Season Three: The Name of the Game
September 25, 1970
A Love to Remember
At his college class reunion, Glenn Howard meets a strange, beautiful woman who tells him how a crush she once had on him has ruined her life. But who is she?
October 23, 1970
The Time is Now
Glenn Howard investigates the death of a moderate black educator at a campus divided by a struggle between militants and moderates.
November 13, 1970
All the Old Familiar Faces
Glenn Howard 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 want to kill.
December 11, 1970
Aquarius Descending
Glenn Howard is instrumental in discrediting a corrupt politician, Brighton. Seeking revenge, Brighton persuades a young hard-case to romance Howard's impressionable 17-year-old niece. The plan is to involve the girl in scandal and, by implication, ruin Howard and his magazine empire.
January 15, 1971
LA 2017
Whilst driving along a California road, Glenn Howard suddenly loses consciousness and awakes to find himself whisked away from the world he knows in 1971 and inexplicably in an alarming futuristic society beneath the Earth's surface. The year is 2017... Written by Philip Wylie. Sandrelle: Sharon Farrell.. Dane Bigelow: Barry Sullivan. Cameron: Severn Darden.
February 12, 1971
A Capitol Affair
A Howard Publications journalist intervenes when a Washington gossip columnist tries to destroy the career of a promising government official - who also happens to be her boyfriend. Charlie: Monte Markham. Hallie: Suzanne Pleshette. Chasen: Larry Hagman. Veronica: Mercedes McCambridge., Diedrick: Leon Ames
February 26, 1971
Appointment in Palermo
Glenn Howard goes to Italy to persuade a famous writer to contribute to his magazine, but finds himself mistaken for a local man who fled to America long ago. Greatly to his alarm, he is kidnapped by one of the families involved in a centuries-old blood feud. A slapstick comedy directed by actor Ben Gazzara. Glenn: Gene Barry. Grabaldi: Harry Guardino. Gemma: Brenda Vaccaro. Don Ignazio: Joe De Santis.
March 12, 1971
The Broken Puzzle
Governor Brill runs his state like a banana-republic dictatorship, complete with uniformed thugs. Glenn Howard finds that the people behind his power may have bigger political stakes in mind.
March 19, 1971
The Showdown
Glenn Howard researches the life of an ancestor, an old west gambler..
October 16, 1970
The Enemy Before Us
Jeff Dillon returns to his old neighborhood in New York's Little Italy, hoping to recapture his youth, only to find pain and disillusionment - his stepmother is gravely ill, and her son is deeply involved with drug dealing. Orson Welles narrates. Filomena: Katine Paxinou. Augie: Martin Balsam. Vito: Richard Conte. Dante: Lazaro Perez. Teresa: Renne Tetro.
November 20, 1970
I Love You, Billy Baker. Part one
Co-stars Sammy Davis Jr., Charo, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Marilyn Michaels, Tony Martin, Ray Charles, Jack Carter, Norm Crosby. Roma: Janet McLachlan
Las Vegas superstar Billy Baker, known far and wide for his reluctance to grant interviews, is particularly unforthcoming on the subject of a beautiful young dancer with whom he'd once been in love - and who now is very much dead. Jeff Dillon wants to know why.
November 27, 1970
I Love You, Billy Baker. Part two
Co-stars Sammy Davis Jr., Charo, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford
As Dillon's investigations continue, Billy Baker begins to unravel - he even has a breakdown whilst on stage.
September 18, 1970
So Long, Baby, and Amen
Dan Farrell (RS) gets a subpoena to appear at a Congressional committee hearing about America's drug problems. His ongoing attempts to help a self-destructive, drug-addicted young girl are badly compromised when, during the hearing, a reactionary senator tries to prosecute him for contempt of Congress.
October 9, 1970
The Battle at Gannon's Bridge
Ex-convict Eddie Gannon holds the lease on a converted church used as a halfway house for recently released prisoners. A spate of unsolved crimes in the neighborhood has endangered this project. Gannon asks Dan Farrell to prove that his fellow ex-cons are not responsible for the thefts.
October 30, 1970
The War Merchants
Dan Farrell discovers an international weapons-smuggling operation when he looks into the death of a friend.
November 4, 1970
Why I Blew Up Dakota
Dan Farrell becomes intrigued by the case of Early McCorley, an odd-ball artist accused of murder.
November 18, 1970
The Glory Shouter
A popular TV evangelist is seemingly plagued by gremlins from within his organization who are embezzling funds. Dan Farrell investigates, only to suspect that he may himself be the one siphoning from his own flock's donations.
February 5, 1971
Seek and Destroy
Dan Farrell keeps running into dead ends as he tries to discover why an important scientist died. King: Leif Erickson. Embers: John Vernon. Walsh: Forrest Tucker. Dr. Cook: Susan Oliver. Tait: Tom Bosley..
February 12, 1971
The Savage Eye
Dan Farrell looks into a conflict involving loggers, ecological protests and the filming of a documentary. Ted Sands: Pete Duel. Tracy: Mariana Hill. Zemmo: Geoffrey Deuel. Mike: Jim Hutton. Peggy: Susan Saint James. Sheriff: Robert Foulk.
March 5, 1971
Beware of the Watchdog
A consumer advocate, currently masterminding an expose of the fish-canning industry, is the victim of murder attempts.
Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon
Cynthia Hampton is an ecology activist - and the daughter of a chemical company tycoon. After slugging a cop at a demonstration, she goes into hiding, and it's Paul Tyler's job to find her.
Robert Culp stars.
November 6, 1970
Little Bear Died Running
Paul Tyler investigates the mysterious death of a Native American.
Robert Culp stars.
January 8, 1971
A Sister From Napoli
A district attorney up for a judgeship is deemed unfit for the appointment. Reporter Lewis Corbett is sent to investigate.
Peter Faulk stars as Lewis Corbett
February 5, 1971
The Man Who Killed A Ghost
The real personality of famous cowboy star Will Cheyenne is exposed by reporter David Corey.
Robert Wagner stars as David Corey. Glory Bates: Janet Leigh. Bates: David Hartman. Veta Marie: Kim Stanley. Rolf: Alfred Ryder. Peggy: Susan Saint James.