Season One: The Name of the Game
Gene Barry stars Glenn Howard - publishing tycoon and the multimillionaire head of Howard Publications.
The Taker
October 25, 1968
Incident in Berlin
A senior editor has been accused of espionage in East Germany and Howard flies to Berlin in hopes of obtaining his release.November 8, 1968
Lola in Lipstick
Publisher Glenn Howard investigates the murder of a playgirl in Rome, and uncovers a life of corruption, drugs and sex.November 15, 1968
The Protector
A bigoted millionaire is tired of America's racial situation and sets out to use his millions to create a private army and take matters into his own handsNovember 29, 1968
The White Birch
The Soviet army has invaded Czechoslovakia and Glenn and Peggy travel to Prague in order to try and get a banned manuscript out of the country before rival journalists steal it or the communists destroy it. Peter Duel co-stars.December 20, 1968
Pineapple Rose
In this episode, for a change, the focus is on researcher Peggy Maxwell, who is kidnapped while digging up information on a famous rock star, and Glenn Howard's assistant Andy Hill, who investigates her disappearance. With the help of an FBI agent, Hill unearths a hotbed of mob-motivated intrigue.December 27, 1968
The Revolutionary
Glenn Howard helps an exiled president of a South American nation regain control in the midst of counter-revolution.January 17, 1969
The Inquiry
Glenn Howard is called before a Senate committee (whose members include his old enemy, Senator Collins) to answer charges that he stole a fortune in U.S. Army funds while serving with the OSS in Italy during World War II.January 31, 1969
Love in at Ground Zero
Glenn Howard is kidnapped by a group of environmental protesters who plan a mass-suicide and want him to witness it, so that he can then write an expose of the army's testing of chemical warfare weapons.March 7, 1969
The Third Choice
Glenn Howard tries to save a Howard Publications editor who's been kidnapped. The man responsible hopes to use the ransom to overthrow an African government.March 21, 1969
Agent for the Plaintiff
In London, Glenn Howard is the victim of a conspiracy hatched by his own attorney, the lovely-but-lethal Bethany Cromwell, and Harold Wyler, the plaintiff in a lawsuit.
Tony Franciosa stars as Jeff Dillon - investigative reporter for People Magazine, a Howard publication.
Fear of High Places
October 11, 1968
Collectors Edition
Jeff Dillon's friend, photographer Peter Max, saved his life in Vietnam. Dillon now has the opportunity to return the favor, as Max has been accused of committing murder.November 1, 1968
Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil
A financial bargainer is accused of murder, prompting Howard to send Jeff and Peggy to a small town to observe how politics affect justice.December 13, 1968
The Black Answer
The fire-bomb death of a black newspaper editor, who advocated peaceful change rather than violence, brings reporter Jeff Dillion in to the investigation. The main suspect is a militant black leader who may be playing both sides of the issue for his own gain.January 24, 1969
The Incomparable Connie Walker
Conway "Connie" Walker is the first black mayor of Prescott City. In addition to suffering the slings and arrows of racism, Walker is made the target of accusations that he has been accepting kickbacks. A city accountant who claims to have evidence against him is murdered - and the evidence goes missing. Jeff Dillon investigates.February 14, 1969
Keep the Doctor Away
Jeff Dillon investigates a doctor whom he suspects is really a bungling killer.
Robert Stack sars as ex-FBI investigator, Dan Farrell - editor of Crime Magazine, a Howard publication.
September 27, 1968
Witness
Editor Dan Farrell tries to locate the lone witness to a criminal act after a mob informant is murdered. He finds her hiding under an assumed name in a small town, but then discovers that he is being followed by a hit man.
October 18, 1968
Nightmare
Five years ago, Farrell's wife was brutally murdered and he's been patiently waiting for the right time to take his retribution.
November 22, 1968
The Ordeal
Dan Farrell works feverishly on a story that could save a life. His subject: death row inmate Linda Ramsey, who was convicted of murdering her socialite husband. Certain of her innocence, Dan meticulously researches every incident from Linda's marriage to the death scene.
December 6, 1968
High on a Rainbow
Dan and Peggy go undercover as truck driver and car hop to investigate a drug organization that specifically targets school children.
January 10, 1969
Swingers Only
Farrell takes a hand in the investigation of a murder at a "Swinging Singles" apartment. The victim is the mistress of one of Farrell's editors. In despair over her husband's peccadilloes, the wife of the editor urges Farrell to find the guilty party.
February 7, 1969
The Suntan Mob
Dan Farrell persuades a gangster's moll to help him prove that the Mafia is controlling a tiny Caribbean island.
February 21, 1969
The Bobby Currier Story
Young Bobby Currier is a perennial small-town loser. When he kidnaps the daughter of the local sheriff and goes on a murder spree, Dan Farrell tries to unearth the circumstances that have turned him into a murderer.
February 28, 1969
Wrath of Angels
March 14, 1969
Breakout to a Fast Buck
A prison break puts Dan Farrell on the trail of a robbery gang. One of the escapees is a former building contractor who left prison against his will, and Farrell suspects that the old man's expertise is being used for a big heist.September 20, 1968
Fear of High Places
(Tony Franciosa)
September 27, 1968
Witness
(Dan Farrell)
October 4, 1968
The Taker
(Glenn Howard)
October 11, 1968
Collectors Edition
(Tony Franciosa)
October 18, 1968
Nightmare
(Dan Farrell)
October 25, 1968
Incident in Berlin
(Glenn Howard)
November 1, 1968
Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil
(Tony Franciosa)
November 8, 1968
Lola in Lipstick
(Glenn Howard)
November 15, 1968
The Protector
(Glenn Howard)
November 22, 1968
The Ordeal
(Dan Farrell)
November 29, 1968
The White Birch
(Glenn Howard)
December 6, 1968
High on a Rainbow
(Dan Farrell)
December 13, 1968
The Black Answer
(Tony Franciosa)
December 20, 1968
Pineapple Rose
(Glenn Howard)
December 27, 1968
The Revolutionary
(Glenn Howard)
January 10, 1969
Swingers Only
(Dan Farrell)
January 17, 1969
The Inquiry
(Glenn Howard)
January 24, 1969
The Incomparable Connie Walker
(Tony Franciosa)
January 31, 1969
Love in at Ground Zero
(Glenn Howard)
February 7, 1969
The Suntan Mob
(Dan Ferrell)
February 14, 1969
Keep the Doctor Away
(Tony Franciosa)
February 21, 1969
The Bobby Currier Story
(Dan Farrell)
February 28, 1969
Wrath of Angels
(Dan Farrell)
March 7, 1969
The Third Choice
(Glenn Howard)
March 14, 1969
Breakout to a Fast Buck
(Dan Farrell)
March 21, 1969
Agent for the Plaintiff
(Glenn Howard)
