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Season guide

Richard Diamond, Private Detective: Season 2

21 episodes Premiered Jan 2, 1958
Previously on Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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 Richard Diamond, Private Detective 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.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

The Space Society

Jan 2, 1958

A man hires Diamond to investigate an outer space society which he suspects is out to bilk his rich uncle since they have talked him into leaving the society $100,000 in his will.

S2·E3 Core

The Payoff

Jan 16, 1958

Diamond is hired to track down a gang of safe crackers and recover the money that they stole.

S2·E4 Core

Double Jeopardy

Jan 23, 1958

A man convicted of a jewel theft years earlier still claims to be innocent even though the jewels start to show up on the black market as soon as he is released from prison.

S2·E5 Core

Arson

Jan 30, 1958

Diamond is hired to investigate a fire in a fur shop which killed an accountant who was working there.

S2·E6 Core

The Ed Church Case

Feb 6, 1958

A veteran journalist and a recovering alcoholic join forces in order to get a story on a protection racket.

S2·E8 Core

Rodeo

Feb 20, 1958

A cowboy performing in a Madison Square garden rodeo comes to Diamond for help after he discovers his saddle strap cut and suspects that someone is trying to kill him.

S2·E9 Core

A Cup of Black Coffee

Feb 27, 1958

While taking a break from an all night drive at a roadside cafe, Diamond meets a woman who gives him a look convincing him she is afraid of something.

S2·E10 Core

The George Dale Case

Mar 6, 1958

Diamond is beaten and rendered unconscious by a man he suspects is an art thief. When he recovers he discovers that a beautiful woman has subdued his attacker.

S2·E11 Core

Juvenile Jacket

Mar 13, 1958

Diamond is hired by a woman to clear her son of charges of murder, since he is a member of a gang which robbed a liquor store and killed the sales clerk.

S2·E12 Core

Pension Plan

Mar 27, 1958

A jewelry store owner comes to Diamond for help when one of his employees refuses to return gems he had been assigned to clean unless he is given a large cash stipend.

S2·E13 Core

Short Haul

Apr 10, 1958

Diamond goes under cover as a truck driver in order to investigate a truck hijacking in which the driver was killed.

S2·E14 Core

Another Man's Poison

Apr 17, 1958

Diamond sets out to find the man who is trying to kill him and who failed in his last attempt, leaving an innocent bystander dead.

S2·E15 Core

The Purple Penguin

Apr 24, 1958

Diamond fails in his efforts to protect a shady night club owner who believes that someone is out to kill him.

S2·E16 Core

Lost Testament

May 1, 1958

While investigating the death of an investment counselor, Diamond learns that a letter has recently been stolen from the deceased's attorney.

S2·E17 Core

The Percentage Takers

May 8, 1958

Diamond is hired by a singer who finds himself being threatened by extortionists.

S2·E18 Mytharc

Widow's Walk

May 22, 1958

Diamond and his client are kidnapped by gangsters who threaten to kill both of them unless Diamond reveals the location of valuable paintings from another case.

S2·E19 Core

The Bungalow Murder

May 29, 1958

Diamond is called upon to investigate the murder of a film producer and upon arriving at the scene of the crime learns that the police have not been notified of the man's death.

S2·E20 Mytharc

One Foot in the Grave

Jun 12, 1958

After a policeman friend of Diamond's is killed while on patrol, Diamond decides to do an investigation of his own to insure that the killer is brought to justice.

S2·E21 Mytharc

Snow Queen

Jun 26, 1958

Diamond uncovers a narcotics smuggling operation while investigating the murder of an art restorer who was killed in his workshop.

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