E3
Stop The Presses
60m · October 3, 1982
other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani
A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies he plans to run a front-page story on them.
E4
Deadly Fashion
60m · October 17, 1982
Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.
E5
Killing Isn't Everything
60m · October 24, 1982
A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.
E6
Who Would Kill Ramona?
60m · October 31, 1982
other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick
Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.
E7
Recipe For Murder
60m · November 7, 1982
other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered)
A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.
E8
Shark Bait
60m · November 21, 1982
other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason
Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughter will be the next victim of a series of fatal shark attacks.
E9
The Kidnapping
60m · November 28, 1982
other characters: Tony
An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.
E10
Joey's Here
60m · December 5, 1982
other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary)
A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the brother (Troy Donahue) of it's creator.
E11
The Good Doctor
60m · December 12, 1982
other characters: Landlord
After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.
E12
The Rock and The Hard Place
60m · January 2, 1983
An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.
E13
The Purrfect Crime
60m · January 9, 1983
other characters: John
The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.
E14
The Yacht Club Murders
60m · January 16, 1983
other characters: Dorian
After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club party.
E15
Whose Party Is It Anyway?
60m · January 23, 1983
Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.
E16
Get Houston
60m · February 20, 1983
other characters: Cletus Simms
From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.
E17
The Visitors
60m · February 27, 1983
Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.
E18
Here's Another Fine Mess
60m · March 6, 1983
After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.
E19
The Beverly Hills Social Club
60m · March 13, 1983
other characters: Carter
A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.
E20
The Showgirl Murders
60m · March 20, 1983
other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer)
When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.
E21
Fear For Tomorrow
60m · April 3, 1983
other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler)
A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.
E22
A Deadly Parlay
60m · April 10, 1983
After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.
E23
A Novel Way To Die
60m · April 17, 1983
When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.
E24
The Hunted
60m · April 24, 1983
other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony
C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.