Episode 1
Aired Oct 13, 1960
The Rusty Heller Story
A brilliant girl (Elizabeth Montgomery) uses her beauty in a bid for power by playing ardent mobsters against each other.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 20, 1960
Jack `Legs' Diamond Story
Legs Diamond's attentions to a Follies girl hinder his plan to hijack a load of smuggled narcotics.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 3, 1960
Nicky
Ness acquires a new enemy, the young son of a mobster he killed in a raid on a bootlegger.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 10, 1960
The Waxey Gordon Story
A routine check of license plates at a social affair yields the vital clue in a bootlegging investigation.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 17, 1960
Mark of Cain
Ness enlists newspapermen to put editorial pressure on drug pushers, forcing mob leaders to quit the business.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 24, 1960
A Seat on the Fence
A radio commentator learns confidential information about a drug ring and a female hostage.
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Episode 7
Aired Dec 1, 1960
The Purple Gang
Capone's gang moves after a small-time mobster is mistakenly kidnapped; guest Steve Cochran.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 8, 1960
Kiss of Death Girl
A girl whose lovers all died is caught between whiskey importers and hijackers, who all blame her for their problems.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 15, 1960
The Larry Fay Story
The trail of racketeers forcing up the price of milk leads to a speakeasy owner and his girlfriend.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 22, 1960
The Otto Frick Story
The State Department balks when Ness probes dealings between a German-American organization and drug dealers.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 29, 1960
The Tommy Karpeles Story
Ness candidly disagrees with a jury's conviction of a known criminal for mail theft; guest Vic Morrow.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 5, 1961
The Big Train
Elliot's suspicions arise when Capone converts assets simultaneously with the Scarface's transfer from a prison in Atlanta to Alcatrax.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 12, 1961
The Big Train
Capone's (Neville Brand) men take over a California town to free their boss from the prison train.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 19, 1961
The Masterpiece
Ness wants to warn the target of an assassin (Rip Torn) hired by a Capone lieutenant (Robert Middleton).
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 26, 1961
The Organization
Two mobsters call a syndicate summit to plan a nationwide crime organization; guest Susan Oliver.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 2, 1961
Jamaica Ginger
Ness must stop the importation of a deadly drink from Jamaica; guests Michael Ansara, Brian Keith, James Coburn.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 9, 1961
Augie `The Banker' Ciamino
A bootlegger (Keenan Wynn) supplied by stills run by terrified immigrants blocks Ness' investigation.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 16, 1961
The Underground Court
A widow (Joan Blondell) advertises for a driver to share a cross-country ride and winds up with a thief fleeing from the mob.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 23, 1961
The Nick Moses Story
A gangster (Harry Guardino) who betrayed the mob code seeks to atone by promising to assassinate Ness.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 9, 1961
The Antidote
A chemist's (Joseph Wiseman) key to reclaiming industrial alcohol upsets the underworld; with Telly Savalas.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 16, 1961
The Lily Dallas Story
To crack a kidnapping, Ness uses the disagreement between gangland parents over protecting their daughter.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 23, 1961
Murder Under Glass
A New Orleans importer (Luther Adler) uses an old family company to smuggle drugs to Chicago.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 30, 1961
Testimony of Evil
A witness who could convict a mobster and sway an election hides from both the law and the underworld.
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Episode 24
Aired Apr 13, 1961
Ring of Terror
Ness uncovers a link between drugs and boxing when he learns a fight manager (Harold J. Stone) is being blackmailed.
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Episode 25
Aired Apr 20, 1961
Mr. Moon
A counterfeiter (Victor Buono) has enough government paper to print $100 million; guest Karl Swenson, Olan Soule.
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Episode 26
Aired Apr 27, 1961
Death for Sale
Racketeers fatally underestimate the talents of a drug-dealing 19-year-old (James MacArthur).
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Episode 27
Aired May 4, 1961
Stranglehold
The price of fish escalates after a racketeer (Ricardo Montalban) takes control of New York's Fulton Fish Market.
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Episode 28
Aired May 11, 1961
The Nero Rankin Story
A syndicate head (Will Kuluva) threatens to retaliate against the public if Ness continues his investigation.
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Episode 29
Aired May 18, 1961
The Seventh Vote
Guzik and Nitti try to smuggle a deported mobster back in so he can break a tie in a mob vote.
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Episode 30
Aired May 25, 1961
The King of Champagne
A shady source tips Ness to a plot to corner the champagne market in time for the 1932 New Year's Eve celebration.
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Episode 31
Aired Jun 1, 1961
The Nick Acropolis Story
A successful bookmaker (Lee Marvin) seeks a deal with Nitti, unaware a henchman is planning a double cross.
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Episode 32
Aired Jun 8, 1961
90-Proof Dame
Ness discovers a titled cognac producer's wife is an ex-burlesque queen connected to a bootlegger (Steve Cochran).
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