Hill Street Blues
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NBC Ended Drama • Crime • Mystery
7 Seasons · 146 Episodes · Premiered January 15, 1981 · Ended May 12, 1987
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
17 episodes
E01
Hill Street Station
Fri, Jan 16 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
120 min
Precinct Captain Furillo tries to defuse a hostage situation despite the advice of his gung-ho Emergency Action Team leader and the temperament of a self-absorbed gang leader; public defender Joyce Davenport tries to find a client who has been lost in the bureaucratic maze; Detective LaRue gets a lapful of coffee; Sgt. Esterhaus confides to Fay about his teenage sweetheart; Officers Hill and Renko are shot in the line of duty.
E02
Presidential Fever
Sun, Jan 18 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill and Renko meet again for the first time since their shooting; Esterhaus tries to avoid Grace Gardner, the new police decorator; two transfer officers get themselves into trouble; Belker pursues rapists in the park; and Furillo must deal with Fay's demands for more money and an impending Presidential visit.
E03
Politics as Usual
Fri, Jan 23 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill and Renko decide to split up, only to reconsile after a breakdown; LaRue is offered a bribe by a drug dealer who turns out to be a cop; Furillo tries to negotiate with the Bloods and Shamrocks to ensure a peaceful Presidential tour; Belker agrees to a blind date; Fay is arrested in a hot tub.
E04
Can World War III Be an Attitude?
Sun, Jan 25 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo backs LaRue in the bribery case brought by Macafee; Hill and Renko bust a car thief who's a mechanical whiz; Bates finally receives some respect from her peers; Esterhaus bonds with Grace when they live through a crisis at the station house after the Presidential visit is cancelled, gang revenge is feared, and a power outage creates turmoil.
E05
Double Jeopardy
Sun, Feb 1 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Neal continues to investigate Macafee's life as a way of clearing LaRue; Belker and several others go undercover dressed as women to catch a rapist; Esterhaus broods over his two women; and Goldblume questions his ability after losing a jumper.
E06
Film at Eleven
Sun, Feb 8 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A television reporter rides with Hill and Renko; Washington and LaRue find the gun that shot Hill and Renko; and Belker busts Kevin Herman Dracula for biting a prostitute.
E07
Choice Cut
Sun, Feb 15 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hector Ruiz takes hostages again, this time at a supermarket; LaRue and Washington try to connect the gun that shot Hill and Renko with addict Eddie Hoban; and Cynthia Chase uses the hostage scene to stir up the local merchants.
E08
Up in Arms
Sun, Feb 22 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo gets orders to deal with a neighborhood merchants' association; Esterhaus goes out to meet a criminal he helped put away; Harris and Santini get into trouble with the deadly black van; and Hoban's lie detector results are inconclusive.
E09
Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind
Sun, Mar 1 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The Dekker Avenue Merchants Association continues helping the police; Eddie Hoban finds himself out in the cold; Hill, Renko and Belker all have personal problems; Furillo tries to help a confused Santini decide what to do; and LaRue brings Cynthia Chase along on a dull stakeout that suddenly heats up.
E10
Gatorbait
Sun, Mar 8 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Renko gets put out when a Division homicide detective ridicules his efforts to learn who killed a 15-year-old prostitute; Furillo learns that he may be in line for a promotion to commander; LaRue and Washington have a surprise for Hunter during his annual alligator hunt in the city sewers; and Fay asks Furillo's help with an obscene phone caller.
E11
Life, Death, Eternity
Sun, Mar 15 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo's chances for promotion are threatened when a city councilman is implicated in the murder of the teenage prostitute; LaRue continues to look for money for his "saloondramat"; Fay's obscene caller breaks into her home; and Belker confronts an anti-Semitic cop just transferred to the Hill.
E12
I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin
Sun, Mar 22 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo pushes the investigation of Councilman McCauley; LaRue's business dream comes to a bitter end; Lt. Hunter gets his chance to test out an "urban tank" in Sniper Alley.
E13
Fecund Hand Rose
Thu, Mar 26 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Esterhaus faces immense pressure as his wedding day to Cindy dawns and Grace shows him what he's giving up; Furillo resents providing protection for Ralph Macafee, who's now a state witness; Belker busts an entertaining professional cat burglar; and everyone scrambles to get ready for the wedding ceremony.
E14
Rites of Spring (1)
Wed, May 20 1981 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill and Renko arrest a young mother who regularly abandons her two toddlers and the station watches as a brutal vice cop is investigated... for a fourth time.
E15
Rites of Spring (2)
Wed, May 20 1981 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo and Neal go out of their way to help clear an obnoxious, racist narcotics detective accused of shooting an unarmed black man; LaRue's drinking gets really out of hand; and Hill and Renko try to help a young black woman accused of neglecting her children.
E16
Jungle Madness (1)
Wed, May 27 1981 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from one shady scam to another as he tries to raise money; Belker's sham fence operation nets a surprise; Shirrett Anders leaves her children again; Furillo warns LaRue to get help for his drinking problem after he ruins a drug bust; and Joe Coffey, Lucy's new partner, is shot.
E17
Jungle Madness (2)
Wed, May 27 1981 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from one shady scam to another as he tries to raise money; Belker's sham fence operation nets a surprise; Shirrett Anders leaves her children again; Furillo warns LaRue to get help for his drinking problem after he ruins a drug bust; and Joe Coffey, Lucy's new partner, is shot.
Season 2
18 episodes
E01
Hearts and Minds
Fri, Oct 30 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A prostitute accuses a detective of blackmailing her for sex; Goldblume searches for a missing child; a former gang leader returns to the Hill as a crusading social reformer; Belker busts a purse-snatching orangutan and keeps in touch with an undercover rookie planted inside a volatile street gang; and Furillo and Esterhaus question their current romantic involvements.
E02
Blood Money
Fri, Nov 6 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume meets a lonely woman while driving a cab undercover; LaRue and Washington use a desperate snitch to solve a prostitute murder; Virgil reports on Hudson's takeover of the Black Arrow gang; and Furillo and Joyce meet socially after splitting up.
E03
The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue
Fri, Nov 13 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill and Renko handle a domestic call involving an old man threatening his neighbors with a shotgun; Hudson looks for the informer in his gang; and Joyce asks Furillo for advice about the Downey case.
E04
The Second Oldest Profession
Fri, Nov 20 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates loses a junkie prostitute through an error in judgement; Hudson beats up his lawyer after his release on bail; Furillo and Joyce reconsider their separation; and Esterhaus ends his friendship with Mac.
E05
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree
Fri, Dec 4 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Night court interferes with "Monday Night Football" as LaRue and Washington are accused of entrapping a mugger; Bates and Coffey look for gang members responsible for the drive-by shooting of a child; Grace has a pregnancy scare; Fay announces that she's getting married again.
E06
Cranky Streets
Fri, Dec 11 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill covers for an old friend with personal problems who uses excessive force on an arrest; Coffey arrests an old family friend during a visit to his old neighborhood; Fay introduces her fiance; and negotiations breakdown between the police union and the city.
E07
Chipped Beef
Fri, Dec 18 1981 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo pushes Hill about his support of Nash; Belker goes under to catch a gang preying on automatic bank tellers; Fay's engagement ends abruptly; and a good samaritan faces arrest on old out of town warrants.
E08
The World According to Freedom
Fri, Jan 8 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker meets an eccentric calling himself "Captain Freedom" while on a stakeout; LaRue gets more than he bargained for as a cell plant when he overhears an arson suspect taunting an accused child molester; and Furillo issues an ultimatum to the gangs after a savage massacre in a local tavern.
E09
Pestolozzi's Revenge
Fri, Jan 15 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The Captain meets LaRue and Washington when he returns from a purse snatching; Renko (who has lost his service revolver) and Hill are rear-ended by a wedding party; Bates gets mad at Coffey when he stands her up for a breakfast date; Lou threatens again to remove his vending machines from the precinct house; Daniels tells Furillo to initiate a scam saloon in the South Ferry Precinct as a preemptive move against the corruption-seeking Sullivan Commission.
E10
The Spy Who Came in from Delgado
Fri, Jan 22 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hunter uses pedigreed hounds to track wild city dogs; the scam saloon begins producing results, despite Captain Freedom's help; Fay fixates on cemetery plots; Frank becomes incresingly disgusted with his lawyer and Chief Daniels over the actions of the Sullivan Commission; and a suspicious Calletano learns the truth about a gorgeous new khaki officer.
E11
Freedom's Last Stand
Fri, Jan 29 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates plays in the interdepartmental poker finals; Fuchs refuses to help out one of his own men caught forging prescriptions; Henry goes undercover on a smash-and-grab purse snatching detail; Delgado admits he's afraid of testifying before the commission; Joyce chides Furillo for being naive about his supposed innocence protecting him against the commission; the scam saloon closes down after a gun battle; and a furious Furillo testifies before the commission and offers his resignation to Chief Daniels.
E12
Of Mouse and Man
Fri, Feb 12 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Joyce's fellow PD Pam Gilliam is gunned down; Hill's position as VP for the Black Officers' Coalition puts a strain on both him and Renko; Goldblume tries to deal with an abusive landlord; Fay threatens to bring WAD to the Hill; LaRue and Washington trade up from a cocaine dealer to a PCP lab.
E13
Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement
Fri, Feb 19 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Grace asks Esterhaus for help with a barking dog; LaRue suffers a crisis of confidence about the PCP lab bust and starts drinking; Renko's family problems hurt his performance at work; Hill antagonizes everyone in his efforts to recruit for the BOC; Goldblume resorts to force to deal with landlord Sosa; and Furillo tries in vain to hold onto Walter Harmon for the death of Pam Gilliam.
E14
The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded
Fri, Feb 26 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill has enough of the BOC pressures; Goldblume finds a witness in the Gilliam case who seems too good to be true; Furillo demotes LaRue to the police motor pool; and Joyce grows bitter when Walter Harmon is released and kills again.
E15
Some Like It Hot-Wired
Fri, Mar 19 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume is bitter over losing a promotion; Joyce walks out of court while defending a repeat offender; Renko learns his father is dying; a stakeout to find a con team shaking down johns proves dangerous; and Esterhaus' prize car is taken by a team of car thieves.
E16
Personal Foul
Fri, Mar 26 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker and Washington go undercover at a porno theater; Hill and Renko answer a domestic call concerning a suicidal man holding his wife and child hostage; a pickup basketball game between the cops and the gangs calls for full-scale negotiations.
E17
The Shooter
Fri, May 7 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker tries to renew his expired driver's license; Renko tries to take his father home from the hospital; LaRue rehabilitates himself with Furillo; and everyone follows the trail of the gun used to kill two officers during a burglary.
E18
Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers
Fri, May 14 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Renko's father takes a final trip around the city; Belker goes undercover to find out who has been knifing winos; and Joyce finds her faith restored as she defends a nice young man accused of rape whose alibi is reluctant to testify.
Season 3
22 episodes
E01
Trial by Fury
Fri, Oct 1 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E02
Domestic Beef
Fri, Oct 8 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E03
Heat Rash
Fri, Oct 15 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E04
Rain of Terror
Fri, Oct 22 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E05
Officer of the Year
Fri, Oct 29 1982 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E06
Stan the Man
Fri, Nov 5 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E07
Little Boil Blue
Fri, Nov 12 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E08
Requiem for a Hairbag
Fri, Nov 19 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E09
A Hair of the Dog
Fri, Nov 26 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The governor's dog is kidnapped; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.
E10
Phantom of the Hill
Fri, Dec 3 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E11
No Body's Perfect
Fri, Dec 10 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant is revealed; Furillo tries to stop Nydorf the coroner from testifying; Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
E12
Santaclaustraphobia
Fri, Dec 17 1982 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E13
Gung Ho
Fri, Jan 21 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
E14
Moon Over Uranus
Fri, Jan 28 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; LaRue and Washington search for the rat that bit Chief Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.
E15
Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel
Fri, Feb 4 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E16
Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy
Fri, Feb 11 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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 status of their relationship; and Goldblume out-thinks some gang members threatening a stand-up young man who turned in their friends.
E17
The Belles of St. Marys
Fri, Feb 18 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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 with an unfortunate last name 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.
E18
Life in the Minors
Fri, Feb 25 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E19
Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back
Fri, Mar 4 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
E20
Spotlight on Rico
Fri, Apr 29 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
E21
Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?
Fri, May 6 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a suitcase full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.
E22
A Hill of Beans
Fri, May 13 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
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.
Season 4
22 episodes
E01
Here's Adventure, Here's Romance
Fri, Oct 14 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The only witness to a massacre in a gay bar is an off duty cop; the Cisco Kid ties up traffic; and Goldblume offers to be Fay's natural childbirth coach.
E02
Ba-bing, Ba-bing
Fri, Oct 21 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill wins $100,000 in the lottery; Deputy Chief Mahoney tries to ride herd on Furillo's precinct; mayoral candidate Benjamin Fisk moves into a crime-ridden housing project; Goldblume tries to help Hector Ruiz control the Diablos; and Coffey and Bates bust a couple of lady mud wrestlers.
E03
The Long Law of the Arm
Fri, Oct 28 1983 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
LaRue and Washington salvage a man's severed arm; Joyce defends a frantic West Indian cabbie; Hector Ruiz takes one final hostage; and Hill alienates many of his friends with his new attitude.
E04
Death by Kiki
Fri, Nov 4 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Kiki tries to persuade Eldridge to change his story; Hill's behavior gets worse and worse as he blows all his money; Fisk returns to the housing project with tragic results; Coffey sulks when Bates scores higher on the sergeant's exam; and Daniels has to make peace between Furillo and Mahoney.
E05
Doris in Wonderland
Fri, Nov 11 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Commander Ozzie Cleveland enters the mayoral race; Officer Perez accidentally shoots a little boy; Daniels begins "Operation Tenderloin" out of a sexual cafeteria; and Mahoney tries to make a political campaign for Daniels out of the Robson shooting.
E06
Praise Dilaudid
Fri, Nov 18 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A pair of sweet junkie lovers create a hostage situation; the Robson arrest blows up in Daniels' face; and Wachtel shows up at the Wonderland as Murray's lawyer.
E07
Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
Fri, Nov 25 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
On election day, Goldblume tries to keep a last minute candidate clear of the polling places; Mahoney turns on Daniels; Wachtel reports gangsters threatening to torch Murray's Wonderland; and Furillo tries to help Perez' family.
E08
Midway to What?
Fri, Dec 2 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates and Coffey clean up "Buck Naked" for a court appearance; a busted bookie turns over several tapes incriminating cops on the take, including a rookie Hunter; Belker pursues a paraplegic who spray painted his car; and Hill boxes for the precinct.
E09
Honk If You're a Goose
Fri, Dec 9 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill has one last fight; Coffey and Bates take on Honky, the guard goose; Belker gets some unexpected help when he goes undercover in a wheelchair; bookie Ben Seltzer gives up a pay off drop point for a judge on the take; and Hunter refuses to admit he attempted suicide or needs any help.
E10
The Russians Are Coming
Fri, Dec 16 1983 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Three visiting Russians bring their personal problems to the Hill; Belker goes undercover as an ambulance attendant; LaRue's brother-in-law is busted for soliciting a police officer; Joyce, the judge, and the victim try hard to keep a mentally slow young man out of jail; and Fay and Goldblume worry about how Furillo will feel about their relationship.
E11
Ratman and Bobbin
Fri, Jan 13 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates and Coffey take over a storefront police/community relations project; a cop killer seems to be roaming the streets; Daryl Ann buys the wrong motorcycle for Renko; Joyce behaves oddly about buying a house; Leo and Ray try out an unorthodox method to get rid of the rats; and Daniels tries to short circuit Cleveland's corruption task force by exposing a network within the special Vice detail.
E12
Nichols from Heaven
Fri, Jan 20 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The rats return; Esterhaus is hospitalized for tests; Bates, Coffey and Joyce try to protect a woman and her children from her abusive husband; the latest cop killing looks to be a hired gun copying the random killer; and the corruption investigation strikes close to Hill Street; Hill Street gets word of the murder of Marty Nichols.
E13
Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
Fri, Jan 27 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo loses an old friend as the corruption investigation winds up; a romantic triangle transfers to the Hill and comes to a boil; and Coffey gets shot by the cop killer.
E14
Grace Under Pressure
Fri, Feb 3 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Sergeant Esterhaus dies unexpectedly and the whole station house tries to deal with their grief as they eulogize the man. Meanwhile, Leo finds out his wife is cheating on him; Bates may get a unique promotion; Mrs. Furillo is mistakenly arrested for soliciting by a rookie; Sandy is raped.
E15
The Other Side of Oneness
Fri, Feb 10 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume is fascinated by a call girl held on murder charges whose elite clientele has newspapers bidding for her story and her fearful clients threatening her life. Also, tributes to Esterhaus continue to roll in.
E16
Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow
Fri, Feb 17 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A judge intent on elevating jail conditions releases the court's overflow back into the streets; Bates has a rocky start as roll call sergeant; another professional hit covers up the murder of Whitney Barnes; after his memorial service, Furillo follows Esterhaus' last wishes to scatter his ashes on the Hill.
E17
The End of Logan's Run
Fri, Mar 2 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker has a final run in with his bald headed pickpocket with many names; Joyce defends a man whose brother plans to threaten the prosecution witness into silence; and Operation Stop 'N Cop begins.
E18
The Count of Monty Tasco
Fri, Mar 9 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A census taker disappears while working in the precinct; the Mullins brothers promise Furillo that Joyce will die if she testifies against Timothy; Daniels relieves Furillo of command; and Daryl Ann asks Renko to marry her.
E19
Nutcracker Suite
Fri, Mar 16 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume and Calletano try to figure out station command as Furillo tries to resist taking a drink; LaRue and Washington dog William Mullins to protect Joyce; and Renko finds he has similar problems to Jesus Martinez.
E20
Hair Apparent
Fri, May 4 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Garibaldi tries to save himself some money by doing some unofficial police work for a guy whose car he rearended; Belker is left exposed on his latest undercover by agents from another agency; and the mayor's gang appointee to the Youth Commission comes under fire for favoritism.
E21
Lucky Ducks
Fri, May 11 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Calletano prepares for a game show appearance; Renko tries to organize his wedding attendants; Peabody goes to the loan sharks Belker has infiltrated; and Furillo has to deal with renewed gang violence and Joyce's decision to take some time alone.
E22
Eva's Brawn
Fri, May 18 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker's loan sharks commandeer a prison bus and demand him in exchange for their hostages; Goldblume tries an unusual video-dating service; Renko has second thoughts as his wedding approaches while Coffey "invests" the wedding present money.
Season 5
23 episodes
E01
Mayo, Hold the Pickle
Fri, Sep 28 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
New roll call sergeant Jablonski is called out by a woman; Mayo handles a messy assault case against an elderly couple; the impending execution of Celestine Grey upsets Furillo and Goldblume; Fay tries to help an out of town couple who've lost everything to muggers; and Laura Ann Renko is born.
E02
Watt a Way to Go
Fri, Oct 5 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume takes the law into his own hands when his ex-wife Rachel is raped and refuses to press charges; Belker's undercover at the Stratford Hotel ends with Calletano and the Fimpels taken hostage; Hunter tries to defend an EATer's callous remarks during the taking of a sniper; and Joyce continues to work for Celestine's life.
E03
Rookie Nookie
Fri, Oct 19 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo calls Goldblume off the murder investigation of his wife's rapist; Bates has problems with an insolent rookie; Mayo and Garibaldi bust a bogus cable TV installer; Belker goes undercover in a chicken suit and is plagued by a mime; and Hunter insults a female khaki officer, who barricades herself in the john.
E04
Fowl Play
Fri, Oct 26 1984 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Rookie Swann kills himself after the initiation party at the Kubiak Lodge; LaRue tells Furillo about his night with a murder victim's wife; another hooker is killed by a copycat murderer; and the lieutenants quarrel over a government study grant.
E05
Bangladesh Slowly
Fri, Nov 2 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Jablonski deals with a woman who has lost her cat; Renko suffers after a TV newswoman exposes his fondness for doughnuts; LaRue looks very bad to IAD after shooting Caroline Reynolds' former lover; Goldblume pushes to tie Buttman to the hooker killing; Washington fumes over the firing of Garfield; everyone tries a new Bengali restaurant.
E06
Ewe and Me, Babe
Fri, Nov 9 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo feels pressure from the press and Chief Daniels to clear up the shooting death of the Reverend Booker Simons; Joe Keenan interferes on the Hill in pursuit of some renegade Colombian drug dealers; Joyce tries to help a very young hooker straighten out; LaRue and Washington are forced to move early on a chop shop where Belker is undercover; Fay endangers the Simons investigation by revealing information to the victim's wife; Hill and Renko find a dead man and a live sheep in a compromising position; and Jesus (Martinez) rises again.
E07
Blues for Mr. Green
Fri, Nov 16 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker plans to accompany a prisoner to Las Vegas; Mayo and Garibaldi follow a juvenile murder suspect who has threatened witnesses; Hill faces an IRS audit, with tips from Ray; LaRue and Washington catch a guy with stolen airline ticket forms; Joyce works with a burned out P.D. on the defense of Escobedo and Munoz on assault charges; and Coffey and Bates bust a young black boy for shoplifting.
E08
Fuched Again
Fri, Nov 23 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
An assassination attempt against Mayor Cleveland during the rededication of the Monarch Theater opens up a nest of corruption in Daniels' office; several officers catch the "blue flu" and head for Las Vegas with Belker, who wins $5000 on a free spin; Vera Horvath continues to hound Stan; and Hill and Renko try to settle a dispute involving a stolen lottery ticket.
E09
Low Blow
Fri, Nov 30 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Jablonski's female nemesis comes to the Hill for a final showdown; the vacationers are stranded in Las Vegas with Myrna Schnitz; Furillo has to persuade Biff Lowe to help incriminate the Berlettas; and the Cisco Kid returns as an Indian and takes Fay hostage.
E10
The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall
Fri, Dec 7 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Mayo and Garibaldi investigate when Councilman Detweiler's mother shoots an intruder; Hill and Renko catch a notorious loan shark with over $300 in outstanding parking fines; a distraught man threatens to set fire to his wife and child; and Belker is kidnapped and abused by a group of winos.
E11
Last Chance Salon
Fri, Dec 14 1984 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Renewed gang feuding involves a small local grocery store and its owners; Belker takes his anger about Robin's decision to stop seeing him out on his frightened informant during a beauty parlor undercover; Garibaldi cuts corners to help a young hooker and in his night school class; and Furillo must work against Daniels to head off a major gang battle.
E12
Intestinal Fortitude
Fri, Jan 11 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker, LaRue and Washington go undercover as garbagemen to investigate a protection racket; the case against two Hispanic men who raped an elderly woman is jeopardized by a technicality; Goldblume, Hunter, and Renko square off to be the station's next PBA representative; a credit counselor offers Hill a usurious loan to deal with his IRS problems.
E13
Of Human Garbage
Fri, Jan 18 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The garbage business undercover continues; Officer Perez rescues a family from a burning building; a Federal witness is kidnapped; and Fay reports the suspicious chairside technique of dentist Ted Rose.
E14
Dr. Hoof and Mouth
Fri, Jan 25 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker temporarily moves into Hunter's RV; Joyce introduces a new PD to the Hill before leaving to become an ADA; LaRue gloats over the videotape evidence of Mayo's undercover visit to Dr. Ted Rose; Fabian's mother reclaims him; and Hill and Renko deal with a man who has several outstanding warrants and who has just lost his whole family to a hit and run driver.
E15
Davenport in a Storm
Fri, Feb 1 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
New ADA Davenport faces opposition when she decides to prosecute three white teens for the death of a young black athlete; Furillo's car accident starts an investigation into illegal gun sales by Al DiPiano; and Mayo has a date with Chief Daniels.
E16
Washington Deceased
Fri, Feb 8 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A stakeout begins to catch the "Melon Felon," who is responsible for seven decapitated prostitutes; LaRue moonlights on a low-budget horror picture and "borrows" one of the props for a joke on an obnoxious detective; a department accountant dogs Furillo; Belker dreads being alone on his 37th birthday; and Chief Daniels uses his position to punish Mayo for refusing his advances the night before.
E17
Passage to Libya
Fri, Feb 15 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker keeps running up against a bitter one man band; Gina Srignoli agrees to wear a wire in an effort to incriminate Al DiPiano; Fay goes a little too far to help a welfare mother assaulted by her abusive boyfriend; and Howard tries to sell his RV only to have it stolen by the first interested party.
E18
El Capitan
Fri, Feb 22 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Calletano takes over command while Furillo attends an encounter group for precinct captains and their superiors; Hill and Renko have an interesting patrol after drinking Calletano's tea; Bates' discovery of Hunter's stolen RV results in her temporary partner being taken hostage; Goldblume is bemused by his new relationship with Gina Srignoli.
E19
The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.
Fri, Mar 22 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
An anti-abortion agitator sends a woman into premature labor; Jablonski can't get his 300 game sanctioned by the Bowling Congress; LaRue and Washington tape a home security video; Fay and Garibaldi resent Goldblume's relationship with Gina Srignoli.
E20
G.Q.
Fri, Mar 29 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The arson squad questions Jablonski about the fire at BowlMor Lanes; Hill remains angry at Renko over his hesitation under pressure; Bates and Coffey are assigned to make a wino presentable for his appearance in court; Furillo gets a copy of LaRue's slightly altered home security video; and Davenport puts her job on the line when she refuses to accept the security cops' version of an alleged window smashing at the volatile O'Neil Projects.
E21
Queen for a Day
Fri, Apr 12 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A hooker sweep for gays and straights attracts Coffey's former high school coach; Renko joins Belker on his drug undercover, which is interrupted by Hunter and his tank; Davenport rejoins the Public Defenders office as Connie Chapman leaves; and Goldblume's happiness with Gina Srignoli dies.
E22
You're in Alice's
Fri, May 10 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Detective Phil Dugan cuts some corners to catch an elusive mobster; Goldblume pursues a solitary investigation into Gina's death; Hill and Renko try to help a homeless family caught up in red tape; Coffey gets to ride with Jablonski; Calletano and Hunter test for the captain's position; and everyone faces a random drug screening.
E23
Grin and Bear It
Fri, May 17 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker's drycleaners undercover catches Dugan, who offers them Joe Keenan and a major ring of police corruption; Furillo copes with the results of the random drug test; Goldblume wrestles with Gina's estate; Hill and Renko spend the day escorting Officer McBear.
Season 6
22 episodes
E01
Blues in the Night
Fri, Sep 27 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates gets to know an art teacher; Coffey, Renko, LaRue and Washington bet on who can drive to work the fastest; Renko has to bust his favorite singer for cocaine possession; Goldblume is taken hostage by a militant on the edge of sanity bombarding his neighbors with a high decibel barrage of words
E02
Hacked to Pieces
Fri, Oct 4 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker goes undercover as a cabbie in a very volatile cab territory war; Hill and Renko try to cool down the resentment between a Korean grocer and his black neighbors; Mayor Cleveland's son is busted for drug possession; and Garibaldi is offered a deal to clear his mounting gambling debts.
E03
Seoul on Ice
Fri, Oct 18 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A runner trying to raise money for cancer research is victimized; Furillo begins to select personnel to conduct the internal investigation of corruption arising out of Keenan's death; Garibaldi's stabbing shakes the station house; Lee Cleveland comes to the end of his rope; and Buntz gives Hunter unsettling information about his latest love.
E04
In the Belly of the Bus
Fri, Oct 25 1985 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker takes an unexpected bus ride to Springfield; Sid turns Louis Russ over to Buntz, which begins the unravelling of Keenan and Garibaldi's deaths; Jablonski tries to deal with an incompetent khaki officer; and Hunter makes a canine investment.
E05
Somewhere Over the Rambo
Fri, Nov 1 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo's corruption commission delivers its findings and antagonizes Daniels, who is willing to sacrifice a night shift cop involved in an off duty shooting that has incited public opinion; Alan Branford returns as Rambo; and Buntz explores his duties as personnel officer.
E06
Oh, You Kid
Fri, Nov 8 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Buntz catches a mugger only to lose him when the victim won't press charges; a sculptor refuses to let anyone remove his obscene work of art; Lynnetta pushes Neal about commitment to her and her son with tragic results; Belker goes undercover to learn why so many vagrants have fallen from high buildings recently.
E07
An Oy for an Oy
Fri, Nov 15 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Sgt. Jablonski risks his own money to catch a pair of confidence men; Sgt. Belker acts as a courier for a pair of devious Hasidic jewelry merchants; and Captain Calletano reacts badly when Buntz accuses a lazy Polk Avenue officer of dumping vagrants in Hill Street precinct.
E08
Fathers and Huns
Fri, Nov 22 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker's undercover at a bookie joint gets him involved in a protest against Nazis parading through the precinct; Furillo angers the chief and many others with his hard line pursuit of a senile drug king on trial for a relatively minor sale; Hill's father drifts into town claiming to be dying; and Jablonski tries to mediate between a priest and a scrap metal dealer.
E09
What Are Friends for?
Fri, Dec 6 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker goes to the dogs working undercover at the pound; Furillo chases down the reason he's been denied mortgage insurance; LaRue and Washington bust a former baseball star for drunken driving; and Buntz is held hostage by a vicious parolee.
E10
The Virgin and the Turkey
Fri, Dec 13 1985 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Coffey tries to mediate between an irate landlord and a tenant who insists an image on his water stained wall is that of the Virgin Mary; the Furillos tries to renew a family relationship with his parents; Buntz uses "Officer Giblet" to make a drug bust; and the guys compete in a benefit tug of war competition.
E11
Two Easy Pieces
Fri, Jan 10 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill, Renko and Buntz look like heroes when they retrieve a stolen heart needed for a transplant; rookie officer Ron Garfield finds himself in trouble again when a second gun shows up at an officer involved shooting; and Belker misses his wedding ceremony when his undercover as a cocaine cooker heats up.
E12
Say It as It Plays
Fri, Jan 17 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
IAD Shipman continues investigating the Garfield shooting; Hill gets a nasty surprise when he and Renko draw duty delivering corpses to the morgue; Belker is kidnapped on the eve of his second scheduled wedding.
E13
Das Blues
Fri, Jan 24 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hunter hallucinates he's aboard a Russian submarine; Belker finally gets married; Renko busts his favorite country singer again; Furillo meets with a political power broker about the Chief's job; Hill takes his daddy home to St. Louis for his burial; Buntz' old partner comes asking for help with a loan shark; and LaRue and Washington use a lady tattoo artist to help them find a killer.
E14
Scales of Justice
Fri, Jan 31 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
LaRue and Washington continue to stake out the tattoo parlor for a killer; Bates has a tough decision to make about Fabian; Jablonski tries to enforce a city ban on smoking in the station house; Hill meets someone special at his father's funeral; Chief Daniels surprises Furillo by offering to endorse him as his successor; Buntz cuts some corners to get a dealer selling killer synthetic heroin off the streets.
E15
I Want My Hill Street Blues
Fri, Feb 7 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker goes undercover to expose a corrupt parole officer; Goldblume clashes with Furillo over the demolition of some low-rent housing in his new neighborhood; Bates makes a deal with Vivian DeWitt; Jablonski tries to cope with a crew making a music video in the station house.
E16
Remembrance of Hits Past
Fri, Feb 14 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Joyce reflects on her past relationship with Furillo as she waits for him to come out of surgery after he's shot on the courthouse steps just prior to testifying against a recaptured gangster. Meanwhile, Belker is sent undercover at a meat packing plant while Buntz searches for the gunman.
E17
Larry of Arabia
Fri, Feb 28 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Coffey persuades Bates to file guardianship papers for Fabian; Furillo considers returning to work as Daniels asks him for help getting the consultancy job he wants; Buntz appears on a TV small claims court; an impatient old woman messes up Belker's undercover at a pawn shop; and Hill, Renko, LaRue, Washington and Goldblume stumble on a courier for an international arms purchaser and deal themselves into his action.
E18
Iced Coffey
Fri, Mar 7 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Bates agonizes over identifying Coffey's killer; Hunter uncovers an unexpected thief in the station; a prostitute sells out Jesus and Attorney Brown in a bribery scandal; and Belker's harassed by an overzealous security guard.
E19
Jagga the Hunk
Fri, Mar 14 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Jesus, scared of being pinned with Attorney Brown's murder, agrees to go undercover against a crooked judge; Hunter loses Prunella to a large Samoan; Belker poses as a loan shark in a roach coach; and Buntz' former partner asks another favor.
E20
Look Homeward, Ninja
Fri, Mar 21 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A prostitute anxious to shield her pimp lodges a complaint of sexual harassment against officer Kate McBride; Goldblume takes his frustrations out on a rookie who lost a jumper; Ballantine freaks out again; and Buntz confronts Donahue about the murder of Dellaberti.
E21
Slum Enchanted Evening
Fri, Mar 28 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Wachtel sentences a slumlord to time in one of his dilapidated units; Furillo is warned that his handling of the Buntz shooting investigation may jeopardize his mayoral aspirations; and, Belker discovers Eddie Gregg is dying from AIDS.
E22
Come and Get It
Fri, Apr 4 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill Street Station becomes the center of a media circus when Hill and Renko arrest an infamous mass murderer who's drifted into town and has been tracked down by a mob of alert citizens; a giddy Daniels unwisely promises one of the citizen heroes a job as a police officer during his press conference; Belker can't stop being a cop even as he coaches Robin through labor.
Season 7
22 episodes
E01
Suitcase
Fri, Oct 3 1986 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Sid and Buntz wrestle with 80 lbs. of cocaine found in a suitcase at the site of a small plane crash; Goldblume looks into a suspected case of aspirin tampering; Belker goes under to look into a hotel owner scamming city housing chits from vagrants; Hill and Renko handle a domestic call concerning a woman abusing her invalid grandparents.
E02
A Case of Klapp
Fri, Oct 10 1986 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
On his way to work, Hunter shoots a boy robbing a convenience store; Jablonski refuses to follow his doctor's orders about heart surgery ; the P.D.'s go on strike over job cuts by the city council; Belker struggles to protect senior citizens victimized by a violent mugger; and LaRue and Washington stake out a luscious young woman suspected of being a fence.
E03
The Best Defense
Fri, Oct 17 1986 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Chaos reigns as the P.D.'s job action continues; Hunter faces his demotion and takes over as roll call sergeant for the ailing Jablonski; the detective LaRue tried to bust as a fence transfers to the Hill; Flaherty and Bates try to defuse a man who promises to blow himself up for money; and Joyce walks a tightrope as she tries to end the job action and cut a deal for her client that would put away the violent mugger.
E04
Bald Ambition
Fri, Oct 31 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume is visited by his old high school friend who followed their shared dream of becoming a writer; Bernstein saves Joyce from an escaped prisoner and confesses he has a tremendous crush on her; Daniels warns Furillo that Calletano's station house is on the edge of a racial meltdown; IAD accuses Buntz of burglarizing the apartments of suspects he's arrested; and the target of an undercover operation accuses Russo of sexual misconduct.
E05
I Come on My Knees
Fri, Nov 7 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume's distraught friend begins carrying a gun for protection, with horrific results; Calletano loses his captaincy and threatens to take his story to the Latino press; Renko and Hill are saddled with an allegedly racist transfer; Renko unwittingly finds himself in the middle of an insurance scam; a revitalized Jablonski begs Furillo for his job back; Buntz tries in vain to scare off Sid's nemesis; and a vice cop's moment of weakness spoils a massage parlor sweep.
E06
Say Uncle
Fri, Nov 14 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Buntz is put in charge of protecting a convicted mobster from a hit arranged by his nephew as he grandstands prior to entering prison; Russo's undercover places her in another sexually fraught position; LaRue smells fame and fortune when his bust unexpectedly results in the suspect confessing to over a dozen unsolved murders; Jablonski helps Belker bust a bus bandit; and Calletano is at wits' end with his new assignment.
E07
Amazing Grace
Fri, Nov 28 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Councilman Wade spends the day exposing and exploiting the crack problem on the Hill; Grace Gardiner returns as Sister Charity and recruits Flaherty; Belker goes under in a seafood joint serving soul food to locate drug traffickers; Goldblume receives an offer to publish Steve Merkur's book; and the manpower shortage delays Buntz' loan shark arrest and costs him part of his finger.
E08
Falling from Grace
Wed, Dec 3 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Daniels pushes Furillo to drop the Wade investigation; a literary agent offers Goldblume a chance to write his memoirs; Sister Charity works her old magic on Flaherty; and Buntz ties up his loan sharking sting by busting the shylock that cut off his finger.
E09
Fathers and Guns
Wed, Dec 10 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Furillo faces a moral and emotional dilemma when he discovers the truth about the shooting that killed his father; LaRue sics the health department on a restaurant owner who had his car towed; Belker has nightmares about nuclear destruction and tries to help reunite a father with his abandoned infant; and a cemetery plot salesman solicits business at the station.
E10
More Skinned Against Than Skinning
Wed, Dec 24 1986 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Racial tensions rise again when a white undercover officer shoots his black partner; a temporarily blind Buntz goes undercover with Belker as a beggar; Hill and Renko find several skinned bodies; and Joyce tries to defend a shopkeeper who has adapted Nazi paraphernalia as a deterrent against robbers.
E11
She's So Fein
Wed, Jan 7 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Belker wrecks a car belonging to LaRue's brother-in-law; a new public defender asks Washington for a date; and a dissatisfied client takes Davenport as a hostage.
E12
A Wasted Weekend
Wed, Jan 14 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Buntz reassures Officer McBride about her shooting of an armed robber; Goldblume is kidnapped while trying to start a short, much-needed vacation; Hill, Renko, and Jablonski take a disaster-prone hunting trip.
E13
City of Refuse
Wed, Jan 21 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hill almost starts a riot at a drug kingpin's funeral; Russo and Flaherty try to deal with an angry old deaf man; LaRue and Washington pass Sid off as a chemist to keep a cocaine case from being dismissed; Hunter gets back into action when Ballantine takes a hostage.
E14
Der Roachenkavalier
Wed, Feb 4 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Buntz worries over the state of Furillo's marriage; LaRue and Washington get lots of help in their quest for a prize winning cockroach; Belker chases down a purse snatching dog; and Goldblume continues to buck the system when he releases a felon in direct contradiction of city council guidelines.
E15
Norman Conquest
Wed, Feb 11 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
During his day in station command, Buntz mounts a campaign to confiscate $130,000 worth of illegal drugs; Belker busts a tough kid who bites and runs drugs; Scapizzi pushes Buntz to make time for his interior decorator girl friend; Russo and Flaherty bust a disowned snitch.
E16
Sorry, Wrong Number
Wed, Mar 4 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Goldblume and Furillo clash over using a former gang member to obtain evidence against the leader of the Bloods, who is suspected of killing a family of seven in their sleep; Renko's mounting family problems affect his work; Bates, Flaherty and Joyce try to reconcile a Latin gigolo with his lady friend.
E17
The Cookie Crumbles
Wed, Mar 11 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Renko erupts in jealousy over Daryl Ann's business partner; LaRue takes an interest in a group of high school cheerleaders; Flaherty allows his feelings for Russo to interfere in a bust; Calletano returns to Hill Street when a Spanish-speaking citizen is shot by a cop unable to understand him; Goldblume hunts down wanted murderer Alfred Williams; Officer Kate McBride relives her father's death at an awards ceremony; Belker's routine undercover operation goes horribly wrong.
E18
Dogsbreath Afternoon
Wed, Mar 18 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Buntz tracks down Belker's snitch as the whole station house works to find out who shot Mick; Renko is forced to be honest with Daryl Ann by a blackmailing hooker; Hunter fears the worst when his reinstatement hearing is moved up; Russo and Flaherty stalk a reported runaway lion.
E19
Days of Swine and Roses
Wed, Apr 1 1987 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A radio promotion spawns trouble for everyone; Hill and Renko are assigned to a computerized patrol car; Buntz helps Sid get out of an arm-breaking assignment for a shylock; Hunter's return to action as the EATer commander fizzles; Jablonski's loneliness causes him to give in to temptation; LaRue, Washington and Joyce work on opposite sides to protect the rights of a mentally disturbed young man and his frightened mother and sister; and Hunter goes in search of Iroquois relics buried under a friend's rickety house.
E20
The Runner Falls on His Kisser
Wed, Apr 8 1987 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A football star gets caught in a Hill Street hooker sweep; Prunella returns to look for the missing Hunter; Furillo's brother asks for a loan; Belker has a rocky return to duty; and LaRue sets up a syndicate to bet on the departmental firearms competition.
E21
A Pound of Flesh
Wed, May 6 1987 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
The Hill faces renewed gang violence when Jesus' sister is apparently kidnapped on the eve of her wedding to a Gypsy Boy; LaRue experiences emotional highs and lows when a perp's gun misfires three times in his face; Hunter is found, but his survival came at a high cost; IAD Shipman pursues a case against Buntz concerning a missing kilo of cocaine.
E22
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Wed, May 13 1987 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Sid and Furillo work to find out who is setting up Buntz while Daniels publicly vilifies him; LaRue decides to beat a TV crew doing a live broadcast from a gangster's cellar to the punch; Belker investigates why the IRS is suddenly garnishing his paycheck; Bates finally agrees to go out with Sal the plumber; rumors are flying about what will happen to the station house after a three-alarm fire guts it.
Daniel J. Travanti
as Frank Furillo
Joe Spano
as Henry Goldblume
Taurean Blacque
as Neal Washington
Michael Warren
as Bobby Hill
Charles Haid
as Andy Renko
Bruce Weitz
as Mick Belker
Kiel Martin
as J.D. LaRue
Betty Thomas
as Lucille Bates
Veronica Hamel
as Joyce Davenport
James Sikking
as Howard Hunter
René Enríquez
as Ray Calletano
Barbara Bosson
as Fay Furillo
