The BEST episodes written by Richard Collins
#1 - The Clara Duncan Story
Wagon Train - Season 2 - Episode 29
Clara Duncan joins the train in a search for her artist fiance. But finding him could lead to trouble, as one of his missing paintings depicting a heinous crime may implicate some of the locals.
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Matlock - Season 8 - Episode 19
Matlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Matlock agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad history between the victim and the accused, and an increasing number of houseguests at Matlock's home, none of which were invited.
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#3 - The Emily Rossiter Story
Wagon Train - Season 1 - Episode 7
It is still early days on the wagon train trail. So when one morning the body of one of the men is discovered and money and a land deed stolen, and the evidence points to Indians, Flint won't believe it. He can't convince the travellers, though, that they are unlikely to run into Indian trouble this soon into their journey and that Indians would have no need of the items stolen. The travellers point to a tomahawk left behind by the raiders. Given the conflicting evidence, Major Adams asks Flint to stay behind and see what he can find out. As the train moves out, Flint follows the clues which lead him back to a small settlement the wagon train passed through a few days earlier. A chance encounter with a teenage girl and her overbearing stepfather make him suspect that there is more to this little outpost than first appears.
#4 - The Seventh Vote
The Untouchables - Season 2 - Episode 29
Chicago, April 25, 1932. With Capone in prison doing his rap for income tax evasion, his 8 lieutenants are running things; their HQ is the Montmartre Club, in Cicero, 4 miles west of Chicago. Capone's booze trucks are being hijacked, his speaks are tommy-gunned; Capone's breweries are being smashed, and not just by Eliot Ness, but by rival gangs. Right now, the 8 overlords running the Syndicate are deadlocked over how to run things-- on one side are Frank ""The Enforcer"" Nitti, Brenner, Urcel and another lieutenant; on the other are Jake ""Greasy Thumb"" Guzik, Levinsky, Grecko and another lieutenant. A gang war is raging. Nitti's plenty sore. He slams his fist on the table and growls, ""6 breweries in 2 weeks, at 100 grand each!"" Guzik says he's not worried; booze is going out because Prohibition will be repealed soon. Nitti says at $60-million a year, booze is in. Guzik says that they should increase their narcotics racket: no breweries, no warehouses, no trucks-- only small pack
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#6 - The Debt
Matlock - Season 7 - Episode 9
When Leanne's ex-husband Peter is charged with the murder of his friend and boss, once the truth comes out about Peter's possible motive in the killing, Matlock despises his ex-son-in-law more than ever.
#7 - Beaumarchais
Daniel Boone - Season 4 - Episode 5
Boone guides a French ally, masquerading as an actor, who is traveling to Roanoke to buy guns for the Continental Army.
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#8 - Molten Steele
Remington Steele - Season 2 - Episode 18
Laura and Steele try to learn how and why a woman's name and phone number came to be printed in a steamy sex-magazine.
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#9 - Murder Most Vial
Diagnosis Murder - Season 2 - Episode 6
A cantankerous patient at Community General is given a double injection of his medication, eventually leading to his death. Jack suspects a doctor he's had a grudge against for a long time. Despite Mark's objections, Jack sets out to prove his "enemy" is the killer.
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#10 - Steele Flying High
Remington Steele - Season 1 - Episode 12
Steele gets involved with the murder of a naturalist when he serves on a committee to save the bald eagle.
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#11 - My Baby Is Out of This World
Diagnosis Murder - Season 2 - Episode 22
The death of a popular musician raises suspicious questions. The musicians' pregnant wife, who claims to be carrying an alien's child, complicates matters.
#12 - The Interrogation
Planet of the Apes - Season 1 - Episode 10
Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.
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#13 - First Love
Bonanza - Season 14 - Episode 13
Jamie becomes friends with the wife of an unpopular schoolmaster, who often browbeats her.