Episode
Cannon: The Prisoners
Overview
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
Details
- Series
- Cannon
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1973-02-21
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Prisoners is Episode 20 in Season 2 of Cannon. It aired on 1973-02-21. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 18: Murder for Murder
A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
Episode 22: Catch Me If You Can
A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
Episode 17: Moving Target
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
Episode 23: Press Pass to the Slammer
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
Episode 16: Death of a Stone Seahorse
A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
Episode 24: Deadly Heritage
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
Episode 15: The Dead Samaritan
A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
Episode 14: Hard Rock Roller Coaster
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
Episode 13: Nobody Beats the House
Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.
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