A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused.  Pete is called in to the case.  This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.

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Craig Stevens

Lola Albright

Herschel Bernardi

Hope Emerson

Blake Edwards

The Vicious Dog

The Kill

When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene.  When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.

A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog.  Pete is called in to investigate.

A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.

The Blind Pianist

Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered.  Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.

The Frog

Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.

The Chinese Hangman

Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been   killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.

Lynn's Blues

A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.

Rough Buck

Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.

Image of Sally

Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.

The Man with the Scar

Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.

Death House Testament

A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.

The Torch

Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.

The Jockey

A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.

Sisters Of The Friendless

An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.

The Leaper

A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.

The Fuse

A couple of safe-crackers realize too late that the lookout on their jewel store burglary is no longer looking out, he's absconded with the most valuable jewels. The double-crosser bursts into Mother's nightclub to beg Peter Gunn to protect a mysterious 4th conspirator, Timothy, who turns out to be a trained seal. Why would anyone want to kill Timothy?

Let's Kill Timothy

A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.

The Missing Night Watchman

Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.

Murder On The Midway

There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.

Pecos Pete

A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.

Scuba

Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.

Edie Finds a Corpse

After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.

The Dirty Word

Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.

The Ugly Frame

Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.

The Lederer Story

Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.

Keep Smiling

An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.

Breakout

After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.

Pay Now, Kill Later

Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.

Skin Deep

Model June Holton witnesses the murder of a photographer, only problem is she wasn't wearing her glasses and can't identify him.

February Girl

Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.

Love Me to Death

B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.

The Family Affair

Fan Dancer, Darling Lillian of The Green Dragon is given a special fan one that holds the key to the past.

Lady Wind, Bells Fan

An attempt on Lt. Jacoby is made when he receives a mysterious phone call and set up for a bullet.

Bullet for a Badge

Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.

Kill from Nowhere

Somebody shoots Edie in an attempt to get to Gunn. Jacoby still in the hospital gives Pete a clue as to who is seeking revenge.

Vendetta

Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.

The Coffin

An unfaithful wife is dismayed that after her lovers death a portrait of her goes missing, she hires Gunn to retrieve the painting.

The Portrait

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.

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