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The Best Episodes of Lock-Up

Every episode of Lock-Up ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Lock-Up!

The Best Episodes of Lock-Up

Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time...

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  1. Background image for Never Bet the Odds
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Never Bet the Odds

    S1:E19

    A prizefighter bets against himself in an upcoming fight. Maris becomes suspicious of his actions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Beau and Arrow Case
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Beau and Arrow Case

    S2:E5

    A psychologist, Dr. Von Heisinger, is murdered. The weapon: an arrow. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Music to Murder By
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Music to Murder By

    S1:E10

    An ex-convict who has become emotionally unstable kidnaps Maris and his assistant because he blames Maris for his conviction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Sentenced to Die
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Sentenced to Die

    S1:E37

    A man is convicted of murdering his former employer. His wife, Betty Nelson, comes to Maris and pleads that he investigate the case and have it re-opened.

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  5. Background image for The Frame Up
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Frame Up

    S2:E6

    An ex-convict runs a gift shop and finds the dead body of a well known gangster in his shop. He is arrested for murder. Maris and Lt. Weston, who are friends of the accused, help in the investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Framed Ex-Con
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Framed Ex-Con

    S1:E12

    Frank is an ex-convict who is going straight and is now the son-in-law of a policeman. Two of Frank's old friends commit a robbery and Frank is jailed. Maris tries to help but a few surprises come his way.

    Director:Dane Clark
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Election Night
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Election Night

    S1:E24

    A blackmailer is killed after warning a city official that he'll release scandalous information about his wife if he doesn't resign his position. The police arrest the city official for the killing. Maris investigates the murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for So Shall Ye Reap
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #8 - So Shall Ye Reap

    S1:E36

    A teenager is charged with murder and Maris' secretary urges him to take the case.

    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Coins of Antiquity
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Coins of Antiquity

    S2:E13

    A Greek immigrant, Alexis George, receives a shipment of rare coins to sell from his mother in Greece but is burglarized in the process. A friend of Alexis is supected of murder and the robbery. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Concrete Coffin
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Concrete Coffin

    S2:E14

    A skeleton buried under a road is found by contruction workers. Maris investigates the possible crime.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Angry Men
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #11 - The Angry Men

    S1:E8

    A wealthy businessman, unhappy with a contract he's signed, tries to void the contract through devious and unscrupulous means. His actions place an innocent man in trouble with the law for assault and battery. The problem for Maris is that it's his client breaking the law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Murder is a Gamble
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Murder is a Gamble

    S1:E27

    A husband is charged with the murder of his wife. Maris tries to discover what happened.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Against the Law
    6.8/10(35 votes)

    #13 - Against the Law

    S2:E1

    Maris and Lt. Weston go fishing on vacation. At the lodge they stay the owner is accused of murdering his adulterous wife. Rather than fish, Maris and Weston investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Girls Wanted
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Girls Wanted

    S2:E16

    Maris receives an important clue from a young girl in an employment agency racket. Maris decides to investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Wildcatter
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Wildcatter

    S2:E31

    A rich oil man is the victim of the theft of his securities. His former employee is accused of the crime. Maris invesigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Face of Innocence
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Face of Innocence

    S2:E37

    A murder and a robbery takes place. Maris finds an envelope full of money tied to the case. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Intruder
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Intruder

    S2:E38

    An intruder is shot by a woman, an ex-showgirl. It so happens that the intruder was her husband. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Stake Out
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #18 - Stake Out

    S1:E1

    A rehabilitated ex-convict is suspected of killing a policeman and is jailed. Maris comes to his defence.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for End of the World
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #19 - End of the World

    S1:E5

    A femme fatale lies in her testimony. In the process her husband is jailed for a murder he did not commit and her murderous boyfriend goes free. Maris comes in to try correct the injustice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Mind Over Murder
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Mind Over Murder

    S1:E35

    A supervisor at a zoo is poisoned and the zoologist is charged with murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Leading Young Citizen
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Leading Young Citizen

    S2:E33

    Joe Tanner is an ex-convict but is now reformed and leading a good life. The police, however, charge him with a crime. Tanner claims he is innocent. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Sacrifice Play
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Sacrifice Play

    S2:E36

    A newspaper columnist is murdered and Al Bingham, another newsman, is charged with murdering him. Maris investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Failure
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Failure

    S1:E4

    Ed Reed's house burns down and a female friend is killed. Reed is accused of arson and murder and is jailed. Maris believes in Reed and investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Shadow of a Giant
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Shadow of a Giant

    S1:E6

    An ex-convict and his son get implicated in a theft and get arrested. Maris believes in the two men and gets to work on finding the truth about what happened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Locket
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #25 - The Locket

    S1:E29

    A millionaire playboy is murdered and a girl is charged with the murder and sentenced to the electric chair. Maris belives the girl is innocent and investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Never Bet the Odds" is the best rated episode of "Lock-Up". It scored 7.2/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/30/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beau and Arrow Case".