7.1/1012 votes#1 - Ten Minutes to Doomsday
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1959
M Squad hunts for a bomb before it blows up a hospital. Jonas Blecker, an embittered bank clerk who went to prison for dipping in the till to loan money to depositors down on their luck, wants to commemorate his 1st anniversary as a free man by killing the judge who gave him the maximum sentence. The judge is in Columbus Hospital for a delicate operation and he can't be moved.
Director: Don Medford
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1010 votes
#2 - The European Plan
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1959
Mrs Ashton is killed during a house robbery. The M squad are brought in to try and work out what happened. A very open and shut case suddenly becomes exceedingly complex.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1011 votes
#3 - Sunday Punch
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1959
When a well-liked retired couple is found brutally murdered, evidence points to their curmudgeonly neighbor. Lieutenant Ballinger is initially skeptical of his story, but thorough investigation reveals that things are not always as they seem.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1014 votes
#4 - Jeopardy by Fire
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1959
The M squad is called in after a series of factory fires occur in the Chicago area. The case become complex after the unusual chemical signature of the fire accelerants is identified.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1012 votes
#5 - Murder in C-Sharp Minor
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1959
Detective Ballinger is brought in to investigate the murder of night club owner Joe Dalio. The case seems open and cut with a suspect in custody, however Ballinger has just enough doubt to continue the investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1011 votes
#6 - The Human Bond
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1959
A bail bondsman's son is kidnapped to force his father to post an $80,000 bond for the release of a murderous extortionist. Lieutenant Ballinger finds himself on a dangerous high-speed boat chase when the culprit attempts to avoid trial (and a likely death sentence) by escaping to Canada.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1011 votes
#7 - Mama's Boy
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1959
Detective Ballinger is called in after what seems to be a professional hit on a desk clerk at a hotel. A witness identifies who may have done the killing, but Ballinger is concerned he can not find any connection for why the clerk should have been shot.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1012 votes
#8 - Shred of Doubt
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1959
Ballinger is called in to investigate when a burning car is found with the body of a young woman bound with wire inside. The chief suspect, playboy lawyer Paul Crater, seems to have an air tight alibi. Ballinger needs to cast his net wider to solve this mystery.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1011 votes
#9 - Death by Adoption
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1959
Used car salesman Larry Colman has argument with Art Brunswick, a man who claims to the be the father of Colman's daughter. Colman unearths evidence Brunswick is not who he claims to be leading to a deadly altercation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1011 votes
#10 - Another Face, Another Life
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1959
Ballinger is part of an ongoing investigation into racketeering in the night club industry. After a fight breaks out in a club, Ballinger thinks he might have the break he has been looking for.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1010 votes
#11 - Voice from the Grave
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1959
Harry Conklin is killed while on the way to a secret Senate hearing into stand over tactics in the trucking industry. Suspicion falls heavily on a rival Martin Bodie. It is up to Ballinger to fight through the silence and uncover the truth.
Director: Francis D. Lyon
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1010 votes
#12 - The Upset
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1959
Danny Sutton is arrested. During the interview a rookie detective makes a mistake and Sutton gets access to a gun and Ballinger finds himself caught in a tense hostage situation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1010 votes
#13 - One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1959
An armored car is hijacked during a pickup at a government installation. There are surprisingly fews clues left behind by the criminals and Ballinger needs to try and unravel the mystery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1010 votes
#14 - The Ivy League Bank Robbers
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1959
A woman and her baby are hospitalized after a group of bank robbers run them down during an escape. Ballinger wants the men for the robbery but more importantly he wants them to pay for what happened to the woman and her baby
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1017 votes
#15 - The Twisted Way
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1960
A witness fingers the gangster who cut a rival in half with a shotgun blast, but the killer's alibied by a beautiful actress. The thesp is beloved in ChiTown and has a sterling rep that'll guarantee acquittal. Lt. Ballinger must discredit her story and find out why Tammy's lying for smarmy hood Sandy, who now controls the Loop liquor racket.
Director: Marc Lawrence
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1011 votes
#16 - The Man Who Went Straight
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1960
Ballinger gets a tip from John Clavell, that an old drug dealer Manny Franchette is coming back into town to re-establish his old network. Clavell wants no part of it having decided to got straight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1012 votes
#17 - The Second Best Killer
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1960
Herbie Ryder gains fame for stopping a bank robbery. After a media interview he is shot and killed. Ballinger is brought in in the belief that organized crime has ordered the hit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1013 votes
#18 - Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1960
Ballinger is brought in when a robbery and murder occurs at an armory. He is puzzled by the list of weapons stolen including a bazooka and other heavy weapons. He knows they cant sell the weapons, so what is their plan?
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1011 votes
#19 - The Man Who Lost His Brain
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1960
When an "electronic brain" worth $2,000,000 is stolen and held for ransom of $300,000, Captain Grey and Lieutenant Ballinger devise an elaborate ruse that they hope will lead them to the computer and the thieves.
Director: Francis D. Lyon
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1011 votes
#20 - Debt of Honor
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1960
During a crack down on Chicago crime, Bugsy Page makes threats against the Attorney General Russel Madison. Ballinger needs to decide if the threats are real or simply an attempt to throw the man off.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1012 votes
#21 - The Man with Frank's Face
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/1960
A badly beaten man is admitted to hospital. He does not have long to live and the police need to work fast to solve the mystery. The man appears unremarkable other than being an identical twin of Ballinger.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1013 votes
#22 - Burglar's Nightmare
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/16/1960
A trio of bank robbers try to blow a safe. It all goes wrong and one of the criminals is killed in the explosion. Ballinger thinks there is a connection between other bank vault jobs in the area.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1014 votes
#23 - Needle in the Haystack
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1960
Lanny Cord escapes from a court room and disappears. Ballinger is interested in the case because he's originally arrested Cord and had always sworn to kill Ballinger if he had the opportunity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1011 votes
#24 - Race to Death
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1960
British racing car driver Morrison is killed in a local race. The driver's chief mechanic presents evidence to M Squad that indicated the car may have been tampered with before the accident.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1010 votes
#25 - The Velvet Stake-out
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1960
Conrad Brenner is found dead in an apparent suicide. As Ballinger continues the investigation it becomes evident that he's actually been murdered, when a personal diary can't be found, Ballinger realizes the truth of the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of M Squad Season 3
Every episode of M Squad Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of M Squad Season 3!
Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:NBC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Ten Minutes to Doomsday" is the best rated episode of "M Squad" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Don Medford and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The European Plan".