A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Created by
Paul Monash
Network
NBC
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First Aired
1961-09-19
Last Aired
1962-05-15
Peter Mark Richman
Nicholas 'Nick' Cain
1. Crime and Commitment (1)
60m
Cain locks horns with mob chief George Vincent and Vincent sets out to have him killed.
2. Crime and Commitment (2)
1961-09-26
3. Blue Water, White Beach
1961-10-03
There's an accident at bootlegger Ed Hoagley's distillery, and Hoagley has the victim made to look like a hit-and-run case. The ruse works—until Cain identifies the man as one of Hoagley's boys.
4. Markdown on a Man
1961-10-10
5. Degrees of Guilt
1961-10-17
6. King of the Mountain
1961-10-24
Cain arrives in a small but wide-open town, intent upon smashing the power of local vice baron, Herman Coombs. He gets nowhere fast with the police force--all handpicked by Coombs.
7. Penitent
1961-10-31
Cain finds it hard to believe that narcotics boss Lou Strode has really guit, even though Strode has a good reason--his son died as a result of dope addiction. Cain looks for evidence on which to get him indicted.
8. Comeback
1961-11-07
9. Dead Load
1961-11-21
Cain searches for a waterfront racketeer.
10. In the Balance
1961-11-28
An examination of syndicate kingpin Frank Neehan's operation turns up the name Phillip Hallson. Cain wonders if this is the Phillip Hallson who is a federal judge--until Neehan's case is suddenly transferred to Hallson's court.
11. Five for One
1961-12-05
12. The Fixer
1961-12-12
13. Cain's Final Judgement
1961-12-19
14. The Plush Jungle
1962-01-02
15. Take a Number
1962-01-09
