Mannix
Carol Lockwood, Past Tense
TV Flash files “Carol Lockwood, Past Tense” as hour 141 of 194 in the TV Flash guide — Mannix (1967–1975) on CBS, season 6, episode 19, aired 1973-01-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E19: listed hour 141 of 194 in the Mannix guide, hour 19 of 24 in season 6. It aired 1973-01-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Out of the Night” (S06E18). Next is “The Faces of Murder” (S06E20).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Mannix's ex-girlfriend Carol turns up dead on a beach, apparently the victim of an accidental drowning. However, the facts don't add up and Mannix figures that Carol was murdered.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Carol Lockwood, Past Tense sit in the Mannix guide?
S06E19 is listed hour 141 of 194 — hour 19 of 24 in season 6, season 6 episode 19.
When did Mannix S06E19 air?
Carol Lockwood, Past Tense aired 1973-01-28 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Independent-practice Mannix hours — Connors taking the punch, Fisher as Peggy Fair — are the classic brand. The early corporate-detective setup is a different on-ramp if you want to see the format shed its first skin.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor's orders — Bruce Geller's private-eye engine of pure physical stubbornness. Mike Connors made the bruised P.I. a weekly ritual; Gail Fisher's Peggy Fair was a landmark Black woman regular in detective drama. No whisper-soft neo-noir — just motion.
The body is the plot. Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor's orders on CBS's *Mannix* (1967–1975; 194 episodes), Bruce Geller's private-eye engine of pure physical stubbornness. Mike Connors made the bruised P.I. a weekly ritual. Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair was a groundbreaking Black woman in a major dramatic supporting role, with Emmy recognition to match. Early corporate-detective framing gave way to freer solo ops. Eight seasons of fistfights later, the suit was torn but the brand…
Filed against
- Mike Connors as Joe Mannix
Mike Connors’s Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor’s orders — Bruce Geller’s 1960s private-eye engine of physical stubbornness, Gail Fisher’s Peggy Fair as a landmark Black woman regular in detective drama.…
- Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair
Gail Fisher made Peggy Fair a landmark regular on Mannix — Bruce Geller's bruised private-eye engine, Mike Connors ignoring doctor's orders, a Black woman at the detective-drama desk when the form still pretended otherwise. No white-glove…