The BEST episodes written by William P. Mcgivern

A Shield for Murder (2)
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8.56
9 votes

#1 - A Shield for Murder (2)

Kojak - Season 4 - Episode 10

When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.

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A Shield for Murder (1)
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8.30
10 votes

#2 - A Shield for Murder (1)

Kojak - Season 4 - Episode 9

A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.

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The Exiles
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7.73
11 votes

#3 - The Exiles

The Virginian - Season 1 - Episode 16

Judge Garth is forced to shoot a man in self-defence but a passerby, Johnny Grey (Ed Nelson), who can prove the Judge innocent, leaves the scene. The Virginian trails Johnny to North Bend, Montana and along the way befriends Angelina Clump (Tammy Grimes) who is heading to the same town to get a job as a saloon singer. In North Bend the Virginian is forced to deal with two problems: Angelina receives threats to leave town from an anonymous stranger and Johnny Grey refuses to return to Wyoming unless he gets money from Judge Garth.

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The Accomplice
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7.64
11 votes

#4 - The Accomplice

The Virginian - Season 1 - Episode 13

The Rocky Point Bank is robbed by two men who shoot its President. One of the men is captured and claims Trampas, with whom he has a grudge, was his accomplice -- so Trampas is arrested. His identification as the robber is supported by a spinsterish bank teller, Delia Miller (Bette Davis), who has recognized the real robber and is protecting his identity in order to blackmail him. The Virginian tries to prove Trampas innocent and expose the real criminal by falsifying Delia's story.

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