Episode
Adam-12: Log 175: Con Artists
Overview
Reed and Malloy respond to a car rollover where a good samaritan makes matters worse. Afterward, they respond to several victims of a well-known family of seasonal home improvement con artists before finally catching them in the act. In the meantime, they search for a disgruntled ex-employee who is trying to sabotage his former workplace, and take a drunk driver off the street.
Details
- Series
- Adam-12
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1971-01-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Log 175: Con Artists is Episode 13 in Season 3 of Adam-12. It aired on 1971-01-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 12: Log 085: Sign of the Twins
Malloy and Reed start the shift with a call to a liquor store robbery, where a fellow officer was shot but the owner of the store appears to be lying. Further investigation pushes the owner to admit one of the thieves was his brother and he was trying to protect him. In the meantime, they have a zoning issue with an elderly astrology reader followed by the report of a young boy asking a pharmacist questions about Seconal pills.
Episode 14: Log 115: Gang War
Officer Reed loses a robbery suspect while in foot pursuit. Afterward, he and Malloy try to help a priest prevent bloodshed between rival hispanic gangs, and then respond to a battered wife whose husband is very familiar to the officers.
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Episode 16: Log 155: I.A.D.
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Episode 9: Log 025: Indians
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Episode 17: Log 066: The Vandals
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Episode 8: Log 105: Elegy for a Pig
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Episode 18: Log 036: Man Between
Officer Reed, who is an optimist and still has faith in the human race, is subjected to ridicule from Officer Wells after he is swindled twice. On patrol, he and Malloy come to the aid of a woman whose baby has been kidnapped by a heavily armed man seeking a large ransom. Afterward, wells once again questions Reed's judgment during the search for an intoxicated sniper at large.
Episode 7: Log 075: Have a Nice Weekend
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