Jigsaw John

Season 1

1976 · 15 episodes · 15h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Promise to Kill

   2 Feb 1976 · 60 min

   St. John investigates an old crime when the long missing body finally turns up, along with evidence that the police framed the man convicted of the crime.

2. 2

   2. Sand Trap

   9 Feb 1976 · 60 min

   St. John searches through the cutthroat music industry for the killer of a recording artist.

3. 3

   3. Too Much, Too Soon Blues

   16 Feb 1976 · 60 min

   When the heir to a Greek-American fortune is murdered, his estranged younger brother becomes the prime suspect.

4. 4

   4. Thicker Than Blood

   23 Feb 1976 · 60 min

   St. John looks for a killer and jewel thief inside a posh Los Angeles hotel.

5. 5

   5. Dry Ice

   1 Mar 1976 · 60 min

   The suspects in an actress's murder—a failed director, a faded star, a clerk, and a priest—are placed under police surveillance.

6. 6

   6. Follow the Yellow Brick Road

   8 Mar 1976 · 60 min

   John tracks down a murdered barber/bookie's two sets of client to find who killed him.

7. 7

   7. The Mourning Line

   15 Mar 1976 · 60 min

   A woman is shot by a sniper during a party at a marina apartment complex, leading St. John and Wade to a dark side of ""swinging singles.""

8. 8

   8. Death of the Party

   22 Mar 1976 · 60 min

   A criminologist whose speciality was the rehabilitation of parolees is killed and his research assistant assaulted, leaving St. John to piece through the man's work to find a suspect.

9. 9

   9. Executioner

   5 Apr 1976 · 60 min

   St. John searches for a serial killer dubbed ""The Executioner"" and rages when Sam's reporter ex-girlfriend reveals information about the case on television.

10. 10

    10. The Executioner

    5 Apr 1976 · 60 min

    John and Sam argue when a strange teenager claims to have witnessed a murder; while St. John dismisses her as an emotionally disturbed attention-seeker, Sam believes she's genuine.

11. 11

    11. The Runaway

    12 Apr 1976 · 60 min

    In the wake of a bank robber's return to Los Angeles, St. John investigates the murder of a witness to the man's crimes and tries to protect the remaining witnesses.

12. 12

    12. Plastique

    19 Apr 1976 · 60 min

    A murder leads St. John to another case when he discovers a link between a woman killed by plastic explosives planted in her car and an electronics firm.

13. 13

    13. Homicide is a Fine Art

    31 May 1976 · 60 min

    St. John investigates the murder of a Texan who'd recently moved to Los Angeles and finds a world of cheating wives, greedy art dealers, and opportunistic gigolos.

14. 14

    14. Ole-Ole an Free

    7 Jun 1976 · 60 min

    John goes undercover in a sanitarium to investigate reports of elderly patients being bilked and murdered.

15. 15

    15. Homicide 96403: John Smith

    14 Jun 1976 · 60 min

    St. John enlists a local sheriff to help hunt down a woman suspected of murdering an small-town real estate promoter found dead in a Los Angeles motel.