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The Best Episodes of Harry O Season 2

Every episode of Harry O Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Harry O Season 2!

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After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Harry O Season 2 Episode 22 - Death Certificate
    8.4/10(64 votes)

    S2:E22

    Defying mysterious threats, two women hire Harry to find proof of malpractice against the doctor they hold responsible for the death of an old man in their family.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  2. Harry O Season 2 Episode 5 - Portrait of a Murder
    8.3/10(83 votes)

    S2:E5

    Harry's investigation into the murder of another private eye results in a painful reunion with his ex-wife, who visited the victim just before he died.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  3. Harry O Season 2 Episode 9 - APB Harry Orwell
    8.3/10(91 votes)

    S2:E9

    The only woman who can clear Harry of a murder charge refuses to testify.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Harry O Season 2 Episode 1 - Anatomy of a Frame
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    S2:E1

    When Lt. Trench is framed for the murder of an informant, Harry tries to help him by masquerading as a drug pusher.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  5. Harry O Season 2 Episode 4 - Shades
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    S2:E4

    A wealthy woman hires Harry to help her housekeeper, who admits to murdering a small-time blackmailer but refuses to discuss the reason.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  6. Harry O Season 2 Episode 19 - Victim
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    S2:E19

    Harry is hired by a rape victim, whose charge is likely to be dismissed because she made a false accusation against another man in a rape case some years before.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  7. Harry O Season 2 Episode 11 - Reflections
    8.1/10(86 votes)

    S2:E11

    Harry helps a man who has been accused of a series of strangulation murders.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  8. Harry O Season 2 Episode 7 - Mayday
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    S2:E7

    Harry investigates the possibility that a plane crash which killed an old war buddy and paralyzed a U.S. senator was the result of sabotage.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  9. Harry O Season 2 Episode 8 - Tender Killing Care
    8.0/10(83 votes)

    S2:E8

    Harry investigates the nursing home where his mechanic's father died suddenly, and Sue asks him to help some kids find their missing father.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Norman Strum

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  10. Harry O Season 2 Episode 14 - Mister Five and Dime
    8.0/10(85 votes)

    S2:E14

    An elderly counterfeiter, who prints only enough money to supplement his pension, is kidnapped by drug dealers who need $250,000 in a hurry.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  11. Harry O Season 2 Episode 15 - Book of Changes
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    S2:E15

    The murder of a gambling-club owner leaves Harry with two jobs: caring for her homeless protege, and searching for a book she compiled that would be worth a fortune to an extortionist.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writers:Michael Sloan, Meyer Dolinsky

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  12. Harry O Season 2 Episode 3 - Lester Two
    7.8/10(87 votes)

    S2:E3

    Student criminologist Lester Hodges returns to bedevil Harry when diamond smugglers kidnap Harry's stewardess friend Sue, and force him to make an unexpected trip to Paris.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  13. Harry O Season 2 Episode 16 - Past Imperfect
    7.8/10(76 votes)

    S2:E16

    A woman's former boyfriend returns from prison and wants the old suitcase he left with her, which he claims is worth $300,000.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Harry O Season 2 Episode 17 - Hostage
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    S2:E17

    Lt. Trench is among the hostages held in a liquor store by a desperate veteran who demands that his addicted girlfriend be found and brought to him within two hours.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  15. Harry O Season 2 Episode 21 - The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    S2:E21

    Young criminologist Lester Hodges returns and teams up with his college mentor to find out who is systematically killing off members of Lester's family.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Robert Dozier

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  16. Harry O Season 2 Episode 12 - Exercise in Fatality
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    S2:E12

    A cop framed for murder hires Harry to find his estranged daughter, a pregnant teenage addict who's on the run from killers but is the only one who can clear him.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Harry O Season 2 Episode 20 - Ruby
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    S2:E20

    A ghetto youth is caught in an aborted car theft that causes the death of an officer, and is threatened with death if he reveals the name of his companion who was doing the driving.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  18. Harry O Season 2 Episode 2 - One for the Road
    7.4/10(73 votes)

    S2:E2

    An alcoholic attorney, unable to recall the events following a party the night before, hires Harry to ascertain whether she was the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Norman Strum

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  19. Harry O Season 2 Episode 10 - Group Terror
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    S2:E10

    When a psychiatrist suspects that one of her group therapy patients murdered another, she hires Harry to join them, posing as an alcoholic.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Harry O Season 2 Episode 6 - The Acolyte
    7.3/10(82 votes)

    S2:E6

    Harry looks for a missing heiress who seems to have taken sanctuary with a religious cult.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Harry O Season 2 Episode 13 - The Madonna Legacy
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    S2:E13

    Harry searches for the connection between the suicide of an ex-cop and the shooting of an oil magnate the same night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  22. Harry O Season 2 Episode 18 - Forbidden City
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    S2:E18

    Harry investigates the murder of a fellow private eye in Chinatown.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Death Certificate" is the best rated episode of "Harry O" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by John Meredyth Lucas, it aired on 4/29/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Portrait of a Murder".