Season 1

01 Hannigan Episode 115th September 1962 When her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One of the survivors is the deceased's playboy brother James. 02 A Split Week in San Quentin Episode 222nd September 1962 03 Nor Practice Makes Perfect Episode 329th September 1962 04 Nothing Equals Nothing Episode 46th October 1962 When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity. 05 Tears for a Nobody Doll Episode 513th October 1962 06 Twenty Aching Years Episode 620th October 1962 07 Maddon's Folly Episode 727th October 1962 08 Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells Episode 83rd November 1962 A young, married, and pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman asks Sam's help to get an Orthodox wedding. She has already had a civil marriage, but because her husband is an agnostic she is unable to get married in a religious ceremony which would please her and her family more. Meanwhile, Hank gets into trouble in his effort to locate the one witness who can help his client, as a debt owed by his client to the witness is mistaken for a bribe. 09 Life is a Lie, Love is a Cheat Episode 910th November 1962 Attractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars. 10 The Bird of Warning Episode 1017th November 1962 Diana Hyland plays a rich girl who has been arrested for drunk driving. Turns out she is an ex-fiancee of Hank Tabor, Sam Benedict's assistant, played by Richard Rust. He takes her in hand, for old time's sake, and suffers the consequences, though he ends up figuring out what her problem is and it isn't really drinking, it's a chemical imbalance. Nice scenes with those two. Another story involves the guest star George Tobias as a Hungarian who owns an ethnic restaurant. He's 80, married to a 42 year old and they want to divorce, but of course, Sam saves their marriage! 11 The View from an Ivory Tower Episode 1124th November 1962 12 Everyone's Playing Polo Episode 1214th December 1962 13 Too Many Strangers Episode 138th December 1962 14 So Various, So Beautiful Episode 1415th December 1962 15 Where There's a Will Episode 1522nd December 1962 16 The Target Over the Hill Episode 1629th December 1962 17 Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep Episode 175th January 1963 18 The Boiling Point Episode 1812th January 1963 19 Green Room, Grey Morning Episode 1919th January 1963 20 Run Softly, Oh Softly Episode 2026th January 1963 Sam defends a man accused of swindling an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the daughter of the man Sam's client accuses of being the real thief asks Hank to help her father. 21 Sugar and Spice and Everything.... Episode 216th February 1963 22 Some Fires Die Slowly Episode 2216th February 1963 Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud. 23 Image of a Toad Episode 2323rd February 1963 24 Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie Episode 242nd March 1963 25 Accomplice Episode 259th March 1963 26 Read No Evil Episode 2616th March 1963 27 Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows Episode 2723rd March 1963 28 Season For Vengeance Episode 2830th March 1963