Fri, Jan 8, 1965
Against Slattery's advice, freshman representative Scott Fleming wants to push through a bill ending capital punishment in the state and is aided by his brazen wife Aurora. Meanwhile, citizen Eugene Henson also has a strong interest in Fkeming's bill; he's a convicted killer sitting on death row.
Fri, Jan 15, 1965
Samuel Walton, one time employee at the town's mill, runs for mayor , boldly placing himself in opposition with the son of the mill's corrupt and powerful owner Jonathan Blaine. Walton is aided in his campaign against local corruption by the town's newspaper editor and Representative Slattery.
Fri, Feb 5, 1965
Just before a prize fight, word reaches Slattery that boxer Jerry Leon isn't physically ready, and Leon's wife agrees. Slattery appeals to the boxing commissioner to stop the fight, but he refuses. When Leon is seriously injured during the bout, Slattery undertakes a mission to have the matches outlawed in the state.
Fri, Feb 26, 1965
Retired college professor Jonathan Styx wants to put his skills and years of experience to better use by running for public office. He calls upon Slattery and professional fund raiser Harvey Peabody to teach him the ins and outs of campaign financing, which proves to be an eye-opening, if not cynical, lesson in politics.
Fri, Apr 9, 1965
During an intense convention of his party, Slattery works hard to get votes for Daniel Ralston, the candidate Slattery hopes will win the gubernatorial nomination. However, they face an uphill battle against formidable campaign manager Claudia Strickland who seeks to stop his nomination.
Fri, Apr 16, 1965
Slattery and state officials find their plan to build a highway thwarted by an unlikely, peculiar but seemingly benign Louella Woodward. The proposed highway is set to run through Woodward's property, destroying an animal sanctuary she has created, and Woodward is willing to go to surprising lengths to stop it.
Fri, Sep 17, 1965
A mystery opens the second season as Representative Slattery becomes the target of an assassin's bullet. A near miss on his life isn't the only incident when a series of death threats against him begin to arrive, too. Police Lieutenant Wayne Altman and his men are on hand to protect Slattery and get to the bottom of who wants him dead and why.
Fri, Sep 24, 1965
Slattery's defense of a bill to ban electronic eavesdropping really begins to hit home after he discovers that his own office has been bugged. His anger escalates even more when he learns that new girlfriend Liz Andrews, a reporter, has also been victimized, with bugging devices in her home recording their intimate conversations.
Fri, Oct 1, 1965
In a "ripped from the 1960s headlines" story, Slattery takes on the cause of artist Serefino Roca, an aging folk artist whose hulking, hand-built monuments are deemed a safety hazard and earmarked for razing. A defiant Roca chains and padlocks himself to one of the structures then sends Slattery the only key.
Fri, Oct 8, 1965
Slattery's friends Hank and Barbara Harrison hope that the baby Barbara is expecting will help to save their unstable marriage. However, after contacting German measles, Barbara fears her child will develop birth defects and wants to terminate the pregnancy. A sympathetic Slattery places his career in jeopardy when he subsequently decides to support a controversial bill that would allow abortions in the state.
Fri, Oct 22, 1965
When a bill designed to regulate foster homes is proposed, Slattery begins research which leads him to meeting young Eddie Stakely, a boy currently living in a foster home. Eddie confides in Slattery alleged abuse by his foster mother and declares he wants to go back his father, an alcoholic deemed unfit to parent.
Fri, Nov 5, 1965
Slattery becomes the most unwelcome member of his political party when he won't tow the party line. Major Roger Dyne, a revered Vietnam War hero, is backed for the U.S Senate,, but after Slattery sees him illegally kill a deer out of season, questions his ethics and declines to endorse his candidacy.
Fri, Nov 12, 1965
B.J. Rankin's apparent death bed confession opens a Pandora's Box for Slattery and his longtime friend Peter Markham. Rankin's confession accuses Slattery of committing a past perjury in order to conceal a bribe taken by Markham. Meanwhile, Rankin's disturbed son Jeff kidnaps Markham's daughter Cindy to force a confession and clear his father's name.
Fri, Nov 19, 1965
Spencer Carlisle seeks help from Slattery when the railroad eliminates his stop from their schedule. Faced with the prospect of moving to another town with a stop, Carlisle wants the railroad to reconsider, but Slattery feels it's likely a lost cause. When Liz learns about the situation, she goes public with story, creating a situation in which the railroad responds by attacking Slattery as opportunistic and attention-seeking.
Fri, Nov 26, 1965
Andy Stevens, a college professor and friend of Slattery, is accused of Communism when he supports a freedom of speech movement by radicals on his college campus. Slattery quickly comes to Stevens' defense, but then finds himself accused of leaning Red by a TV personality with a reputation for being a zealot.