7.7/1022 votes#1 - The Streets Are Paved With Quicksand
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1966
Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the detective of police brutality, Sgt. Stone puts his own badge on the line to help him.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1013 votes
#2 - A Walk to Oblivion
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1966
A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of events to save Joe.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/109 votes
#3 - The Broken Badge
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1966
An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbery. He refuses help from his fellow officers and sets out to find the robbers himself.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: George Eckstein
- 8.0/1011 votes
#4 - Strike Out
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1966
Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
Director: N/A
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- 7.3/108 votes
#5 - A Date With Terror
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1966
A deluded Korean War Veteran breaks out of an Army Hospital and stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer he fell in love with during the war.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: Hank Searls
- 7.6/1012 votes
#6 - Flame Out
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1966
An argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night diner, putting the officers on a trail of two thrill-seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against a woman.
Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- 7.3/1014 votes
#7 - The Immaculate Killer
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1966
Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt on the Captain's life.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/107 votes
#8 - Death of a Dream
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1966
During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich, one of Sam's top snitches.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: Adrian Spies
- 7.6/107 votes
#9 - Prologue to Murder
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1966
Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Killer With a Badge
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1966
Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her brother. He's really her ex-husband convict who's shaking her down for money to get out of town. He steals Jim's gun and badge and uses them to commit murder.
Director: Jud Taylor
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Between Two Fires
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1966
Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for being thrown out of the group.
Director: László Benedek
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1014 votes
#12 - The Terror Trap
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/1966
Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.
Director: Tom Gries
Writer: Alvin Boretz
- 7.5/1015 votes
#13 - The Killer Instinct
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/1966
Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.
Director: Robert Butler
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1013 votes
#14 - Fear Below
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/1966
Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook, Layton, to try and find his injured partner.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/1966
Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: Adrian Spies
- 7.2/1011 votes
#16 - Miss Reilly's Revenge
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/26/1966
Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Writer: George Eckstein
- 7.5/1010 votes
#17 - A Death for a Death
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/2/1967
After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- 7.2/1010 votes
#18 - The Deadly Partner
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/9/1967
Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
- 8.3/109 votes
#19 - The Night of the Shark (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/16/1967
Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swimming pool.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1010 votes
#20 - The Night of the Shark (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/23/1967
Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death, even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/107 votes
#21 - The Strangler
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/30/1967
A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but Sam is skeptical.
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1010 votes
#22 - Breakout
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/6/1967
After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/108 votes
#23 - The Desperate Silence
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/13/1967
Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the victim's daughter at Marineland, the Squad must race to the rescue.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1016 votes
#24 - Target!
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/20/1967
Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted from police custody during an ambush.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/109 votes
#25 - Echo of a Killing
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/27/1967
Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Daniel B. Ullman
The Best Episodes of Felony Squad Season 1
Every episode of Felony Squad Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Felony Squad Season 1!
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Streets Are Paved With Quicksand" is the best rated episode of "Felony Squad" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Michael Ritchie and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/1966. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Walk to Oblivion".