Episode
Peter Gunn: Death Is a Four Letter Word
Overview
Lisa Randolph's well-groomed appearance belies the turmoil of her emotions - as Gunn discovers when he is asked to prevent her from committing suicide.
Details
- Series
- Peter Gunn
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 1961-06-05
Episode context
Death Is a Four Letter Word is Episode 34 in Season 3 of Peter Gunn. It aired on 1961-06-05.
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Episode 36: Voodoo
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Episode 31: Last Resort
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Episode 37: Down the Drain
A man named Paul Condon calls the police and tells them where a cache of stolen jewels can be found. But before any more information can be passed on - Condon is shot down.
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 38: Murder on the Line
Cesar Carlyle, a very rich man, hires Gunn to find certain documents which, if made public, could ruin him. Seems the papers were stolen and the theif wants a good deal of money for their return.
Episode 29: The Most Deadly Angel
An unhinged female admirer of Gunn kills to prove it. First is a hood who threatened Gunn. Next is his lowlife brother. Gunn must prove he's not the killer and find out who's next before the hood brothers' father takes revenge.
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.
Episode 27: Short Motive
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.
Episode 26: A Penny Saved
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