Checkmate - Season 1 (34)

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Episode 1 - Death Runs Wild
Sep 17, 1960
Episode 2 - Interrupted Honeymoon
Sep 24, 1960
Episode 3 - The Cyanide Touch
Oct 1, 1960
Episode 4 - Lady on the Brink
Oct 15, 1960
Checkmate comes to the aid of a woman with a traumatic past when it becomes evident that someone is trying to make it appear she's mentally unstable. discrediting her eye-witness testimony at a murder trial.
Episode 5 - Face in the Window
Oct 22, 1960
Episode 6 - Runaway
Oct 29, 1960
Episode 7 - Target: Tycoon
Nov 5, 1960
Episode 8 - The Deadly Shadow
Nov 12, 1960
Episode 9 - The Dark Divide
Nov 19, 1960
Barbara Rush plays a dual role in The dark divide. Why should Margaret Russell's life be threatened? Her aunt keeps getting phone calls from a woman named Nikki Garnett, threatening Margaret. What motive could the woman have?
Episode 10 - Moment of Truth
Nov 26, 1960
Episode 11 - The Mask of Vengeance
Dec 3, 1960
Episode 12 - The Murder Game
Dec 17, 1960
Attorney Emory Olivant invites Corey, Sills and Dr. Hyatt to a party. Once all the guests have arrived, Olivant announces that they are going to play a game—a murder game in which he will be the killer.
Episode 13 - The Princess in the Tower
Dec 31, 1960
Episode 14 - The Terror from the East
Jan 7, 1961
Episode 15 - The Human Touch
Jan 14, 1961
Arguably the finest episode of the series, featuring guest star Peter Lorre as an ex-con criminal mastermind determined to wreak revenge on master criminologist Sebastian Cabot. An intricate series of cat and mouse moves between the two geniuses culminates in a surprise and ultimately poignant ending, befitting the episode title. This episode stresses the close friendships between the three detectives of CHECKMATE INCORPORATED as it contrasts with that of the brilliant, but soulless Lorre. Directing, writing and acting are all exemplary.
Episode 16 - Hour of Execution
Jan 21, 1961
Episode 17 - Don't Believe a Word She Says
Jan 28, 1961
Episode 18 - Laugh Till I Die
Feb 4, 1961
Episode 19 - Between Two Guns
Feb 11, 1961
Episode 20 - A Matter of Conscience
Feb 18, 1961
Episode 21 - Melody for Murder
Feb 25, 1961
Episode 22 - Phantom Lover
Mar 4, 1961
Episode 23 - The Gift
Mar 11, 1961
Episode 24 - One for the Book
Mar 18, 1961
Episode 25 - The Paper Killer
Mar 25, 1961
Episode 26 - Jungle Castle
Apr 1, 1961
Episode 27 - The Deadly Silence
Apr 8, 1961
Episode 28 - Goodbye Griff
Apr 15, 1961
""Ex-convict Griff Nolan is jealous because his wife Libby earns more as a magazine editor than he does as a mechanic. More domestic strife develops when Griff becomes jealous of Libby's boss Lewis Bates --- and buys a gun."" -- TV Guide
Episode 30 - Voyage Into Fear
May 6, 1961
Episode 31 - Tight As a Drum
May 13, 1961
Episode 32 - Death by Design
May 20, 1961
Episode 33 - The Thrill Seeker
May 27, 1961
Episode 34 - Hot Wind in a Cold Town
Jun 10, 1961
Episode 35 - A Slight Touch of Venom
Jun 17, 1961