M Squad - Season 3
Season 3
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DatesSep 18, 1959 - Jun 21, 1960
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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