Synopsis
While this sounds like a western, THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, AZ. Sheriff Frank Morgan was eventually promoted to U.S. Marshall and given the entire state of Arizona to keep under control (the series title would subsequently change to U.S. MARSHAL and remain in syndication until 1960)
Episodes
1E1The FugitivesThe Fugitives30m2E2The Reservation30m3E3Sentenced to DeathMorgan transports Matt Bonner to the federal penitentiary after he is sentenced to death for murdering three men during a hold-up attempt. His two accomplices, who are still at large, arrange for a gun to be delivered to him in prison and Bonner attempts to shoot his way out to the waiting getaway car.30m4E4Wishing WellA Band of mail-train thieves out on parole return to their criminal ways30m5E5Cop Hater30m6E6The ArraignmentA Deputy U.S. Marshal asks for a day off to discuss wedding plans with his fiancée and her parents and Marshal Morgan agrees to arrange for a change in the arraignment date of a pair of bank robbers to accommodate him. The crooks wont cooperate with the lawman's wedding plans by attempting to escape custody on two separate occasions.30m7E7Seventh StrangerMarshal Morgan and his men try to protect an escapee from behind the Iron Curtain from communist assassins sent to murder him.30m8E8The FenceWhen a Tuscon diamond dealer kills a robber in self defense, Frank doesn't buy his story and starts digging deeper.30m9E9The Stool PigeonMorgan's attempt to break up a narcotics ring has tragic consequences when one of his deputies is killed during a drug bust. The marshals manage to arrest two of the crooks, one of whom is persuaded to turn state's evidence. Before the man can testify, though, one of the gang's hitmen shoots him on the steps of the courthouse. Morgan hopes that the dying gangster will provide him a lead to track down the gang's leader.30m10E10Check ArtistWhen Deputy Johnson is accused of passing a bad check, Morgan discovers that a clever forger is creating false identities and passing bogus paper across Southern Arizona. With the help of the U.S. Postal Inspectors, the U.S. Marshal tries to bait a trap for the criminal.30m11E11Episode 1130m12E12The ChampA washed up boxer (Michael Landon) falls in with a pair of hoodlums.30m13E13Inside Job30m14E14Gold Is Where You Find ItNews of a gold strike in Cochise County has the residents very excited, but Captain Joe Silva of the Apache Tribal Police is skeptical, the more so when a member of his tribe who tipped him is found murdered. Morgan learns from an old sourdough that the gold being displayed is the wrong color for an Arizona strike; he also checked the old mine recently to determine if there was any hope of finding profitable ore and struck it off as a waste of time and money. When the Sheriff learns of gold bars being stolen in Mexico, he suspects that the miners may be using the mine as a front for a gold smuggling operation30m15E15The DinerTwo prisoners who escaped from a Utah penitentiary arrive in Tucson looking for an ex-convict who owes them $600. They stumbled upon a parolee working in the diner who divulges the information just as Marshal Morgan and a deputy walk into the restaurant, when both lawmen are wounded in the ensuing shootout. Morgan trails the men to the home of the ex-con where the escapees have taken the man's wife as a hostage.30m16E16PursuitA disturbed army recruit shoots two fellow soldiers and forces another soldier and his girlfriend to provide escape transportation. Marshal Morgan and his men attempt to rescue the hostages and capture the trainee before he can harm others.30m17E17The ThreatWealthy man receives a threatening letter demanding payment for the life of his daughter. This is the typical hostage situation except that the daughter is never actually kidnapped.30m18E18Mass Escape30m19E19A Matter of FriendshipTwo gunmen, escapees from Leavenworth Prison, hideout in a small Arizona town near the Arizona border after hiding their getaway car. As Marshal Morgan and his men close in, one of the criminals threatens his sister with scandal if she doesn't provide transportation to the Mexican border for he and his partner.30m20E20GrandfatherWhile being interviewed for a book about outstanding American lawmen, Marshal Morgan tells the author about how his grandfather, Dallas Stoudenmire, was picked at random to serve as to the town marshal of Dallas, Texas and was credited with bringing law and order to that wide open town in the latter half of the 19th Century.30m21E21Mechanic30m22E22The PromiseAn angry young man jumps bail in Utah and heads for his home in Arizona to the only person he trusts - his mother - who suffers a heart attack when she learns of his activities. Marshal Morgan promises her that he'll bring in her son alive, but this could prove to be a tall order after the young man goes on a crime spree that include running over a highway policeman and shooting a30m23E23Episode #1.2330m24E24Episode #1.2430m25E25Episode #1.2530m26E26Armored CarAn armored car containing over $300,000 is stolen in a robbery executed with military precision. Morgan is stymied when the truck disappears before hitting any of his roadblocks. His only clue is the burn a secretary receives when she accidentally grabs a car's hot tailpipe while hiding from bullets whizzing overhead30m27E27Episode #1.2730m28E28The Third MiracleMarshal Morgan orders the arrest of Ed Martin based a tip that part of the loot from a bank robbery would be found in his desk. When a member of Martin's church pleads with Morgan to reopen the case, the lawman starts digging deeper into the alibis of the other possible perpetrators and uncovers interesting new evidence.30m29E29Good IndianApache and Pima Indian families accuse each other of rustling cattle from their respective ranches. The situation is exacerbated when a boy and girl from different tribes fall in love with each other. Marshal Morgan must find the culprits before an all-out range war breaks out with the two lovers caught in the crossfire.30m30E30Episode #1.3030m31E31Episode #1.3130m32E32Episode #1.3230m33E33Man HuntA soldier breaks loose from U.S. Marshal custody. The soldier is an Indian and heads for the reservation, where Morgan must hunt him down.30m34E34Maryjo Is MissingTwo men are talked into kidnapping Mary Jo by her husband, but think she's really a television/movie star and hold her for $50,000.30m35E35Episode #1.3530m36E36The KidnapperAn escaped prisoner kidnaps a wealthy businessman's daughter and holds her for ransom.30m37E37Episode #1.3730m38E38Deer HuntWhen Frank and friend Chris go deer hunting, another hunter shoots Chris. Initially, the shooting appears to be an accident, but it quickly becomes apparent that something more sinister is going on.30m39E39R.I.P.A trio of criminals try to off one of their own but leave him paralyzed by the roadside. Later, Ferguson is kidnapped by the trio as they try to escape to Mexico.30m
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