Mannix: Season 2

Season 2 overview

The season opens with endangered witnesses, conspiracies of silence, and corruption concealed inside formal institutions. Investigations repeatedly depend on fragments of testimony and recovered records.

Key story beats

  1. Silent Witness Targeted — A professional hitman targets a deaf woman who can identify him. Peggy Fair makes her first appearance as the detective's secretary.
  2. Rose Anderson Rescue — The detective confronts a conspiracy of silence while trying to rescue a woman from the underworld.
  3. Corruption in Court — The few words of a badly beaten man help expose corruption in the court. Peggy Fair obtains computer time while investigating the case.
  4. Fatal Racing Accident — An investigation begins after a race-car accident kills an aerospace engineer.
  5. Death of a Loser — A death caused by a car collision leads to an investigation into the life of a man described as a born loser.
  6. Manuscript Murder Clues — While searching for a chapter of a dead man's manuscript, the detective discovers clues to a murder.
  7. Surgical Coercion — Kidnappers threaten to kill a surgeon's son unless the surgeon allows a patient to die.
  8. Millionaire Wife Mystery — The search for a millionaire's wife produces startling revelations and multiple reversals.
  9. Parolee and Lost Loot — The detective tries to clear a parolee who seeks revenge while also searching for a million dollars in lost loot.
  10. Reconstructing the Blackout — A young man may have killed a girl, so the detective reconstructs the previous night's events.
  11. Penthouse Contradictions — The detective investigates a murder he witnessed on a penthouse terrace, but the available facts conflict.
  12. Defending the Innocent — The detective helps a lawyer defend a murder suspect whom both believe to be innocent.
  13. Forestry Station Threat — A friend's plea for help leads the detective to a forestry station, where a sheriff threatens him and two people make conflicting marital claims.
  14. Questioned Suicide — The detective is hired to prove that a woman's death was not suicide.
  15. Political Murder Investigation — A murder investigation enters the political arena as a gubernatorial hopeful fights for a nomination.

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