Detective Jim Briggs breaks up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and a hot-shot lawyer who offers money and is arrested for attempted bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the detective of police brutality, Sgt. Stone puts his own badge on the line to help him.
Guest Stars:
Darren McGavin
A death-row inmate Joe Caslin points out the similarity between a current crime and his conviction, which in turn sets about a turn of events to save Joe.
Guest Stars:
Jason Wingreen, Larry D. Mann
An Internal Affairs investigation on fellow detective Bill Ehlers is done when he is suspected of stealing money recovered from a bank robbery. He refuses help from his fellow officers and sets out to find the robbers himself.
Guest Stars:
Ned Glass, Eileen Heckart, John Larch
Jim poses as an inside man at the baseball stadium's payroll window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
Guest Stars:
Val Avery, Cynthia Stone, Kevin Hagen, Whit Bissell
A deluded Korean War Veteran breaks out of an Army Hospital and stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer he fell in love with during the war.
Guest Stars:
Eric Shea, Charles Aidman, Lee Delano
An argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night diner, putting the officers on a trail of two thrill-seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against a woman.
Guest Stars:
Pippa Scott, James Best, Joseph V. Perry, Alan Oppenheimer, John S. Ragin
Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes a second attempt on the Captain's life.
Guest Stars:
James Patterson, Jack Bannon, Alan Oppenheimer, Byron Foulger, Susan Flannery
During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich, one of Sam's top snitches.
Guest Stars:
Robert Duvall, Lloyd Haynes, Jaime Sánchez, S. John Launer
Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to prevent a murder.
Guest Stars:
Michael Fox, Richard Anderson, Robert Drivas
Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her brother. He's really her ex-husband convict who's shaking her down for money to get out of town. He steals Jim's gun and badge and uses them to commit murder.
Guest Stars:
Diana Hyland, Paul Carr, Pat Renella
Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants revenge for being thrown out of the group.
Guest Stars:
Clint Ritchie, Adam Williams, Kevin McCarthy
Jim is framed for bribery and murder as a part of a plot to discredit his testimony against a drug dealer.
Guest Stars:
Michael Conrad, Dyanne Thorne, Bartlett Robinson
Bull, a former football star is accused of murder, but Sam suspects that arrogant team owner is the real killer.
Guest Stars:
Ed Asner, William Smithers
Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook, Layton, to try and find his injured partner.
Guest Stars:
Alex Gerry, Nicolas Coster, Lynda Day George, Milton Selzer, Michael Stanwood
Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
Guest Stars:
Susan Browning, Charles Grodin
Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
Guest Stars:
Dyanne Thorne, Joanna Moore, Richard Bull, Michael Tolan, Lew Gallo
After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
Guest Stars:
William Phipps, John Clarke
Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
Guest Stars:
Virginia Christine, John Anderson, Gene Dynarski
Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found dead in his swimming pool.
Guest Stars:
Natalie Trundy, Harry Townes, Lawrence Montaigne, James Daly, Karen Steele
Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death, even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.
Guest Stars:
Lawrence Montaigne, James Daly, Karen Steele, John Harmon, John Clarke
A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but Sam is skeptical.
Guest Stars:
Norma Crane, Jason Evers, Dean Harens, Steven Marlo, Kathie Browne
After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
Guest Stars:
Dale Van Sickel, Michael Pataki, Phillip Pine, Jon Cedar
Frightened victims of high society burglars give false information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When the crooks pursue the victim's daughter at Marineland, the Squad must race to the rescue.
Guest Stars:
Ahna Capri, Lloyd Haynes, Kent Smith, Virginia Field, Woodrow Parfrey
Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durrant, and is then abducted from police custody during an ambush.
Guest Stars:
Angelique Pettyjohn, Steve Ihnat
Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
Guest Stars:
John Milford, Anna Strasberg
A war hero, who saved Sam's life in Korea, thinks the smugglers he's aiding are trafficking uncut diamonds. What they're really smuggling is pure heroin and Sam must work to extricate his friend from the scheme.
Guest Stars:
Lamont Johnson, Richard Bull, Lew Gallo
Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert is behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.
Guest Stars:
Ross Elliott, John Pickard, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, Douglas Henderson
A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland a building inspector in the pocket of racket boss Koster.
Guest Stars:
Arthur Malet, Robert H. Harris, Peter Mark Richman
Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs.
Guest Stars:
John Davis Chandler, Frank Marth, Stuart Nisbet, Harold Gould, Robert Osterloh
A murder witness identifies Dan as the killer and his bizarre behavior hinders Sam and Jim's attempts to clear him. Dan is trying to protect his crippled ex-partner Tony and Tony's daughter Ani, who are being blackmailed.
Guest Stars:
Lawrence Dobkin, Joe Turkel, Shirley Mitchell