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E1
90 min 1. So Long Baby, and Amen
Dan Farrell (RS) reports his findings at a Congressional committee hearing on addictive drugs. Later he finds himself entangled with a self-destructive, drug-addicted young girl.
E2
90 min 2. A Love To Remember
At his college class reunion, Howard (GB) meets a strange, beautiful woman who tells him how a crush she once had on him has ruined her life.
E3
90 min 3. Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon
Cynthia is a reclusive jet-setter who has of late become a political activist. She refuses all interviews and keeps hidden in a rambling house on the island of Avalon. At the urging of his pal, reporter Paul Tyler decides to make a name for himself by getting the exclusive story on Cynthia.
E4
90 min 4. Battle at Gannon's Bridge
An ex-convict Eddie Gannon, who holds the lease on a converted church used as a halfway house for recently released prisoners,is endangered by a rash of unsolved crimes in the neighborhood. Gannon asks Crime magazine editor Dan Farrell (RS) to prove that none of his fellow ex-cons are responsible for the thefts.
E5
90 min 5. The Enemy Before Us
Crime Magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) is back in his old neighborhood in New York's ""Little Italy"", Dillon hopes to take a break from his hectic responsibilities and recapture ""something real"" from his younger days. Unfortunately, he is bombarded by pain and disillusionment from every side: his stepmother is gravely ill, and her son is deeply involved with drug dealing.
E6
90 min 6. The Time Is Now
Howard (GB) investigates the death of a moderate black educator at a campus torn into a struggle between militants and moderates.
E7
90 min 7. The War Merchants
Farrell (RS) investigates the death of an old friend and discovers an international weapons-smuggling operation.
E8
90 min 8. Little Bear Died Running
When an Indian kills the friend of a reporter, Paul Tyler (RC) investigates.
E9
90 min 9. All the Old Familar Faces
Howard (GB) tries to find out who is behind a series of death threats levelled against him. He interviews several likely suspects who, in flashback, explain just what might have prompted them to kill.
E10
90 min 10. I Love You, Billy Baker (1)
Las Vegas superstar Billy Baker, who is known far and wide for his reluctance to grant interviews,is particularly close-mouthed on the subject of a beautiful young dancer with whom he'd once been in love--and who now is very much dead. Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) wants to know why.
E11
90 min 11. I Love You, Billy Baker (2)
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E12
90 min 12. Why I Blew Up Dakota
Dan Farrell (RS) looks into the strange bombing of an odd-ball artist.
E13
90 min 13. Aquarius Descending
Glenn Howard (GB), who is instrumental in discrediting a corrupt politician. Seeking revenge, the politician orders a young hard-case to romance Howard's impressionable 17-year-old niece. The plan is to involve the girl in a scandal and ruin Howard and his magazine.
E14
90 min 14. The Glory Shouter
A fire-and-brimstone tele-evangelist is plagued by gremlins from within his organization who are tapping his till. Dan Farrell (RS), investigates only to deduce that he may be the one siphoning from his own flock's donations.
E15
90 min 15. A Sister From Napoli
A district attorney up for a judgeship is deemed unfit and an investigation ensues by Lewis Corbett(PF).
E16
74 min 16. Los Angeles 2017
Glenn Howard finds himself suddenly plunged 46 years into the future only to learn that the people of Los Angeles are living underground to escape the pollution and under the thumb of a fascist government run by psychiatrists.
E17
90 min 17. The Man Who Killed A Ghost
The real personality of a famous cowboy star is exposed by David Corey (RW).
E18
90 min 18. Seek and Destroy
Dan Farrell (RS) runs into many dead ends as he endeavors to discover why an important scientist suddenly died.
E19
90 min 19. A Capitol Affair
Howard Publications journalist intervenes when a misguided Washington gossip columnist tries to destroy the career of a promising government official who happens to be her boyfriend.
E20
90 min 20. The Savage Eye
Dan Farrell (RS) looks into a conflict involving loggers and the filming of a documentary.
E21
90 min 21. Appointment in Palermo
Howard (GB) goes to Italy to research a story, then finds himself mistaken for a Sicilian patriarch. He is kidnapped by one of the families involved in a centuries-old blood feud.
E22
90 min 22. Beware of the Watchdog
Dan Farrell (RS) investigates a consumer advocate who is currently masterminding an expose of the fish-canning industry. When several attempts are made on his life, the advertisers are under suspect.
E23
90 min 23. The Broken Puzzle
The governor of an unnamed state though popular with his constituents runs the state like a banana-republic dictatorship, complete with uniformed thugs. Glenn Howard (GB) finds that the source of his power may have bigger political stakes in mind.
E24
90 min 24. The Showdown
Howard's (GB) ancestor, an old west gambler, tries to stay alive in the face of a showdown.
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