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The Streets of San Francisco
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.
- Created by:
- Edward Hume
- Cast:
- Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Richard Hatch
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 5.5The Thirty-Year Pin
1972-09-23 · 49mWhen a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 4.8The First Day of Forever
1972-09-30 · 51mStone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.245 Minutes from Home
1972-10-07 · 50mA salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 6.7Whose Little Boy Are You?
1972-10-14 · 50mA Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 5.5Tower Beyond Tragedy
1972-10-28 · 51mStone and Keller face off against Gilliam, a wealthy executive who transforms women into his own special image of perfection, then kills them when they inevitably fail to live up to every demented standard of his.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.0Hall of Mirrors
1972-11-04 · 51mKeller, temporarily partnered with a hotshot detective, sets out to discover why his new partner seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3Timelock
1972-11-11 · 51mStone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.7In the Midst of Strangers
1972-11-25 · 50mWhen a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 5.0The Takers
1972-12-02 · 51mThe murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0The Year of the Locusts
1972-12-09 · 51mIn their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.3The Bullet
1972-12-16 · 51mA college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 6.0Bitter Wine
1972-12-23 · 51mA man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0A Trout in the Milk
1973-01-06 · 51mStone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 6.0Deathwatch
1973-01-13 · 51mTwo fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.0Act of Duty
1973-01-18 · 52mAfter a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.3The Set-Up
1973-01-25 · 51mA retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.0A Collection of Eagles
1973-02-01 · 51mA murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.3A Room With a View
1973-02-08 · 52mOne witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 8.0Deadline
1973-02-15 · 52mStone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 6.5Trail of the Serpent
1973-02-22 · 52mA gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.3The House on Hyde Street
1973-03-01 · 52mWhen a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.0Beyond Vengeance
1973-03-08 · 52mAfter spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 7.7The Albatross
1973-03-15 · 52mA father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.
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E24
Episode 24
★ 7.0Shattered Image
1973-03-22 · 52mMike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.
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E25
Episode 25
★ 6.3The Unicorn
1973-04-05 · 52mA priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.
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E26
Episode 26
★ 7.5Legion of the Lost
1973-04-12 · 51mStone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.
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Karl Malden
Mike Stone
Michael Douglas
Steve Keller
Richard Hatch
Dan Robbins