Episode
The Streets of San Francisco: Before I Die
Overview
A cop (Nielsen) who finds out that he has a terminal illness, sets out to kill a racketeer (Danton) who had been his quarry for the last year and a half.
Details
- Series
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1973-10-04
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Before I Die is Episode 4 in Season 2 of The Streets of San Francisco. It aired on 1973-10-04. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 3: For the Love of God
In order to stop a psychotic priest-killer, Stone goes undercover as a Roman Catholic priest. The victims were all clergymen who studied at the same seminary.
Episode 5: Going Home
A small-time crook accidentally heists a fantastic sum from a small store that is actually a Syndicate front.
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Episode 6: The Stamp of Death
Lieutenant Stone and Inspector Keller go after two insurance agents involved in the counterfeiting of an 1850 2-cent purple Guyana stamp which had a value of $250,000.
Episode 1: A Wrongful Death
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Episode 7: Harem
A flute-playing "Pied Piper" (played by Ricky Nelson) talks teenage girls into prostitution, then disposes of them when they are no longer convenient. Stone's daughter helps him break up this murderous prostitution ring.
Episode 8: No Badge For Benjy
A black police informant is murdered, but the police seem more concerned with the death of a white business man. His flinty daughter forces the police to go after his killers.
Episode 9: The Twenty-Four Karat Plague
Crooks heist a truck filled with gold, not knowing that the gold is the irradiated byproduct of a power plant experiment and extremely toxic.
Episode 10: Shield of Honor
Internal affairs suspects that something is amiss when a witness under police protection is killed. Someone in the Department is a Syndicate informer--and everyone is under suspicion, even Stone and Keller.
Episode 11: The Victims
A trio of violent prison escapees leaves a trail of blood by murdering or crippling everyone they see.
Episode 12: The Runaways
The oldest of a set of three young sibling runaways is suspected of the murder of a drugstore owner. His animosity towards authority doesn't do him any favors.
Episode 13: Winterkill
Angered by the rising cost of health care, an old man tries to pay his friend's bills by threatening a businessman with the bombing of his buildings.