Episode
The Streets of San Francisco: Trail of the Serpent
Overview
A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.
Details
- Series
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1973-02-22
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
Trail of the Serpent is Episode 20 in Season 1 of The Streets of San Francisco. It aired on 1973-02-22. The runtime is 52 min.
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Episode 19: Deadline
Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.
Episode 21: The House on Hyde Street
When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.
More episodes from this season
Episode 18: A Room With a View
One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.
Episode 22: Beyond Vengeance
After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.
Episode 17: A Collection of Eagles
A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.
Episode 23: The Albatross
A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.
Episode 16: The Set-Up
A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.
Episode 24: Shattered Image
Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.
Episode 15: Act of Duty
After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.
Episode 25: The Unicorn
A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.
Episode 14: Deathwatch
Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.
Episode 26: Legion of the Lost
Stone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.