M Squad
Season 2
TV-PG
Captain Grey headed an elite Detective squad in the Chicago, Illinois Police Department dedicated to fighting organized crime. Lieutenant Frank Ballinger was one of the police officers who worked alone to arrest the villains.
Where to Watch Season 2
40 Episodes
- The ExecutionerE11
The ExecutionerWhen an apparently innocent motorist narrowly escapes being gunned down by a motorcycle cop, he angrily reports the incident to M Squad. Capt. Grey and Lt. Ballinger both assure him that no police officers were in that area at the time of the occurrence. A Chicago waiter, a New York hit-man, a beautiful redhead and a Denver jewelry heist, all play a major part in this complex case. - The Jumper
E18The JumperTwo men are waiting on the street. One opens a police phone box and says to send a car to pick up Ernie Vogel on a parole violation. He then stands back and waits for the street cop, Callahan, to make a call. Callahan says hello to the man, Simmons, who then shoots him. An APB is issued looking for Vogel. When he's caught he rushes to the roof, saying he's been framed. Frank promises to look into it. He goes to talk to Callahan's daughter to see if her father might have been working on a case. Meanwhile, the media is covering the man on the ledge. - The Last Act
E19The Last ActMiss Laura Dennis, an actress, chats to her friend Jerry before going to her dressing room to call her boyfriend, Sam, who owns the theatre. Jerry lets a man in the side door. The man then pretends to mug Jerry and threatens to throw acid in Laura's face if she doesn't leave Chicago. Laura refuses to go, but Sam wants to close the show. Frank says he thinks that would be premature. Meanwhile, the mugger puts pressure on Jerry, who wants the theatre for part of a property deal. - The Star WitnessE21
The Star WitnessAt an upscale nightclub on a snowy winter night, Mary Graymore witnesses the assassination of Lou Petty, right-hand man of gangster Al Sampson. Mary seems to be enjoying her fame, but isn't very helpful. Frank is suspicious of Mary's motives and suspects Sampson's behind the murder. Can he break the case? - Voluntary Surrender
E23Voluntary SurrenderTwo men are pressing reclusive heiress Sarah Thurston to reveal where the safe is and open it. She hadn't been out in public since 1909,but these men murder her. At the same time Harry Frost comes to Frank with his mother to turn himself in. After booking him, Frank heads to North Shore Drive to help on the Thurston case. Is there a connection? - Death ThreatE24
Death ThreatFrank and the Captain are at a restaurant. Frank is waiting on the street when someone tries to shoot him. He starts to work through a list of possible suspects. They think it might be Stevens who had claimed Frank has framed him. Stevens says he's going straight, but the other people who testified against him have gotten some death threats. Then one of them is killed. Frank still thinks it's Stevens, but he has an alibi. He was at a church event. - The HarpiesE25
The HarpiesBusinessman Lloyd Weldon had been murdered in a part of town he shouldn't been in. His widow is the friend of the Captain's wife. And there was a long red hair on his suit and his widow was a brunette. Frank takes the case. It might be Carla Kinross, an old girlfriend, but there's also been a rash of attacks on men in the neighborhood, which leads Frank to a woman Excon whose daughter has a grudge against society for imprisoning her parents. - Ghost TownE26
Ghost TownLieutenant Ballinger and the FBI have few leads and little time to find a kidnapped socialite with a predilection for visiting jazz clubs. Bound, unattended, and hidden in a condemned building during a cruel Chicago winter, the young woman is in grave danger of dying from injury or exposure before she can be rescued. - The Vanishing LadyE27
The Vanishing LadyTwo cars speed down a lonely road. One forces the other to stop. A couple are forced out. While the man is robbed, the woman runs away. The man is killed, but the woman is missing. Who is she and how does she fit in? There have been a series of robberies and Frank wonders if this is part of a pattern. - The Crush OutE28
The Crush OutLarry Barker is doing ten years for racketeering. His wife has complained Larry is being brutalized. Frank attends a hearing at the prison where a grandstanding politician is also visiting. Captain Gray arrives with a former con who is about to leave the country, but who they suspect is smuggling contraband into the prison and orders for Barker's mob outside. Barker makes a break taking the senator hostage. Will Frank be able to help the warden foil his escape? - Model in the LakeE33
Model in the LakeA swimsuit model is found dead in Lake Michigan, but physical evidence indicates the she may not have drowned while swimming. Lieutenant Ballinger becomes convinced that she was murdered after he learns that she was a strong swimmer and an iniquitous individual with a large number of unexplained bank deposits. - Death Is a ClockE40
Death Is a ClockLT. Frank Ballinger takes a personal interest in a case when the wife of convicted murderer Paul Danzig approaches him for help. Danzig has only 20 hours to live and his wife talks openly of stopping the clock. Ballinger has to figure out what she means, and ensure the right man pays for the crime of murder.
