Jigsaw John

Episode 01

Promise to Kill

Feb 2, 1976 · 60 min

St. John investigates an old crime when the long missing body finally turns up, along with evidence that the police framed the man convicted of the crime.

Episode 02

Sand Trap

Feb 9, 1976 · 60 min

St. John searches through the cutthroat music industry for the killer of a recording artist.

Episode 03

Too Much, Too Soon Blues

Feb 16, 1976 · 60 min

When the heir to a Greek-American fortune is murdered, his estranged younger brother becomes the prime suspect.

Episode 04

Thicker Than Blood

Feb 23, 1976 · 60 min

St. John looks for a killer and jewel thief inside a posh Los Angeles hotel.

Episode 05

Dry Ice

Mar 1, 1976 · 60 min

The suspects in an actress's murder—a failed director, a faded star, a clerk, and a priest—are placed under police surveillance.

Episode 06

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Mar 8, 1976 · 60 min

John tracks down a murdered barber/bookie's two sets of client to find who killed him.

Episode 07

The Mourning Line

Mar 15, 1976 · 60 min

A woman is shot by a sniper during a party at a marina apartment complex, leading St. John and Wade to a dark side of ""swinging singles.""

Episode 08

Death of the Party

Mar 22, 1976 · 60 min

A criminologist whose speciality was the rehabilitation of parolees is killed and his research assistant assaulted, leaving St. John to piece through the man's work to find a suspect.

Episode 09

Executioner

Apr 5, 1976 · 60 min

St. John searches for a serial killer dubbed ""The Executioner"" and rages when Sam's reporter ex-girlfriend reveals information about the case on television.

Episode 10

The Executioner

Apr 5, 1976 · 60 min

John and Sam argue when a strange teenager claims to have witnessed a murder; while St. John dismisses her as an emotionally disturbed attention-seeker, Sam believes she's genuine.

Episode 11

The Runaway

Apr 12, 1976 · 60 min

In the wake of a bank robber's return to Los Angeles, St. John investigates the murder of a witness to the man's crimes and tries to protect the remaining witnesses.

Episode 12

Plastique

Apr 19, 1976 · 60 min

A murder leads St. John to another case when he discovers a link between a woman killed by plastic explosives planted in her car and an electronics firm.

Episode 13

Homicide is a Fine Art

May 31, 1976 · 60 min

St. John investigates the murder of a Texan who'd recently moved to Los Angeles and finds a world of cheating wives, greedy art dealers, and opportunistic gigolos.

Episode 14

Ole-Ole an Free

Jun 7, 1976 · 60 min

John goes undercover in a sanitarium to investigate reports of elderly patients being bilked and murdered.

Episode 15

Homicide 96403: John Smith

Jun 14, 1976 · 60 min

St. John enlists a local sheriff to help hunt down a woman suspected of murdering an small-town real estate promoter found dead in a Los Angeles motel.