The BEST episodes written by Leigh Brackett

Death of a Cop
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7.75
15 votes

#1 - Death of a Cop

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Season 1 - Episode 32

When policeman Philip Reardon is killed in drug bust, his police officer father feels responsible because his son joined the police force to follow in his father's footsteps. In order to set things right, Philip's father strives to brings his son's killers and their mob boss Herbie Lane to justice. The plan leads to his own death at the hands of the criminals, but in death he is able to fulfill his goal. Before the murder he had stationed a fellow officer nearby to witness the killing and bring the entire gang to justice.

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Terror in Northfield
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7.36
11 votes

#2 - Terror in Northfield

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Season 2 - Episode 3

When his teenage son Tommy is found murdered in the town of Northfield, John Cooley sets out to avenge the boys death. John is a religious fanatic who believes he is on a mission from God. When he finds a piece of car headlight at the murder scene, he seeks out and kills the car's original owner Frency La Font and an elderly librarian who had some connection to the car. With all the murders, the residents of Northfield are unstandably shaken. They demand that Sheriff Will Pearce solve the case. Unfortunately, Pearce's girlfriend Susan Marsh falls under Cooley's suspicions since she bought the car from La Font. His attempt to kill her, however, is foiled at the last second by the timely arrival of Sheriff Pearce. Pearce explains that La Font murdered Tommy and confessed to it in his last will and testament.

The Four Pound Brick
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7.09
100 votes

#3 - The Four Pound Brick

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 21

Jim investigates the death of a rookie police officer on behalf of his mother, a good friend of Rocky's...