Peter Gunn: 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 Peter Gunn 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
Protection
Sep 21, 1959
Two thugs selling protection, if you don't pay for protection, you're blown up and permanently out of business. Gunn is hired by Mother when she runs into problems with The Owl.
Crisscross
Sep 28, 1959
Bank Manager Poole places smoke bombs throughout the bank and then cleans out the bank.
Edge of the Knife
Oct 5, 1959
A distraught father is worried about his daughter, Ellen Majeski, who did time for four years as an accomplice in a robbery. Now after her release she has disappeared and her fathe
The Comic
Oct 12, 1959
Convinced that his wife is trying to kill him, comedian Danny Holland comes to Peter Gunn for help.
Death Is a Red Rose
Oct 19, 1959
John Alastair is a desperate man and has a problem, he has hired Burnett to kill him but changes his mind. Unfortunately Burnett doesn't see it that way.
The Young Assassins
Oct 26, 1959
Charlie Mays is on Death Row and his seventeen year old son is heading down the same old road as his dad. Charlie asks Pete for help in saving his son from himself.
The Feathered Doll
Nov 2, 1959
Plainsclothes policeman Jay Madigan is found knifed on the docks near the carnival. Pete undercovers that the Shooting Gallery at the carnival is smuggling something in the dolls,
Kidnap
Nov 16, 1959
Lt. Jacoby is kidnapped, Pete goes looking for him and finds suspects at every turn.
The Rifle
Nov 23, 1959
Janos Kolanski, an inventor goes to Pete for help. Apparently there is a faction after his plans, his invention a deadly rifle.
The Game
Nov 30, 1959
Some jewels have been stolen, and an insurance man named Nickerman wants to pay the thieves to return them. So he hires Gunn to contact the crooks.
The Price Is Murder
Dec 7, 1959
Two escaped convicts go after Peter Gunn, and the best way to do that is get his girl first.
The Briefcase
Dec 14, 1959
Matthew Dunaway is killed on a train and his briefcase is stolen. Gunn is hired by Lavinia to find a man she claims is her husband and to find what is in the briefcase.
Terror on the Campus
Dec 21, 1959
Dean Norse hires Pete to find out what is happening on the campus, the girls are terrified with lights flickering off every night and the ringing of the bell tower which hasn't run
The Wolfe Case
Dec 28, 1959
Nancy Fowler is murdered and Pete is hired to find out why. He finds that it's a setup for a bitter wife married to a wealthy older man to get his money.
Hot Money
Jan 4, 1960
Willie Coronado is found dead in the dryer of a laundry mat. He was one of the men involved in a daring bank robbery involving one million dollars. Louis hires Pete to find out who
Spell of Murder
Jan 11, 1960
An attempt is made on Arnold Simpsons' life when he hires Gunn to find out who is blackmailing him. He tells Pete about a dig he was on with Frank Victor and how he abandoned him w
The Grudge
Jan 18, 1960
An escapee from a mental hospital gives the Mayor an ultimatum, either commit suicide or a bomb will be detonated at the Civic Centre.
Fill the Cup
Jan 25, 1960
Getty hires Gunn to help him to stop drinking, his daughter that he hasn't seen in fifteen years is coming to see him tomorrow and he wants to be sober for her. He begs Pete, tells
See No Evil
Feb 1, 1960
Cliffy, the blind newspaper vendor is afraid of Brenners who was convicted and escaped after his sentence has been given. He hires Pete to protect Cliffy from Al Brenners and his s
Sentenced
Feb 8, 1960
Gunn is "Sentenced" to death for the murder of a clerk, but he escapes jail.
The Hunt
Feb 15, 1960
Two-thirds of this episode consists of a chase sequence without any dialog. Pete hears that he's marked for murder, but he refuses police protection. The killer finds Gunn alone in
Hollywood Calling
Feb 29, 1960
Actor Frankie Burns is murdered on the set of a new movie. Gunn finds out that the crime was committed to cover up an old crime.
Sing a Song of Murder
Mar 7, 1960
Arnie Kelton musician and ex-convict, asks Gunn to investigate his wife's death.
The Long, Long Ride
Mar 14, 1960
Someone is out to kill a former underworld boss, Joe Webber, back home after serving a lengthy prison term. Out of touch with the underworld, Webber hires Peter Gunn to find the id
The Deadly Proposition
Mar 21, 1960
Employee Arthur Cole accuses his boss of killing his wife and hires Gunn to prove it. There is a twist and it leads to the suspect being Cole instead.
The Murder Clause
Mar 28, 1960
Pete is hired by trumpet player Bud Bailey's wife, she is accusing him of wanting to kill her for the insurance money.
The Dummy
Apr 4, 1960
Ventriloquist Marvelous Marvon is found murdered after his act. Gunn is hired by Marcel Benoit to the find killer. Rinaldo his Dummy, turns out to be no dummy.
Slight Touch of Homicide
Apr 11, 1960
A little man with homemade bombs has been blowing up four or five gangsters at a clip. Now the mob boss' have hired Gunn to find the culprit.
Wings of an Angel
Apr 18, 1960
Charlie Barnes is arrested for bank robbery and is cut a break to attend his daughter's wedding with Gunn as his watchman and then disappears.
Death Watch
Apr 25, 1960
Paul Conlon, a school teacher, is grading papers at school when he hears a scream he goes to investigate and finds a dead girl. He hires Gunn to prove his innocence.
Witness in the Window
May 2, 1960
Pete is hired by Anthony Scott to locate Marion Venner who is blackmailing him after their affair ended. What he finds leads him to believe that the neighbor may have seen somethin
The Best Laid Plans
May 9, 1960
There is an assassination plot against the Governor, and Pete tries to find out who is behind it to stop the scheduled assassination. The plot is a ruse for something even bigger a
Send a Thief
May 16, 1960
A secretary has important papers that incriminate her boss and becomes frightened when attempts are made on her life, at least that's the story she gives Pete. The real story is th
The Semi-Private Eye
May 23, 1960
Eric gets himself a trench coat and a pretty secretary. Now he's ready to start his career as he bumbles his way around town and interferes with the police department he is called
Letter of the Law
May 30, 1960
Nightclub Singer Julie Kent is murdered and the DA's son is the suspect, she also happens to be the ex-girlfriend of syndicate boss DeSantis.
The Crossbow
Jun 6, 1960
Gunn is hired by Mr. Copeland to find out who stole his antique crossbow and is using it to murder people.
The Heiress
Jun 13, 1960
Walter C. Gerard is prisoner in his own house, his daughter has paroled criminal Frank Loomis who now lives in the mansion and runs the show.
Baby Shoes
Jun 27, 1960
A baby is dumped outside of Pete's apartment with a note attached asking Pete to take care of the baby. When a woman is gunned down Pete believes that she is somehow connected.