Wed, Apr 5, 1961
The killing of a man who embezzled five million dollars of gold bullion prompts NATO agent John Drake to investigate. He questions people around Rome to find the victim's girlfriend, whom he suspects will be his best lead, but no one seems to know who nor where she is. A clue on a painting finally leads him to a country residence. It soon becomes clear others are in search of the loot,and will do anything to get it.
Sun, Jan 1, 1961
Two professional assassins that John Drake is escorting to the United States force an airplane down on a desert island. Drake finds no sign of life until he meets with an old hermit. The two criminals have gotten to him first, however, and convinced him that Drake and the flight stewardess are the dangerous ones. Drake fears the hermit is in danger from the real criminals, and tries to find a way to get them back into his custody and off the island.
Sun, Jan 8, 1961
The British government are after a woman named Vanessa, wanted for alleged espionage. John Drake visits the foreign country where she is staying with friends and works out a plan to infiltrate her villa. However, his task becomes more difficult when he discovers that another agent working for the opposite side is also after Vanessa.
Wed, Jun 21, 1961
The death of a G.I. working on top secret projects prompts concern. Secret agent John Drake learns that the G.I. was killed shortly after seeing a German girl, and suspecting she may be behind his death, arranges a date with her. He comes under attack himself soon afterward. But Drake believes there may be more to this mystery and begins investigating a camera belonging to the dead G.I.
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Sun, Jan 22, 1961
Drake investigates a rash of killings, all linked by the way in which the victims were killed. He suspects an organization specializing in murders is behind the deaths and makes contact with them. Following their instructions, he provides the name, date, and place of an imaginary "victim". Drake then takes one further step in hopes of snaring the criminals - he poses as the intended target.
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Sun, Jan 29, 1961
While on his way to a vacation, Drake recognizes a fellow airline passenger as a professional assassin. He decides to investigate, only to be mistaken for the assassin by one of the assassin's contacts. Hoping to eventually turn the case over to the police, he plays along until he receives the identity of his intended "target". But the more he asks around, the more he begins to wonder what is really going on.
Sun, Feb 5, 1961
A British diplomat is murdered in an attempt to cover up a scandal. John Drake believes the diplomat's wife is also in danger, but when he is unable to convince her to leave her castle hideout, he insists on staying himself. Drake believes the criminals will eventually show their hand. But with a number of suspicious characters hanging around, just how or when remains an open question.
Sun, Feb 12, 1961
A local man is killed when he enters the room of newlyweds Ted and Joan Baker at a far east hotel. Mr. Baker is jailed after confessing to the crime. When Drake makes a startling discovery about the murder, he looks for a way to free Baker without the country's President losing face. But when his initial plan fails, Drake must orchestrate a jailbreak.
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Sun, Feb 19, 1961
The fingerprints of a man believed to be dead for ten years show up in a stolen car. John Drake follows a lead to northern Scotland, and finds him and his daughter working a tavern called the Gallows Tree. The man claims he is no longer involved with spying for either side. It's up to Drake to discover the truth.
Sun, Feb 26, 1961
John Drake intercepts a recording from an enemy agent. The voice on the recording belongs to Ruth, a translator for his government, but when Drake confronts her about the message, she claims to know nothing of it. Drake investigates her ties to a reclusive sect in hopes of finding an answer.
Sun, Mar 5, 1961
A mail bag with important documents is stolen by the Morelli brothers. John Drake orchestrates a jailbreak for a woman named Lita, who has ties to the brothers and can lead him to their hideout. The brothers soon agree to turn over the bag for a fee. However, they plan to kill Drake as soon as the money is theirs.
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Wed, May 24, 1961
Numerous people have disappeared along an escape route to freedom. John Drake follows in the steps of one of the missing men, discovering that the would-be refugees are being killed during part of the journey. Drake attempts to discover who in the chain of command is responsible for the murders.
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Sun, Mar 19, 1961
Drake investigates the suspicious death of a NATO agent, Tony. Drake believes Tony was murdered while investigating a group of gun smugglers, and looks to his house and fiancée for clues. Drake's investigation not only turns up the gunrunners, but a shocking surprise about Tony's fate.
Sun, Mar 26, 1961
After losing several planes over a politically unstable area of Southeast Asia, John Drake is called in to assist the troubled airline. He takes the role of a steward aboard one of the planes in hopes of infiltrating the organization. At first, all goes according to plan. But Drake finds himself in trouble with the group after opening a flask he was instructed not to tamper with.
Sun, Apr 9, 1961
There has been an outbreak of radiation poisoning around a North African nuclear reactor. A group of locals blame the reactor for the sickness and campaign for the plant to be shut down. However, John Drake suspects there may be more to this and begins investigating alternative sources for the radiation sickness.
Sun, Apr 16, 1961
Beth, a worker at the London Embassy, leaves for Venice without receiving permission. Fearing she, or some of her knowledge may fall into the wrong hands, John Drake follows her, and finds her, along with her fiancé and his mother, at a hotel. But when she and her fiancé's mother leave to pay their respects to a dead relative, Drake fears something's not right.
Sun, Apr 23, 1961
A radio program in Hong Kong has been secretly transmitting military information to the Chinese mainland. John Drake takes the role of an actor at the radio station. Once he discovers how the secret messages are coded and transmitted, he attempts to root out just who at the station is involved in the operation.
Sun, May 14, 1961
While on a holiday in Rio, John Drake is approached by British intelligence about locating and destroying a submarine that has drifted ashore nearby. Drake goes in search of the craft, but finds himself in a race against time when another group also shows interest in the crashed sub.
Sun, May 21, 1961
Large amounts of counterfeit currency have been arriving in Switzerland from all over the world. Drake has been assigned to follow a lead suspect, Gunther Klaus, and pretends to show interest in his daughter in order to throw him off the track. However, Klaus soon begins to suspect that Drake is more than a common American tourist.
Sun, May 28, 1961
A group of tropical disease specialists who discovered a particularly virulent bacteria strain are all believed to be dead, with only one exception. Drake travels to India to talk with the daughter of the supposed survivor; but soon he begins to wonder if things are not as they seem.
Sun, Jun 4, 1961
When rioting breaks out in Victoria, Africa, secret agent John Drake must pose as a gunrunner in order to meet the man behind the violence, Khano. He makes his way into Khano's confidence, and hoping to put an end to the killings, takes Khano's wife to see firsthand the devastation her husband is causing.