# 0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976)

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Podcast: [CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-restoration-7130600)
Published: 2026-06-19T14:00:02+00:00
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0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ann Pitoniak; Rosemary Rice; Bob Kaliban. A cop's son (an undercover detective) is murdered and a suspect is found with the weapon; the cop thinks it's an open-and-shut case, but doubts enter his mind when the suspect's mother (who claims her son didn't pull the trigger) begs him to investigate further.

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