Chicago cop Frank Ballinger stages a rescue in order to gain the confidence of Alice, a young woman who works for suspected jewelry fence Louis Prince. Pretending to be furniture salesman Bob Steele, Ballinger romances Alice and gets friendly with her boss. But Alice falls for "Bob" and Ballinger must weigh her feelings and safety against his duty as a police officer.

Episode 730 min1957-11-08

The Matinee Trade

Lt. Frank Ballinger investigates the case of a gambling ring and its connection to an unidentified police officer. The deeper into the investigation he gets, the more Ballinger becomes concerned that the crooked cop may be an old friend.

Episode 830 min1957-11-15

The Hard Case

A jewelry store robbery sends the thief to prison, but his claim that the night watchman, a former big-league ballplayer named Lightnin' Joe Adams, was in on the heist costs Adams his job. Lt. Frank Ballinger goes undercover in prison to find out from the robber whether Adams was involved in the crime and what happened to the loot.

Episode 930 min1957-11-22

Killer in Town

Frank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their only clues are an old magazine and the killer's habit of saying "You bet."

Episode 1030 min1957-11-29

Diamond Hard

Lt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with Joe Mazzerin, a safecracker. Ballinger goes undercover to get the goods on Mazzerin and to learn who his mysterious partner is.

Episode 1130 min1957-12-06

The Alibi Witness

When perennial loser Wally Gardner is identified as the perpetrator of a robbery-murder, he tells police unique details of a stranger he met miles away at the time of the crime. But when that stranger is found, he says he can prove that HE was miles from where Gardner says they met at the time of the crime. Lt. Frank Ballinger must determine who's lying.

Episode 1230 min1957-12-13

The Specialists

When a hired gunman gets himself tossed in jail following a fistfight, Lt. Frank Ballinger takes his place undercover as protection for a group of three businessmen who meet once a year to commit a specialized crime.

Episode 1330 min1957-12-20

Family Portrait

When his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hinder. But, as Ballinger discovers, Hinder has an unusual reason for wanting to keep the police out of his own personal business.

Episode 1430 min1957-12-27

The Palace Guard

Gangster Tommy Hatch is wanted for murder, but the police have to keep him safe from other gangsters who want him dead before he can testify against them. Lt. Frank Ballinger is assigned to protect Hatch even though he despises him.

Episode 1530 min1958-01-03

The Slow Trap

Ballinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.

Episode 1630 min1958-01-10

The Cover Up

District Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former business associate.

Episode 1730 min1958-01-17

Blue Indigo

The room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.

Episode 1830 min1958-01-24

The Long Ride

When a convicted murderer gets the upper hand on Lieutenant Ballinger during a train ride back to Chicago, his last best hope for recapturing the felon is the persistence of an alert young boy.

Episode 1930 min1958-01-31

The Shakedown

Ballinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.

Episode 2030 min1958-02-07

Dolly's Bear

Kathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.

Episode 2130 min1958-02-14

Lover's Lane Killing

Ballinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.

Episode 2230 min1958-02-21

The Frightened Wife

A man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.

Episode 2330 min1958-02-28

The Black Mermaid

Ballinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.

Episode 2430 min1958-03-07

The Man in Hiding

Ballinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.

Episode 2530 min1958-03-14

Chicago Bluebeard

A woman dies. Ballinger investigates.

Episode 2630 min1958-03-21

Girl Lost

A woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.

Episode 2730 min1958-03-28

Hideout

Bank robbers hide in a suburban house.

Episode 2830 min1958-04-04

Shot in the Dark

A sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.

Episode 2930 min1958-04-11

The Twenty-Six Girl

A young wife is shot by an unknown assailant when she drives with her ex-con husband to an isolated woods in search of their dream home. No one even reports the couple missing until after the police find them dead in the snow. The wife's sister is a wealthy spinster, who takes her time even coming to Chicago, claiming her brother-in-law was threatened with death by a blackmailer. Det. Ballinger suspects the sister knows more than she reveals.

Episode 3030 min1958-04-18

Fight

A boxer's (Lancaster) life is being threatened soon after another fighter dies after fighting with Lancaster. Suspicion falls on the other fighter's trainer who feels Lancaster is responsible for the death of the other fighter.

Episode 3130 min1958-04-25

Guilty Alibi

A man confesses to a crime he may not have committed. Meanwhile the president of the company where the man works has been shot to death.

Episode 3230 min1958-05-02

The Healer

Lieutenant Ballinger searches for a mentally ill young woman who shot a psychiatrist, hoping all the while that he can also find sufficient evidence to obtain a felony conviction against the charlatan who was "treating" her.

Episode 3330 min1958-05-09

Day of Terror

Frank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.

Episode 3430 min1958-05-16

The $20 Plates

Ballinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.

Episode 3530 min1958-05-23

The Double Face

A professional man is identified as a jewelry-store robber, threatening his freedom, not to mention his wife's reputation "from being married unknowingly to such a character". Ballinger investigates.

Episode 3630 min1958-05-30

The System

An illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unforeseen threats.

Episode 3730 min1958-06-06

Woman from Paris

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Episode 3830 min1958-06-13

Accusation

A millionaire is found dead in a locked room. His young pretty wife (Fay Spain), and the big hansom driver (Ken Clark), are suspected of the crime. Lee Marvin figures out how the crime was committed.

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Lee Marvin

Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger

Paul Newlan

Police Capt. Grey

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