Richard Diamond: The Eddie Garrett Case
Summary
Richard Diamond investigates a juvenile delinquency case after his client, Bill Garrett, requests help for his younger brother, Eddie, who is leading a gang called the Panthers. Diamond reluctantly mentors Eddie, who is being coerced into car theft by a numbers racket boss named Sam Parrish. When Parrish kidnaps Eddie’s girlfriend, Nancy, to force Eddie’s surrender, Diamond and the police raid the warehouse to rescue her. The episode concludes with the criminals captured and the boys sentenced to community service, highlighting the show’s focus on post-war youth issues.
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Richard Diamond Intro and New York Monologue
Confrontation in the Candy Store
Eddie and the Panthers Gang
Lieutenant Levinson and Bill Garrett's Request
Diamond Visits Bill Garrett at Sing Sing
Diamond Meets Eddie at the Panther Club
Recruiting Eddie for Car Theft
Diamond Infiltrates the Panther Club
Diamond Confronts Eddie and Gets Knocked Out
Diamond Recovers and Learns of the Storekeeper's Condition
National Safety Council Public Service Announcement
Diamond Visits Nancy Hyde
Diamond Rescues Eddie from Bart Lippard
Eddie Reveals Parrish's Plan and Nancy's Kidnapping
Infiltrating the Warehouse to Save Nancy
Confrontation with Sam Parrish and Rescue
Resolution and Helen Asher's Farm
Credits and NBC Program Promotions
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Host Commentary and Patreon Support
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