The Best Episodes of Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(43 votes)

   #1 - The Mickey Farmer Case

   S1:E17/1/1957

   Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.

   Director:Roy Del Ruth

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Roy Del Ruth

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   7.4/10(41 votes)

   #2 - Custody

   S1:E27/8/1957

   A woman in the hospital hires Diamond to trail her ex-husband, who she believes has obtained custody of their daughter to use as cover for his shady business practices.

   Director:Tom Gries

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tom Gries

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3. 

   7.8/10(31 votes)

   #3 - Escape from Oak Lane

   S1:E37/15/1957

   A man hires Diamond to watch over his frightened wife while he is out of town, but then Diamond is approached by a pair of doctors from a mental institution who claim she is an escaped patient.

   Director:Tom Gries

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tom Gries

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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #4 - The Homicide Habit

   S1:E47/22/1957

   Diamond sets out to con a recently widowed woman and her lover into believing that he witnessed them kill her late husband so that they could collect the insurance money.

   Director:Unknown

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   6.6/10(57 votes)

   #5 - Picture of Fear

   S1:E57/29/1957

   While on holiday in the mountains Diamond befriends a young woman who is being pursued by thugs who believe that she has taken some incriminating photos.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David T. Chantler

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   Writer:David T. Chantler
6. 

   7.3/10(25 votes)

   #6 - Hit and Run

   S1:E68/5/1957

   Diamond finds himself facing off against the mob when is hired by a woman to prove that her fiancee is innocent of killing a man in a hit and run auto accident.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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7. 

   7.5/10(26 votes)

   #7 - The Big Score

   S1:E78/12/1957

   Diamond poses as a rich Canadian and infiltrates a gambling racket in order to learn the truth about a businessman's claims that he witnessed a murder.

   Director:Unknown

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   7.1/10(32 votes)

   #8 - The Chess Player

   S1:E88/19/1957

   Diamond is hired by a woman to become a bodyguard to her husband, without him knowing it. He is a businessman who has received several threats against his life which he refuses to take seriously.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.5/10(21 votes)

   #9 - The Torch Carriers

   S1:E98/26/1957

   Diamond unravels a story of unrequited love and revenge while tracking down a fugitive gangster who is in the possession of a valuable stolen necklace.

   Director:Bernard L. Kowalski

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bernard L. Kowalski

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    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #10 - The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)

    S1:E109/9/1957

    Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski

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    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Venus of Park Avenue

    S1:E119/16/1957

    Diamond is hired to verify the authenticity of an ancient Greek statue, which is suspected of being fake when it is offered for sale at a figure far below its true value.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    6.9/10(47 votes)

    #12 - The Merry-Go-Round Case

    S1:E129/23/1957

    Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.

    Director:Roy Del Ruth

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Roy Del Ruth

    Writer:Unknown