The Vise
Originally a suspense anthology, the show eventually became focused solely on the adventures of a one-armed private detective based in London.
Mark Saber is called in to investigate after a diamond robbery at a bank. The only suspect is an aging employee with a criminal record, but he is blind.
Ray Gerard sweeps spinster Emma Pine off her feet with promises of marriage, then murders her for her money. When he starts living beyond his means, however, his bank manager boss calls in Mark Saber.
Mark Saber investigates a burglary at a bank.
Tony Preem murders his lover's husband and hides the body in an ancient tomb, removing the original body and burying it in a field. But when it's found, Mark Saber happens to be on hand to solve the mystery.
A paper manufacturer finds his safe broken into but does not want to call the police. His wife calls Mark Saber to investigate.
Mark Saber investigates the suspicious death of a stockbroker who jumped from a cliff.
Vera Baxter thinks that her husband is being blackmailed so she calls Saber. An odd solution is found when blackmail turns to murder.
Mark Saber is taking a rare fishing holiday when the chambermaid asks for his help. Her son has been arrested for the murder of the town's biggest employer, and she fears he won't get a fair trial.
Mac has just been released after 10 years in prison and intends to retrieve the diamonds that he hid before his arrest. Mark Saber is hired to follow him, but then notices that Mac does not appear to remember where they are.
Sally believes that her fiancée's apparent suicide is a murder, and begs Saber to find the truth.
An unknown woman phones Mark Saber and threatens to commit suicide unless he visits her within half an hour. But she has taken Stevie hostage and gives Saber three hours to find her missing friend or she will kill Stevie.
A difficult blackmail case appears to be over when the victim is found drowned in her swimming pool. But the evidence point to murder.
Mark Saber catches thug Freddie Keppel just after he shoots blackmail victim Tom Wright. But at the trial he faces retribution from his gangland boss, so Saber sets up a trap.
Gangster Sheik Babson beloved Bentley gets hi-jacked by rival Dizzy Wilcox. The next day both Wilcox and Babson are found murdered. Saber thinks he has the answer.
While waiting for a train, the Bishop of Tricester overhears a man planning a hit and decides to follow him. His secretary phones Mark Saber for help, but Saber arrives too late.
Tommy Wilson is set up by girlfriend Jean Tracy and Vince Gibbons to take the fall for the murder of Gibbons photographer brother Paul. Mark Saber is asked to help but doesn't know which one of them is lying.
International crooks counterfeit two Egyptian idols and try to pass them off as genuine. The British Museum solicits Mark Saber's help in recovering the real ones.
After an airplane explodes on its way to Asia, Mark Saber interviews the relatives of those killed and finds that each had a motive.
A man is about to marry his boss's daughter when his presumed-dead wife turns up, thought to have been killed 10 years ago in the war, now asking for money. His butler then becomes involved and ratchets up the blackmail.
A wealthy gentleman checks into a hotel and ends up dead. In financial desperation, the hotelier makes a series of bad decisions.
A scream leads to the discovery of a dead girl's body, but one of the witnesses is murdered while telephoning the police.
After being released from a 20-year prison sentence for a crime he claims he was framed for, Harry Christie visits the widow of the judge, whom he blames for his wife's death.
When Donald Clifton enlists the help of his attractive wife to secure information from a business associate, he's surprised by the deal on offer.
After her fiancé is sent a bunch of old love letters, a nasty woman threatens to expose his secrets if he doesn't go through with her anticipated perfect wedding the next day, but she is later found dead.
Two business partners receive a letter from a client threatening prosecution. To avoid prison, they come up with a plan to murder.
Crime boss Vince Menotti, never convicted of a crime, thought he was invincible. But when a man with a grudge escapes jail, Menotti is recovering from a broken leg and is now a sitting duck.
A businessman who wants a divorce becomes angry that his young wife is friendly with Barney Todd, so he pretends to go to Paris but instead sneaks back to murder her and make it look like Barney did it.
Fred Harris is distraught when his wife goes missing. When someone else is found murdered, Fred is a suspect.Fred Harris appears distraught when his wife Martha fails to return from an outing, and when the church roof money is found to be missing, it looks like Martha has stolen it. But after another woman is found murdered, the common denominator appears to be Fred Harris.
Deception and fraud are Steve Mannix's bedfellows. His life is changed forever when murder is added to his list of crimes.
Ellen and Charles meet in Paris where they plan to murder her husband. But things take a dark turn when Ellen learns that she is to be his next victim, so she needs to kill him first.
Blackmail and greed turn grave when Dick notices a secret affair. A fight ensues that ends in manslaughter.
A woman sets out on a date with her fiancé's business associate but never returns home.
Real estate agent Ronald Briggs falls in love with Sylvia. Then when Sylvia visits Ronnie's wife, she is found dead.
A hot day leads to an even hotter argument between Stella and Martin, after Martin suggests that they see each other less often...
A judge who has always been ruthless in his sentencing of criminals is faced with a crime by a member of his own family.
Harry Brandon gambles and fails on get rich quick schemes, until his wife is accused of theft and a reward is offered.
A young artist has the key to a successful career. Hhe can fake old masters well enough to deceive an art critic.
A young wife finds her marriage in danger due to her mother-in-law's excessive demands on her son.
Bert Edwards receives a trunk full of Persian rugs. Soon after, the luggage turns up at Euston Station with a body inside.
A ham radio operator picks up a voice transmitting in code some unauthorized information. Later, at a party, he hears the same voice.
Penny cannot decide between dependable George or wealthy Mark but while on a walk together, George falls to his death.