The Outsider

1968 - 1969

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18th September 1968

Episode 1

Ross is hired to go undercover in an exclusive club to ferret out a cardsharp who has been fleecing some of its members.

What Flowers Daisies Are

25th September 1968

Episode 2

Ross is hired to find a missing model. At first the case seems routine but then he stumbles into a million dollar con game and murder.

Along Came a Spider

2nd October 1968

Episode 3

Ross is hired by a woman who lent her fiancee $6,000. Then the poor fellow got himself killed and now his erstwhile intended wants her money back.

A Wide Place in the Road

9th October 1968

Episode 4

Ross travels to a small town in search of a car thief and bail jumper who was once an athletic hero in the town.

Cold as Ashes

16th October 1968

Episode 5

Ross is hired to carry the ashes of a recently deceased man from Los Angeles to San Francisco but soon discovers that others are following him with mayhem in their hearts. He then tries to figure out why.

A Time to Run

30th October 1968

Episode 6

A defense attorney hires Ross to find a missing witness in a murder case. Ross finds him but then things go from bad to worse.

Love Is Under "L"

6th November 1968

Episode 7

A millionaire hires Ross to find his missing galpal. Ross finds her and soon discovers that she is in hiding for good reason.

The Twenty-Thousand Dollar Carrot

13th November 1968

Episode 8

Ross must try to return a man who supposedly died from his hiding place in Mexico back to the United States along with the insurance money he got after faking his death.

One Long Stemmed American Beauty

20th November 1968

Episode 9

Ross begins to wonder if the suicide of a renowned stage and dancing legend was murder.

I Can't Hear You Scream

27th November 1968

Episode 10

Ross is running down leads to save a convict from the gas chamber but he doesn't have much time remaining.

Tell It Like It Was--and You're Dead

4th December 1968

Episode 11

A former burlesque queen hires Ross to find out who's been making death threats against her personage.

The Land of the Fox

18th December 1968

Episode 12

On a case, Ross falls for a woman involved in the case and with some rough characters.

There Was a Little Girl

25th December 1968

Episode 13

Ross is hired when a woman shows up on a millionaire's doorstep claiming that the girl she has raised is his. It all has to do with a twelve year old kidnapping case for which a ransom was paid yet the victim never seen again.

The Girl from Missouri

8th January 1969

Episode 14

A naive midwestern gal hires Ross to locate her missing brother. He soon learns that the sibling is involved with some very unsavory types.

The Secret of Mareno Bay

15th January 1969

Episode 15

Ross searches for a missing novelist in a town where most of the residents are glad that the man is gone.

The Old School Tie

22nd January 1969

Episode 16

Ross's old prison buddy, who once saved his life, insists that the gumshoe join him in an extortion plot and he won't take no for an answer.

A Bowl of Cherries

29th January 1969

Episode 17

When Ross offers to help out the son of an old friend he soon finds himself tangled up in a homicide.

Behind God's Back

5th February 1969

Episode 18

Ross goes to Acapulco to find a millionaire's runaway daughter. He locates her among the jet set there then tries to convince her that some of her playmates are up to no good.

Take the Key and Lock Him Up

12th February 1969

Episode 19

Investigating a shooting in a rural town, Ross is arrested on charges of selling marijuana.

The Flip Side

26th February 1969

Episode 20

A homely looking woman hires Ross to find her missing glamorous model twin sister. He finds her and discovers that she's mixed up in extortion and a narcotics trafficking ring.

Handle with Care

Episode 21

Hired by an insurance company to investigate a series of truck hijackings, Ross poses as a drifter named Leo Martin and joins the hijacking ring.

All the Social Graces

12th March 1969

Episode 22

A crude and rough hewn millionaire hires Ross but he's killed before our protagonist can discover why he's been hired. Ross's investigation leads to an elegant tennis club which considered the deceased too uncouth for membership.

A Lot of Muscle

26th March 1969

Episode 23

Ross is hired by a hard as nails, unbending cop who's facing an indictment on a bribery charge. Suspecting a possible frame-up, he begins checking out the cop's enemies and the man has a whole bunch.

Periwinkle Blue

Episode 24

A woman has already buried two previous husbands and her third hires Ross to make sure she's not planning on being a widow for the third time.

Service for One

Episode 25

Ross is hired to tail a recently paroled convict who is supposedly the only person who knows the exact location of missing money in the amount of $250,000. But, as could be expected, he's not the only one searching for the missing loot.

Through a Stained Glass Window

16th April 1969

Episode 26

Ross is hired to serve a subpoena on a Howard Hughes like millionaire who has never been photographed and uncovers a curious love affair along with a murder plot.

Top Cast

The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.

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