

Naked City
“There are eight million stories in the Naked City.”
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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1.Meridian
6.030-09-1958Detective 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..

2.Nickel Ride
7.007-10-195830mThe 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.

3.Line of Duty
6.014-10-1958Det. 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. H...

4.Sidewalk Fisherman
8.021-10-195830mGio, 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...

5.The Violent Circle
9.028-10-195830mDetective 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.
- Ep 6
6.Stakeout
9.004-11-1958A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.
- Ep 7
7.No More Rumbles
6.011-11-195830mA young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.
- Ep 8
8.Belvedere Tower
7.018-11-1958A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.
- Ep 9
9.The Bird Guard
0.025-11-195830mA tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.
- Ep 10
10.The Other Face of Goodness
9.002-12-195830mNew York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.
- Ep 11
11.Lady Bug, Lady Bug
9.009-12-195830mA 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...
- Ep 12
12.Susquehanna 4-7598
7.016-12-195830mA 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 t...
- Ep 13
13.And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol
6.023-12-195830mThe precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.
- Ep 14
14.The Explosive Heart
8.030-12-195830mThe detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.
- Ep 15
15.The Manhole
8.006-01-1959When 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 s...
- Ep 16
16.Even Crows Sing Good
7.013-01-195930mIn 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...
- Ep 17
17.Burst of Passion
20-01-195930mDetective 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...
- Ep 18
18.Goodbye, My Lady Love
27-01-195930mMatty, 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.
- Ep 19
19.The Shield
03-02-1959Lt. 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.
- Ep 20
20.One to Get Lost
10-02-195930mGeorge 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...
- Ep 21
21.Hey, Teach!
17-02-195930mHalloran 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.
- Ep 22
22.Ticker Tape
24-02-195930mThe detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.
- Ep 23
23.Fire Island
03-03-195930mThe detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.
- Ep 24
24.Ten Cent Dreams
10-03-195930mA young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.
- Ep 25
25.The Bumper
17-03-1959After 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.
- Ep 26
26.A Running of Bulls
24-03-1959The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a...
- Ep 27
27.Fallen Star
31-03-1959A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.
- Ep 28
28.Beyond Truth
07-04-1959A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses...
- Ep 29
29.Baker's Dozen
14-04-1959A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.
- Ep 30
30.The Rebirth
21-04-1959A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.
- Ep 31
31.Four Sweet Corners
28-04-1959A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.
- Ep 32
32.The Sandman
05-05-1959Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.
- Ep 33
33.Turn of Events
12-05-195930mA sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.
- Ep 34
34.A Little Piece of the Action
19-05-1959A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.
- Ep 35
35.The Bloodhounds
26-05-1959The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.
- Ep 36
36.The Scorpion Sting
02-06-1959The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.
- Ep 37
37.Saw My Baby There
09-06-1959A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.
- Ep 38
38.The Canvas Bullet
16-06-1959A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.
- Ep 39
39.A Wood of Thorns
23-06-1959To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.
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