The BEST episodes of Mannix season 5
Every episode of Mannix season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mannix season 5!
Tough, no-nonsense private eye Joe Mannix investigates in this tense and violent detective series. Originally employed by an ultra-computerized organization, he later set up his own shop. But mayhem always predominated.
#1 - Woman in the Shadows
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1971
Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.
#2 - Babe in the Woods
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1972
Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.
#3 - A Step in Time
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1971
Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.
#4 - To Draw the Lightning
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1972
Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.
#5 - Dark So Early, Dark So Long
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1971
A blackmail victim is headed for prison.
#6 - A Choice of Evils
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1971
Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.
#7 - Wine from These Grapes
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1971
A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.
#8 - A Button for General D
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1971
The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.
#9 - A Walk in the Shadows
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1972
In defense of a client accused of murder.
#10 - The Glass Trap
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1971
Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.
#11 - The Sound of Murder
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1972
A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.
#12 - Moving Target
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/19/1972
The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.
#13 - Run Till Dark
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1971
A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.
#14 - Death is the Fifth Gear
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1972
A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?
#15 - Days Beyond Recall
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1971
A skid row bum is concealing his identity.
#16 - Lifeline
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1972
A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.
#17 - The Man Outside
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1971
Blackmail has its twists and turns.
#18 - Scapegoat
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1972
Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?
#19 - Catspaw
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1971
Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.
#20 - Nightshade
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1971
Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.
#21 - Cry Pigeon
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1972
Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
#22 - Cold Trail
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1971
A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.
#23 - To Save a Dead Man
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1971
Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.
#24 - Murder Times Three
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1971
Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.