1. THE CRUISE OF THE CYNTHIA B Original Airdate: January 10, 1960

Synopsis. Bret finds himself in a battle over ownership of The Cynthia B, a legendary old schooner known as “the death ship” because each of its six previous owners died under mysterious circumstances. 

“The Cruise of The Cynthia B” is one of several episodes of Maverick inspired by Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Guest stars include Mona Freeman as Modesty Blaine, the charming grifter who got the best of Bret in “The Cats of Paradise.”

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