Episodes
1. The Killing of a Porno Queen
January 31, 1977
60 min
A distraught father comes to The Forum newspaper city room seeking Mike's help, suspecting that his daughter has been murdered.
Guest Stars:
Josef Sommer, F. Murray Abraham, Dixie Carter
2. A Currency for Murder
February 7, 1977
60 min
Andros tries to connect a plane-crash victim's diamonds with a Cabinet-post nominee.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Guest, Kathleen Widdoes, Ethel Ayler
3. In the Event of My Death
February 14, 1977
60 min
Investigative reporter Mike Andros is convinced by the death of a once-prominent author that Dr. Hans Kipness, highly prized by his chic east side clientele, is administering more than vitamin B-12 in his shots.
Guest Stars:
Wesley Addy, Richard Dysart, William Hickey, Frances Sternhagen, Christina Pickles
4. The Treatment Succeeded, but the Patient Died
February 21, 1977
60 min
Investigative reporter Mike Andros, discovers a political columnist from Washington, DC, is on the take from the New York mob when a reporter for the New York Forum is killed in a car explosion intended for another newsman.
5. A Labor Czar is Missing
February 28, 1977
60 min
Andros fears for the life of a union leader who disappears without a trace. What he and Sandi piece together leads Mike to a powerful and unscrupulous builder involved in bribes, payoffs and maybe murder.
6. Requiem for a Stolen Child (1)
March 7, 1977
60 min
A mother is heartbroken when she loses her son to a strange religious order.
Guest Stars:
Patti LuPone, Beatrice Straight, Richard Kiley, Harrison Ressler
7. Requiem for a Stolen Child (2)
March 14, 1977
60 min
On the trail of a big story involving a religious cult that preys on vulnerable young people and makes them dupes by using brain washing techniques, Mike Andros stumbles upon a subversive master plan which could subtly overthrow the government.
Guest Stars:
Patti LuPone, James Noble, Richard Kiley, Addison Powell
8. The Beast of Athens
April 4, 1977
60 min
Marina Angelis thinks she has discovered a man called Dracos, "the Beast of Athens," responsible for scores of murders during the Greek civil war — now living in New York City as Gregory Bron.
Guest Stars:
Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Paul Sparer, Jerome Dempsey
9. Death in a Toy Balloon
April 18, 1977
60 min
College students are being recruited to act as "mules" or carriers of hard drugs from a foreign country to the United States. When one such carrier is killed, Mike Andros turns his attention to cracking the slick operation.
Guest Stars:
Luis Ávalos, David Rasche
10. The Deadly Silence
April 25, 1977
60 min
Mavis Higgins, an immigrant witnesses the murder of a toymaker but is terrified because of her immigration situation to go to the police with her evidence. A priest and Mike Andros try to encourage her.
Guest Stars:
Danny Aiello
11. Killer of the Year
May 2, 1977
60 min
A linebacker is drawn into a cover-up for the murder a quarterback committed.
Guest Stars:
John Getz
12. The Surrender
May 9, 1977
60 min
A hunted radical leader asks Andros to arrange for his safe surrender.
Guest Stars:
Ann Reinking, Michael Cristofer, John Glover, Mark Gordon
13. The Smut Peddler
May 16, 1977
60 min
An editor of a scandal publication gets burned out repeatedly for not revealing his sources, and Mike, not fond of the editor, tries to steer an even course through a maze of international figures and reputations.
Guest Stars:
Jack Gilford, Caroline McWilliams