Checkmate - Season 1

1. Death Runs Wild

Aired: 9/17/1960

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.

2. Interrupted Honeymoon

Aired: 9/24/1960

3. The Cyanide Touch

Aired: 10/1/1960

4. Lady on the Brink

Aired: 10/15/1960

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.

5. Face in the Window

Aired: 10/22/1960

6. Runaway

Aired: 10/29/1960

7. Target: Tycoon

Aired: 11/5/1960

8. The Deadly Shadow

Aired: 11/12/1960

9. The Dark Divide

Aired: 11/19/1960

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?

10. Moment of Truth

Aired: 11/26/1960

11. The Mask of Vengeance

Aired: 12/3/1960

12. The Murder Game

Aired: 12/17/1960

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.

13. The Princess in the Tower

Aired: 12/31/1960

14. The Terror from the East

Aired: 1/7/1961

15. The Human Touch

Aired: 1/14/1961

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

Aired: 1/21/1961

17. Don't Believe a Word She Says

Aired: 1/28/1961

18. Laugh Till I Die

Aired: 2/4/1961

19. Between Two Guns

Aired: 2/11/1961

20. A Matter of Conscience

Aired: 2/18/1961

21. Melody for Murder

Aired: 2/25/1961

22. Phantom Lover

Aired: 3/4/1961

23. The Gift

Aired: 3/11/1961

24. One for the Book

Aired: 3/18/1961

25. The Paper Killer

Aired: 3/25/1961

26. Jungle Castle

Aired: 4/1/1961

27. The Deadly Silence

Aired: 4/8/1961

28. Goodbye Griff

Aired: 4/15/1961

""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

30. Voyage Into Fear

Aired: 5/6/1961

31. Tight As a Drum

Aired: 5/13/1961

32. Death by Design

Aired: 5/20/1961

33. The Thrill Seeker

Aired: 5/27/1961

34. Hot Wind in a Cold Town

Aired: 6/10/1961

35. A Slight Touch of Venom

Aired: 6/17/1961

36. State of Shock

Aired: 6/24/1961