Letter to Loretta - Season 5
1 - A Dollar's Worth
Air Date: October 20, 1957
The spoiled daughter of a brash manicurist discovers that her father hadn't died when he returns from a prison sentence for forgery.
2 - The Defense
Air Date: October 27, 1957
3 - Innocent Conspiracy
Air Date: November 3, 1957
A loyal Japanese wife finds a way to help her discouraged husband when an orphan wanders into their lives.
4 - Understanding Heart
Air Date: November 10, 1957
5 - The Little Witness
Air Date: November 24, 1957
A mother struggles to protect her son (Johnny Crawford), who witnessed a murder.
6 - Blizzard
Air Date: December 1, 1957
7 - Friends at a Distance
Air Date: December 8, 1957
A widowed small-town gift-shop owner and children's book illustrator meets a charmingly foreign handyman and it seems her dreams of a Prince Charming are coming true.
8 - Man in a Hurry
Air Date: December 15, 1957
9 - Power Play
Air Date: December 29, 1957
10 - The Demon and Mrs. Devon
Air Date: January 5, 1958
A Chinese vase and a steroids surprise party drastically alter a young businessman's life.
11 - The Accused
Air Date: January 12, 1958
A serial strangler is at large in a community where two determined women attempt to raise awareness of the correlation that salacious pictures have on sex crimes.
12 - The Hidden One
Air Date: January 19, 1958
13 - Faraway Island
Air Date: January 26, 1958
14 - My Two Hands
Air Date: February 2, 1958
15 - Dear Milkman
Air Date: February 9, 1958
A wife who has written a loving book about her milkman husband encounters marital conflict when a Hollywood producer wants to make a movie based on the wife's book except the producer's vision is to change reality to suit cinema practices.
16 - The Bargain
Air Date: February 16, 1958
17 - A Greater Strength
Air Date: February 23, 1958
A newly returned widow discovers to her dismay that her only daughter has been adopted while she was a POW. While trying to retrieve her daughter, she encounters frustrating complications that endanger her child and challenge her faith.
18 - Conflict
Air Date: March 2, 1958
19 - The Oriental Mind
Air Date: March 9, 1958
20 - Windfall
Air Date: March 16, 1958
21 - Time of Decision
Air Date: March 23, 1958
Ruth's 16 yo sister Ellen, appears to have become mentally ill. Ruth and her boyfriend struggle to come up with a workable strategy to help her.
22 - Air Stewardess
Air Date: March 30, 1958
During a night flight aboard a transcontinental airplane, a dangerous drug disappears from its storage place.
23 - To Open a Door
Air Date: April 6, 1958
A chic boutique owner is very tempted to compromise her integrity when she falls for a handsome, cultured married man. The feeling is mutual and the chemistry electric and she struggles to "close that door."
24 - Thanks to You
Air Date: April 13, 1958
25 - Dangerous Verdict
Air Date: April 20, 1958
A man who is to be tried for murder tries to escape across the Mexican border since he was not granted a change of venue. His concern was that the judge, being a woman, would allow emotion to influence the verdict.
26 - Second Rate Citizen
Air Date: April 27, 1958
27 - South American Uncle
Air Date: May 4, 1958
Loretta plays it for laughs as a clever con artist who dupes three parish priests out of money. They compare notes and set up a trap to help her back on the right path.
28 - A Strange Adventure
Air Date: May 11, 1958
Globe-trotting lady encounters what looks like her own portrait in an Italian gift shop, leading to a romantic fling and a shocking surprise.
29 - Day of Rest
Air Date: May 18, 1958
A woman's day of rest assigned to her by the husband due to a her developing cold becomes problematic due to the needs of her six children.