Jigsaw John

1h

Drama

Crime

Jigsaw John is an American crime drama television series that aired from February 2 until June 14, 1976.

Episodes

Cast

Promise to Kill

1. Promise to Kill

1h

2nd Feb 1976

St. John investigates an old crime when the long missing body finally turns up, along with evidence that the police framed the man convicted of the crime.

Sand Trap

2. Sand Trap

1h

9th Feb 1976

St. John searches through the cutthroat music industry for the killer of a recording artist.

Too Much, Too Soon Blues

3. Too Much, Too Soon Blues

1h

16th Feb 1976

When the heir to a Greek-American fortune is murdered, his estranged younger brother becomes the prime suspect.

Thicker Than Blood

4. Thicker Than Blood

1h

23rd Feb 1976

St. John looks for a killer and jewel thief inside a posh Los Angeles hotel.

Dry Ice

5. Dry Ice

1h

1st Mar 1976

The suspects in an actress's murder—a failed director, a faded star, a clerk, and a priest—are placed under police surveillance.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

6. Follow the Yellow Brick Road

1h

8th Mar 1976

John tracks down a murdered barber/bookie's two sets of client to find who killed him.

The Mourning Line

7. The Mourning Line

1h

15th Mar 1976

A woman is shot by a sniper during a party at a marina apartment complex, leading St. John and Wade to a dark side of ""swinging singles.""

Death of the Party

8. Death of the Party

1h

22nd Mar 1976

A criminologist whose speciality was the rehabilitation of parolees is killed and his research assistant assaulted, leaving St. John to piece through the man's work to find a suspect.

Executioner

9. Executioner

1h

5th Apr 1976

St. John searches for a serial killer dubbed ""The Executioner"" and rages when Sam's reporter ex-girlfriend reveals information about the case on television.

The Executioner

10. The Executioner

1h

5th Apr 1976

John and Sam argue when a strange teenager claims to have witnessed a murder; while St. John dismisses her as an emotionally disturbed attention-seeker, Sam believes she's genuine.

The Runaway

11. The Runaway

1h

12th Apr 1976

In the wake of a bank robber's return to Los Angeles, St. John investigates the murder of a witness to the man's crimes and tries to protect the remaining witnesses.

Plastique

12. Plastique

1h

19th Apr 1976

A murder leads St. John to another case when he discovers a link between a woman killed by plastic explosives planted in her car and an electronics firm.

Homicide is a Fine Art

13. Homicide is a Fine Art

1h

31st May 1976

St. John investigates the murder of a Texan who'd recently moved to Los Angeles and finds a world of cheating wives, greedy art dealers, and opportunistic gigolos.

Ole-Ole an Free

14. Ole-Ole an Free

1h

7th Jun 1976

John goes undercover in a sanitarium to investigate reports of elderly patients being bilked and murdered.

Homicide 96403: John Smith

15. Homicide 96403: John Smith

1h

14th Jun 1976

St. John enlists a local sheriff to help hunt down a woman suspected of murdering an small-town real estate promoter found dead in a Los Angeles motel.

First air date

2nd Feb 1976

Last air date

14th Jun 1976

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks