Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gregg; Calletano faces a tax audit; and Joyce feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Silvana Gallardo, Richard Warwick, Paul Willson, Allan Lurie
Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; and Furillo sits on a board of rights for a fellow captain accused of neglecting his duties.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Stephanie Braxton, Leo Rossi, Larry B. Scott, Arnold Johnson
Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to work as a crime reporter for an advertising weekly; and Furillo looks into the charges made against his men by a bitter Lou Hogan.
Guest Stars:
Leo Rossi, Trinidad Silva, Armin Shimerman, Jesse D. Goins, Mario Gallo
Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renko's birthday is less than happy; and Furillo uses his favor to Detweiler to save Goldblume's job when Hogan's accusations prove partially correct.
Guest Stars:
Leo Rossi, Michael Fairman
Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Calletano expresses his true feelings at a luncheon honoring him as the Hispanic Officer of the Year.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Royce D. Applegate, Tony Perez, Jon Cypher, Helen Shaver
At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move while Goldblume tries to keep an old man afraid of his new living arrangements from jumping off; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop dealing with the same cocaine peddler.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Peter Brocco, Judith Baldwin, Louis Giambalvo, Peter Hobbs
Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffering from traumatic stress; and Daniels orders Furillo to cut off Fuchs from the Maizel homicide investigation.
Guest Stars:
Daniel Zacapa, Rae Allen, CCH Pounder, John Hancock, Martin Ferrero
LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with her baby; Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor; and Daniels pressures Furillo to keep quiet about Maizel.
Guest Stars:
Dominique Dunne, Jeffrey Tambor, John Brandon, Lynne Moody, Michael Fairman
The governor's dog is stolen; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; and Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Julius Carry, Helen Shaver, Ken Foree, Trinidad Silva
Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; Renko gets dumped; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Helen Shaver, Trinidad Silva, Franklyn Seales, Lynne Moody
The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant leaks out; Furillo tries to stop coroner Nydorf from testifying; and Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
Guest Stars:
Pat Corley, George Wyner, Helen Shaver, Peter Jurasik, Trinidad Silva
Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bates spends the holiday in the hospital.
Guest Stars:
Gina Gallego, Bill Jenkins, Earl Billings, James McEachin, Micole Mercurio
An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
Guest Stars:
Peter Donat, Jeannetta Arnette
A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; Hunter looks for the rat that bit Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.
Guest Stars:
Jack Starrett, William Forsythe, Bruce Kirby, Karen Carlson, Edwin Owens
Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad young woman threatened by her boyfriend; Hill puts Benedetto in his place; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.
Guest Stars:
Philip Bruns, Rebecca Forstadt, William Forsythe, Marlene Warfield, Helen Martin
The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; a jealous Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child; and Goldblume outthinks some gang members threatening a stand up young man who turned in their friends.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Mykelti Williamson, Steven Williams, Lisa Sutton, Jon Cypher
LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; Belker endangers his relationship with Robin by trying to protect her; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Willard E. Pugh, Trinidad Silva, Terry Kiser, Ally Sheedy
Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out of a comic named Vic Hitler; Joyce decides her future.
Guest Stars:
Bill Randolph, Lionel Mark Smith, Terry Kiser, Robin Gammell, Ally Sheedy
Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion; and Furillo and Davenport take a major step in their lives.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Terry Kiser, Ally Sheedy, Ron Silver, Ezekiel Moss
The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
Guest Stars:
Jonathan Banks, Leonard Stone, Michael Lerner, Dennis Franz, Jon Cypher
Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a bag full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.
Guest Stars:
Jonathan Banks, William Benedict, Hal Bokar, Aston S. Young, Michael Lerner
Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a really nice purse snatcher; and Furillo finds Jesus Martinez behind bars.
Guest Stars:
Robert Hirschfeld, Peter Frechette, Carlos Lacámara, Trinidad Silva, Michael Lerner