Decoy

Decoy

1957
6.2
1 Seasons
Drama Crime Action & Adventure Mystery

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.

Season

Episodes

Ep 1

Stranglehold

Casey moves into a rooming house to solve the murder of a sailor.

Ep 2

The Red Clown

Casey searches for a Greenwich Village artist who has abandoned his family.

Ep 3

The Phoner

Casey investigates a series of threatening phone calls made to a woman.

Ep 4

To Trap a Thief

A policeman is accused of stealing $10,000.

Ep 5

Dream Fix

A teenage drug addict is the key to busting a narcotics ring.

Ep 6

The Savage Payoff

The bankbook of a dead college basketball player indicates a possible involvement with racketeers.

Ep 7

Deadly Corridor

A woman dies while in custody.

Ep 8

Escape into Danger

Casey searches for a woman who thinks she has killed her husband.

Ep 9

The Glass Necklace

Casey goes undercover as a wealthy socialite to investigate a series of jewel robberies.

Ep 10

The Scapegoat

A woman, who's in jail for embezzling money to care for her mentally disabled son, escapes.

Ep 11

Two Days to Kill

Casey must protect a teenage girl - the only witness to a murder committed by her ex-boyfriend.

Ep 12

Queen of Diamonds

Casey goes undercover as a nightclub photographer.

Ep 13

My Brother's Killer

Casey goes after an escaped convict responsible for a string of murders and holdups.

Ep 14

Bullet of Hate

A teenage girl is accused of murder.

Ep 15

Death Watch

A shoplifting investigation uncovers a "murder for hire" outfit.

Ep 16

Odds Against the Jockey

Casey goes undercover at the racetrack after a gambler is murdered.

Ep 17

Dressed for the Kill

A model is murdered in New York's garment district.

Ep 18

An Eye for an Eye

Casey poses as a drug addict.

Ep 19

The Challenger

Casey suspects that a boxer was drugged before his big fight.

Ep 20

Across the World

A shipping executive is murdered and Casey goes undercover as the dead woman's niece.

Ep 21

The Showplace

Casey poses as a nightclub entertainer.

Ep 22

Reasonable Doubt

A man is falsely accused of robbery.

Ep 23

Night of Fire

A warehouse fire may be arson.

Ep 24

Saturday Was Lost

A young girl is found in a state of shock, and Casey wants to find out why.

Ep 25

High Swing

Casey acts as bait in order to catch a mugger.

Ep 26

Earthbound Satellite

Casey investigates a high-society gambling syndicate.

Ep 27

The Sound of Tears

Casey is suspicious when a woman is accused of killing her fiancee.

Ep 28

Ladies' Man

Casey travels to a resort hotel to catch a murderer.

Ep 29

Cry Revenge

Casey becomes involved with the personal problems of the mother and daughter she is assigned to protect.

Ep 30

The Gentle Gunman

Casey investigates an illegal-weapons racket.

Ep 31

Night Light

A movie star's chauffeur is suspected of stealing a necklace.

Ep 32

Fiesta at Midnight

Casey must find the witness who can prove a Puerto Rican man is innocent of robbery and murder.

Ep 33

The Lieutenant Had a Son

An Army officer is driven to violence by his ex-wife.

Ep 34

Shadow of Van Gogh

Casey investigates art swindlers.

Ep 35

Tin Pan Payoff

A philandering songwriter is murdered.

Ep 36

Blind Date

Casey poses as an accident victim who was carrying stolen money.

Ep 37

The Comeback

Casey attempts to expose the leader of a counterfeiting ring.

Ep 38

First Arrest

Casey recalls her first case - looking for stolen gems at Coney Island's amusement park.

Ep 39

The Lost Ones

Casey is suspicious when a teenager confesses to her own father's murder.

Cast

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Casey Jones