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- StarsGene BarrySusan Saint JamesRobert StackSandy, a young woman in the research dept of Howard Publications has wild romantic daydreams about her boss Glenn Howard that confuse her sense of reality, hampering Howard in an investigation.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsAnthony FranciosaRobert WebberClaudine LongetThe mysterious death of a woman who claimed to be the mistress of a married public figure sends Jeff Dillon investigating.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsRobert StackJoan HackettRuth RomanJean Thorndyke is the woman who knows too much - and Dan Farrell must find her before her murderous husband can silence her.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsGene BarryBurl IvesBradford DillmanGlenn Howard must cope with a hostile takeover bid by the unscrupulous Arthur Jellicoe.
- DirectorLeslie StevensStarsAnthony FranciosaJohn SaxonNina FochDillon's life was saved in Vietnam by photographer Peter Max; now, Max is in big trouble and Dillon must help.
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsRobert StackMartin BalsamSteve IhnatFive years after his wife was shot dead in front of him, Dan Farrell has a chance to bring her killers to justice.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsGene BarryAnne FrancisKevin McCarthyWhen a Howard Publications employee's jailed in East Germany - charged as being a spy, Glenn Howard yours to negotiate his release.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG7.2 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorLeslie StevensStarsAnthony FranciosaDarren McGavinJuliet ProwseWealthy farmer Jesse Gil Macrae is a respected, popular figure in his community - but is he also a murderer? Jeff Dillon investigates.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsGene BarryEd BegleyKathie BrowneIn Rome, Glenn Howard investigates the doings of the Jet Set - and also the mysterious death of a gangster's girlfriend.
- DirectorRichard IrvingStarsGene BarryRobert YoungAnne BaxterGlenn Howard takes on a right-wing multi-millionaire who may be planning some sort of coup with a private army.
- DirectorRalph SenenskyStarsRobert StackJessica WalterFarley GrangerLinda Ramsey will be executed in just a few hours - unless Dan Farrell can save her.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsGene BarryJean-Pierre AumontPete DuelAugust, 1968: as Russian tanks roll into Czechoslovakia, to crush the Prague Spring, Glenn Howard has a chance to have the manuscript is a new book smuggled out - a book he says is "political dynamite'.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsRobert StackVan JohnsonJune AllysonChildren in schools are getting access to dangerous drugs. Dan Farrell goes undercover to find the supplier.
- DirectorLeslie StevensStarsAnthony FranciosaSusan Saint JamesIvan DixonWhen an African-American newspaper editor, a strong advocate of non-violence, is brutally murdered, a controversial militant is suspected. Jeff Dillon discovers the killing is more involved that first appears.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsCliff PottsSusan StrasbergAndrew PrinePeggy is kidnapped - she's been mistaken for the sister of pop idol Lincoln Bridges. Howard's executive assistant Andy Hill leads the hunt for Peggy.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsGene BarryClive ClerkElana EdenIn a Latin American country, Glenn Howard becomes involved in a counter-revolution.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsRobert StackRobert LansingJack KlugmanKay Martin's husband has been mixing with some very dubious people - can the marriage be saved? Dan Farrell discovers a sinister secret behind the crowd of swingers Martin was mixing with following a girl's death.
- DirectorSutton RoleyStarsGene BarryBarry SullivanJack KellyWhen Howard is accused of stealing money during a combined OSS and resistance mission during WWII by an inimical senator at an appointment hearing, he proceeds to contact those involved in the mission to determine who took the money.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.4 (19)TV EpisodeDirectorAbner BibermanStarsAnthony FranciosaIvan DixonJay C. FlippenMayor Conway Walker is the victim of a smear campaign - or is he really corrupt? Jeff Dillon finds himself questioning his own loyalty.
- DirectorRichard IrvingStarsGene BarryKeenan WynnTisha SterlingCan Glenn Howard prevent a protest group from committing mass suicide?
- DirectorAlexander SingerStarsRobert StackDonald SutherlandSuzanne PleshetteAmerican gangsters seem close to taking over a British island in the West Indies. Dan Farrell sets out to expose the gang.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony FranciosaRobert GouletCarol LawrenceCould the charming Dr. Evenhauer be a killer? Jeff Dillon overhears a nurse claim a patient friend should not have died and takes a closer interest in the physician.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsRobert StackSteve ForrestBrandon De WildeBobby Currier was always trouble just waiting to happen. Now he seems to have gone on a killing spree. Dan Farrell, taken prisoner by Currier, discovers an unexpected 'accomplice' has influenced his actions.
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsRobert StackRicardo MontalbanJohn KerrAn idealistic priest takes on a ruthless wealthy slum landlord, alerting Dan Farrell to the plight of poor tenants.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsGene BarryCliff PottsShirley JonesWhat is the link between the kidnapping of one of Glenn Howard's editors and an attempt to overthrow an African government?
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG7.6 (18)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael CaffeyStarsRobert StackBarry NelsonArthur O'ConnellCrime Magazine's Dan Farrell is alerted to a prison break, and discovers it directly relates to a major crime, which had been planned months in advance.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsGene BarryHonor BlackmanMaurice EvansWhilst visiting London, Glenn Howard finds himself being sued for libel.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsGene BarryNigel DavenportPeter DaviesIn London, Glenn Howard wonders if the marriage of an ambitious British politician is all that it seems.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG7.4 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarry ShearStarsRobert StackSharon FarrellMichael Anderson Jr.Blues singer Jessie Boone seems to have been swindled out of $200,000 by her manager. The curious thing is, she doesn't seem to care. Dan Farrell investigates but then becomes involved with Jesse.
- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsAnthony FranciosaJack KlugmanMichele CareyArt Traeger was blinded when someone threw acid in his face. Now, he's planning his revenge with a sight restoring operation, but Jeff Dillon senses something more to it.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsGene BarrySusan Saint JamesCharles BoyerWhen Chinese diplomats walk out of an important international conference in Paris, Glenn Howard is tasked with the tricky job of getting them to return.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsRobert StackPernell RobertsSteve IhnatDan Farrell investigates goings-on a small rural prison whose inmates are being used as slave labor.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsDarren McGavinJames WhitmoreDane ClarkTop scientist Harry Roarke has disappeared - has he fled to Cuba, as most people believe, or is he still in the United States? Freelance newsman Sam Hardy, with Peggy Maxwell, investigate on behalf of Howard Publications.
- DirectorMarc DanielsStarsRobert StackDennis WeaverDiane BakerDan Farrell investigates charity fund-raiser Walter Grayson - and starts getting threats.
- DirectorSutton RoleyStarsGene BarryHal HolbrookDiana HylandMayor John Adrian has a squeaky-clean image and has been endorsed by Howard Publications. Might he be too good to be true? Publisher Glenn Howard investigates.
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsAnthony FranciosaSusan Saint JamesSteve ForrestJeff Dillon visits a special army establishment, where soldiers are trained to withstand torture techniques.
- DirectorDon McDougallStarsRobert StackJack KellyJill St. JohnDan Farrell goes to Florida to investigate a criminal enterprise involving rustled cattle and tainted meat.
- DirectorSutton RoleyStarsGene BarryCliff PottsBarry SullivanWho tipped off the Cuban revolutionary government that the invasion at the Bay of Pigs was about to happen, back in 1961? An old enemy alleges it was Glenn Howard.
- DirectorLawrence DobkinStarsRobert StackBill CatchingWilliam ConradDan Farrell investigates corruption on the waterfront.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsAnthony FranciosaPeter Mark RichmanAntoinette BowerWhen Laurie Marie goes missing, a reward is offered, attracting all kinds of strange characters. Jeff Dillon becomes suspicious of a reclusive millionaire when his land falls within the search area.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsGene BarryIna BalinNico MinardosOn a Greek island, Glenn Howard and a young Greek woman, Thalia, face danger and possibly even death for defying an ancient tradition.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsRobert StackVan JohnsonTim O'ConnorDan Farrell befriends a young boxer and suspects he may be under pressure to throw a fight.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.2 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn NewlandStarsAnthony FranciosaLee MeriwetherHenry JonesAfter a multi-millionaire dies, Dillon investigates the source of his vast wealth - greatly to the displeasure of certain others.
- DirectorHerbert KenwithStarsGene BarryAnne BaxterDavid SheinerHoward is asked by the U.S. to assess the quality of a monk headed interim regime in which the former ruler and a friend of Howard's has disappeared on charges of treasury theft which charge Howard believes is a lie of a corrupt military.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsRobert StackRichard KileyAnne FrancisAs a result of the residency of a friend's troubled daughter, Farrell investigates a therapy facility housed in a bucolic, isolated setting and run by a greedy and opportunistic psychiatrist.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsGene BarryJosé FerrerBethel LeslieSoon after talking to Glenn Howard, a young woman dies - seemingly by suicide. But when Glenn discovers her links to a coven of modern-day witches, he becomes suspicious that she was murdered.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsAnthony FranciosaSusan Saint JamesJoseph CottenHas a lost Shakespeare manuscript been discovered? Or is it an elaborate fraud? Researching a story for Jeff Dillon, Peggy Maxwell finds herself at the center of a mystery.
- DirectorWilliam ConradStarsRobert StackBen MurphyBooker BradshawMedical supplies destined for a small, newly-emergent African nation have been tampered with, making them useless and even dangerous. Dan Farrell investigates.
- StarsVera MilesFernando LamasJames GregoryCesar Rodriguez is a "man of the people", but he may not be quite as much of a populist as he seems. Hilary Vanderman, top female reporter for Howard Publications, investigates.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsRobert StackArthur HillAndrew PrineThe death of a kidnapper just freed from prison hampers Dan Farrell's efforts to learn more about the abduction.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.8 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorBoris SagalStarsAnthony FranciosaPamela FranklinSusan Saint JamesJeff Dillon tries to help aspiring actress Jenny Wilde in her career, but after a failed audition she appears to become suicidal repeatedly phoning a Disc Jockey's show, can Dillon dissuade her?
- 1968–19711h 13mTV-PG9.2 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorSutton RoleyStarsGene BarryWill GeerSheree NorthSandy, a young woman in the research dept of Howard Publications has wild romantic daydreams about her boss Glenn Howard that confuse her sense of reality, hampering Howard in an investigation.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsAnthony FranciosaLeslie NielsenJoseph CampanellaDillon investigates a company in which the research of his friend, a scientist of besmirched reputation , is being stolen and in which the company principals are less than committed to the company's success.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.6 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsRobert StackJulie HarrisJames GregoryDan Farrell tries to save a girl from drug addiction.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsGene BarryRay MillandJ.D. CannonAt Forrest University's 25-year reunion, Glenn Howard encounters the beautiful, troubled Edwina Booker who claims Howard jilted her at the senior prom. After a late-night tryst she vanishes, leaving Howard to ponder her background. He soon learns from local authorities that Edwina Booker has been dead for 25 years!
- 1968–19711h 14mTV-PG8.3 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorGene LevittStarsRobert CulpBarbara FeldonTom SkerrittCynthia was once a jet-setter, but is now a recluse living on the island of Avalon. Paul Tyler sets out to interview her.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.0 (7)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert DayStarsRobert StackDarren McGavinJoan BlondellEx-convict Eddie Gannon runs a halfway house for other ex-cons trying to go straight. When a crime wave hits the area, Eddie and his friends are suspected - can Dan Farrell prove them innocent?
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony FranciosaMartin BalsamRichard ConteJeff Dillon decides to revisit the scenes of his impoverished youth, and learns sadly that "you can't go home again".
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsGene BarryJack KlugmanYaphet KottoGlenn Howard investigates when racial tensions seem likely to erupt on a campus.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsRobert StackRobert WagnerScott BradyDan Farrell investigates the murky world of international arms smuggling.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.4 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorGene LevittStarsRobert CulpSteve ForrestSimon OaklandReporter Paul Tyler investigates the murder of a Native American.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.6 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorSeymour RobbieStarsGene BarryBurgess MeredithMichael ConstantineSomeone is threatening Glenn Howard's life - is it the ruined arms dealer, the corrupt politician, the sleazy showbiz impresario or the phony evangelist? Or could it be someone quite different?
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.3 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony FranciosaCarla BorelliJack CarterLas Vegas entertainer Billy Baker doesn't like interviews - especially when they concern that girl who died so mysteriously, Jeff Dillon investigates.
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG8.4 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony FranciosaCarla BorelliJack CarterIn the second half of this two-part episode, the world of entertainer Billy Baker begins to unravel completely.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsRobert StackJosé FerrerCarolyn JonesEarly McCorley is on trial for the murder of an artist, one much more famous and successful than himself. Dan Farrell probes if he really as deranged as people think.
- StarsGene BarryArthur HillMichael CallanA corrupt politician whose plans have been thwarted by Glenn Howard seeks revenge by hiring an unscrupulous young man to seduce Howard's niece.
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsRobert StackHoward DuffWilliam ShatnerPopular preacher Ronald Payden has mounted a crusade - but someone is embezzling his funds, Dan Farrell investigates who.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsPeter FalkDavid WayneRobert EmhardtReporter Lewis Corbett investigates the reason why a prominent D.A. didn't get the judgeship he was after.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsGene BarryBarry SullivanEdmond O'BrienGlenn Howard, while driving to a Pollution Summit meeting, falls unconscious and finds himself somehow in the future year 2017 where remaining society lives underground due to contaminated air. Can he somehow return to 1971?
- 1968–19711h 15mTV-PG7.8 (7)TV EpisodeStarsRobert WagnerJanet LeighDavid HartmanReporter Dave Corey sets out to expose the reality behind the wholesome image of a famous cowboy star.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsRobert StackLeif EricksonJohn VernonDan Farrell investigates the mysterious death of a scientist.
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsSuzanne PleshetteLarry HagmanMonte MarkhamWhy is columnist Victoria Stuart trying to destroy the career of a politician? Journalist Hallie Manville becomes involved.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsRobert StackSusan Saint JamesDort ClarkDan Farrell and Peggy Maxwell get involved in environmental protest in an attempt to prevent a forest being felled by loggers.
- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsGene BarryHarry GuardinoJohn MarleyGlenn Howard encounters some distinctly colorful underworld types when he visits the island of Sicily.
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsRobert StackRichard KileyPernell RobertsDan Farrell discovers someone is trying to murder a famous consumer-rights activist.
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsGene BarryCharles AidmanChuck ConnorsGovernor Brill seems to run his state like a dictatorship, and doesn't like anyone to interfere with his methods. Glenn Howard investigates but then loses his memory.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsGene BarryJessica WalterWarren OatesGlenn Howard researches the story of one of his ancestors - a colorful Old West character.