List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1982 season)

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This is an episode list for the 1982 season of the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater . [1] The series premiered on CBS on January 6, 1974, and ended on December 31, 1982. [2] A set of 1,399 original episodes aired between January 1974 and December 1982. [3] [4] The series was broadcast every day of the week for the first six years with re-runs filling in empty slots starting in February 1974. [5] All episodes are available free at the Internet Archive. [6]

Contents

List of episodes

Episode list# of episodes
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1974 season) 193
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1975 season) 212
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1976 season) 170
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1977 season) 186
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1978 season) 176
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1979 season) 106
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1980 season) 97
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1981 season) 132
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1982 season)127

1982 episodes

January

##TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
12731"The Acquisition"Himan BrownSam DannJanuary 4, 1982 (1982-01-04)
A wealthy financier is marooned on a remote island, where his financial prowess means nothing to the natives who force him into slavery.
Starring: Tony Roberts
12742"The Last Orbit"Himan BrownDouglas DempseyJanuary 8, 1982 (1982-01-08)
An astronaut is plagued by visions of a strange woman who claims to be from another planet, and is surprised when she shows up in the flesh aboard his ship.
Starring: Larry Haines, Marian Seldes
12753"Les Misérables, Part I: The Thief and the Bishop"Himan BrownGerald KeaneJanuary 11, 1982 (1982-01-11)
An adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel begins with Jean Valjean discovering no one will aid him after he finished a 19-year prison sentence (for stealing a loaf of bread). Then he meets a bishop who tries to help guide him on the straight and narrow.
Starring: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant
12764"Les Misérables, Part II: The Lawless and the Law"Himan BrownGerald KeaneJanuary 12, 1982 (1982-01-12)
Jean's lot in life improves as a factory owner, but he must deal with a police inspector, Javert, suspicious of his success, as well as a promise to a dying woman to find her missing daughter, Collette.
Starring: Bernard Grant, Alexander Scourby, Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond
12775"Les Misérables, Part III: No Escape"Himan BrownGerald KeaneJanuary 13, 1982 (1982-01-13)
Valjean escapes Javert's pursuit and finds Collette in a monastery, where he tells her of her past.
Starring: Bernard Grant, Alexander Scourby
12786"Les Misérables, Part IV: Fear, Love and Death"Himan BrownGerald KeaneJanuary 14, 1982 (1982-01-14)
Javert escapes a trap but finds himself in the middle of the French Revolution; Collette finds a secret love; and Inspector Javert's situation takes an ugly turn.
Starring: Bernard Grant, Alexander Scourby, Amanda Plummer
12797"Les Misérables, Part V: The Final Chapter"Himan BrownGerald KeaneJanuary 15, 1982 (1982-01-15)
Valjean and his friends take refuge and find an ally in the sewers of Paris, where a destined final showdown with Inspector Javert takes place.
Starring: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant
12808"The Real World"Himan BrownSam DannJanuary 19, 1982 (1982-01-19)
Despite her superiors telling her that the perpetrators are wealthy and untouchable, a police detective is determined to seek justice for a murdered exotic dancer.
Starring: Joyce Gordon
12819"Gate 27"Himan BrownSam DannJanuary 21, 1982 (1982-01-21)
An ex-detective turns to the bottle after his wife deserts him, but receives inspiration from a young woman on a commuter train. When the woman disappears and he has dreams of her calling out to him, he resurrects his old deductive skills to find her.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Teri Keane
128210"To Be an Empress"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.January 26, 1982 (1982-01-26)
The story of the struggles of Catherine the Great and her rise from minor French aristocracy to the Russian throne.
Starring: Amanda Plummer
128311"Dickens of Scotland Yard"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.January 28, 1982 (1982-01-28)
Scotland Yard enlists the famous writer Charles Dickens to help with an investigation involving a con artist, a cheating spouse, and prized horses.
Starring: Paul Hecht
Note: Last original Mystery Theater episode with E. G. Marshall as host

February

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128412"The Good Ship Aud" Himan Brown Sam DannFebruary 1, 1982 (1982-02-01)
A graphic telling of the story of Sir Roger Casement, who was celebrated for his patriotism and diplomatic service to Great Britain, only to be hanged for treason.
Starring: Earl Hammond
Note: Tammy Grimes' first episode as Mystery Theater host
128513"The Mysterious Slumber"Himan Brown Elspeth Eric February 3, 1982 (1982-02-03)
Mary Reynolds awakens one morning with a brand new, sweet-natured personality... and no memory of who she was before or of her family, who are amazed by her change in temperament.
Starring: Diana Kirkwood, Elspeth Eric
128614"The Cantankerous Ghost"Himan BrownBob JuhrenFebruary 5, 1982 (1982-02-05)
A pair of elderly sisters are spared foreclosure when a Hollywood director rents their mansion to use as the set for his new horror movie. But when the spirit of an old relative disrupts the film crew, the sisters must try to stop it before things go further awry.
Starring: Marian Seldes, Evie Juster
128715"Change of Heart"Himan BrownSam DannFebruary 8, 1982 (1982-02-08)
A business magnate is rushed into emergency surgery and has an ailing heart valve replaced with one from a swine; the porcine-like behavior he exhibits afterwards gives new meaning to what his ex-fiance called him — a "pig" — when she broke off their engagement days before his hospitalization.
Starring: Louis Turenne, Patricia Elliott, Sam Gray, Joan Shay
128816"The Sand Castle"Himan BrownElspeth EricFebruary 10, 1982 (1982-02-10)
Childhood trauma causes a young woman to obsessively build sand castles every day on the beach — a compulsion that lasts well into her adulthood.
Starring: Norman Rose, Jada Rowland, Gordon Gould, Teri Keane
128917"The Bargain"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12)
Deep in dept to gamblers, a race car mechanic sabotages driver Pete Marvin's car in order to fix a race. The resulting near-fatal crash leads Pete to walk away from racing and propose marriage to his girlfriend — something the mechanic does not want to see happen by any means.
Starring: Mandel Kramer, Russell Horton, Tracy Ellis, Robert Kaliban, Ray Owens
129018"The .44 Connection"Himan BrownSam DannFebruary 15, 1982 (1982-02-15)
Incensed after being laid off due to her advancing age, a secretary challenges her ex-boss to a duel with antique .44-caliber revolvers — and wins.
Starring: Marian Seldes
129119"The Washington Kidnap"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisFebruary 17, 1982 (1982-02-17)
While jailed for currency counterfeiting, two convicts become wrapped up in a Tory attempt to kidnap George Washington and try him for treason against Great Britain.
Starring: Paul Hecht, Robert Kaliban
129220"The Victim"Himan BrownBryce WaltonFebruary 19, 1982 (1982-02-19)
Flimsy evidence helps a hotshot lawyer overturn Joe Thompson's conviction for murder and win his client $2 million in damages; it leads Joe — and the prosecution's main witness — to take off on a celebratory trip to Acapulco.
Starring: John Lithgow, Earl Hammond, Russell Horton, Teri Keane
129321"Nickels and Dimes"Himan BrownSam DannFebruary 22, 1982 (1982-02-22)
An undercover police officer becomes so adept in infiltrating a crime organization that he becomes its heir apparent — an arrangement that makes being a plain ol' cop dull by comparison.
Starring: Michael Tolan
129422"Invaders from Atlantis"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisFebruary 24, 1982 (1982-02-24)
With Earth's major cities under their control, an invading alien race sends agents to smaller towns. In one such hamlet, Parson's Corner, an agent gains the townsfolk's cooperation, but just as easily falls under the romantic sway of a local schoolteacher.
Starring: Arnold Moss, Don Scardino, Court Benson, Evie Juster
129523"The Blood Red Ink"Himan BrownSidney SloanFebruary 26, 1982 (1982-02-26)
Resentful after being overlooked for a promotion (one that his partner receives), a veteran policeman becomes a dirty cop on the take.
Starring: Fred Gwynne

March

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129624"The Blue Sedan" Himan Brown Sam DannMarch 1, 1982 (1982-03-01)
The titular vehicle is an intrepid police lieutenant's only clue in the murder of a sleazy private eye.
Starring: Kim Hunter
129725"Death Star"Himan BrownSam DannMarch 3, 1982 (1982-03-03)
A successful businesswoman finds herself lapsing into the memory of a woman from the 16th century... whose husband was executed at the hands of the man who is now a magazine stand operator.
Starring: Marian Seldes, Russell Horton
129826"Death at a Distance"Himan Brown Elspeth Eric March 5, 1982 (1982-03-05)
A missionary doctor seeks help with a patient who's convinced that he'll die by voodoo... but help is hard to find from the most prominent doctor in the area, who fears the black arts as well.
Starring: Norman Rose
129927"First Impressions"Himan BrownVictoria DannMarch 8, 1982 (1982-03-08)
A woman is being extradited for skipping bail on her husband's murder. As they travel, she pleads her innocence to the police detective who apprehended her... and after noticing several inconsistencies in evidence, he believes her.
Starring: Teri Keane, Mandel Kramer, Carol Teitel
130028"The Heart of Boadicea"Himan BrownSam DannMarch 10, 1982 (1982-03-10)
Robbed of her rightful throne after her husband's death, a queen must weigh the possibilities of how and when to fight for her crown while also safeguarding the lives of her subjects.
Starring: Marian Seldes
130129"The New Man at the Yard"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisMarch 12, 1982 (1982-03-12)
In 1860, Scotland Yard enlists Charles Dickens' services to help unravel whether a mysterious death was murder or suicide.
Starring: Paul Hecht
130230"The Face of the Waters"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisMarch 15, 1982 (1982-03-15)
In turn-of-the-century Louisiana, a man develops an unhealthy attraction to his niece and ward, and competes for her affections with the family chauffeur, an aspiring medical student.
Starring: Paul Hecht, Norman Rose
130331"Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too"Himan BrownSam DannMarch 17, 1982 (1982-03-17)
A furniture maker in his 60s plans to marry an assistant 30 years his junior, but his friend and neighbor tries to prove the bride has dastardly intentions.
Starring: Carol Teitel, Cynthia Harris
130432"The Magic Stick of Manitu"Himan BrownVictoria DannMarch 19, 1982 (1982-03-19)
An interstellar diplomat and her superior tries to establish relations with a distant planet whose primary resource is music, sounds the diplomat finds enchanting but her boss sees as only an avenue to exploit the planet's resources.
Starring: Keir Dullea, Fred Gwynne, Marian Seldes, Sam Gray
130533"The Tool Shed"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisMarch 22, 1982 (1982-03-22)
A London newspaper reporter visits the countryside residence of a writer of occult-themed works, encounters his eccentric household, and discovers mysterious sketches in the "playroom" of the author's son.
Starring: John Vickery, Bernard Grant, Evie Juster
Adapted from a story by Henry James
130634"The Old Country"Himan BrownSam DannMarch 24, 1982 (1982-03-24)
A corporate strategic planner heads to his company's Russian office, but inadvertently travels back to the time of his parents' birth... and learns first-hand of their dark past.
Starring: Paul Hecht
130735"In the Cards"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisMarch 26, 1982 (1982-03-26)
A telling of the life of Empress Joséphine, her obsession with the esoteric arts, and her manipulation of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Starring: Tammy Grimes (as Joséphine), Teri Keane, Louis Turenne, Earl Hammond
130836"On the Night of the Dead"Himan BrownArnold MossMarch 29, 1982 (1982-03-29)
The women on a Greek island ravaged by disease and famine believe they've found salvation in a man who claims to be a god; it's an assertion the island's governor disbelieves.
Starring: John Vickery, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Tracy Ellis
130937"I Am the Killer"Himan BrownSam DannMarch 31, 1982 (1982-03-31)
At a hospital in the 19th century, the head of obstetrics wonders why there's a high fatality rate of women giving birth in his ward, an issue that's not prominent among births handled by midwives in another ward.
Starring: Keir Dullea, Lloyd Battista, Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster

April

Series
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Season
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
131038"The Naval Treaty" Himan Brown Murray BurnettApril 2, 1982 (1982-04-02)
Sherlock Holmes is lured out of retirement to aid a young British diplomat who, in an unguarded moment, allowed a top-secret multinational treaty to go stolen.
Starring: Gordon Gould
Adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty"
131139"Widow Wonderland"Himan BrownSteve LehrmanApril 5, 1982 (1982-04-05)
The story of a cad who makes a living off of meeting, seducing, and fleecing the money of grieving women visiting their dead husbands' graves.
Starring: Elspeth Eric, Fred Gwynne, Evie Juster, Fred Hammond
131240"Only a Woman"Himan BrownSam DannApril 7, 1982 (1982-04-07)
The self-proclaimed daughter of the Syrian god Dagon recounts how she brought down several men who underestimated her.
Starring: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes
131341"You Tell Me Your Dream"Himan BrownMary RenwickApril 9, 1982 (1982-04-09)
Two men who do not know each other realize they've been having the same recurring nightmare of being viciously attacked by a killer without a face.
Starring: Michael Tolan, Robert Dryden
131442"His Fourth Wife"Himan BrownSam DannApril 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)
A painter is commissioned to create a portrait of a prospective bride of Henry VIII... and must decide how to depict the woman since the British monarch hasn't yet laid eyes upon her.
Starring: Russell Horton, Norman Rose, Earl Hammond, Carol Teitel
131543"The Visions of Sir Philip Sidney"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisApril 14, 1982 (1982-04-14)
A Zulu War veteran in 19th century London finds he is the only one who has visions of people on a train, but he can't determine if they are real or the byproduct of shell shock.
Starring: Lee Richardson
Adapted from a story by M. R. James
131644"Something to Live For"Himan BrownKaren ThorsenApril 16, 1982 (1982-04-16)
A retired police detective stops an immigrant shop owner from killing himself, then helps him on a dangerous investigation to find who has branded him for insurance fraud.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond
131745"Shelter"Himan BrownHenry SlesarApril 19, 1982 (1982-04-19)
A man, his wife, and her lover meet to have a frank discussion about their relationship... a conversation that is forced to go longer than they had hoped when world events cause a nuclear war.
Starring: Ralph Bell, Evelyn Juster, Don Scardino, Robert Kaliban
131846"The Jataka"Himan BrownSam DannApril 21, 1982 (1982-04-21)
A guest lecturer at Delhi University is invited to the mansion of her mentor, who is translating tales about the births of Gautama Buddha; but she becomes suspicious when she discovers him missing and his servants give varying reasons as to why.
Starring: Marian Seldes
131947"The Whimpering Pond"Himan BrownRoy WinsorApril 23, 1982 (1982-04-23)
A novelist is houseguest to old friends at a country estate, where he witnesses what may be the apparition of a distant relative who went missing on the property seven years earlier.
Starring: Norman Rose, Mandel Kramer
132048"The Hanging Sheriff"Himan BrownBryce WaltonApril 26, 1982 (1982-04-26)
A small-town sheriff has problems imposing the death penalty on a drifting salesman who accidentally killed someone — a death the townsfolk, and the sheriff's wife, think was intentional.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Elspeth Eric, Bernard Grant, Russell Horton
132149"The Ghost of Andersonville"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.April 28, 1982 (1982-04-28)
A Union soldier released from the Confederacy's most infamous prison camp is asked to meet the Union general whose error led to his incarceration. But the soldier is soon thrust back into prison irons when the general is found dead, a victim of apparent foul play.
Starring: Tony Roberts, Robert Kaliban
132250"The Last Duel"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.April 30, 1982 (1982-04-30)
A British forces lieutenant in Colonial India is labeled a coward by his colleagues when he backs down from a duel. He may instead be waiting to finish a much older score.
Starring: Lee Richardson
Based on Alexander Pushkin's short story "The Shot"

May

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
132351"Guilty As Charged" Himan Brown G. Frederick LewisMay 3, 1982 (1982-05-03)
A hardware salesman must rely on a polygraph test after being charged for a series of crimes he did not commit, even though he perfectly matches the suspect's description.
Starring: Michael Tolan
132452"Dreamers and Killers"Himan BrownSam DannMay 5, 1982 (1982-05-05)
A woman becomes disturbed by how the brushes with death her ex-fiance is experiencing closely resemble the nightmares she is having.
Starring: Marian Seldes
132553"The Wedding Present"Himan BrownSam DannMay 7, 1982 (1982-05-07)
The Balkans, c. 1912: A pair of swindlers enlists the services of an American painter in an effort to pull off "the con of the century" against a ruling monarch... who may be as much a swindler as they are.
Starring: Ralph Bell, Earl Hammond, Patricia Elliott
132654"Tourist Trap"Himan BrownDouglas DempseyMay 10, 1982 (1982-05-10)
An accident on their way to a vacation spot waylays Harry & Ruth Meacher in the village of Downville, where they suspect the mechanic is intentionally taking way too long to fix their car. But auto repairs may not be the only reason Fate has led the couple to this out-of-the-way town.
Starring: Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster
132755"The Wound That Would Not Heal"Himan BrownSidney SloanMay 12, 1982 (1982-05-12)
A man is adamant that he did not murder his mistress. But when her ghost begins to haunt him in his dreams, he begins to think the accusation must be true.
Starring: Ralph Bell, Cynthia Adler, Bernard Grant
132856"The Hills of Arias"Himan BrownSam DannMay 14, 1982 (1982-05-14)
Years ago, revolutionist Francisco Canoyas escaped a rising dictatorship in his native Central American homeland. Though he's now content as a U.S. college professor, Canoyas' godson encourages him to return home and lead a resurgence... and the spirits of those he fought alongside are in agreement.
Starring: Mandel Kramer
132957"The Imperfect Crime"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17)
Completing a report on the hit-and-run death of a wealthy socialite is anything but routine for a police detective when he discovers that it's not only a murder, but that the deceased is an ex-flame.
Starring: Russell Horton, Carol Teitel, Robert Dryden
133058"The Brooch"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisMay 19, 1982 (1982-05-19)
A governess signs on to school the children of a wealthy yet eccentric couple... and is subject to a series of bizarre situations and accuations.
Starring: Paul Hecht, Patricia Elliott
Based on a story by Anton Chekov
133159"The Different People"Himan BrownArnold MossMay 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)
A modern-day anthropologist investigates the whereabouts of American Civil War veterans named in a letter from the 1860s; the correspondence suggests that they may have discovered the secret of immortality.
Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Arnold Moss
133260"Your Desires, My Guilt"Himan BrownSam DannMay 24, 1982 (1982-05-24)
A couple of modest income discovers they can have whatever they desire by wishing for it together. But they soon learn their gift has a downside when they abuse it to correct perceived wrongs.
Starring: Norman Rose, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes
133361"Why Is This Lady Smiling?"Himan BrownSam DannMay 26, 1982 (1982-05-26)
In 1498 Italy, Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to paint the image of a silk merchant's wife; but just the altering of the subject's smile leads to a masterpiece — and breeds envy in her husband.
Starring: John Vickery, Diana Kirkwood, Bernard Grant
133462"The Chess Master"Himan BrownMurray BurnettMay 28, 1982 (1982-05-28)
A game of chess in the park with a stranger leads an unemployed advertising agent into a world of adventure... and of good luck.
Starring: Paul Hecht, Fred Gwynne
133563"Lady MacBeth at the Zoo"Himan BrownSam DannMay 31, 1982 (1982-05-31)
Waldo is determined to stop a murder scheme involving a man, his girlfriend, and his uncle. The problem is that Waldo is a monkey in a zoo's jungle habitat, and he can't get any human to learn of the plot he overheard.
Starring: Larry Haines

June

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
133664"Two Times Dead"Himan BrownSam DannJune 2, 1982 (1982-06-02)
Based on a true story, this episode involves a reporter who interviews a man who frames himself for a murder — his own!
Starring: Lloyd Battista, Bernard Grant, Ray Owens, Carol Teitel
133765"My First Rogue"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisJune 4, 1982 (1982-06-04)
A dangerous cat-and-mouse game between a French detective and a sophisticated art thief, who has taken credit for stealing a series of priceless objects despite being locked up in jail.
Starring: Lee Richardson, Bob Kaliban
Adapted from a story by Maurice Leblanc
133866"The Woman Who Wanted to Live"Himan BrownBryce WaltonJune 14, 1982 (1982-06-14)
A convicted felon kills a prison guard and escapes from a maximum security facility. But there's a witness, a young blonde woman who convinces the felon not to kill her and instead take her along as a traveling companion.
Starring: Larry Haines, Roberta Maxwell
133967"A Most Dangerous Animal"Himan BrownSidney SloanJune 16, 1982 (1982-06-16)
In order to marry the man she loves, the wife of notorious boxer "Tiger" Vincent asks for a divorce. Tiger denies the request, and instead brutally assaults his wife's lover. But Tiger gets his comeuppance in the ring against a reigning champion.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Teri Keane, Mandel Kramer, Robert Dryden
134068"The Fifth Man"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.June 18, 1982 (1982-06-18)
A writer for a British aviation magazine joins in on a secret mission to ferret out communist spies in the aviation industry.
Starring: Norman Rose
134169"Universe Hollow"Himan BrownSam DannJune 21, 1982 (1982-06-21)
After her journalistic credibility is severely damaged, newspaper reporter Sheila Rogan is sent to the titular town to cover claims of encounters with extraterrestrial life. While Rogan hopes discrediting the claims will help polish her reputation, she faces a difficult life choice when she learns they appear to be true.
Starring: Patricia Elliott
134270"Matching Chairs"Himan BrownElspeth EricJune 23, 1982 (1982-06-23)
The rivalry of two brothers comes to a head when the younger and more immature of the siblings claims that one of a matching set of heirloom chairs has the power to kill.
Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Paul Hecht
134371"Don't Kill Me"Himan BrownSam DannJune 25, 1982 (1982-06-25)
Wilma allows husband George to die from sickness so that she can marry his wealthy friend Ted... only to become a medical invalid just as George had been.
Starring: Tony Roberts, Roberta Maxwell, Lee Richardson, Joan Shay
134472"Escape to Prison"Himan BrownSam DannJune 28, 1982 (1982-06-28)
Cosmetics executive Elizabeth Marlowe firmly contends that her husband, Woodrow, is alive... and believes her colleagues, friends, and even her psychiatrist have erected a conspiracy to tell her that Woodrow has been dead for five years. Seeking proof that she's right, Elizabeth asks a police detective for help.
Starring: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Bernard Grant
134573"Killer Crab"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.June 30, 1982 (1982-06-30)
The story of a "down to Earth" guy living on another planet, his estranged wife, and a robotic weapon named K.C. that is his hope for salvation, rescue... and revenge.
Starring: Russell Horton, Ann Williams

July

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
134674"Bring Back My Body"Himan BrownSam DannJuly 2, 1982 (1982-07-02)
A woman with a split personality blacks out and goes on a vindictive rampage against a man she has never heard of; a psychologist believes a book from her past may be key to reconciling her behavior.
Starring: Kim Hunter [7]
134775"The Romance of Mary Oates" Himan Brown Bob JuhrenJuly 5, 1982 (1982-07-05)
After finally finding romance, a lonely 40-year-old secretary finds more than she bargained for in her new lover.
Starring: Roberta Maxwell
134876"Code Word: Caprice"Himan BrownRoy WinsorJuly 7, 1982 (1982-07-07)
An honest, hard-working truck driver is tapped by police to crack a hijacking ring.
Starring: Bernard Grant, Lloyd Battista
134977"Come Back Next Week"Himan BrownSam DannJuly 9, 1982 (1982-07-09)
A persistent Emma Dawson makes weekly trips a state penitentiary to ask hitman Robert 'Boomer' Cavell who hired him to kill her husband. Initially rebuffing her visits, Cavell eventually encourages her to think less about who hired him and more about why he was hired. Dawson does so... and learns of the secrets her husband kept close to his vest.
Starring: Teri Keane, Fred Gwynne
135078"The Hand of Amnesia"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisJuly 12, 1982 (1982-07-12)
A young short-order cook, despite being married to a wealthy widow, keeps a girlfriend on the side. When his wife finds out, she throws him out. But when she turns up missing, he's considered a suspect.
Starring: Ralph Bell
135179"The Innocent Murderer"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14)
The story of John Surratt, accused conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he flees from eastern Canada to Liverpool, England to avoid capture and prosecution.
Starring: Tony Roberts
135280"The Great Catherine"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisJuly 16, 1982 (1982-07-16)
The German-born Russian Czarina Catherine the Great works to modernize her country while falling in love with a military hero from a rural commoner's background.
Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant
135381"Formula Z — The Protector"Himan BrownSam DannJuly 20, 1982 (1982-07-20)
Formula Z is the main ingredient in an ink law enforcement uses for fingerprinting suspects, as well as the main focus in a game of international intrigue and espionage.
Starring: Patricia Elliott, Mandel Kramer, Ray Owens, Evie Juster
135482"Yearbook"Himan BrownDouglas DempseyJuly 22, 1982 (1982-07-22)
After believing she saw someone stash a body inside a car trunk, a reclusive widow turns to an old high school yearbook for clues.
Starring: Evie Juster
135583"Adolph and Eva"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.July 27, 1982 (1982-07-27)
Eva Braun recounts her final days with Hitler.
Starring: Roberta Maxwell, Robert Dryden, Joan Shay, Louis Turenne
135684"Mind Over Mind"Himan Brown Elspeth Eric July 29, 1982 (1982-07-29)
A young bank teller is questioned about her role in a bank robbery; despite a colleague claiming she cooperated with the thief, the teller adamantly states she had no involvement.
Starring: Jada Rowland

August

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135785"Redhead" Himan Brown Sam DannAugust 3, 1982 (1982-08-03)
Seeking to assuage his guilt over dropping off a young woman at the wrong stop (which indirectly led to her murder), a bus driver uses his connections in the boxing world to solve the crime and catch the killer.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Carol Teitel, Mandel Kramer
135886"Murder by Decree"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05)
The tragic tale of Anne Boleyn, second wife to England's King Henry VIII.
Starring: Marian Seldes
135987"A Pair of Green Eyes"Himan BrownArnold MossAugust 10, 1982 (1982-08-10)
The mystery of a powerful jewel that can turn a man into an immortal god envelops the case of an archeologist's death.
Starring: Teri Keane, Arnold Moss, Russell Horton, Robert Kaliban
136088"The Man with the X-Ray Eyes"Himan BrownBryce WaltonAugust 12, 1982 (1982-08-12)
A prosecutor with big political aspirations is assigned to a murder case and, much the county sheriff's chagrin, brings in a psychic to assist with the investigation.
Starring: Court Benson, Fred Gwynne, Lloyd Battista
136189"Famous Last Words"Himan BrownSam DannAugust 17, 1982 (1982-08-17)
A young professional reports seeing a dead body outside of a warehouse, but the corpse is nowhere to be found when police arrive. Still, she insists on pressing the issue even as she risks losing credibility with her employer.
Starring: Kim Hunter
136290"Eleanora"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19)
On her opening night as the lead role in Romeo & Juliet , a stage actress reminisces about her part in an equally tragic romance, one involving an activist in Berlin and a secret political society.
Starring: Marian Seldes
136391"Funeral Without a Corpse"Himan BrownSidney SloanAugust 24, 1982 (1982-08-24)
A district attorney succumbs to blackmail by a man threatening to expose a terrible secret that could put his marriage, his family, and his political aspirations in peril.
Starring: Norman Rose
136492"Barn Burner"Himan BrownSteve LehrmanAugust 26, 1982 (1982-08-26)
Two down-and-out thoroughbred owners pull off a chaotic swindle when they substitute ringers for their horses.
Starring: Patricia Elliott, Russell Horton
136593"How Do You Like Those Apples?"Himan BrownSam DannAugust 31, 1982 (1982-08-31)
A chance encounter with a psychic allows an unfaithful John Crosswell to learn of his death... while his wife, Louise, begins having nightmares of John's murder and aims to find the killer.
Starring: Mandel Kramer, Carol Teitel

September

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Season
Ep.#
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
136694"The Rim of Eternity" Himan Brown Sam DannSeptember 2, 1982 (1982-09-02)
Down-and-out journalist Joe Morris is working as a disreputable community newspaper. In an attempt to regain his former prominence, Morris reviews the seemingly routine murder case of one of the town's most unsavory citizens, and winds up learning a lesson in human fallibility.
Starring: Larry Haines
136795"Scenes from a Murder"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisSeptember 7, 1982 (1982-09-07)
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is the basis for this tale about a down-on-his-luck man who resorts to murder to remedy his financial problems, only to be tormented by self-guilt.
Starring: Russell Horton
136896"The Riddle"Himan BrownKaren ThorsenSeptember 9, 1982 (1982-09-09)
Their purchase of an old camera and yellowed letters at an estate sale lead a married couple to an elderly woman, her decades-old tale of familial discord, and a cryptic hunt for a long-buried heirloom.
Starring: Patricia Elliott, Lloyd Battista, Elspeth Eric [8]
136997"The Forbidden House"Himan Brown Elspeth Eric September 14, 1982 (1982-09-14)
"Please, don't make me leave... it is very important that I should stay here."
A young couple welcome a traveling circus workhand into the new home they are remodeling... and in due time learn the related secrets surrounding both him and their house.
Starring: Tony Roberts, Diana Kirkwood, Bernard Grant, Robert Dryden
137098"Two Sisters"Himan BrownSam DannSeptember 16, 1982 (1982-09-16)
Complications arise when a shy woman is convinced to impersonate her more gregarious twin to win the affections of the handsome doctor they are both romantically pursuing.
Starring: Marian Seldes, Patricia Elliot
137199"The Way Station"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisSeptember 20, 1982 (1982-09-20)
In 18th Century Europe, twin siblings learn something new about their gravedigger father when they accidentally overhear him talking to long-dead souls.
Starring: Norman Rose, Bernard Grant, Russell Horton, Mia Dillon
Adapted from a story by Ferenc Molnár
1372100"Pursuit of a Dream"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisSeptember 22, 1982 (1982-09-22)
A fascinating glimpse into the life of Madame Marie Curie as she unraveled the secrets of Radium.
Starring: Carol Teitel
1373101"The Force of Evil"Himan BrownRoy WinsorSeptember 24, 1982 (1982-09-24)
A young woman turns to witchcraft to exact revenge on her ex-lover when he decides to marry someone who's more intellectual than she is.
Starring: Diana Kirkwood, Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Court Benson, Mary Negro
1374102"Roll Call of the Dead"Himan BrownArnold MossSeptember 27, 1982 (1982-09-27)
Despite their Apache guide discouraging them from doing so, two East Coast college students discovering the 1880s Wild West take a dangerous route... and encounter the supposedly dead members of an old exploring party.
Starring: Russell Horton, Lloyd Battista
1375103"The Million Dollar Leg"Himan BrownSam DannSeptember 29, 1982 (1982-09-29)
As a favor to an old teammate, an American collegiate football coach travels behind the Iron Curtain to recruit a kicker for the professional ranks.
Starring: Tony Roberts

October

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Season
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1376104"Escape from Anzio"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)
After he is shot down over occupied Italy in the heat of World War II, an Army pilot and his comarades must evade capture by German soldiers.
Starring: Gordon Gould, Sam Gray, Cynthia Adler, Robert Kaliban
1377105"The Ninth Commandment"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 4, 1982 (1982-10-04)
A wealthy woman falls for the man who attempts to burgle her home; when he's arrested for murder, he refuses to use her as an alibi, lest he bring her dishonor.
Starring: Teri Keane, Michael Tolan
1378106"The Abraham Lincoln Murder Trial"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06)
Abraham Lincoln defends a man wrongfully charged with murder in this story loosely based on Lincoln's early years as a circuit lawyer.
Starring: Robert Battista, Patricia Elliott, Robert Dryden, Gordon Gould
1379107"The Pale Horse"Himan BrownRoy WinsorOctober 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
A dying man briefly crosses into the afterlife, where he learns the secrets of the disease that's slowly killing him.
Starring: Earl Hammond, Mandel Kramer
1380108"Tony's Market"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 11, 1982 (1982-10-11)
A senseless shooting at a convenience store is examined by looking at what the killer and his three victims were doing in the hours that led up to the crime.
Starring: Earl Hammond, Joan Shay, Carol Teitel, Robert Kaliban, Arnold Moss
1381109"Fly Swatter"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 13, 1982 (1982-10-13)
Married pickpocketers decide to go straight and take employment as butler and maid for an eccentric couple with a strange love of flies.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Evie Juster, Bernard Grant
1382110"The Flash Point"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 15, 1982 (1982-10-15)
An engineering executive begins to lose his memory from the trauma of being laid off; but as he begins a new life, old memories haunt him anew... and lead him to want revenge.
Starring: Paul Hecht
1383111"Desert Maiden"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 18, 1982 (1982-10-18)
A middle-aged ad executive seeks inspiration for a perfume brand in the desert, where an old flame leads him on a journey of enlightenment.
Starring: Mason Adams, Patricia Elliott
1384112"Last Days of a Dictator"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisOctober 20, 1982 (1982-10-20)
A recounting of the fall from power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini during World War II.
Starring: Bernard Grant, Earl Hammond
1385113"Three Fireflies in a Bottle"Himan BrownNancy MooreOctober 22, 1982 (1982-10-22)
The lingering impact of child abuse permeates through this tale of a man reacquainting himself with a childhood friend; he claims his friend is an alien being... who has an ominous prediction for the human race.
Starring: Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Cynthia Adler, Lloyd Battista
1386114"Resident Killer"Himan BrownSam DannOctober 25, 1982 (1982-10-25)
In a future where the human race has eradicated violence, a formerly brutal man's placid psychological programming is reversed — a necessity, really, as he has been tasked to fight off an alien invasion.
Starring: Mason Adams
1387115"The Voice That Wouldn't Die"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisOctober 27, 1982 (1982-10-27)
Plaintive and mournful wails from a burned-out house on the Scottish moors haunt a family who have moved onto the property.
Starring: Mia Dillon, Norman Rose, Bernard Grant, Earl Hammond
1388116"I Hate Harold"Himan BrownHenry SlesarOctober 29, 1982 (1982-10-29)
Jealous of a brash new sales manager, a meek-manered jeweler's assistant is eager to help the police catch him in the act of stealing the company's prize collection.
Starring: Larry Haines, Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Diana Kirkwood

November

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Ep.#
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1389117"The Sensible Thing"Himan BrownElspeth EricNovember 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
A widower decides to marry his assistant, but learns a few things about her, namely that she's incapable of giving love... and that she has a strong, unhealthy attachment to her dog.
Starring: Lee Richardson, Teri Keane
1390118"The School Mistress"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04)
A beautiful teacher recalls how her torrid love affair sets pre-revolution Moscow aflutter... and ponders who may have caused her lover's death.
Starring: Patricia Elliott
Adapted from a story by Anton Chekov
1391119"Portrait of the Past"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisNovember 9, 1982 (1982-11-09)
The unusual coat of arms adorning an heirloom brooch leads a jeweler to a mystery surrounding his uncle, an 18-year-old girl, and the latter's unexplained death 50 years ago.
Starring: Bob Kaliban, William Griffis, Carol Teitel
1392120"The Twelfth Juror"Himan BrownSam DannNovember 11, 1982 (1982-11-11)
A wealthy, scorned woman kills her married lover in a fit of jealous rage, then blackmails one of her employees into taking the rap. But the actions of one lone juror at the subsequent trial threatens the woman's plans to get away with her crime.
Starring: Marian Seldes, Lloyd Battista, Mandel Kramer
1393121"The Magic Dust"Himan BrownSam DannNovember 16, 1982 (1982-11-16)
A metallurgist researches a mysterious metal-strengthening powder he learned about from his college professor 20 years ago. His industrialist boss offers big money for the ancient formula, but the professor sternly refuses, as she is sworn to keep it secret (upon pain of death).
Starring: Tony Roberts, Arnold Ross, Evie Juster
1394122"Diamond Dotty"Himan BrownSam DannNovember 18, 1982 (1982-11-18)
A distraught woman arrives in a western frontier town in the 1880s, where she confesses to murdering two fugitives who killed her husband in an attempt to hijack their diamond mine.
Starring: Teri Keane
1395123"The Smile"Himan BrownG. Frederick LewisNovember 23, 1982 (1982-11-23)
"Whenever I see it, I feel as if it's draining my life away."
A journalist tells his estranged wife that ever since he returned from an assignment in Tibet, a smile-shaped cloud has been following him... and has caused his health to deteriorate.
Starring: Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes
1396124"The Reigate Mystery"Himan BrownMurray BarnettNovember 25, 1982 (1982-11-25)
While vacationing in Reigate, England, Dr. Watson and a very exhausted Sherlock Holmes are called on to solve a pair of identical burglaries that resulted in murder.
Starring: Gordon Gould, William Griffis, Ray Owens, Lloyd Battista
Based on "The Reigate Squires" by Arthur Conan Doyle
1397125"The Goddess of Death"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30)
An acclaimed yet moody painter finds the perfect model for his painting of Aphrodite; the woman, in turn, has a profound impact on him — the same way she did on the other artists she's posed for.
Starring: Diana Kirkwood, Mandel Kramer

December

Series
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Season
Ep.#
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1398126"The Last Plan"Himan BrownElspeth EricDecember 2, 1982 (1982-12-02)
After a quarrelsome neighbor couple ask her to mediate their beef, an older neighbor woman hires a hitman to keep the peace between the two — and to make sure that if one spouse kills the other, both of them die.
Starring: Elspeth Eric, Paul Hecht
1399127"The Boatman and the Devil"Himan BrownJames Agate, Jr.December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07)
Despite discouragement from the "boatman" transporting him, a young Russian is determined to bring his family to help him bide time in Siberian exile.
Starring: Alexander Scourby, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Marian Seldes
Adopted from a story by Anton Chekov

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