Johnny Staccato - Season 1 Episode 10 Tempted
Elizabeth Montgomery plays a rare pre-Bewitched role as a floozy jazz groupie who's the ex-wife of one of Staccato's former band mates. Out of the blue she shows up at Waldo's the jazz club (and Staccato's ""office"") to enlist Staccato's help, telling him she's almost just been robbed of expensive jewelry she was taking from work. What she was doing with the jewels and why she was taking them from the store she works at piques Staccato's interest (as does the fast-talking and shapely Ms. Montgomery). He's immediately suspicious, but cautiously takes on the case. While he's escorting her home (supposedly with the jewels) they're accosted by a mugger who knocks Staccato out, grabs the jewels, and takes off. The next morning, nursing the bump on his head, Staccato gets a visit from an insurance adjuster who reads him the riot act. Unfazed, Johnny tells the adjuster to take a hike, goes into the bathroom and viola! pulls the jewels out from the soap dispenser. Who set him up? Could it have
First Air Date: Sep 10, 1959
Last Air date: Mar 24, 1960
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 27 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 5.60/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 9.404
Language: English
Season
Season 1
Episode
The Naked Truth
Murder for Credit
Parents
Shop of the Four Winds
The Nature of the Night
Viva, Paco!
Evil
Murder in Hi-fi
Fly, Baby, Fly
Tempted
The Poet's Touch
The Wild Reed
A Piece of Paradise
The Return
The Unwise Men
Collector's Item
Man in the Pit
The Only Witness
Night of Jeopardy
Double Feature
The List Of Death
Solomon
An Act of Terror
An Angry Young Man
The Mask of Jason
A Nice Little Town
Swinging Long Hair
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