M Squad - Season 3

M Squad - Season 3

Season 3

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DatesSep 18, 1959 - Jun 21, 1960
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Episodes

Ten Minutes to Doomsday
Season 3Episode 130 min

Ten Minutes to Doomsday

M Squad hunts for a bomb before it blows up a hospital. Jonas Blecker, an embittered bank clerk who went to prison for dipping in the till to loan money to depositors down on their luck, wants to commemorate his 1st anniversary as a free man by killing the judge who gave him the maximum sentence. The judge is in Columbus Hospital for a delicate operation and he can't be moved.
Sep 18, 1959
The European Plan
Season 3Episode 230 min

The European Plan

Mrs Ashton is killed during a house robbery. The M squad are brought in to try and work out what happened. A very open and shut case suddenly becomes exceedingly complex.
Sep 25, 1959
Sunday Punch
Season 3Episode 330 min

Sunday Punch

When a well-liked retired couple is found brutally murdered, evidence points to their curmudgeonly neighbor. Lieutenant Ballinger is initially skeptical of his story, but thorough investigation reveals that things are not always as they seem.
Oct 2, 1959
Jeopardy by Fire
Season 3Episode 430 min

Jeopardy by Fire

The M squad is called in after a series of factory fires occur in the Chicago area. The case become complex after the unusual chemical signature of the fire accelerants is identified.
Oct 9, 1959
Murder in C-Sharp Minor
Season 3Episode 530 min

Murder in C-Sharp Minor

Detective Ballinger is brought in to investigate the murder of night club owner Joe Dalio. The case seems open and cut with a suspect in custody, however Ballinger has just enough doubt to continue the investigation.
Oct 16, 1959
The Human Bond
Season 3Episode 630 min

The Human Bond

A bail bondsman's son is kidnapped to force his father to post an $80,000 bond for the release of a murderous extortionist. Lieutenant Ballinger finds himself on a dangerous high-speed boat chase when the culprit attempts to avoid trial (and a likely death sentence) by escaping to Canada.
Oct 23, 1959
Mama's Boy
Season 3Episode 730 min

Mama's Boy

Detective Ballinger is called in after what seems to be a professional hit on a desk clerk at a hotel. A witness identifies who may have done the killing, but Ballinger is concerned he can not find any connection for why the clerk should have been shot.
Oct 30, 1959
Shred of Doubt
Season 3Episode 830 min

Shred of Doubt

Ballinger is called in to investigate when a burning car is found with the body of a young woman bound with wire inside. The chief suspect, playboy lawyer Paul Crater, seems to have an air tight alibi. Ballinger needs to cast his net wider to solve this mystery.
Nov 6, 1959
Death by Adoption
Season 3Episode 930 min

Death by Adoption

Used car salesman Larry Colman has argument with Art Brunswick, a man who claims to the be the father of Colman's daughter. Colman unearths evidence Brunswick is not who he claims to be leading to a deadly altercation.
Nov 20, 1959
Another Face, Another Life
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Another Face, Another Life

Ballinger is part of an ongoing investigation into racketeering in the night club industry. After a fight breaks out in a club, Ballinger thinks he might have the break he has been looking for.
Nov 27, 1959
Voice from the Grave
Season 3Episode 1130 min

Voice from the Grave

Harry Conklin is killed while on the way to a secret Senate hearing into stand over tactics in the trucking industry. Suspicion falls heavily on a rival Martin Bodie. It is up to Ballinger to fight through the silence and uncover the truth.
Dec 4, 1959
The Upset
Season 3Episode 1230 min

The Upset

Danny Sutton is arrested. During the interview a rookie detective makes a mistake and Sutton gets access to a gun and Ballinger finds himself caught in a tense hostage situation.
Dec 11, 1959
One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing
Season 3Episode 1330 min

One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing

An armored car is hijacked during a pickup at a government installation. There are surprisingly fews clues left behind by the criminals and Ballinger needs to try and unravel the mystery.
Dec 18, 1959
The Ivy League Bank Robbers
Season 3Episode 1430 min

The Ivy League Bank Robbers

A woman and her baby are hospitalized after a group of bank robbers run them down during an escape. Ballinger wants the men for the robbery but more importantly he wants them to pay for what happened to the woman and her baby
Dec 25, 1959
The Twisted Way
Season 3Episode 1530 min

The Twisted Way

A witness fingers the gangster who cut a rival in half with a shotgun blast, but the killer's alibied by a beautiful actress. The thesp is beloved in ChiTown and has a sterling rep that'll guarantee acquittal. Lt. Ballinger must discredit her story and find out why Tammy's lying for smarmy hood Sandy, who now controls the Loop liquor racket.
Jan 1, 1960
The Man Who Went Straight
Season 3Episode 1630 min

The Man Who Went Straight

Ballinger gets a tip from John Clavell, that an old drug dealer Manny Franchette is coming back into town to re-establish his old network. Clavell wants no part of it having decided to got straight.
Jan 8, 1960
The Second Best Killer
Season 3Episode 1730 min

The Second Best Killer

Herbie Ryder gains fame for stopping a bank robbery. After a media interview he is shot and killed. Ballinger is brought in in the belief that organized crime has ordered the hit.
Jan 15, 1960
Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres
Season 3Episode 1830 min

Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres

Ballinger is brought in when a robbery and murder occurs at an armory. He is puzzled by the list of weapons stolen including a bazooka and other heavy weapons. He knows they cant sell the weapons, so what is their plan?
Jan 22, 1960
The Man Who Lost His Brain
Season 3Episode 1930 min

The Man Who Lost His Brain

When an "electronic brain" worth $2,000,000 is stolen and held for ransom of $300,000, Captain Grey and Lieutenant Ballinger devise an elaborate ruse that they hope will lead them to the computer and the thieves.
Jan 26, 1960
Debt of Honor
Season 3Episode 2030 min

Debt of Honor

During a crack down on Chicago crime, Bugsy Page makes threats against the Attorney General Russel Madison. Ballinger needs to decide if the threats are real or simply an attempt to throw the man off.
Feb 2, 1960
The Man with Frank's Face
Season 3Episode 2130 min

The Man with Frank's Face

A badly beaten man is admitted to hospital. He does not have long to live and the police need to work fast to solve the mystery. The man appears unremarkable other than being an identical twin of Ballinger.
Feb 9, 1960
Burglar's Nightmare
Season 3Episode 2230 min

Burglar's Nightmare

A trio of bank robbers try to blow a safe. It all goes wrong and one of the criminals is killed in the explosion. Ballinger thinks there is a connection between other bank vault jobs in the area.
Feb 16, 1960
Needle in the Haystack
Season 3Episode 2330 min

Needle in the Haystack

Lanny Cord escapes from a court room and disappears. Ballinger is interested in the case because he's originally arrested Cord and had always sworn to kill Ballinger if he had the opportunity.
Feb 23, 1960
Race to Death
Season 3Episode 2430 min

Race to Death

British racing car driver Morrison is killed in a local race. The driver's chief mechanic presents evidence to M Squad that indicated the car may have been tampered with before the accident.
Mar 1, 1960
The Velvet Stake-out
Season 3Episode 2530 min

The Velvet Stake-out

Conrad Brenner is found dead in an apparent suicide. As Ballinger continues the investigation it becomes evident that he's actually been murdered, when a personal diary can't be found, Ballinger realizes the truth of the case.
Mar 8, 1960
Anything for Joe
Season 3Episode 2630 min

Anything for Joe

After a narcotics robbery, Ballinger makes an arrest, but is concerned the collar was too easy. Everything about the arrested person does not seem to add up and Ballinger pushes hard for answers.
Mar 15, 1960
A Kid Up There
Season 3Episode 2730 min

A Kid Up There

Frank Ballinger becomes involved in a tense hostage situation, he must restrain his instinct to simply shoot it out because of fears their may be a young child involved.
Mar 22, 1960
Diary of a Bomber
Season 3Episode 2830 min

Diary of a Bomber

Ballinger is on a case involving threats against a visiting prince to Chicago. Mo one is taking the situation too seriously until a little girl accidentally finds the detonating device for a home made bomb.
Mar 29, 1960
Let There Be Light
Season 3Episode 2930 min

Let There Be Light

During a robbery one of the criminals is hit in the eye and blinded. Ballinger has a fair idea who is behind the crime. Urgency increases when news comes through an eye specialist has been kidnapped.
Apr 5, 1960
A Gun for Mother's Day
Season 3Episode 3030 min

A Gun for Mother's Day

Lieutenant Ballinger works to solve a series of armed holdups as a means toward the capture of shotgun-wielding Ma Phelan, who murdered a detective while helping her son Pete escape from police custody.
Apr 12, 1960
The Man with the Ice
Season 3Episode 3130 min

The Man with the Ice

Ballinger is working a jewelry theft when he becomes convinced one of thieves is a clean skin amateur. He realizes by putting pressure on this individual he has a chance to crack the entire racket open.
Apr 19, 1960
Dead Parrots Don't Talk
Season 3Episode 3230 min

Dead Parrots Don't Talk

A penny arcade owner is robbed and murdered. Suspision falls on a local peddler. But Ballinger thinks there is more to this case than anyone is admitting.
May 3, 1960
Grenade for a Summer Evening
Season 3Episode 3330 min

Grenade for a Summer Evening

A man is killed while sleeping Ballinger begins to investigate and discovers very different opinions about the dead man's character exist.
May 10, 1960
Two Days for Willy
Season 3Episode 3430 min

Two Days for Willy

Willy Nichols is due to testify in a narcotics investigation, although under police protection he receives a threatening phone call and suddenly disappears. Ballinger must find Nichols to save the case.
May 17, 1960
Badge for a Coward
Season 3Episode 3530 min

Badge for a Coward

Accompanied by a female reporter, Lieutenant Ballinger investigates an elderly woman's charge that the man who robbed her store and killed a police officer was able to escape as a direct result of Officer George Maxwell's cowardice.
May 24, 1960
Closed Season
Season 3Episode 3630 min

Closed Season

Sonny Bradley is charged with murder. Ballinger begins to investigate and quickly realizes something is not right about the statements from the witnesses, and starts see a much bigger game being played.
May 31, 1960
Fire in the Sky
Season 3Episode 3730 min

Fire in the Sky

A plane is blown up killing ten people. Evidence begins to indicate that it wasn't an accident. Ballinger begins to follow the trail and starts to discover a complicated insurance scam in action.
Jun 7, 1960
The Tiger's Cage
Season 3Episode 3830 min

The Tiger's Cage

A bookkeeper is robbed and murdered at a circus. A clown named Laslo is identified as the killer. Ballinger and the rest of M squad have to deal with how Laslo could have committed the crime while performing in front of 5000 people in the main tent.
Jun 14, 1960
The Bad Apple
Season 3Episode 3930 min

The Bad Apple

Ballinger and M squad are called in to investigate a diamond robbery. All the evidence points to an inside job. M squad have the tough task of working out who was the inside connection.
Jun 21, 1960

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