Episodes
1. Love You to Death
February 5, 1987
60 min
O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood investigate the murders of the trainer and jockey of a prize racehorse.
2. Vantage Point
February 12, 1987
60 min
Colby and Carson are the subject of a department investigation. Guest star: Leslie Toth. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
Guest Stars:
Leslie Toth
3. Play the Game
February 19, 1987
60 min
O'Brien and Giambone investigate the death of a star college hockey player who had ties to a gambling ring.
4. Punk
February 26, 1987
60 min
An unbalanced woman from O'Brien's past makes an attempt on his life and injures Nicole in the process.
5. Beauty Is as Beauty Does
April 30, 1987
60 min
The death of a young model leads O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood to a top model embroiled in blackmail.
6. You're on the Air
May 7, 1987
60 min
During a radio interview, Hogan (Sean McCann) is challenged by a murderer he previously arrested. Guest stars: Alan Scarfe and Frank Moore. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
Guest Stars:
Edward Heeley
7. And Baby Makes Grief
May 21, 1987
60 min
A woman's mysterious death sends O'Brien and Giambone to investigate her adopted child's birth mother.
8. All the King's Horses
August 4, 1987
60 min
O'Brien (Scott Hylands) believes that an off-duty police officer (Jason Miller) helped a drug-case suspect escape. Guest star: Cynthia Dale. With Jeff Wincott.
Guest Stars:
Cynthia Dale
9. Grace
August 11, 1987
60 min
An abused wife (Carol Lynley) comes to Kirkwood for help; O'Brien and Giambone search for a pimp's killer.
Guest Stars:
Carol Lynley
10. The Kid
August 16, 1987
60 min
A member (Lee Montgomery) of a youth league basketball team is implicated in a street gang murder. Guest star: Hector Elizondo. With Jeff Wincott and Scott Hylands.
Guest Stars:
Lee Montgomery, Héctor Elizondo, Jeff Schultz
11. Flashback
August 25, 1987
60 min
The reappearance of his first partner's killer rekindles O'Brien's memories and renews his determination to capture the man.
12. Tell Me a Story
September 1, 1987
60 min
A neighbourhood's inhabitants are hesitant to reveal to the police what they know about a young girl's murder.
13. Comeback
September 8, 1987
60 min
A lounge singer is seen arguing with his cousin over money. The cousin is later found murdered. Does the lounge singer have ties to the mafia? O'Brien and Giambone seek the cooperation of a frightened singer (Danny Aiello) blackmailed by the mob.
Guest Stars:
Danny Aiello
14. The Pimp
September 24, 1987
60 min
The enraged father of a runaway who turned to prostitution is accused of murdering her pimp.
Guest Stars:
J. Winston Carroll, Lisa Schrage, Bruce Tubbe
15. Limo
October 1, 1987
60 min
Whitey's cousin becomes a murder suspect when the limousine he drives appears to be connected with several deaths.
16. Mean Business
October 8, 1987
60 min
Sympathy for the man's family makes Giambone reject suicide as the cause of a failing industrialist's death.
17. Tonight's News
October 15, 1987
60 min
An eager TV newswoman (Cynthia Belleveau) puts her life in danger when she reports on a crime family's activities. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.
Guest Stars:
Cynthia Belleveau
18. Simon Says
October 22, 1987
60 min
O'Brien and Giambone enter the world of child pornography while seeking a runaway whose father was killed searching for her.
19. The Victim
October 29, 1987
60 min
A rape victim learns that her assailant has been released from prison after serving only four years of his sentence.
20. The Cost of Doing Business
November 5, 1987
60 min
A young astronomer sees a homicide through her telescope, but her frightened mother will not let her testify.
Guest Stars:
John Pyper-Ferguson, Patrick Sullivan
21. These Happy Golden Years
November 12, 1987
60 min
O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) uncover a drug-smuggling ring that uses innocent senior citizens as couriers. Guest stars: Kay Tremblay and Cec Linder.
Guest Stars:
Kay Tremblay, Cec Linder, Jack Creley
22. The Wiseguy
November 19, 1987
60 min
When a mobster decides to testify against his boss, O'Brien and Giambone grudgingly agree to protect the informant.
Guest Stars:
John Tench
23. Freedom Dead
November 26, 1987
60 min
Kirkwood's old friend, a presumed-dead rebel leader in South America, wants everyone to know he is alive.
