The Eddie Capra Mysteries Episode Guide

Nightmare at Pendragon's Castle

First aired: Sep/08/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: James Frawley
Guest star: George Hamilton (Leo), Robert Hogan (Paul Crowley), Robert Walker, Jr. (Toby), Robert Vaughn (Charles Pendragon), Stella Stevens (Gwynneth), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Ed), Lois Nettleton (Jessica), John Considine (Alex), Janet Margolin (Daniella)

1 :01x01 - Where There's Smoke

First aired: Sep/22/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: Ron Satlof
Guest star: Wallace Rooney (Dr. Maynard), Robin Mattson (Jill Turnbull), Patti D'Arbanville (Nancy Sinclair), Zitto Kazann (Moyeddin), Randolph Powell (Calvin)

Lawyer Eddie Capra (Vincent Baggetta) volunteers to help clear a young woman of murder charges, resulting from an arson investigation.

2 :01x02 - Murder, Murder

First aired: Sep/29/1978
Director: Jim Benson
Guest star: Murray Matheson (Felix), Eric Braeden (Leo), Tricia O'Neil (Julie), Barbara Rhoades (Alicia), Dennis Cole (Paul), Stephen Elliott (Lloyd Wesley Jordan), Ramon Bieri (Barney Kirk)

A friend of Capra's — singer Julie Heller — stands accused of slaying a wealthy industrialist and her only alibi is that she was killing someone else at the time.

3 :01x03 - Murder on the Flip Side

First aired: Oct/06/1978
Writer: Lee Sheldon
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Vicki Lawrence (Eve Randall), Andrew J. Robinson (Greg Chandler), Joanna Miles (Maggie Wright), Mel Carter (Donny McRae), Dick Haymes (Jason Lamb), Rick Springfield (Tommy Archer)

Capra tries to prove the innocence of a record company secretary accused of murdering her boss.

4 :01x04 - And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead

First aired: Oct/20/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Andrew Duggan (Kensington), Michael Durrell (Cofflin), Angel Tompkins (Diane), Marshall Thompson (Joe Willard)

The political rival of an ex-navy admiral found buried in full dress uniform is suspected of the slaying.

5 :01x05 - Dirge for a Dead Dachshund

First aired: Oct/27/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Guest star: John Finnegan (Gerard), Granville Van Dusen (Dr. Gatling), Charlotte Rae (Polly), Charlene Dallas (Rita Lange), Denise Galik-Furey (Shana Ryan), Joseph Mascolo (Dr. Weller)

Eddie's elderly aunt and her companion insist that someone is making an attempt on their lives.

6 :01x06 - How Do I Kill Thee?

First aired: Nov/03/1978
Writer: Robert Swanson
Director: Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest star: Mark Stevens (Ballinger), Edie Adams (Claudia Carroll), Barrie Youngfellow (Gretchen), Gene Evans (Collins), Vic Tayback (Logan), Anne Francis (Melissa Osborne)

Capra defends an aging movie idol accused of murdering a venomous Hollywood TV gossip journalist.

7 :01x07 - The Intimate Friends of Janet Wilde

First aired: Nov/10/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: Ivan Dixon
Guest star: Carmine Caridi (Di Carlo), Rip Torn (Kilraine), Dick Gautier (Harriman), Greg Morris (Shelby), Tommy Leonetti (Lazlo), Veronica Hamel (Janet Wilde)

8 :01x08 - Breakout to Murder

First aired: Dec/01/1978
Writer: Larry Alexander
Director: Gordon Hessler
Guest star: George DelHoyo (Bert), Floyd Levine (Steinmetz), Carl Anderson (Tony), Harold Sylvester (Bobby), James Whitmore, Jr. (Dr. Faulkner), Caryn Richman (Millie Greer), Reb Brown (Steve), Peter Donat (Dr. Farber)

9 :01x09 - The Two Million Dollar Stowaway

First aired: Dec/08/1978
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Guest star: James McEachin (Marshal Sam Tully), Guy Stockwell (Captain Barclay), Pat Crowley (Sarah), Gloria DeHaven (Gayle Corman), Julie Gregg (Susan), Ron Masak (Barney Quinn), Bobby Van (Warren Custer)

The skipper of a cruise ship asks Capra to find the shipboard murderer of a fugitive stowaway.

10 :01x10 - Dying Declaration

First aired: Dec/15/1978
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: William Wiard
Guest star: Kitty Winn (Erica), Troy Donahue (Duane), Barbara Rush (Vanessa), Robert Hooks (Harmon Drake), Hector Elizondo (Strickland), L. Q. Jones (Dr. Amos), Jeff David (Linkman)

A hooker-turned-businesswoman accused of murdering a policeman turns to Capra for help.

11 :01x11 - Now You See Her...

First aired: Jan/05/1979
Writer: Peter Allan Fields
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Michael Cole (Owen Cannerman), Joey Aresco (Andy Keller), Lonny Chapman (Sheriff Pleasant), Pamela Serpe (Carla Pirelli), Irene Miracle (Susan Keller), Dan Frazer (Willard McMillan)

12 :01x12 - Murder Plays a Dead Hand

First aired: Jan/12/1979
Writer: Michael Rhodes
Director: Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest star: Joseph Hindy (John McBride), Jane Merrow (Carrie McBride), James Luisi (Dale Monday), James Coco (Alvin W. Michaels), Neville Brand (Frankie Dallas), Louise Sorel (Katherine Dallas), Ralph Meeker (Lt. Bert Porthos)

A despised poker champion, in Las Vegas for a high stakes tournament, dies from an unknown poison.