Season 1 · Episode 1
When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.
A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.
A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.
A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.
Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered. Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.
Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.
Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.
A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.
Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.
Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.
Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.
A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.
Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.
A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.
An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.
A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.
A couple of safe-crackers realize too late that the lookout on their jewel store burglary is no longer looking out, he's absconded with the most valuable jewels. The double-crosser bursts into Mother's nightclub to beg Peter Gunn to protect a mysterious 4th conspirator, Timothy, who turns out to be a trained seal. Why would anyone want to kill Timothy?
A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.
Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.
There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.
A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.
Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.
After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.
Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.
Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.
Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.
An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.
After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.
Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.
Model June Holton witnesses the murder of a photographer, only problem is she wasn't wearing her glasses and can't identify him.
Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.
B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.
Fan Dancer, Darling Lillian of The Green Dragon is given a special fan one that holds the key to the past.
An attempt on Lt. Jacoby is made when he receives a mysterious phone call and set up for a bullet.
Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.
Somebody shoots Edie in an attempt to get to Gunn. Jacoby still in the hospital gives Pete a clue as to who is seeking revenge.
Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.
An unfaithful wife is dismayed that after her lovers death a portrait of her goes missing, she hires Gunn to retrieve the painting.
Victims of romance scams try to reclaim their lives with help from "The Tinder Swindler" target Cecilie Fjellhøy and private investigator Brianne Joseph.
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