Petrocelli: 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 Petrocelli 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
Death Ride
Sep 10, 1975
Petrocelli defends a rodeo clown accused of the murder of a rodeo star.
The Mark of Cain
Sep 17, 1975
A boyhood friend pays a visit to Petrocelli and later is arrested on a homicide charge.
Five Yards of Trouble
Sep 24, 1975
Petrocelli defends a man who, enraged to find his wife posing for a photographer at another man's home, has a reason to be suspected for murder.
Shadow of Fear
Oct 1, 1975
A woman tells Petrocelli she has shot her first husband and is shocked when her second husband is arrested for the crime.
Chain of Command
Oct 8, 1975
Petrocelli's client is a mechanic whose wrench, found bearing his fingerprints, was used to murder the airline executive who fired him.
To See No Evil
Oct 29, 1975
Petrocelli defends a blind woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend.
Terror on Wheels
Nov 5, 1975
Petrocelli defends a man suspected of murdering a motorcycle-gang member who had been romancing his daughter.
The Gamblers
Nov 12, 1975
When evidence linking a young man to the slaying of his employer makes Petrocelli suspicious, he investigates and uncovers a web of gambling debts and strange burglaries.
Terror By the Book
Dec 10, 1975
Petrocelli defends a woman accused of murdering her longtime friend, a best-selling author about to publish damaging information about her past.
Face of Evil
Dec 17, 1975
A mysterious woman hires Petrocelli to defend her twin sister, a shy waitress whom she loathes, against a murder charge.
Too Many Alibis
Dec 24, 1975
Petrocelli's client is a conscientious black doctor accused of killing the hospital chief of staff, who charged him with incompetence and fired him.
A Deadly Vow
Dec 31, 1975
When a woman is arrested for murder, Petrocelli isn't sure he wants the case because she told him earlier she was going to do it.
The Falling Star
Jan 21, 1976
Petrocelli defends a once-famous western actor accused of killing a motion-picture producer.
Survival
Jan 28, 1976
Petrocelli and a suspected burglar, ambushed in the desert, must battle nature to survive.
The Night Visitor
Feb 4, 1976
Petrocelli's office is ransacked and he becomes the quarry of a couple who will stop at nothing to get the diamond he is supposedly keeping for a mysterious client.
Blood Money
Feb 11, 1976
Petrocelli's client is charged with murder when a fraternity-prank kidnapping suddenly becomes deadly realistic.
Any Number Can Die
Feb 18, 1976
Everyone connected with a computer theft of government secrets is mysteriously meeting death and Petrocelli may be next.
Six Strings of Guilt
Feb 25, 1976
Petrocelli must prove a woman innocent of murder when a man who tried to blackmail her is found dead.
Deadly Journey
Mar 3, 1976
Petrocelli and Ritter offer a lift to an elderly female hitchhiker, who they later learn has been arrested for killing her son's employer.
The Payoff
Mar 10, 1976
Tony must defend Maggie's visiting Uncle Roy, who has been accused of the murder of a prostitute.
Shadow of a Doubt
Mar 17, 1976
Retained to defend a man from a murder charge, Petrocelli faces the possible loss of his license after he is accused of bribing a witness.
Jubilee Jones
Mar 24, 1976
An aging former vaudeville star is arrested for killing a night club manager in a dispute over payment.