New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with thirty-nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was the first American police series with a female protagonist. Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.
Episode 1
Casey moves into a rooming house to solve the murder of a sailor.
Episode 2
Casey searches for a Greenwich Village artist who has abandoned his family.
Episode 3
Casey investigates a series of threatening phone calls made to a woman.
Episode 4
A policeman is accused of stealing $10,000.
Episode 5
A teenage drug addict is the key to busting a narcotics ring.
Episode 6
The bankbook of a dead college basketball player indicates a possible involvement with racketeers.
Episode 7
A woman dies while in custody.
Episode 8
Casey searches for a woman who thinks she has killed her husband.
Episode 9
Casey goes undercover as a wealthy socialite to investigate a series of jewel robberies.
Episode 10
A woman, who's in jail for embezzling money to care for her mentally disabled son, escapes.
Episode 11
Casey must protect a teenage girl - the only witness to a murder committed by her ex-boyfriend.
Episode 12
Casey goes undercover as a nightclub photographer.
Episode 13
Casey goes after an escaped convict responsible for a string of murders and holdups.
Episode 14
A teenage girl is accused of murder.
Episode 15
A shoplifting investigation uncovers a "murder for hire" outfit.
Episode 16
Casey goes undercover at the racetrack after a gambler is murdered.
Episode 17
A model is murdered in New York's garment district.
Episode 18
Casey poses as a drug addict.
Episode 19
Casey suspects that a boxer was drugged before his big fight.
Episode 20
A shipping executive is murdered and Casey goes undercover as the dead woman's niece.
Episode 21
Casey poses as a nightclub entertainer.
Episode 22
A man is falsely accused of robbery.
Episode 23
A warehouse fire may be arson.
Episode 24
A young girl is found in a state of shock, and Casey wants to find out why.
Episode 25
Casey acts as bait in order to catch a mugger.
Episode 26
Casey investigates a high-society gambling syndicate.
Episode 27
Casey is suspicious when a woman is accused of killing her fiancee.
Episode 28
Casey travels to a resort hotel to catch a murderer.
Episode 29
Casey becomes involved with the personal problems of the mother and daughter she is assigned to protect.
Episode 30
Casey investigates an illegal-weapons racket.
Episode 31
A movie star's chauffeur is suspected of stealing a necklace.
Episode 32
Casey must find the witness who can prove a Puerto Rican man is innocent of robbery and murder.
Episode 33
An Army officer is driven to violence by his ex-wife.
Episode 34
Casey investigates art swindlers.
Episode 35
A philandering songwriter is murdered.
Episode 36
Casey poses as an accident victim who was carrying stolen money.
Episode 37
Casey attempts to expose the leader of a counterfeiting ring.
Episode 38
Casey recalls her first case - looking for stolen gems at Coney Island's amusement park.
Episode 39
Casey is suspicious when a teenager confesses to her own father's murder.
