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Season 1 Episode 37: Sentenced to Die

Maris investigates the case of Joey Nelson who's sentenced to death for killing his former employer. Joey admits to arguing with the boss after slugging his insulting cousin. Herb talks with the key witness of the trial, the dead man's...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Stakeout

1. Stakeout

Aired: Sep 26, 1959

Robert Arnold, an ex-con who's "gone straight," is at the scene of a drug sto...

Episode 3 Change of Heart

3. Change of Heart

Aired: Oct 10, 1959

Maris is called into the case of Tom Sheppard six weeks after the young man w...

Episode 4 The Failure

4. The Failure

Aired: Oct 17, 1959

Lt. Weston isn't convinced that Ed Reed, being convicted of killing a woman h...

Episode 5 End of the World

5. End of the World

Aired: Oct 25, 1959

A man breaks out of prison, so he can get Maris to clear his name of murder.

Episode 6 Shadow of a Giant

6. Shadow of a Giant

Aired: Oct 30, 1959

The son of an ex-convict is arrested for the extremely elaborate robbery of t...

Episode 7 Presumption of Guilt

7. Presumption of Guilt

Aired: Nov 6, 1959

The warden asks Maris to investigate the case of Ron Davis, a man on death ro...

Episode 8 The Angry Men

8. The Angry Men

Aired: Nov 13, 1959

Maris resigns in disgust as council for a company taken over by sleazy busine...

Episode 9 Writ of Terror

9. Writ of Terror

Aired: Nov 20, 1959

A criminal storms into Maris' office and demands at gunpoint that he get a wr...

Episode 10 Music to Murder By

10. Music to Murder By

Aired: Nov 27, 1959

Jazz musician Dave Parnell is charged with the murder of his girlfriend, a po...

Episode 11 With Malice for One

11. With Malice for One

Aired: Dec 4, 1959

A shipment of steel tubing fails on the job and the precision machinist who w...

Episode 12 Framed Ex-Con

12. Framed Ex-Con

Aired: Dec 11, 1959

Ex-con Frank Harbach comes to Herb Maris when a couple of old prison mates pa...

Episode 13 Death in the Streets

13. Death in the Streets

Aired: Dec 18, 1959

Teenager Steven Lloyd, unable to repay loan sharks, gives them the keys to hi...

Episode 14 The Drop

14. The Drop

Aired: Dec 25, 1959

Tom Nelson is eloping with his girl, Alice, when they have an accident in the...

Episode 16 A Reputation

16. A Reputation

Aired: Jan 8, 1960

The chief lawyer for the state anti-crime committee is killed and a former ga...

Episode 19 Never Bet the Odds

19. Never Bet the Odds

Aired: Jan 29, 1960

Businessman Martin Reeves knows his teenage son Paul is somehow involved in a...

Episode 21 Dead Man's Shoes

21. Dead Man's Shoes

Aired: Feb 12, 1960

News commentator Fred Prescott is murdered and his assistant, Jim Keller, is ...

Episode 22 Strange Summons

22. Strange Summons

Aired: Feb 19, 1960

Maris represents the safe expert who's charged with killing a gem dealer and ...

Episode 23 Murder Plays It Cool

23. Murder Plays It Cool

Aired: Feb 26, 1960

The jazz musician charged with murdering his band's manager was supposedly ha...

Episode 24 Election Night

24. Election Night

Aired: Mar 4, 1960

City councilman Eric Schilling is charged with murdering the man trying to bl...

Episode 25 Poker Club

25. Poker Club

Aired: Mar 11, 1960

A theatrical producer is murdered in his apartment and robbed of $2000. An el...

Episode 26 The Trigger

26. The Trigger

Aired: Mar 18, 1960

The apparent suicide of Maris' friend David Farrell, a successful company con...

Episode 27 Murder Is a Gamble

27. Murder Is a Gamble

Aired: Mar 25, 1960

Mark Clayton is charged with murdering his shrewish wife after one of their f...

Episode 28 Death and Taxes

28. Death and Taxes

Aired: Apr 1, 1960

Texas oil millionaire Curly Simmons asks Maris to clear his partner, Tex. At ...

Episode 29 The Locket

29. The Locket

Aired: Apr 8, 1960

Finding a long-missing locket of hers in an antique store prompts Paula Ander...

Episode 30 The Trouble Cop

30. The Trouble Cop

Aired: Apr 15, 1960

Weston believes an undercover cop "went bad" and fired three shots into booki...

Episode 33 Society Matron

33. Society Matron

Aired: May 7, 1960

Craig Mitchell is charged with the murder of his younger mistress. His wife t...

Episode 34 Last Chance

34. Last Chance

Aired: May 14, 1960

A convict on his deathbed claims he can clear fellow prisoner Jimmy Broderick...

Episode 35 Mind Over Murder

35. Mind Over Murder

Aired: May 21, 1960

University researcher Nina Whitehead drops dead after being injected with the...

Episode 36 So Shall Ye Reap

36. So Shall Ye Reap

Aired: May 28, 1960

Casey urges Herb to help a young man who's charged with murdering his future ...

Episode 37 Sentenced to Die

37. Sentenced to Die

Aired: Jun 4, 1960

Maris investigates the case of Joey Nelson who's sentenced to death for killi...

Episode 38 Voice of Doom

38. Voice of Doom

Aired: Jun 11, 1960

A carnival knife-thrower is charged with the stabbing death of Spectro, the f...

Episode 39 The Blood Red Ruby

39. The Blood Red Ruby

Aired: Jun 18, 1960

John Van Der Berg is charged with robbing his own jewelry company and killing...

Info about Lock Up

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: Syndication

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Crime