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Merry-Go-Round for Murder

Drama

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Apr 4, 1969

Mannix is called in the middle of the night by an acquaintance, Pete Neal, and offered $1,000 to protect a man named Frank Devereau just until the following morning.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 21 episodes

The Silent Cry,

A deaf woman "overhears" a portion of a kidnapping/murder plot. Mannix tries to determine the victim's identity and whereabouts before the time limit to pay the ransom.

50m Sep 27, 1968

Charlie Anderson, a retired policeman who once saved Joe Mannix's life, hires him when his wife has run away. The wife is someone Charlie met while on active duty - she'd been a prostitute who went straight.

51m Oct 4, 1968

Pressure Point,

Joey, a young man who helped Mannix out on a previous case, shows up in the detective's apartment, injured from a beating. Mannix hides Joey and gets a call out to the police just before the apartment is overrun by hoods.

50m Oct 11, 1968

To the Swiftest, Death,

Mannix has taken up a new hobby, amateur auto racing. While participating in a race, another racer is killed when his car seems to lose control and goes over an embankment.

51m Oct 18, 1968

The End of the Rainbow,

Mannix finds a woman's husband was murdered in prison and another man killed shortly after visiting her, is connected with a 6 million dollar robbery.

51m Oct 25, 1968

A Copy of Murder,

An author, preparing a book about a well-publicized murder case in a small California city, is killed when his yacht blows up. The author's publisher hires Mannix to find the book's last chapter, which is said to solve the murder case.

51m Nov 1, 1968

Edge of the Knife,

Mannix is hired by successful heart surgeon Cameron McKenzie, whose young son was apparently kidnapped by someone who looked exactly like the doctor, driving a car that also looked exactly like the doctor's car.

51m Nov 8, 1968

In Need of a Friend,

Mannix seeks to help a man released from prison after seven years. The detective helped send him to prison.

51m Nov 22, 1968

Night Out of Time,

A young man named Clifton Ross (Mart Hulswit), the son of an aircraft magnate (David Brian), awakens after a night of drinking to find a bandage on his hand, blood on his shirt, and fragmentary memories of a fight with his girlfriend Doreen (Janaire).

51m Dec 6, 1968

A View of Nowhere,

While on a helicopter Mannix sees a woman with a man choking her. When he gets to the place, they deny anything has happened. Mannix has few leads and no police cooperation (they don't believe him) until a woman appears with her own story.

51m Dec 13, 1968

Fear I to Fall,

Mannix is brought to a small town in New Mexico on a ruse, and then subpoenaed to testify as an expert witness for the prosecution in a murder trial.

51m Dec 20, 1968

A jeweler whose shop is located near Mannix's detective agency is murdered, and in the crowd outside the murder scene, Mannix runs into Bill Chase, a buddy from his days in the Korean War.

51m Jan 3, 1969

Only Giants Can Play,

The case of a man's death (accident or murder?) sends Mannix to another State and in the middle of political turmoil.

51m Jan 17, 1969

Shadow of a Man,

Mannix narrowly avoids being shot by a businessman who appears to be a solid citizen. The attacker claims this is due to dreams he is having based on his Korean War experiences.

51m Jan 24, 1969

Mannix gets an urgent call from the police. Lt. Art Malcolm, Mannix's friend who also served with the detective during the Korean War, is being held hostage in an abandoned building.

51m Feb 14, 1969

All Around the Money Tree,

Roger Bard, an Englishman who rents an office in the same complex as Joe Mannix, comes to work one day where he is first confronted by a man named Rhodes, whom he locks in a closet.

51m Feb 21, 1969

The Odds Againts Donald Jordan,

Mannix is hired to find Donald Jordan, a missing compulsive gambler. Mannix gets differing stories from Jordan's sister, wife and business partner. Then, he finds Jordan, who claims not to be in trouble. However, Jordan is being pursued by loan sharks.

51m Feb 14, 1969

Last Rites for Miss Emma,

Mannix is hired to find a shipment of morphine -- "Miss Emma" -- stolen from a pharmaceutical firm. Peggy takes on a more active role than usual in trying to solve the morphine theft.

51m Mar 7, 1969

The Solid Gold Web,

Diana Walker, the daughter of a newspaper tycoon and Mannix' old flame, comes back into Mannix' life after a four-year absence.

51m Mar 21, 1969

Merry-Go-Round for Murder,

Mannix is called in the middle of the night by an acquaintance, Pete Neal, and offered $1,000 to protect a man named Frank Devereau just until the following morning.

51m Apr 4, 1969

To Catch a Rabbit,

Peter Martin, the son of a respected doctor who often ministered to the less fortunate, is found at the bottom of the stairs in his home with his neck broken.

51m Apr 11, 1969