Cannon — Season 2
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About this season
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
Episodes (24)
1. Bad Cats and Sudden Death
Aired 13 September 1972 • 60 min
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
2. Sky Above, Death Below
Aired 20 September 1972 • 60 min
Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
3. Bitter Legion
Aired 27 September 1972 • 60 min
Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
4. That Was No Lady
Aired 4 October 1972 • 60 min
That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
5. Stakeout
Aired 11 October 1972 • 60 min
Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
6. The Predators
Aired 18 October 1972 • 60 min
Alien-smuggling.
7. A Long Way Down
Aired 25 October 1972 • 60 min
A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
8. The Rip-Off
Aired 1 November 1972 • 60 min
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.
9. Child of Fear
Aired 15 November 1972 • 60 min
A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
10. The Shadow Man
Aired 22 November 1972 • 60 min
A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
11. Hear No Evil
Aired 29 November 1972 • 60 min
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.
12. The Endangered Species
Aired 13 December 1972 • 60 min
A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
13. Nobody Beats the House
Aired 20 December 1972 • 60 min
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.
14. Hard Rock Roller Coaster
Aired 3 January 1973 • 60 min
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
15. The Dead Samaritan
Aired 10 January 1973 • 60 min
A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
16. Death of a Stone Seahorse
Aired 17 January 1973 • 60 min
A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
17. Moving Target
Aired 31 January 1973 • 60 min
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
18. Murder for Murder
Aired 7 February 1973 • 60 min
A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
19. To Ride a Tiger
Aired 14 February 1973 • 60 min
A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
20. The Prisoners
Aired 21 February 1973 • 60 min
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
21. The Seventh Grave
Aired 28 February 1973 • 60 min
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.
22. Catch Me If You Can
Aired 7 March 1973 • 60 min
A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
23. Press Pass to the Slammer
Aired 14 March 1973 • 60 min
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
24. Deadly Heritage
Aired 21 March 1973 • 60 min
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.