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COLLECTION · Series · 1993

Missing Persons

Missing Persons is a short-lived American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994. It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional big-name guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.

Source: TMDB
* 6.3 (3)DramaMysteryUnited States
Creators
Peter Lance · Gary Sherman
Countries
United States
Studios
ABC · Stephen J. Cannell Productions · Gary Sherman Productions
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
30/08/1993
Score
6.3 / 10 (3)
Where to watch
Streaming
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
18 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. Missing Persons Pilot (Part 1)
1993-08-30 · 60 min

Daniel J. Travanti plays Lt. Ray McAuliffe, the head of a diverse team of Chicago police officers specializing in missing persons. In the opener, Officer Bobby Davidson searches for a missing law student.

Episode 2. Missing Persons Pilot (Part 2)
1993-08-30 · 60 min

As we meet the characters, Johnny investigates a case of a little Polish girl snatched on a subway train, Carlos tries to find a 14 year old victim of sexual abuse, Bobby searches for a missing law student, and Connie gets frustrated…

Episode 3. Cabe... What Kind of Name Is That?
1993-09-23 · 60 min

Carlos brings in photos of his newborn son. Bobby searches for the missing son of a Filipino lady, meanwhile a little boy is found who hasn't been reported missing.

Episode 4. People Don't Talk to Cops, People Lie to Cops
1993-09-30 · 60 min

A child is kidnapped from his back yard; an optometrist vanishes on his way home from work; and a young woman doesn't return from the grocery store.

Episode 5. I Can't Even Imagine
1993-10-07 · 60 min

A young woman returning from a European trip does not get off the plane; two teens do not make it home from a party; and a suicide note is found but no body.

Episode 6. That's My Sister, Pal
1993-10-14 · 60 min

Carlos and Connie search for a missing teen who has upset a drug lord.

Episode 7. The Man's an Emotional Termite
1993-10-28 · 60 min

A young woman's parents arrive for a visit and find her missing; a young girl is an apparent runaway; and an older man's entire family disappears.

Episode 8. Some People's Priorities...
1993-11-04 · 60 min

Missing dental hygienist's car is found with Black Magic books and items in the trunk, and her parents can't seem to decide whether or not they want to find her. A wife goes out for groceries and never comes back. Constance gets flowers.

Episode 9. I'm Gonna Miss Him, Too...
1993-11-11 · 60 min

A young boy runs away from home, returning to take his little brother with him, after his potential stepfather steals from their home and blames it on him, and then threatens his life. Connie has to trace the family of an heroic John Doe…

Episode 10. Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved...
1993-11-25 · 60 min

Connie and Carlos both have to find missing children. Connie's case is a 4-year old who disappeared at nursery school, and Carlos's is an 8-year old, who is later found badly beaten. When an ex-school friend of Ray's, who had been injured…

Episode 11. Right Neighborhood... Wrong Door
1993-12-02 · 60 min

Boy disappears in a grocery store. A rich accountant goes missing, and appears to have left the house in a hurry.

Episode 12. How Hard Is It Just to Get Off at the Next Exit?
1993-12-16 · 60 min

Boy missing for a year has been spotted. An express driver disappears. Johnny's dad, also a cop, gets shot. Robert gets an A on his mid-term.

Episode 13. If You Could Pick Your Own Parents...
1994-01-06 · 60 min

Elderly man missing, wife attempts suicide. Group plans a holiday party for the lieutenant. Jumper's body hasn't been found and no one's reported him missing. Boy reports his mom is missing.

Episode 14. I've Got a Siren!...
1994-01-13 · 60 min

Connie helps a girl who is having a baby and is missing her boyfriend, while Bobby meets an actress who models herself on Lauren Bacall and has driven her husband away with her constant role-playing games.

Episode 15. My Beautiful Son is O.K....
1994-01-20 · 60 min

Johnny and Connie look for two little boys who went missing on their way home from school, while Bobby has the mysterious disappearance of a woman he met on a recent case on his hands. Carlos, Anita, Ray and Barbara spend the whole…

Episode 16. All They Had to Do was Ask...
1993-02-03 · 60 min

Ray is shocked when he is told his ex-partner is being transferred into his department. Problem is she is female and rumours were rife that they were having an affair. Meanwhile a boy goes missing from party of schoolchildren on a museum…

Episode 17. Tell Me You Didn't Do It... I'll Go to the Wall for You
1993-02-10 · 60 min

Ellen is making her mark on the department, buying doughnuts, making coffee, and being paired with Bobby on a seemingly straightforward parolee disappearance. Until Bobby is framed.

Episode 18. What Do You Want, a Signed Confession?
1994-02-17 · 60 min

Bobby is still under investigation for a suspected bribe and perverting the course of justice. Also a little girl is snatched in a department store.

Cast by season
Daniel J. Travanti
Daniel J. Travanti
Ray McAuliffe
Erik King
Erik King
Bobby Davison
Juan Ramírez
Juan Ramírez
Carlos Marrone
Frederick Weller
Frederick Weller
Johnny Sandowski
Jorja Fox
Jorja Fox
Connie Karadzic
?
Robert Swan
Dan Manaher
?
Paty Lombard
Barbara McAuliffe
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