The Endangered Species

1Bad Cats and Sudden Death

60 minSep 13, 1972

That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.

2Sky Above, Death Below

60 minSep 20, 1972

Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

3Bitter Legion

60 minSep 27, 1972

Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""

4That Was No Lady

60 minOct 4, 1972

That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

5Stakeout

60 minOct 11, 1972

Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.

6The Predators

60 minOct 18, 1972

Alien-smuggling.

7A Long Way Down

60 minOct 25, 1972

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

8The Rip-Off

60 minNov 1, 1972

There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.

9Child of Fear

60 minNov 15, 1972

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

10The Shadow Man

60 minNov 22, 1972

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

11Hear No Evil

60 minNov 29, 1972

Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.

12The Endangered Species

60 minDec 13, 1972Now viewing

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

13Nobody Beats the House

60 minDec 20, 1972

Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.

14Hard Rock Roller Coaster

60 minJan 3, 1973

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

15The Dead Samaritan

60 minJan 10, 1973

A bystander is charged after he sees a woman being assaulted by a businessman, he intervenes, and the businessman dies of a heart attack. But was it a set-up?

16Death of a Stone Seahorse

60 minJan 17, 1973

A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

17Moving Target

60 minJan 31, 1973

The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

18Murder for Murder

60 minFeb 7, 1973

A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

19To Ride a Tiger

60 minFeb 14, 1973

A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

20The Prisoners

60 minFeb 21, 1973

A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.

21The Seventh Grave

60 minFeb 28, 1973

One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.

22Catch Me If You Can

60 minMar 7, 1973

A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

23Press Pass to the Slammer

60 minMar 14, 1973

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

24Deadly Heritage

60 minMar 21, 1973

A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.