Episodes
1. The Decent Thing to Do
September 15, 1972
When a man who hires Banyon as his bodyguard is murdered, Banyon does his best to solve the crime.
Guest Stars:
Collin Wilcox Paxton, William Traylor, Frank Aletter, Marlyn Mason, Joseph V. Perry
2. The Old College Try
September 22, 1972
Banyon solves a campus killing and saves a bereaved father from the clutches of a greedy woman.
Guest Stars:
Michael Delano, Bobby Diamond, Tim O'Connor, Shelly Novack, Darrell Larson
3. The Graveyard Vote
September 29, 1972
Banyon discovers that politics makes strange dead fellows.
Guest Stars:
Diana Hyland, Ted Hartley, Pat O'Brien, Larry Gates, Tom Bosley
4. Completely Out of Print
October 6, 1972
Banyon turns literary detective and finds himself involved in another murder case.
Guest Stars:
Rosemary Murphy, Fritz Weaver, Phillip Pine, John Sylvester White
5. Meal Ticket
October 13, 1972
When a hulking Basque prize fighter refuses to purposely lose a match for some dishonest gamblers, it means murder and another case for Banyon.
Guest Stars:
Bo Svenson, Sharon Farrell, James McCallion, Gabriel Dell, Char Fontane
6. The Clay Clarinet
October 27, 1972
A band leader hires Banyon to find out who is trying to kill him.
Guest Stars:
Jack Sheldon, Fred Sadoff, E.J. Peaker, Don Knight, Louis Quinn
7. Dead End
November 3, 1972
Banyon lays to rest a ""ghost"" that has been haunting his friend, Police Lt. Pete McNeil, for seven years.
Guest Stars:
Jack Cassidy, Billy Green Bush, Diana Muldaur
8. Time to Kill
November 10, 1972
Behind the scenes of a dance marathon of the 1930s, Banyon exposes a death hoax and the ""second lift"" of an ex-Busby Berkeley chorus girl.
Guest Stars:
Dick Van Patten, Barbara Babcock, John Carter
9. Think of Me Kindly
November 17, 1972
Banyon walks in a dead man's shoes to solve two murders for the price of one.
Guest Stars:
Ahna Capri, Norma Crane, Dabney Coleman, Gerald Hiken, George Murdock
10. A Date with Death
November 24, 1972
Banyon probes the sordid past of a taxi dancer to find out who killed her.
Guest Stars:
Allen Garfield, Teri Garr, Eileen Heckart, Meredith MacRae
11. Sally Overman Is Missing
December 1, 1972
Stolen information smuggled in the brain of Banyon's beautiful secretary makes her a target for murder.
Guest Stars:
Curt Conway, Robert Webber, Karen Carlson
12. The Lady Killer
December 8, 1972
Banyon solves a murder in Pasadena's millionaires' row.
Guest Stars:
Elaine Giftos, Jack Klugman, Don Chastain, Arch Johnson, Marian McCargo
13. The Murder Game
December 15, 1972
A former girlfriend re-enters Banyon's life in a case involving a missing diamonds.
Guest Stars:
Joseph V. Perry, Kaz Garas, Valentin de Vargas, Gregory Sierra, Bob Bralver
14. Just Once
December 22, 1972
To solve a brand new murder, Banyon pieces together the solution to a five-year-old financial district heist.
Guest Stars:
Janice Rule, Meg Wyllie, Ed Flanders, Jenifer Shaw