Richard Diamond, Private Detective: Season 3
Season 3 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 2.
- 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
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The Sport (a.k.a. The Larry Forsythe Case)
Feb 15, 1959
Diamond moves to Los Angles where he begins to date Karen after she hires him to find her boyfriend's murderer. A woman hires him to find her playboy son who has gone missing.
Pack Rat
Feb 22, 1959
An old man dies alone in his shack on the beach and $84,000 is found among his pile of junk. A hopeful heir hires Richard Diamond to find out if the man is his second cousin. Diamo
Body of the Crime
Mar 1, 1959
A mobster wanted by the law fears that he is going to be assassinated and asks Diamond to negotiate his surrender to the police.
Soft Touch (a.k.a. The Revolution)
Mar 8, 1959
A couple from South America hire Diamond to find a political refugee from their country who is hiding in the U.S.
Boomerang Bait
Mar 15, 1959
An attractive young woman pleads with Diamond to investigate the murder of a fiananceer. Diamond later learns that her father is the police detective assigned to solve the case.
Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)
Mar 22, 1959
Diamond heads to Mexico in search of a missing art dealer.
Murder at the Mansion
Mar 29, 1959
Diamond winds up in the middle of a deadly conspiracy when he agrees to help a wealthy young man find his missing bride.
Marineland Mystery
Apr 5, 1959
An antique dealer hires Diamond to find an Oriental cigarette box and his employee who disappeared while delivering the box.
Charity Affair
Apr 12, 1959
A masked gunman steals the box office receipts of a charity jazz festival which Diamond is attending.
Two for Paradise
Apr 19, 1959
After inheriting half of a citrus packing plant, a pair of brothers hire Diamond to investigate a young woman they suspect is a golddigger, who has been romancing their late father
Crown of Silla
May 3, 1959
An art dealer asks Diamond to make a clandestine investigation into the disappearance of a valuable crown which vanished from a safe on board a yacht.
Jukebox
May 10, 1959
A jukebox operator asks Diamond for help when he is threatened by racketeers who want him to use their records exclusively.
Echo of Laughter
May 17, 1959
Diamond learns that a friend of his, a TV personality, is undergoing marital problems and that his wife may be out to kill him.
The Limping Man
May 24, 1959
A terrified woman calls Diamond for help after her life is threatened, but by the time Diamond arrives to meet with her she has disappeared.
The Hideout
May 31, 1959
A nun asks Diamond to locate a missing young boy who is a member of a Dixieland band she has organized.
Rough Cut
Jun 7, 1959
Diamond goes undercover as a casino worker in order to find a priceless jewel that has been stolen.
Family Affair
Jun 14, 1959
Diamond discovers some unpleasant facts about a young woman who was murdered after he talks to her roommate, a dance hall hostess.
Design for Murder
Jun 21, 1959
An old flame of Diamond's comes to him hoping to hire him to find out who is attempting to blackmail her.