The Best Episodes of Naked City Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(152 votes)

   #1 - Meridian

   S1:E19/30/1958

   Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..

   Director:Jerry Hopper

   Writer:Stirling Silliphant

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   Director:Jerry Hopper

   Writer:Stirling Silliphant
2. 

   7.6/10(118 votes)

   #2 - Nickel Ride

   S1:E210/7/1958

   The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.

   Director:Douglas Heyes

   Writer:Stirling Silliphant

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   Director:Douglas Heyes

   Writer:Stirling Silliphant
3. 

   7.2/10(108 votes)

   #3 - Line of Duty

   S1:E310/14/1958

   Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.

   Director:Stuart Rosenberg

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Stuart Rosenberg

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4. 

   7.6/10(114 votes)

   #4 - Sidewalk Fisherman

   S1:E410/21/1958

   Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.

   Director:Douglas Heyes

   Writer:Unknown

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5. 

   7.3/10(91 votes)

   #5 - The Violent Circle

   S1:E510/28/1958

   Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.

   Director:Douglas Heyes

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Douglas Heyes

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6. 

   7.2/10(83 votes)

   #6 - Stakeout

   S1:E611/4/1958

   A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.

   Director:Stuart Rosenberg

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.5/10(91 votes)

   #7 - No More Rumbles

   S1:E711/11/1958

   A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

   Director:William Beaudine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:William Beaudine

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8. 

   7.7/10(101 votes)

   #8 - Belvedere Tower

   S1:E811/18/1958

   A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.

   Director:William Beaudine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:William Beaudine

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9. 

   7.7/10(81 votes)

   #9 - The Bird Guard

   S1:E911/25/1958

   A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

   Director:William Beaudine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:William Beaudine

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10. 

    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #10 - The Other Face of Goodness

    S1:E1012/2/1958

    New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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11. 

    7.4/10(77 votes)

    #11 - Lady Bug, Lady Bug

    S1:E1112/9/1958

    A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #12 - Susquehanna 4-7598

    S1:E1212/16/1958

    A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    7.8/10(111 votes)

    #13 - And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

    S1:E1312/23/1958

    The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #14 - The Explosive Heart

    S1:E1412/30/1958

    The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

    Director:William Beaudine

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:William Beaudine

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15. 

    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #15 - The Manhole

    S1:E151/6/1959

    When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #16 - Even Crows Sing Good

    S1:E161/13/1959

    In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Brahm

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17. 

    7.6/10(88 votes)

    #17 - Burst of Passion

    S1:E171/20/1959

    Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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18. 

    7.2/10(61 votes)

    #18 - Goodbye, My Lady Love

    S1:E181/27/1959

    Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    7.6/10(65 votes)

    #19 - The Shield

    S1:E192/3/1959

    Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.3/10(63 votes)

    #20 - One to Get Lost

    S1:E202/10/1959

    George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    6.9/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Hey, Teach!

    S1:E212/17/1959

    Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    6.9/10(61 votes)

    #22 - Ticker Tape

    S1:E222/24/1959

    The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    7.5/10(91 votes)

    #23 - Fire Island

    S1:E233/3/1959

    The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

    Director:Norman Tokar

    Writer:Stirling Silliphant

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    Director:Norman Tokar

    Writer:Stirling Silliphant
24. 

    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #24 - Ten Cent Dreams

    S1:E243/10/1959

    A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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25. 

    8.3/10(75 votes)

    #25 - The Bumper

    S1:E253/17/1959

    After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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