davis Jr. plays brash film star Willie Rush, who's feigning indifference to threats on his life. Pete: Michael Cole. Marci Weaver: Lola Falana. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Cal Rush: Lawrence Cook.

6"Search And Destroy"

1970-10-27

A narcotics-linked murder pits the squad against an ex-cop---the dead man's brother. Tom Blake: Steve Ihnat. Pete: Michael Cole. Vinnie: Michael Baseleon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

7"Just Ring the Bell Once"

1970-11-03

The squad aids an 8-year-old boy who calls an orphanage home. The reason: his mother won't free him for adoption. Lukie: Brian Dewey. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Velma Patch: Linda Meiklejohn. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

8"Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!"

1970-11-10

Pete is knocked out and jailed in a small town when he tries to assist Levi Frazee, an Indian who is believed to be withholding the whereabouts of his cousin, who is suspected of murder.

9"A Far Away Place So Near"

1970-11-17

A friend of Linc's is reported killed in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dawson: Mike Margotta. Pete: Michael Cole. Mike Sierra: Tom Nardini. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

10"A Time of Hyacinths"

1970-12-01

Vincent Price as a seafaring stranger who enchants Julie. She's determined to find out his identity; he's just as adamant about keeping it a secret. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Castor: Charles McGraw. Pete: Michael Cole. Haines: Warren Stevens.

11"The Judas Trap"

1970-12-08

Patricide: a strong charge against a 17-year-old boy. Pete learns the slightly mentally disabled boy had good reason to be terrified of his father---enough to kill him. Dana: Barry Brown. Pete: Michael Cole. Dean Marcus: Don Porter. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

12"Fever"

1970-12-15

Terrifying journey for Julie: a man who kidnapped his son forces her to drive them to Los Angeles, knowing both he and the child were exposed to a deadly disease. Cliff Hansen: Robert Viharo. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Morrison: Frank Maxwell. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

13"Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?"

1970-12-29

Fernando Lamas as a cop with a reputation for helping the Mexican-American community. Now he's putting his job on the line by aiding a man sought by immigration authorities. Pete: Michael Cole. Paco Montoya: Ricardo Romanos. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Anita: Amparo Pilar.

14"A Short Course in War"

1971-01-05

A campus demonstration may turn into a bloody conflict if a mentally disturbed student has his way. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Walter: Bob Balaban. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Miss Osgood: Josephine Hutchinson.

15"Kicks Incorporated"

1971-01-12

Jack Cassidy as the mastermind of an unusual business: his clients pay him to harass people and he employs a gang of youths to do the dirty work. Pete: Michael Cole. Mrs. Hamilton: Barbara Rush. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Johnny: Richard Kim Milford. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

16"A Bummer for R.J."

1971-01-19

Carl Betz plays a disillusioned solid citizen who becomes involved in the death of a hippie girl. He's seeking the girl's killer while his heartsick daughter searches desperately for him. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Lorrie: Annette O'Toole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Johnny: Dan Travanty.

17"The Hot, Hot Car"

1971-01-26

A businessman reports the theft of his partner's car---and admits that he wired it with dynamite, set to go off in eight hours. Unfortunately, the search for the car is complicated, as the thieves change the plates, and the car changes drivers more than once.

18"Suffer, Little Children"

1971-02-09

Kaz Garas as a minister playing hippie to find the men who murdered his brother and incriminated him in a theft. Angie: Jenny Sullivan. Pete: Michael Cole. Joe Foster: Sheldon Allman. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

19"Is That Justice? No, It's Law"

1971-02-16

Greer and another veteran cop have both been frustrated by a drug pusher they've been trying to nail, who has twice had his case dismissed on legal technicalities. Finally, the third time appears to be the clincher, as the man is caught at an airport with a case full of heroin.

20"A Double for Danger"

1971-02-23

Julie goes under cover to probe the death of a girl trying to unmask a narcotics czar. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Ray Abruzzi: Michael Ansara. Greer: Tige Andrews. J.B.: Ray Walston. Schwartz: Ron Soble.

21"Welcome to Our City"

1971-03-02

The squad tangles with a deadly loan shark as they try to find the father of a farm boy. Billy Clark: Billy Bowles. Pete: Michael Cole. Hattie: Virginia Gregg. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dunn: Edward Faulkner. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

22"The Comeback"

1971-03-09

A middle-aged legendary prizefighter tries for a comeback match, mainly to please his troubled son, whom he thinks wants him to prove he's not a has-been. But the son may have other reasons: he is in debt to gamblers who want him to give them inside information on his dad's odds.

23"We Spy"

1971-03-16

While working undercover as safe crackers, Pete and Linc meet a timid, clumsy young man who asks them to teach him about their trade. They learn that the young man has a twin brother who is a successful businessman. What they don't know is that the businessman is actually the leader of the industrial spying ring they are trying to investigate. And that's only the start of the surprises to come.

24"The Price of Love"

1971-03-23

When his motorcycle breaks down on a trip, Linc stops in an abandoned town, only to discover that a kidnapped boy is being held there for ransom. The kidnappers decide to hold Linc as well until they get the money.

1"The Sentinels"

1971-09-14

While searching for a pair of murderers, the trio uncovers a link between murder, a stolen car and a threatened epidemic.

2"Cricket"

1971-09-21

Julie and a young boy named Cricket go to the park where Cricket finds a gun dropped by a man he runs into. Cricket then accidentally shoots Julie and, thinking he's killed her, runs away.

3"Home Is the Streets"

1971-09-28

A former addict helps the trio catch a cop killer - her own stepfather.

4"Survival"

1971-10-05

After Julie picks up a blind hitchhiker, they have a flat tire and flag down a passing car for help. Unfortunately, the people in the car trick them into switching cars and abandon them in the desert.

5"Color of Laughter, Color of Tears"

1971-10-12

A circus owner asks the trio for help in finding out who's committed sabotage and murder in the big top.

6"The Medicine Men"

1971-10-19

Julie is drawn into a bittersweet romance and blackmail.

7"The Sands of Anger"

1971-10-26

Julie, Linc and Pete attend a dune buggy race where a pickup truck blows up, killing a young man Julie had just met. The trio then investigate the incident, suspecting foul play.

8"The Poisoned Mind"

1971-11-02

After Captain Greer shoots and kills a young man in self defense during a bust, he suffers from feelings of guilt and remorse. Julie suggests he take a vacation at a secluded resort to sort things out.

9"Exit the Closer"

1971-11-09

The trio helps a used-car salesman who's made a deal with the devil.

10"Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?"

1971-11-16

On his way to the liquor store, Linc is mugged and hit over the head. When he comes to, he wanders around in a daze, unable to remember who he is or what he was doing.

11"And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them"

1971-11-23

The trio must protect a TV clown from an assassination attempt.

12"The Loser"

1971-11-30

Someone is out to kill an unfortunate young man.

13"Death of a Nobody"

1971-12-07

The trio investigates after an innocent bystander is killed by a speeding car after it narrowly misses Pete.

14"Feet of Clay"

1971-12-14

The Trio help a young deaf-mute save a guard from a warehouse fire. Linc then gets involved with helping the young-deaf mute who is targeted for assassination.

15"I Am My Brother's Keeper"

1972-01-04

Pete is targeted by the very gunman he's tracking down.

16"Deal with the Devil"

1972-01-11

Pete is contacted by his old friend Rusty Bryson, a war correspondent whom he knew and idolized as a boy. But the Treasury department is looking for Bryson, who it suspects of smuggling drugs from Vietnam.

17"Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie"

1972-01-18

The trio and Greer know that a paroled killer plans to get revenge on Pete, but Pete has no idea why the man is out to get him.

18"Shockwave"

1972-01-25

Julie grows attached to a baby that's been abandoned by a couple on a robbery and murder spree.

19"No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland"

1972-02-01

A Vietnam veteran returns to the police force with questionable ideas of dealing with dissident ghetto residents.

20"The Cave"

1972-02-08

Julie, Link and Pete break down in the desert during a sandstorm and seek shelter in an abandoned mine. An old man embittered by the death of his son in the war who hates hippies then sets off dynamite and traps the trio inside.

21"The Wild Weekend"

1972-02-15

When Pete runs into an old girlfriend, she invites him to her birthday party but he turns her down, only to be kidnapped by her two friends and forced to attend the party.

22"The Tangled Web"

1972-02-22

Pete and Linc come close to breaking the law as they attempt to help a parolee, an old friend of Julie's, return stolen jewelry.

23"Outside Position"

1972-02-29

A stable boy's employer frames him for possessing drugs and continues conspiring against him after his parole, all in order to stop the young man's romance with his daughter.

24"Big George"

1972-03-07

A man happens to witness the murder of a sales clerk and agrees to testify at the trial. As a result he and his family are relentlessly terrorized by someone, even after the trial has ended.

1"The Connection (1)"

1972-09-14

The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.

2"The Connection (2)"

1972-09-14

The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.

3"The Thunder Makers"

1972-09-21

A youth joins a motorcycle gang that plans to pull off a robbery of his father's company.

4"Yesterday's Ashes"

1972-09-28

The trio believes that plastic surgery may be the best way to rehabilitate a disfigured girl caught shoplifting.

5"A Gift for Jenny"

1972-10-05

A fur coat is the only lead the trio has in a case involving kidnapping and murder that has them baffled.

6"Taps, Play It Louder"

1972-10-12

The trio searches for Julie's cousin, a Vietnam veteran who missed his stop when he took the bus home.

7"Eyes of the Beholder"

1972-10-19

A killer stalks Pete as he helps a formerly blind girl.

8"Good Times Are Just Memories"

1972-10-26

A dirty cop frames Pete for the murder of a confederate in crime.

9"Corbey"

1972-11-02

A policeman attempts to nab a pusher who's able to get off on technicalities.

10"Can You Hear Me Out There?"

1972-11-09

A rash of car thefts appear to be connected to a particular radio station and a puzzling code. Pete becomes friends with the car thief while Julie and Linc check out the station.

11"Another Final Game"

1972-11-16

Pete and Julie pose as a newlywed couple to outsmart a master con artist.

12"Crime Club"

1972-11-23

Students with high IQs commit crimes just for kicks.

13"The Twain"

1972-11-30

A Korean girl finds trouble in her search for her American father. Pete accidentally hits her with his car after she runs from the scene of a murder she witnessed, and the killers are still after her.

14"Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum"

1972-12-07

The squad must determine if a former child star is a klutz or a target for murder.

15"Kristie"

1972-12-14

A little girl's father gets in trouble with jewel thieves just before Christmas. He leaves his daughter with Pete, an old friend, but then doesn't return for her as promised, and the trio tries to find him.

16"Sanctuary"

1973-12-21

Julie is put in the hospital when she's targeted by syndicate undercover agents.

17"Run, Lincoln, Run"

1973-01-04

Linc tries to save his cabby friend from loan sharks.

18"Don't Kill My Child"

1973-01-18

A father is suspected of beating his own son.

19"Death in High Places"

1973-01-25

The trio's investigation of a cover-up in a construction-site murder leads them to a pair of bad heavies.

20"Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death"

1973-02-01

The trio investigates a euthanasia that may turn out to be murder. The accused man, who killed his terminally ill wife, claims she was in intolerable pain, but doctors say she was receiving too much morphine to be suffering that much.

21"Scion of Death"

1973-02-08

The parents of a kidnapped young man give the trio a hard time with their silence.

22"The Night Holds Terror"

1973-02-15

Julie is trapped in a strange house with an escaped lunatic.

23"Cry Uncle"

1973-02-22

The visit of Captain Greer's eccentric Uncle Max, a Greek painter, coincides with a series of art thefts. The robberies are baffling police as the guards can recall no one entering or leaving the galleries.

24"And Once for My Baby"

1973-03-01

An imaginative thief plots a spectacular heist. The trio hopes to stop it before it happens, but they learn of another urgency.