When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.
Guest Stars:
Jack Somack, James Gregory, Jack Dodson, Harold J. Stone, Tricia O'Neil
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
Guest Stars:
Jack Somack, James Gregory, Jack Dodson, Harold J. Stone, Tricia O'Neil
A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.
Guest Stars:
Bonnie Bartlett, Don Sherman, Tom Henschel, Bob Dishy, Phil Leeds
The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.
Guest Stars:
Darrell Zwerling, Andrew Bloch, Cal Gibson, Michael Lombard, Paul Lieber
Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.
Guest Stars:
Doris Roberts, Peter Hobbs, Paul Lieber, Michael Currie, Louis Giambalvo
Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
Guest Stars:
Paul Lieber, Arthur Malet, Sarina C. Grant, Tasha Zemrus, Paul Kent
Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
Guest Stars:
Steve Franken, Peter Elbling, Mario Roccuzzo, Allan Rich
Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.
Guest Stars:
Jeffrey Tambor, Florence Halop, Ned Glass
Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
Guest Stars:
George Murdock, Dino Natali, Arny Freeman, Dennis Howard
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
Guest Stars:
Ralph Manza, James Gregory, Jay Gerber, J.J. Barry, Norman Bartold
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
Guest Stars:
James Gregory, Kenneth Tigar, Fred Sadoff, Rod Colbin, Larry Hankin
A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.
Guest Stars:
Robert Costanzo, Seymour S. Bernstein, Peter Wolf, Phyllis Frelich
A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.
Guest Stars:
Allan Miller, Titos Vandis, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Zachary Berger, James Gallery
Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.
Guest Stars:
Alex Henteloff, Stanley Brock, Anne Wyndham, Chu Chu Malave
A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.
Guest Stars:
John Dullaghan, Dale Robinette, Larry Gelman, Jack Murdock, Roy Andrews
When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.
Guest Stars:
John Dullaghan, J.J. Barry, Jack Murdock, William Windom, Maggie Brown
An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.
Guest Stars:
James Gregory, Oliver Clark, Dee Croxton, Philip Bruns, A Martinez
The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?
Guest Stars:
Peggy Pope, James Murtaugh, Judson Morgan, Ben Freedman, Howard Mann
Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
Guest Stars:
James Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Howard Platt, Susan Tolsky, Pat McNamara
The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.
Guest Stars:
James Gregory, Don Calfa, Alice Hirson, Warren Munson
The officers arrest a rainmaker, only discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city; Wojo, Harris and Dietrich each consider a job opening in vice.
Guest Stars:
J. Pat O'Malley, Leonard Stone, Beatrice Colen, Bruce MacVittie

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