Cannon
Perfect Alibi
TV Flash files “Perfect Alibi” as hour 56 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 3, episode 8, aired 1973-10-31, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E08: listed hour 56 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 8 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1973-10-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Come Watch Me Die” (S03E07). Next is “Dead Lady's Tears” (S03E09).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Ross Byron hires Cannon after his house is burglarized and $500,000 disappears from his safe. Ross says that Alex Whitehead is guilty of committing the robbery because he held a grudge against him. Both men had been partners in creating a special scanner that made both rich. But then Whitehead began to live it up and lose money and Ross broke the partnership. However, Cannon discovers that Whitehead is serving time in prison and was there when the burglary was committed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Perfect Alibi sit in the Cannon guide?
S03E08 is listed hour 56 of 120 — hour 8 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 8.
When did Cannon S03E08 air?
Perfect Alibi aired 1973-10-31 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Cannon's size the joke?
No. Conrad's bulk is text, not a punchline. The series is a heavyweight PI who never auditioned as a pretty leading man and did not need to.
In the series
Why this series still plays
William Conrad's Frank Cannon is the heavyweight detective who never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal finds a new generation via Lincoln Continentals and stubborn casework. A Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology.
So the group chat wants a pretty-boy PI in a tuxedo (Lana would call it a *gown of authority*) and then Cannon rolls up in a Lincoln Continental like that was the whole look. CBS, 1971–1976: William Conrad's Frank Cannon is overweight, expensive, and brilliant, and Edward Hume and Quinn Martin put him at the center of the early-1970s detective boom without asking him to audition as a leading man. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal found a new generation via stubborn casework and gourmet side trips. (I said spoiler-free.…
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- William Conrad as Frank Cannon
William Conrad’s Frank Cannon never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to — heavyweight detective, Lincoln Continentals, stubborn casework, a Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology. Radio muscle…