Checkmate S02E29 · The Someday Man

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In a tour-de-force performance, Don Taylor guest stars as an ex-pro football player, now fronting a cheap health club and always on the make for one big score. Wealthy thrill seekers enlist him in an elaborate conspiracy to convince his college football protege to throw the big game. The detectives at Checkmate attempt to untangle the deceptions and restore Taylor's pride.

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1. 1 1. Portrait of a Man Running1961-10-04 · 1h 0mA fictional state governor running for re-election stages a phony assassination attempt to boost his chances for victory, and hires Checkmate, ostensibly for protection, but in rea
2. 2 2. The Button Down Break1961-10-11 · 1h 0mLuther Gage, an egomaniacal, methodical killer whom Dr. Hyatt helped send to prison, vows revenge and conducts a plot planned to the last detail to carry it out. Checkmate employs
3. 3 3. The Heat of Passion1961-10-18 · 1h 0mAt Corey's urging, a reluctant Dr. Hyatt is staying at a lodge for some much needed rest and recreation. The lodge's handyman is plotting the death of the owner, with the help of a
4. 4 4. Waiting for Jocko1961-10-25 · 1h 0mJocko, a man whom Dr. Hyatt recommended be remanded to a psychiatric facility for treatment at his parole hearing five years earlier, still holds a grudge, believing that Hyatt wan
5. 5 5. Through a Dark Glass1961-11-01 · 1h 0mGina Burton is a photo-journalist who has pictures that prove sensitive to a prominent men's club. In an effort to fend off an intruder trying to gain possession of the pictures wh
6. 6 6. Juan Moreno's Body1961-11-08 · 1h 0mThe son of a prominent businessman has been murdered in San Felipe. The town suspects Juan Moreno, a migrant worker, but the men at Checkmate think he is being railroaded. They inv
7. 7 7. Kill the Sound1961-11-15 · 1h 0mSid Caesar appears as Johnny Wilder, a highly popular but guilt-ridden, somewhat neurotic San Francisco disk jockey who believes that a former rival whose own career went on the sk
8. 8 8. The Crimson Pool1961-11-22 · 1h 0mZoe Kamens is an artist who just wants to paint honestly by copying masterpieces, but her husband, a man of questionable ethics, has been pressuring her to make copies and pass the
9. 9 9. The Two of Us1961-11-29 · 1h 0mHighly successful construction engineer Howard Gentry calls on Checkmate after an apparent attempt on his life. Checkmate suspects his identical twin brother Robert, but Howard doe
10. 10 10. Nice Guys Finish Last1961-12-13 · 1h 0mPolice Lieutenant Dave Harker, a friend of Don's, is bitter after being denied a promotion to Captain, and decides to frame nightclub owner and high school rival Nick Culley, whom
11. 11 11. To the Best of My Recollection1961-12-27 · 1h 0mAn amnesiac woman is taken home from the hospital by a man claiming to be her husband, but the woman doesn't believe that she could be his wife, and despite her memory lapse believ
12. 12 12. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Game1962-01-03 · 1h 0mIn a mostly comedic episode, Jack Benny guest stars as Jack Bowen, a beloved TV comedian much like Benny himself, who is serving as the Grand Marshal of the Pioneer Bowl Parade and
13. 13 13. The Star System1962-01-10 · 1h 0mJed poses as a publicity man on a movie set to keep a close watch on suicidal actress Vicky Page, accused of trying to kill another actress who she suspects is having an affair wit
14. 14 14. The Renaissance of Gussie Hill1962-01-17 · 1h 0mCheckmate is called to investigate the disappearance of an employee at Venus West, a beauty farm for women. Don finds himself falling for the beauty center's manager, who is not al
15. 15 15. A Very Rough Sketch1962-01-24 · 1h 0mEddie Phillips is a gifted but troubled young art student with an anger management problem. After being informed of his father's arrest on embezzlement charges, he attacks Dr. Hyat
16. 16 16. The Yacht Club Gang1962-01-31 · 1h 0mA widow who runs a yacht club hires the Checkmate agency to investigate an apparent attempt on the life of a married man she is having an affair with, who happens to be a member of
17. 17 17. Death Beyond Recall1962-02-07 · 1h 0mJohn Baker, a lawyer friend of Dr. Hyatt's with a mysterious past, is threatened with disbarment. He decides he wants to die, and asks a friend to arrange for his death, then chang
18. 18 18. The Sound of Nervous Laughter1962-02-14 · 1h 0mAging theater star Richard Gilmore is nearly killed in an apparent accident during a rehearsal. His wife, actress Beatrice Lawlor, suspects it was no accident, and consults Checkma
19. 19 19. An Assassin Arrives, Andante1962-02-21 · 1h 0mVictor Ragar, a cellist at a music conservatory that fronts for an Eastern Bloc freedom movement of which he is the leader, is in danger of being assassinated by a compatriot who a
20. 20 20. Remembrance of Crimes Past1962-02-28 · 1h 0mKaren Vale, who served five years for acting as a courier for enemy agents, is staying at a halfway house for women run by a senator's widow, Mrs. Creighton, and faces the hostilit
21. 21 21. Heart Is a Handout1962-03-07 · 1h 0mJed and Dr. Hyatt go undercover as members of a hobo community to protect a man known as Doc, acknowledged leader of the community. Years ago Doc was disinherited by his wealthy fa
22. 22 22. A Brooding Fixation1962-03-14 · 1h 0mThe death of powerful business magnate Arnold Brack from an apparent gun accident, and his widow's and brother's apparent lack of emotion, leaves his grieving son, Daniel, to suspe
23. 23 23. A Chant of Silence1962-03-21 · 1h 0mTwo convicts, both former Catholic schoolboys, escape by shooting a policeman, then hole up in a monastery while Dr. Hyatt is visiting and hold the Father Abbot and Dr. Hyatt hosta
24. 24 24. Trial by Midnight1962-03-28 · 1h 0mCheckmate is hired to protect the life of Judge Leland McIntyre, who is conducting a series of lectures concerning a trial over which he presided eight years ago resulting in him s
25. 25 25. Ride a Wild Horse1962-04-04 · 1h 0mCheckmate is hired to protect rodeo star Len Kobalsky from his girlfriend Marcy Lowell's brother, who disapproves of their relationship and prefers she marry someone from a wealthy
26. 26 26. So Beats My Plastic Heart1962-04-11 · 1h 0mA woman who runs a home for struggling artists has been receiving death threats, and suspicion falls on her boarders, including a pretty young poet who is the object of Jed's affec
27. 27 27. In a Foreign Quarter1962-04-18 · 1h 0mThe Checkmate team is in Chinatown on behalf of a colleague of Dr. Hyatt's, a Dr. James Low, who claims his Chinese wife may try to kill a man who is supposedly blackmailing her in
28. 28 28. Referendum on Murder1962-04-25 · 1h 0mCheckmate is hired by a woman to protect her husband, Stephen Jordan, who publishes a newspaper opposed to a referendum on legalized gambling in the city of Midvale. He has been re
29. 29 29. The Someday Man1962-05-02 · 1h 0mIn a tour-de-force performance, Don Taylor guest stars as an ex-pro football player, now fronting a cheap health club and always on the make for one big score. Wealthy thrill seeke
30. 30 30. Rendezvous in Washington1962-05-09 · 1h 0mWealthy industrialist Frederick Haley, who has been appointed to an important position at a humanitarian foundation, asks Checkmate to find out who has been threatening his mistres
31. 31 31. The Bold and the Tough1962-05-16 · 1h 0mAfter an attempt is made on the life of bankrupt ranch owner Harl Stoner, the Checkmate agency goes undercover at the ranch's stockholder's meeting, where a ruthless business man s
32. 32 32. Will the Real Killer Please Stand Up?1962-05-23 · 1h 0mWhen a powerful millionaire dies, his three sons suddenly start to suspect everyone as potential threats to stealing the old man's fortune, including each other. They hire the Chec
33. 33 33. Down the Gardenia Path1962-06-06 · 1h 0mA young hotel convention hostess is being used to escort businessmen attending the convention to their rooms, and then have her picture taken with them for the purpose of blackmail
34. 34 34. Side by Side1962-06-20 · 1h 0mThe personal relationship between entertainer Johnny Kay and his singing partner Pete O'Mara has hit a sour note. Corey (Anthony George), who has been asked to keep a protective e