This Man Dawson

Season

1959

USA

7.2

Frank Dawson is an ex-military man hired on to root out corruption in the police department in an unnamed U.S. city.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Source

S1 • E2

The Assassin

S1 • E3

The End of Kalmine

Dawson wants to take down notorious crime boss Kalmine. He decides the way to do that is to focus on Kalmine's many fake businesses through which he launders his profits from illegal activities.

S1 • E4

The Hard Way

A publisher's blind daughter Diane is kidnapped and Dawson sets a trap for the hostage takes. But a nervous father ruins the set up and Dawson must come up with another plan.

S1 • E5

Intimidation

S1 • E6

Anonymous Pursued

When a longshoreman is killed Dawson is determined to apprehend the murderer. During his sleuthing Dawson uncovers a web of corruption.

S1 • E7

The Silent Man

S1 • E8

Copkiller

Dawson has cause to demote one of his officers which sends the man over the edge. He begins planning his his revenge, intending to exacting a painful death on Dawson.

S1 • E9

Omerta

A homicidal man has killed three people so far is and is fighting the urge to murder a fourth person. Dawson learns of the criminal's intentions and is in a race against time to stop him.

S1 • E10

Fight Game

The sport of boxing is rife with corruption and it takes a courageous person to demand fairness. When a clean manager is murdered Dawson is determined to find his murderers and destroy the syndicate organizing fights.

S1 • E11

Master Plan

A criminal uses electronic surveillance to blackmail his victims. Dawson is at a loss on how to stop him as no one will testify against him. Finally one brave agrees to press charges.

S1 • E12

The Deadly Young Man

S1 • E13

Human Predator

S1 • E14

Three X

A murderous maniac has already killed six prominent citizens and promises more victims. Col. Dawson is determined to find him and suspects a newspaper editor is withholding information about the criminal.

S1 • E15

Short Circuit

S1 • E16

The Big Shot

When a former crime boss is released from prison he is intent on regaining his top position. But when he encounters resistance he decides Col. Dawson is an obstacle and vows to eliminate him.

S1 • E17

Safe Haven

S1 • E18

One by One

A self proclaimed spiritualist Ella Simpson vows vengeance after her execution. Dawson takes on the baffling case when the jurors on her case start dying. The police officer must discover the answer before the next death occurs.

S1 • E19

The Informer

An insider working for the police seems to be passing out secretive information. Deawson is determined to expose the person.

S1 • E20

Get Dawson

A murderous crime boss is determined to take out Dawson before the agent builds a case against him.

S1 • E21

Thief of the City

To discredit Dawson, crime big shots conspire to throw a group of poor families out of a tenement house slated for demolition, knowing they have no where to go, and will instead mount a violent defense of their home. Shooters are planted among the people to provoke a shootout with the cops.

S1 • E22

Arson Ring

Dawson finds in job in jeopardy after a man is got released from a mental hospital is now the chief suspect in setting several major fires.

S1 • E23

Hired to Kill a Cop

After an undercover cop working for Dawson is murdered, a tape recorder he was carrying reveals the killer. He in turn is killed by order of his boss, a kingpin in a gambling ring. Dawson tails other members of the gang, but they are able to confound the police with duplicate cars-for a while.