Episode
Peter Gunn: Short Motive
Overview
A racketeer is beaten to death and a woman hires Gunn to find out if her old flame, a Korean War hero, was responsible. Lt. Jacobi knows the man, who has been an out-patient for being manic-depressive for years. Meanwhile, a fellow mobster is worried he may be blamed for the kill and wants to force Gunn to clear his name.
Details
- Series
- Peter Gunn
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1961-04-10
Episode context
Short Motive is Episode 27 in Season 3 of Peter Gunn. It aired on 1961-04-10.
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Episode 26: A Penny Saved
Ballet dancer Nico Belurin escapes from a home for the mentally ill.
Episode 28: The Murder Bond
The biggest Racket Man in town is out on bail and "blows up". Or did he? The hood's bondsman out $100,000 hires Gunn to find out. A derelict who disappeared with a $90,000 winning Irish Sweepstakes ticket may figure in the case.
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The gun used in a murder of a gangster is found in the possesion of a teenager.
Episode 29: The Most Deadly Angel
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Episode 24: Come Dance with Me and Die
A cab driver saves a woman from a beating and from being forced into a car by two thugs. Afterwards, she disappears while he goes for help. The cabby tells his friend Gunn about what happened and this leads into the search for a girl who is "trying to get lost". She is a witness against a top hood and is on his hit list.
Episode 30: Till Death Do Us Part
Edward Candell is scheduled to die for the murder of his wife Leona. Tommy McDonald is surprised to hear the verdict - he just saw Leona.
Episode 23: Portrait in Leather
While ex-heavyweight champ Billy Cochrane is training for a comeback, an attempt is made on his life.
Episode 31: Last Resort
Clinton Hobart, former movie great, is trying to make a comeback. But hard-driving young producer Les Murdock isn't making matters any easier for the old fellow.
Episode 22: The Deep End
Susan Neilson swims out to the deep end of her pool and drowns. Her swimming instructor, Phil Matterson, left her alone, poured himself a drink and ignored her cries for help.
Episode 32: A Matter of Policy
Gunman Frank Dineen never objected to killing people for money. This time, however he's going to do a job for himself.
Episode 21: Than a Serpent's Tooth
A singer, who fifteen years before was found Not Guilty in the questionable shooting death of her gangster husband, hires Gunn to help with a blackmailer. Her psychiatrist was robbed of tapes made during analysis revealing the real story.
Episode 33: A Bullet for the Boy
Gambling man Paul Mitchell and the son of an American diplomat in Acapulco, is show and wounded while leaving his home.