Baretta: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Baretta Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Good-Bye Orphan Annie Blues
Sep 10, 1975
Baretta comes to suspect that his close friend, a music store owner, may not only be a drug dealer, but may be unknowingly selling heroin so pure that it is killing his customers.
The Glory Game
Sep 17, 1975
Baretta has to go on the run to clear his name after he is framed for the murder of a gun dealer he was investigating, who was selling weapons to teenagers.
On the Road
Sep 24, 1975
Baretta must use his wits to survive after he and a runaway girl he apprehended unwittingly get into a police car being driven by a couple of holdup men disguised as cops.
Nobody in a Nothing Place
Oct 1, 1975
When a conventioneer is murdered, Baretta finds that the only witness is a busboy who doesn't want to get involved, but the real murderer is after the man too.
The Fire Man
Oct 8, 1975
To find an arsonist, Baretta seeks the help of a former investigator who retired after suffering both physical and psychological damage in a fire.
Double Image
Oct 15, 1975
While Baretta is investigating a series of waterfront killings, his cover becomes in danger of being blown by a waitress who knows him and thinks he is responsible for the death of
Photography by John Doe
Oct 22, 1975
Persuaded by his grandson to reopen the case of a retired cop supposedly killed in a fall, Baretta discovers a judge on the take.
Set Up City
Oct 29, 1975
To infiltrate a gang of jewel robbers, Baretta seeks the help of a former expert safecracker he once sent to prison.
A Bite of the Apple
Nov 5, 1975
When a dying hoodlum entrusts his girlfriend with a detailed record of all his underworld activities, she is sought by both the police and his former cronies seeking to protect the
When Dues Come Down
Nov 12, 1975
Baretta doggedly follows a truck driver he suspects of killing the cat burglar who injured his wife, waiting for the man to make a mistake that will reveal his guilt.
The Big Hand's on Trouble
Nov 19, 1975
Baretta is investigating a mob theft of diamonds belonging to Mr. Nicholas and winds up helping a merchant who is threatened by a new group in the neighborhood called the East Side
Count the Days I'm Gone
Nov 26, 1975
Baretta must find a nurse's 9-year-old sister, witness to the murder of a blind hot-dog vendor, before the killers do.
Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
Dec 15, 1975
When his partner is charged with shooting a suspect in the back, Baretta tries to locate the only witness who can save the man's career, but the real murderers are after him too.
The Left Hand of the Devil
Jan 7, 1976
When a plea bargain falls through, Baretta must infiltrate a murderous motorcycle gang to save his informant.
Murder for Me
Jan 14, 1976
Baretta tracks a distraught father who has killed the doctor he believes responsible for the death of his son, then has gone after the local drug dealers as well.
Pay or Die
Jan 28, 1976
After a crime lord is arrested, Baretta must jeopardize an undercover policewoman to stop an escalating war of succession between gangland factions.
The Blood Bond
Feb 18, 1976
Believing that Baretta pocketed $500,000 in stolen bonds after stopping a robbery, a mobster takes Billy hostage until the money is turned over.
The Dippers
Feb 25, 1976
After a young pickpocket is killed, Baretta solicits the help of an expert to infiltrate the gang that operates at an airline terminal.
Dead Man Out
Mar 3, 1976
Baretta risks his life going undercover as a prison inmate to discover why two suspects in a jewelry heist were killed.
Death on the Run
Mar 17, 1976
Pursuing a gunrunner with spinal meningitis, Baretta becomes infected and has 48 hours to find the man and his cohorts before he has to go into quarantine.
Aggie
Mar 24, 1976
A retarded waitress who sees a narcotics cop commit murder allows herself to be persuaded that another man committed the crime.
And Down Will Come Baby
Apr 28, 1976
When a mother has second thoughts after selling her baby, she helps Baretta infiltrate a group trafficking in black market babies.