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Checkmate Season 1

Ended TV-PG 1960–1962
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Season 1 Episodes

34 episodes
1
Death Runs Wild
Sep 17, 1960
Story tells of a demented woman out to kill private eye Anthony George. The instrument of death, as it turned out, was, a wild stallion she stocked on her ranch. Her motive was revenge. On a previous case, the private eye had brought her lover to justice and the gas chamber.
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Interrupted Honeymoon
Sep 24, 1960
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The Cyanide Touch
Oct 1, 1960
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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.
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Face in the Window
Oct 22, 1960
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Runaway
Oct 29, 1960
A girl shows up at Corey's apartment, claiming that she is running from someone who is trying to kill her. However, the detectives all find that nothing she has said checks out, including her numerous aliases, and that she's actually an heiress running from a controlling grandmother. But it does appear that the part about someone trying to kill her may be the truth.
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Target: Tycoon
Nov 5, 1960
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The Deadly Shadow
Nov 12, 1960
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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?
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Moment of Truth
Nov 26, 1960
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The Mask of Vengeance
Dec 3, 1960
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.
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The Princess in the Tower
Dec 31, 1960
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The Terror from the East
Jan 7, 1961
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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.
16
Hour of Execution
Jan 21, 1961
17
Don't Believe a Word She Says
Jan 28, 1961
18
Laugh Till I Die
Feb 4, 1961
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Between Two Guns
Feb 11, 1961
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A Matter of Conscience
Feb 18, 1961
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Melody for Murder
Feb 25, 1961
22
Phantom Lover
Mar 4, 1961
A woman believes her husband has killed her male friend, who can not be found. She hires Checkmate to investigate.
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The Gift
Mar 11, 1961
Lola Tuscany, a temperamental lady soprano, is having premonitions of her death. After her concert she is almost poisoned and Checkmate Inc. is hired to keep her safe. Don Corey is skeptical, believing it is a publicity stunt, until he is nearly killed when a bomb explodes in the car he and Lola are driving in.
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One for the Book
Mar 18, 1961
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The Paper Killer
Mar 25, 1961
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Jungle Castle
Apr 1, 1961
After two attempts on his life, big game hunter Lee Tabor brings Dr. Hyatt and Carl to his home in the Malayan jungle. He asks for their help in finding out which of his three house guests is trying to kill him.
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The Deadly Silence
Apr 8, 1961
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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
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Voyage Into Fear
May 6, 1961
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Tight As a Drum
May 13, 1961
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Death by Design
May 20, 1961
Eve Arden, plays a fashion designer, worried that someone is out to destroy her and her business. Checkmate have two main suspects.
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The Thrill Seeker
May 27, 1961
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Hot Wind in a Cold Town
Jun 10, 1961
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A Slight Touch of Venom
Jun 17, 1961