Margot vs. Lily

Season 1 1978-1979

1-1

Centerfold Sep. 20, 1978

Blackmailers drug a model (Cristina Ferrare) and then take pornographic photos of her in order to force her to sign a management contract.

1-2

The Games Girls Play Sep. 27, 1978

A respected senator wants Dan to retrieve negatives of suggestive photographs he feels could jeopardize his anti-pornography legislation.

1-3

Mother Mishkin Oct. 11, 1978

Dan suspects a greedy land speculator (Ross Martin) when wild animals, murder attempts and thugs beset Mother Mishkin; guest Anne Francis.

1-4

Love, Laugh and Die Oct. 18, 1978

The top suspects in the death of a reformed prostitute include three former loves: a folk singer, a tennis star and a construction tycoon.

1-5

Yes, My Darling Daughter Oct. 25, 1978

A girl (Lauren Tewes) hires Dan to find her supposedly dead father, whom she thinks she saw in the back of the church during her wedding.

1-6

Lady Ice Nov. 1, 1978

Dan unknowingly falls for a girl (Kim Basinger) involved with two jewel thieves planning to rob a gem convention; guest Cameron Mitchell.

1-7

Milliken's Stash Nov. 8, 1978

Dan searches for a girl who supposedly stole a large cocaine shipment lost during a police chase; guests Pernell Roberts, Isabel Sanford.

1-8

The Pageant Nov. 15, 1978

An influential father (Robert Reed) hires Dan to find the masked attacker who beat and raped his daughter in a beauty-parlor parking lot.

1-9

Lost Women Nov. 22, 1978

Dan steps in when a white-slavery ring run by a wealthy man (Cesar Romero) kidnaps several chorus girls; guests Moses Gunn, Della Reese.

1-10

Second Stanza Dec. 6, 1978

Dan suspects that mishaps plaguing rehearsals for a troubled singer's comeback may not be accidents; guests Eugene Roche, Doc Severinson.

1-11

Serve, Volley & Kill Dec. 20, 1978

A tennis star (Randolph Mantooth) is threatened with possibly fatal injury unless he loses an upcoming $100,000 match; guest Red Buttons.

1-12

Ghost of the Ripper Jan. 10, 1979

A police officer (Pamela Hensley) teams with Dan to nab a killer recreating the 19th century murders of prostitutes by "Jack the Ripper."

1-13

The Eleventh Event Jan. 17, 1979

A wheelchair-bound, former Olympic athlete (Clifton Davis) offers to pay ransom when his singer friend is kidnapped; guest Michael Conrad.

1-14

Kill Dan Tanna Jan. 24, 1979

A crippled Vietnam veteran (Richard Lynch) hires two mercenaries to take his revenge against Dan, whom he blames for his wartime injury.

1-15

Death Mountain Jan. 31, 1979

Dan suspects an Indian chief's death may be linked to a real-estate mogul's (Keye Luke) attempts to buy up Indian land; guest Ken Curtis.

1-16

Best Friends Feb. 7, 1979

Dan suspects a tough, longtime foe (Abbe Lane) when an assassination attempt on Roth kills Roth's partner instead; guest John Rubenstein.

1-17

Demand and Supply Feb. 14, 1979

Dan poses as a pimp to crack a child-prostitution ring victimizing daughters of single parents; guests William Smith, Cynthia Eilbacher.

1-18

Everything I Touch Feb. 28, 1979

Angie is in mortal danger when a mysterious, bearded figure begins killing all the women in Dan's life; guests Adam West, Fawne Harriman.

1-19

Doubtful Target Mar. 7, 1979

Binzer swears revenge for his girlfriend, killed by a criminal (Leslie Nielsen) leaving the scene; guest Louise Sorel.

1-20

Touch of Death Mar. 14, 1979

A bride comes to Dan when her new husband suddenly disappears, but Tanna can find no one who remembers the couple; guest Stephen Elliott.

1-21

A Way to Live May. 2, 1979

Dan suspects foul play when a mechanic who warned him of dangers in a spectacular motorcycle leap is found dead; guest Wilfrid Hyde-White.

1-22

The Visitor May. 9, 1979

Dan and Twoleaf step in to protect a Middle Eastern princess (Kim Cattrall) fleeing political strife in her country; guest Michael Ansara.