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Checkmate (1960)
Season 1 • Episode 3 • The Cyanide Touch
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Checkmate Season 1, Episode 3: The Cyanide Touch
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Story tells of a demented woman out to kill private eye Anthony George. The instrument of death, as it turned out, was, a wild stallion she stocked on her ranch. Her motive was revenge. On a previous case, the private eye had brought her lover to justice and the gas chamber.
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Interrupted Honeymoon
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The Cyanide Touch
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Lady on the Brink
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Face in the Window
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Runaway
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Moment of Truth
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The Princess in the Tower
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The Human Touch
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Hour of Execution
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Phantom Lover
A woman believes her husband has killed her male friend, who can not be found. She hires Checkmate to investigate.
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The Gift
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