Season 7 (1980)

Episodes: 22

Star Cast: Hal Linden , Max Gail , Ron Glass , Ron Carey ,

Episodes List

Ep.1 Homicide (1)

Air Date: 1980-10-30

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.

Ep.2 Homicide (2)

Air Date: 1980-11-06

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.

Ep.3 The Delegate

Air Date: 1980-11-13

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.

Ep.4 Dorsey

Air Date: 1980-11-27

The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.

Ep.5 Agent Orange

Air Date: 1980-12-11

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.

Ep.6 Call Girl

Air Date: 1980-12-18

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.

Ep.7 Resignation

Air Date: 1981-01-08

Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.

Ep.8 Field Associate

Air Date: 1981-01-15

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.

Ep.9 Movie (1)

Air Date: 1981-01-22

Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.

Ep.10 Movie (2)

Air Date: 1981-01-29

A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.

Ep.11 The Psychic

Air Date: 1981-02-05

An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.

Ep.12 Stormy Weather

Air Date: 1981-02-12

A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.

Ep.13 The Librarian

Air Date: 1981-02-19

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.

Ep.14 Rachel

Air Date: 1981-02-26

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.

Ep.15 Contempt (1)

Air Date: 1981-03-12

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.

Ep.16 Contempt (2)

Air Date: 1981-03-19

When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.

Ep.17 The Doll

Air Date: 1981-03-26

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.

Ep.18 Lady and the Bomb

Air Date: 1981-04-09

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?

Ep.19 Riot

Air Date: 1981-04-30

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.

Ep.20 The Vests

Air Date: 1981-05-07

The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.

Ep.21 The Rainmaker

Air Date: 1981-05-14

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.