Bourbon Street Beat: Season 1
Episode Guide
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The Taste of Ashes
Oct 5, 1959 · 60 min
A New Orleans private eye searches for the killers of his partner and turns to a local police officer for help bringing the murderers to justice.
The Mourning Cloak
Oct 12, 1959 · 60 min
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
Torch Song for Trumpet
Oct 19, 1959 · 60 min
Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.
Woman in the River
Oct 26, 1959 · 60 min
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
Girl in Trouble
Nov 2, 1959 · 60 min
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
The Tiger Moth
Nov 9, 1959 · 60 min
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
Secret of Hyacinth Bayou
Nov 16, 1959 · 60 min
Cal becomes entangled in a blackmail/murder plot when he is savagely beaten and framed for murder by an old swamp-dweller hiding a secret.
Invitation to a Murder
Nov 23, 1959 · 60 min
Rex is invited to witness a murder by an enigmatic killer who switches victims and leaves the detectives trying to sort out a houseful of straying wives, night club operators, news
Mrs. Viner Vanishes
Nov 30, 1959 · 60 min
Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
Light Touch of Terror
Dec 7, 1959 · 60 min
Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.
The Golden Beetle
Dec 14, 1959 · 60 min
A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.
The Black Magnolia
Dec 21, 1959 · 60 min
Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.
Portrait of Lenore
Dec 28, 1959 · 60 min
Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.
Kill with Kindness
Jan 4, 1960 · 60 min
Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.
Inside Man
Jan 11, 1960 · 60 min
Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.
Find My Face
Jan 18, 1960 · 60 min
Rex and Cal try to identify an accident victim, who refuses to accept his wife and doctor's assurances that he's a wealthy executive and instead claims to be someone else entirely.
Knock on Any Tombstone
Jan 25, 1960 · 60 min
Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.
Key to the City
Feb 1, 1960 · 60 min
Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.
The 10% Blues
Feb 8, 1960 · 60 min
Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.
Melody in Diamonds
Feb 15, 1960 · 60 min
Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.
The House of Ledezan
Feb 22, 1960 · 60 min
Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.
Target of Hate
Mar 7, 1960 · 60 min
An assassin uses Rex and Cal's office to set up a political killing. Trapped, the detectives try to goad the killer into a confession that could turn his crony against him.
Neon Nightmare
Mar 21, 1960 · 60 min
Cal is hired to break up a political gang with a stranglehold on a small town, but must end his partnership with Rex to avoid suspicion.
Wall of Silence
Mar 28, 1960 · 60 min
Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.
Twice Betrayed
Apr 4, 1960 · 60 min
Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.
Swamp Fire
Apr 11, 1960 · 60 min
Cal and Rex are hired by an oil company to find the truth behind eerie swamp fire images that are driving Cajun workmen to quit en masse.
If A Body
Apr 18, 1960 · 60 min
Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.
Six Hours to Midnight
Apr 25, 1960 · 60 min
Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.
Last Exit
May 2, 1960 · 60 min
Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.
Deadly Persuasion
May 9, 1960 · 60 min
Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.
Suitable for Framing
May 16, 1960 · 60 min
A beautiful woman hires Rex when she suspects her husband of trying to kill her, but when he goes to check out her mansion he finds himself at the wrong end of a murder investigati
False Identity
May 23, 1960 · 60 min
Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.
Green Hell
May 30, 1960 · 60 min
Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.
Ferry to Algiers
Jun 6, 1960 · 60 min
Rex and Cal go off on a fishing trip, leaving Kenny Madison in charge of the office. Kenny's first assignment is to guard an elderly shopkeeper.
Wagon Show
Jun 13, 1960 · 60 min
A circus owner hires Cal to recover an escaped chimp, but while he's searching for the beast he uncovers a tense love triangle that leads to murder.
Interrupted Wedding
Jun 20, 1960 · 60 min
Rex helps a lovely young private eye investigate a bomb discovered at a society wedding and ends up in the clutches of a pair of siblings intent on avenging their parents' long-ago
Reunion
Jun 27, 1960 · 60 min
Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.
Teresa
Jul 4, 1960 · 60 min
Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.