Cannon (season 2)

Cannon (season 2)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 13, 1972 – March 21, 1973

This is a list of episodes from the second season of Cannon.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Wednesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST).

Episodes

Ep Title Directed by Written by Original air date
251"Bad Cats and Sudden Death"Philip LeacockRobert LewinSeptember 13, 1972
Cannon attempts to clear a friend on murder charges, but the more he uncovers, the worse it looks.
262"Sky Above, Death Below"George McCowanHal SitowitzSeptember 20, 1972
Cannon's only witness to a murder is a fugitive draft dodger.
273"Bitter Legion"Michael O'HerlihyGeorge BellakSeptember 27, 1972
Cannon plays dirty to keep a Vietnam veteran on the straight and narrow.
284"That Was No Lady"George McCowanDick NelsonOctober 4, 1972
A lawyer puts her life at stake when she defends suspects in a robbery.
295"Stakeout"Leo PennHarold GastOctober 11, 1972
A proud ex-cop's daughter is set up in a robbery - and Cannon is the sole witness.
306"The Predators"George McCowanArthur HeinemannOctober 18, 1972
A coyote trap connects a dead man to smugglers.
317"A Long Way Down"George McCowanStephen KandelOctober 25, 1972
Cannon searches a hospital for clues when drugs are stolen and a murder is committed.
328"The Rip Off"George McCowanDouglas Day StewartNovember 1, 1972
When Cannon's apartment is burglarized, his pursuit of the thief leads him to discover thefts at an airport.
339"Child of Fear"David Lowell RichRobert W. LenskiNovember 15, 1972
Even though a wealthy rancher is missing, his guards are suspiciously against looking for him.
3410"The Shadow Man"Robert DouglasRobert LewinNovember 22, 1972
A woman says her husband fell off a cliff, but the body is gone - along with a fortune in bonds.
3511"Hear No Evil"Charles S. DubinRobert W. LenskiNovember 29, 1972
Cannon investigates when a convicted wiretapper seems to have taken up blackmailing.
3612"The Endangered Species"Robert DouglasDel ReismanDecember 13, 1972
A friend of Cannon's is charged with murder - and the real killer is his attorney.
3713"Nobody Beats the House"Herbert HirschmanMeyer DolinskyDecember 20, 1972
A gambler in debt is given an ultimatum: pay or die.
3814"Hard Rock Roller Coaster"Charles S. DubinTeleplay by: Meyer Dolinsky
Story by: Bill S. Ballinger
January 3, 1973
A smuggler uses Cannon to find a cache of diamonds.
3915"The Dead Samaritan"Jerry JamesonTeleplay by: Stephen Kandel
Story by: Robert Van Scoyk
January 10, 1973
A Samaritan's good deed gets him framed for murder.
4016"Death of a Stone Seahorse"William WiardAnthony LawrenceJanuary 17, 1973
A murderer attempts to frame his mentally-unstable sister for his crime.
4117"Moving Target"Lawrence DobkinWorley ThorneJanuary 31, 1973
An author is targeted for murder when he starts writing a fake autobiography of a billionaire.
4218"Murder for Murder"Herschel DaughertyArthur HeinemannFebruary 7, 1973
Cannon follows a teacher bent on revenge after his daughter dies at a jet-set party.
4319"To Ride a Tiger"Virgil W. VogelRobert W. LenskiFebruary 14, 1973
An ex-con's lawyer disappears after winning a case.
4420"Prisoners"Charles S. DubinRobert LewinFebruary 21, 1973
A young man's plot to extort money from his father backfires.
4521"The Seventh Grave"John BadhamE. Arthur KeanFebruary 28, 1973
Cannon's search for a murderer is clouded by a lab worker altering the evidence.
4622"Catch Me If You Can"William HaleDouglas Day StewartMarch 7, 1973
A psychopathic killer asks Cannon for help.
4723"Press Pass to the Slammer"Leo PennMeyer DolinskyMarch 14, 1973
Cannon must solve a murder before a columnist is sent to prison.
4824"Deadly Heritage"Seymour RobbieRobert LewinMarch 21, 1973
A friend of Cannon's searches for her stepson, who had been abandoned by her husband years ago.