Novak is hired by a woman who wants him to meet with notorious gambler Joe Candono to pay off her brother's sizable gambling debt. but runs into a group of thugs instead. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body.  Commentary on the femme fatale angle, Sgt. Marty Wynn who consulted on Dragnet but hated this series, plus The Pat Novak Top 5 Zingers!

A burglar sets the houses he robs on fire after taking the valuables. The cops have no clues until some old coins are taken during one of the burglaries.  Commentary on guest star Walter Sande as the perfect Jack Webb actor.

While chasing after Sturgeon’s abductor, Carlos, Lois and Horatio are surprised when Carlos turns on them with a gun and forces them into his car into the night.  Superman waits for the critically injured pilots he saved to revive.  Commentary on male writers on why Lois' gender in 1940s made her an easy scapegoat.

A woman desperately tries to escape her husband who reads her thoughts and controls her mind.  Commentary on what's real and what's not.  Plus, director William Spier is featured.

With Superman having no luck in tracking Dr. Sturgeon’s plane, he changes back into Clark Kent to return to the Brownsville airport radio tower with the hope of tracking the lost plane.  Commentary on the recent news of Henry Cavill no longer playing Superman.

A beautiful and mysterious redhead gives Novak $300 to stay away from prize fighter Rory Malone, who he has never met. Later, the boxer's manager also offers Novak $300 to watch Malone that evening, which is when the trouble begins.  Commentary on Tudor Owen who pays Jocko.  Also the Pat Novak Top 5 Zingers!

A man who pawned an expensive emerald ring is later tied to a jewelry robbery when the gems are found in a bus station locker.  Commentary on the electric guitar which Frank happens to notice is for sale.

The plane carrying Dr. Sturgeon that Kent was tracking has now completely vanished from site with no trace of the doctor anywhere.  Is he now lost forever in the hands of South American terrorists who want to take over the world.  Commentary on yet another update in the tumultuous world of DC Comics, Henry Cavill, and Superman.

A doctor engages in a most dangerous experiment to prove that man will not commit murder if any of five key conditions are met and is to give five random people money, position and power for life if they murder him with the promise that nothing will ever be traced back to them for the killing.  Would they do it?  The doctor bets his life that they won’t which may be the worst bet he ever made. Commentary on star Henry Daniel who makes for a great villain even when he's not.

Lois and Horatio Horn following the clues to locate Carlos, enter a warehouse where is supposed to be  But he was ready for intruders and set the warehouse ablaze with both Lois and Horatio trapped inside.  Commentary on why South America was a haven for Nazi war criminals.