Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Rocky King, Inside Detective is an American television series broadcast on the DuMont Television Network on Sundays at 9pm ET from January 15, 1950 to December 26, 1954. This series was one of DuMont's most popular programs, and was a live crime series set in New York City. The show not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement, but cast him opposite his son, Todd Karns. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 127 episodes
1. Pilot
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2. Episode 2
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3. Episode 3
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4. Episode 4
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5. Episode 5
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6. The Name Thief
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7. Episode 7
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8. The Carnival Dancer
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9. Shakedown
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10. Too Tall for Love
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11. Case of the Gambler's Blonde
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12. Blind to Murder
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13. The April Fool Murder
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14. Episode 14
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15. Spotlight on Revenge
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16. Such a Nice Young Man
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17. The Old Handkerchief Game
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18. The Man Who Bragged about Murder
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19. I'll Know My Mother's Killer
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20. The Dancing Killer
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21. Lowest Man in the World
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22. Strange Obsession
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23. The Case of the Crooked Brothers
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24. The Deadly Mouse
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25. Take a Small Dose of Murder
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26. The Hit & Run Killer
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27. The Beauties & the Beast
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Season 250 episodes
1. Trigger Happy
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2. 3 Time Loser
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3. The Redhead & the Robbers
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4. The Schoolteacher & the Killers
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5. Episode 5
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6. You Can't Hang a Man Twice
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7. The Goofball Murders
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8. Gang Fight
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9. You Can't Buy Your Way Out
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10. The Frightened Witness
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11. Trail of Vengeance
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12. The Case of the Unfaithful Wife
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13. The Hold-Up Man
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14. The Looters
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15. The Case of the Christmas Card Clue
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16. Adventure of the Unhappy Bride
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17. Gun Moll
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18. The Mad Sniper
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19. Web of Deceit
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20. Where the Death Flowers Grow
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21. The Muscle Man
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22. Allotment Annie
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23. Your Number's Up
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24. They'll Never Take Me Alive
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25. Shooting Script
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26. The Lead Pipe Cinch
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27. Big Sadie
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28. The Fire in the East
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29. Murder Gums the Works
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30. The Careless Killer
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31. Murder of a Mannequin
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32. Frame for Murder
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33. Murder with a Punch
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34. The Tablet Spells Murder
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35. Teen Age Terror
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36. The Lion Roared Murder
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37. Murder on the Dotted Line
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38. Right Shoe, Wrong Foot
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39. Murder by the Serpent's Tooth
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40. The Black Spots
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41. Murder is a Chinese Puzzle
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42. The Knife & the Number
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43. Death in the Harbor
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44. A Permanent Curl
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45. The Telltale Murder
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46. Swing Low, Sweet Life
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47. The Mad Sniper
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48. All Tied Up
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49. The House on Bleak Street
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50. No Soap
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Season 353 episodes
1. Money Baits the Hook
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2. Jewel Song
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3. A Shot in the Dark
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4. Slightly Suicide
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5. The Missing Stranger
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6. Bottled Secret
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7. Obits, Please Copy
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8. Over the Counter
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9. The Comic Strip
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10. Bride of Fear
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11. Properly Booked
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12. The Relentless Doll
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13. Wanted Driver
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14. Diamonds in the Rough
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15. Message for Murder
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16. The Careless Chemist
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17. Yuletide Murder
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18. Face Powder Murder
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19. The Bearded Lady
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20. Take a Card
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21. Darkroom Murder
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22. Speedway to Death
⏱ —A daredevil race car driver is found beaten to death at the track. Rocky and Sgt. Hart arrive on the scene and find a oil smudge near the murder which may provide the clue to break the case.
23. Judge for Yourself
⏱ —A gun is found next to a body, giving the appearance of suicide. Rocky believes the weapon was planted and launches an investigation of murder.
24. Corner on Murder
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25. Merder is Misprint
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26. Mr. Lazarus
⏱ —Rocky's new case is curious because the victim is first killed by a fireplace poker, then flung out of a high rise window. With few clues, Rocky stubbornly persists.
27. Murder Redoubled
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28. Past, Present and Future
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29. The Blind Tiger
⏱ —A big game hunter is found dead and Rocky is called in to solve the unusual killing.
30. The Fine Art of Murder
⏱ —A murdered artist's existing works are sought after by several heirs. Rocky zeros in on three suspects in solving the killing.
31. A Fine Display
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32. The Tie-Clip Murder
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33. Vault of Death
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34. The Pencil that Wrote Murder
⏱ —A blind man is found dead with his money untouched, but the pencils he sells are gone. Rocky tries to crack the curious case.
35. Sunlight & Murder
⏱ —Rocky finds himself learning about plants when a professor specializing in horticulture is found murdered.
36. Murder Keeps an Appointment
⏱ —Rocky finds few clues when he investigates a well-planned killing.
37. Murder is Money
⏱ —A wealthy man is discovered stabbed next to his wall safe. Rocky uncovers a disturbing number of suspects when he takes on the case.
38. Shares in Murder
⏱ —A body is discovered and Rocky suspects ties to the criminal underworld. In cracking the case Rocky hope to bring down the syndicate and its illegal activities.
39. Poison's Too Slow
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40. The Gravel Murder
⏱ —A rich beautiful woman has vanished and Rocky takes on the case. There is a minimum of clues but Rocky thinks the contents of a fish bowl may provide the solution to the lady's whereabouts.
41. The Homesick Shoemaker
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42. Murder on the Doorstep
⏱ —An unidentified girl is found in front of a house. The occupants claim no knowledge of the deceased but when Rocky finds the murder victim's purse stashed in the grand piano, the mystery deepens.
43. Zip Guns Don't Pay
⏱ —Rocky, with Sgt. O'Hara, returns to school for the first time in years and finds many changes. A seemingly unloved principal is found dead and the two work together to find the culprit.
44. Love from a Strangler
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45. Dial M for Murder
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46. Murder Scores a Knockout
⏱ —When Lionel the great, a stage magician, is poisoned at a theatrical boarding house, the two most likely killers are his wife and agent. But when valuable jewels are reported lost, King suspects another culprit.
47. Death Dissolves a Partnership
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48. Your Number is Up
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49. The Drinks are on Death
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50. Dressed for Death
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51. Love, Money and Murder
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52. Pressed to Kill
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53. The Hermit's Cat
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Season 452 episodes
1. Murder Lays the Odds
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2. Model for Murder
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3. The Toy Dagger Murder
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4. One Minute for Murder
⏱ —There appears to be three prime suspects in the backstage of a theater where the murder of a blackmailing gossip columnist is committed. Sergeant Lane heads up the investigation when Detective Rocky King is ill with food poisoning.
5. Vagrant C-Note
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6. Personal Vendetta
⏱ —Rocky is called to a rooming house because of a mystery involving three of the lodgers.
7. Death has Dark Hands
⏱ —Famed chemist Dr. Sloan is found murdered and Rocky has three suspects to interview. Sloan's secretary Miss Merrick has been bequeathed the deceased man's estate and Rocky zeros in on the lady.
8. Murder, Ph.D.
⏱ —Three hours before Dayton Merrill is to be executed for murder, Inspector King receives a taunting phone call from a man who claims to have really committed the crime. Unable to get a stay of execution based on the man's confession, King and Detective Lane must re-investigate the crime and find sufficient evidence to save an innocent man's life.
9. Murder by Natural Death
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10. Cop Killer
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11. Sucker Bait
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12. Recoil
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13. Death Does a Double Take
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14. Prowler in the Night
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15. The Stain of Murder
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16. Double Jeopardy
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17. Docked for Murder
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18. Double Cross
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19. The Grapevine
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20. Checkmate
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21. Canceled Out
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22. The Pay Off
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23. The Gentle Murder
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24. The Needle's Eye
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25. Stranger's Doom
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26. King's Gambit
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27. The Abandoned House
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28. The Fatal Sign
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29. Arsenic for Two
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30. The Lethal Ratio
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31. Murder Goes to College
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32. Ordeal by Fire
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33. Caged
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34. Thy Will Be Done
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35. The Trunk
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36. The Old Mansion
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37. Win, Place and Murder
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38. Playback
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39. The Ledger
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40. Room Service
⏱ —A hotel guest is found murdered and Rocky is called to the scene to decipher to the case.
41. Door to Happiness
⏱ —A member of a dating club is found dead and Rocky gets the case. His suspicions are aroused when he learns the deceased man was recently engaged to the secretary of the lonely hearts organization.
42. Dead Weight
⏱ —One of three owners of a radioisotope factory is killed and Rocky must uncover the culprit plus the reason for the crime.
43. Deadly Target
⏱ —A bodyguard of a wealthy industrialist is murdered and the police are called. Rocky must determine who the actual intended victim was before the case can precede.
44. Hook, Line & Sinker
⏱ —A wealthy fisherman who was an expert is pulled from a boat and drowned. Rocky thinks it's murder with three possible suspects; the man's widow, the captain and the deckhand are all questioned.
45. Breakout
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46. The Silencer
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47. Jack of Diamonds
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48. Money & Murder
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49. The Best of References
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50. Murder on the Downbeat
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51. The Final Curtain
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52. Time Table
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Season 550 episodes
1. Cold Fire
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2. Under the Skin
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3. Acid Test
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4. Open & Shut
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5. Change of Ownership
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6. The Final Game
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7. Hot Water
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8. Stamped for Murder
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9. Linked with Murder
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10. The Missing Ticket
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11. Marked for Murder
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12. Murder in Fashion
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13. The Last Drink
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14. Wake Up & Die
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15. Number's Up
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16. The Rare Edition
⏱ —Rocky is called to investigate when a head librarian is found stabbed to death at their place of work.
17. Weapon of Murder
⏱ —A man reports a body, but after incriminating evidence is found on him, he is considered a prime suspect.
18. The Invisible Man
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19. Wrench of Death
⏱ —After a man is found murdered, Rocky heads to the scene. The detective is surprised that he has three likely suspects: the widow, the nephew and the deceased man's attorney.
20. Room for Murder
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21. Gunning for Trouble
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22. Blood from a Turnip
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23. Death & Taxes
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24. Murder by Mistake
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25. Time for Murder
⏱ —A well-to-do sportsman is found dead and suicide is declared the cause, but Rocky suspects differently and looks for clues that point to murder.
26. The Frame Up
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27. The Spirit's Willing
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28. Tele-View to Murder
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29. Murder Suits Me
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30. The Wrong Choice
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31. The Eyes Have It
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32. The Pearls of Death
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33. A Will to Murder
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34. Fire of Death
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35. Murder Will Out
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36. Danger, Radiation
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37. Return for Death
⏱ —Rocky and Detective Hart investigate when a dead body is found at a cemetery.
38. Bored from Within
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39. A Ticket to Murder
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40. Scared to Death
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41. Red is for Blood
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42. For Love or Money
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43. Miss Murder 1954
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44. Dyeing Can Sometimes be Deadly
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45. Live Bait
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46. Death Dive
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47. In the Bag
⏱ —A hospital patient dies suddenly and $100,000 disappears from a bag that he kept with him—Rocky suspects murder.
48. A Pressing Matter
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49. Portrait of Death
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50. Final Payment
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Season 616 episodes
1. The Diamond Murder
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2. Three Motives for Murder
⏱ —Rocky and Sgt. O'Hara head to the scene of the murder of a young woman. Rocky has trouble narrowing the lists of suspects as there are several reasons for the killing: revenge, jealousy and robbery.
3. Too Many Wives
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4. Key to Murder
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5. Death Wears a White Carnation
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6. Seen of the Crime
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7. All Cats are Gray
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8. Design for Murder
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9. The Sound of Murder
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10. Mute Evidence
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11. Pattern for Death
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12. Death Set to Music
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13. Bullet Proof
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14. Payment Deferred
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15. Death of a Heel
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16. The Eye of Death
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