The BEST episodes of Cannon season 2
Every episode of Cannon season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cannon season 2!
Frank Cannon is a tough, middle-aged, portly ex-cop turned private eye. A gourmet, with expensive tastes, he mostly took cases at a substantial fee so he could afford indulging in personal luxuries. He was a shrewd investigator, dedicated, clever and despite his bulk, was not afraid of getting physical if he had to.
#1 - Press Pass to the Slammer
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/14/1973
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
#2 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1972
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
#3 - Child of Fear
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1972
Called in to find a missing rancher, Cannon attempts to discover why the farm hands have been replaced with security guards.
#4 - The Rip-Off
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1972
The burglary of his apartment leads Cannon to a computer-controlled freight train robbery.
#5 - Sky Above, Death Below
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1972
Cannon seeks the only witness to the murder of a trade union boss: a draft dodger on his way to the Yukon.
#6 - The Predators
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1972
The death of an undocumented immigrant puts Cannon on the trail of a human trafficking ring.
#7 - The Shadow Man
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1972
When a real estate tycoon disappears with a fortune in bonds, Cannon is hired to investigate.
#8 - Stakeout
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1972
A girl wounded during a bar robbery denies knowing the shooter even though she was his date.
#9 - Bitter Legion
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1972
Hired to find a missing husband, Cannon infiltrates a paramilitary gang that's planning a major heist.
#10 - A Long Way Down
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1972
When a hospital orderly accuses a doctor of stealing drugs, Cannon is brought in to investigate.
#11 - Catch Me if You Can
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1973
A serial killer begs Cannon to catch him before he kills again.
#12 - Deadly Heritage
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/1973
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
#13 - The Dead Samaritan
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1973
Hired to clear a man falsely accused of murder, Cannon uncovers a trail leading to the victim's business partner.
#14 - The Seventh Grave
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/28/1973
One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.
#15 - That Was No Lady
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1972
Cannon is hired to protect a lawyer who has received death threats after defending her clients, two small-time crooks, suspected of a safe-cracking at a charitable foundation.
#16 - The Endangered Species
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1972
When a hunting accident turns out to be murder, Cannon steps in to clear his friend.
#17 - Death of a Stone Seahorse
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1973
A drug smuggler's mentally ill sister takes the rap for a murder, and it's up to Cannon to prove her innocence.
#18 - To Ride a Tiger
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1973
When the lawyer for a halfway house vanishes along with his funds, Cannon is hired to find him.
#19 - Hear No Evil
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1972
Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner and catching three guests in compromising positions. The three are being blackmailed, and think Dale is behind it. Cannon interviews them and determines that one of the three is blackmailing the other two.
#20 - Murder for Murder
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1973
Cannon is hired to prevent a vengeful teacher from killing the two men he blames for his daughter's death.
#21 - Nobody Beats the House
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1972
Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Toby will turn himself over to Logan rather than have anything happen to Cathy, who, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help. Cannon tries to broker a deal with Logan. Cannon can get $25,000 paid up front and the rest on installment. Logan rejects this deal, because it would ruin his reputation if anybody got a break like that. Jason Logan (Ben's son) runs a gambling operation on his own—competing against his father in a juvenile attempt to come out from his father's shadow. Toby takes one last shot to get the $200,000. He shows up at Jason's house to get in a poker game. Jason has a couple of card-marking plants at Toby's table, but Toby gets $35,000 ahead. Then Cannon shows up undercover as Billy Thompson (owner of Thompson Tool),
#22 - Prisoners
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/1973
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
#23 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1973
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
#24 - Moving Target
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1973
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.