Treasury Men in Action: Season 5
Season 5 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 Treasury Men in Action Season 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
The Case of the Lonely People
Oct 7, 1954
An investigation into government checks stolen from mailboxes leads the T-men to a couple who turn to forging disability compensation checks.
The Case of the Still Waters
Oct 14, 1954
A young Federal agent infiltrates a gang of bootleggers whose still is on board a freighter ship.
The Case of the Gentleman Cheat
Oct 21, 1954
As part of his settlement with the IRS, a tax cheat agrees to pay all the money he owes within ten days. However, a suspicious IRS agent believes that the man is going to pay his t
The Case of the Man Outside
Nov 4, 1954
Some ingenious convicts working in a prison's print shop have begun a counterfeiting operation. The shop's foreman is deliberately looking the other way because he's up for parole
The Case of the Little Tin Box
Nov 18, 1954
Three people who own a nightclub, where much of the business is on a strictly cash basis, decide to avoid paying income taxes by skimming money from the club.
The Case of the Green Feathers
Nov 25, 1954
Customs agents go after a ring of gangsters who are smuggling rare parrots into the U.S. from Mexico.
The Case of the Losing Gamble
Dec 16, 1954
A racehorse owner proves too clever for his own good. His doctored tax returns are filled with phoney deductions, attracting the attention of the T-men.
The Case of the Bad Bargain
Dec 23, 1954
A Treasury agent goes undercover at an East Coast port to break up an opium smuggling ring.
The Case of the Broken Bond
Dec 30, 1954
Frank Shelby, ailing from heart disease, breaks into a hone at the insistence of his wife and steals government bonds that he signs the names of the recipient to and then cashes hi
The Case of the Chartered Chiseler
Jan 13, 1955
A bus-company owner decides to keep a little extra money for himself by falsely reporting charitable donations as tax deductions. In a case of "poetic justice", he is carried to a
The Case of the Iron Curtain
Jan 20, 1955
A heartless American criminal sees an opportunity to take the troubles of a shaken Holocaust survivor and turn them to his own advantage. He violates the Neutrality Act and ships
The Case of the Fatal Error
Feb 3, 1955
Barney is an old-time gangster who's quickly losing his grip on reality. He leads his gang back into bootlegging, convinced that the prohibition days are still in effect.
The Case of the Princely Pauper
Feb 17, 1955
Although the feds know that an importer is smuggling expensive Swiss jewelry into the US, they can't discover how he's doing it, despite his being under constant surveillance. They
The Case of the Tight Squeeze
Mar 17, 1955
Customs agents discover large quantities of expensive--and undeclared--Cuban perfumes that are flooding the market. They soon discover a criminal ring that has a clever plan for sm
The Case of the Deadly Dilemma
Mar 24, 1955
Undercover agent Frank Ames poses as a small-time hoodlum and gets himself hired by racketeer Herb Kerry. His mission is to uncover information on the criminal's counterfeiting ope
The Case of the Black Sheep
Mar 31, 1955
After becoming interested in mobster's girl, the son of a sugar distributor gets hooked up with a gang selling illegal liquor.
The Case of the Buried Treasure
Apr 7, 1955
Paul Lacosta buries his profit from running a gambling den in the backyard to avoid paying taxes. After five years of incessant haranguing from his wife, he digs up the bills to fi
The Case of the Man Next Door
May 5, 1955
A somewhat nosy landlady begins to suspect that one of her tenants may be a dangerous loan shark.
The Case of the Man Trap
May 19, 1955
The Secret Service is onto counterfeiter Russ Bagley who's working for a major crime syndicate. The agency's anonymous tip comes from Russ' girlfriend who's carrying on an affair w
The Case of the Ready Guns
May 26, 1955
Ben Adams picks up his younger brother, Harry, from prison after a four year sentence and gives him a job in his metal shop. Harry, though, has no intention of "going straight." He
The Case of the Perfect Gentleman
Jun 2, 1955
An enterprising crook, who wishes to improve his lot in life, lavishes jewelry on a French female opera singer.
The Case of the Shot in the Dark
Jun 9, 1955
Dangerous criminal Vince Sanderson visits his estranged wife Laura who he abused leaving her with a scar. The treasury men set a trap to capture the low life but endangering the be