Seasons & Episodes
X-22 (1)
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X-22 (2)
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Stop The Presses
other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his
Deadly Fashion
Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion
Killing Isn't Everything
A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed
Who Would Kill Ramona?
other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Jane
Recipe For Murder
other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold b
Shark Bait
other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifegua
The Kidnapping
other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince du
Joey's Here
other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Ca
The Good Doctor
other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of th
The Rock and The Hard Place
An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's
The Purrfect Crime
other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to
The Yacht Club Murders
other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die
Whose Party Is It Anyway?
Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.
Get Houston
other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts
The Visitors
Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.
Here's Another Fine Mess
After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are als
The Beverly Hills Social Club
other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of
The Showgirl Murders
other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert
Fear For Tomorrow
other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues
A Deadly Parlay
After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.
A Novel Way To Die
When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder
The Hunted
other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his
Heritage (1)
other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes h
Heritage (2)
other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes h
The Woman in White
other characters: Jenson, Flo Nightingale, Mo Jo (pimp), Tyrone Hadley (murdered) C.J. convinces Matt to help clear a f
Love You To Death
other characters: Doctor, Dr. Austin, Heidi (waitress) After Matt's one-night affair with an obsessed woman, she ransac
The Centerfold Murders
other characters: Henry Omant Matt searches for a killer who has already slain three of twelve top centerfold models.
Needle In A Haystack
other characters: ""Crazy"" Willie Conklin A mother begs Matt to find her diabetic son, deported to Mexico because he w
Marilyn
other characters: Luther, Pasquel Martinez, Patrick (Marilyn's Son) After one of Matt's employees is chased and shot by
The Ghost of Carter Gault
other characters: Lori An ex-newsman investigating a crooked union leader calls Matt for help just before becoming the
China Doll
While investigating the murder of C.J.'s college roommate, Matt discovers she might have been involved with Chinese drug
Butterfly
A teenage prostitute dies when she tries to stop a child prostitution ring from snaring her younger sister.
The Crying Clown
Matt must find one of a dead forger's original paintings, which is attracting an undue amount of interest from art deale
The Outsider
other characters: Charles (Chauffer) Skeptical Matt becomes the target of a self-proclaimed psychic (Robert Walker) wor
Target: Miss World
An international assassin (Judson Scott) kills a Navajo girl in order to use her apartment to have a clear shot at a vic
The Monster
Attorney F. Lee Bailey decides to defend a man who has confessed to killing four teen-agers, then leaves C.J. to handle
Waltz of Death
other characters: Marla Pierce A concert pianist (George Chakiris) is pursued by a former detective who he believes str
Houston Is Dead
After Matt learns the heads of a convalescent hospital murdered a nurse, he is shot.
Criss-Cross
other characters: Arnie (boy) Returning from Hawaii, retiree Novelli is charged with robbing a police vault of $2 milli
The Bikini Murders
other characters: John Davis, Paula Channing (or Jenning), Carol A psychiatrist's secretary discovers her boss' blackma
Death Match
A man who murdered eight women, including Matt's fiancée, sends a clipping of his latest victim to Houston.
Blood Ties
A psychotic hospital orderly (Lou Ferrigno) who killed five men decides to make Matt's ailing father his next victim.
The Secret Admirer
other characters: Bella Ellis When C.J. rejects a disturbed admirer's (Marjoe Gortner) advances, he kills her boyfriend
Cash and Carry
A petty thief (Stuart Pankin) asks Matt's help to return $3 million he unwittingly stole from the mob.
On The Run (1)
other characters: Veronica Sims (murdered) Matt awakens in his penthouse after a month-long absence, remembering nothin
Wanted Man (2)
Matt's uncle (Buddy Ebsen), an ex-spy, helps Matt prove he is a victim of mind control and establish his innocence of mu
Vanished
other characters: Judge C. Sylos, Billy, Farris (possibly Coroner's Assistant), Dr. M. Granger (murdered) When Hoyt's y
Eyewitness
other characters: Guard Matt believes C.J.'s new love (Simon MacCorkindale), a rising TV newsman, is involved in a kidn
Apostle of Death
Matt must free a girl from a religious commune run by an evangelist who plans to take her inheritance of $3 million, and
Caged
other characters: Mike, Deputy Marsh C.J. gets amnesia after an auto accident, and finds herself in jail with inmates w
Return to Nam (1)
Matt, Roy and ""Too Mean"" team up with an arrogant mercenary (Max Baer Jr.) to find Matt's cousin, who he thought died
Escape from Nam (2)
Andy (Max Baer Jr.) appears to have betrayed Matt and the rest to the Cambodian warlord holding Matt's cousin captive.
High Fashion Murders
other characters: Kirby Andrews (Chauffeur), Monica, Beverly Roberts Matt can't accept the perfect alibi of his chief s
Death Stalk
other characters: Mickey (the chimp) An international assassin (Judson Scott) hired to kill a Middle Eastern leader, ig
Blood Money
Matt's old high-school classmate (Jenny Sherman) involves him in a plot concerning an ex-Army officer and smuggled Vietn
Deadly Games
Matt must convince Hoyt a sporting-goods tycoon (Stuart Whitman) hunted two athletes like game animals.
Stolen
After an actress (Kay Lenz) is certain she saw her baby son, kidnapped a year earlier, with another woman in a park, she
The Nightmare Man
Matt is convinced that the man who kidnapped and tormented a little boy is the same man that kidnapped and tormented him
Breakpoint
Matt rushes to find the girlfriend of his distraught cousin who threatens to leap from a rooftop.
Death Trap
C.J., Roy and Matt investigate an embezzlement scheme in a once-bustling oil town.
The Honeymoon Murders
Matt investigates the murders of his college roommate's fiancée and another imminent bride.
Beach Club Murders
Matt receives unexpected help in a murder/extortion case from a fellow detective, the sister of one of the victims.
New Orleans Nightmare
A frightened stewardess (Shari Belafonte-Harper) comes to Matt after her friend (Ellen Bry) photographs a secret-society
Company Secrets
other characters: Ed Thompson, The Chief To flush the killer after his old CIA squad that call themselves ""The Five Fi
Killing Time
Matt falls for an heiress (Kerrie Keane) whose brother intends to use the family fortune to support Irish terrorists.
Death Watch
Matt, Uncle Roy and C.J. join Hoyt's stakeout of a big drug payoff and wind up in the crossfire of a plot by the buyer t
Final Vows
Matt's love, Elizabeth (Kerrie Keane), returns, while a murderer (Chuck McCann) uses Matt to publicize his deeds.
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