Season Two

Season Two - 1981-1982
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The second season gets off to an explosive start when a domestic situation turns violent in the squad room. Furillo is skeptical of an ex-Black Arrow gang leader, Jesse John Hudson, who returns to the Hill as a social reformer. Belker makes contact with a rookie undercover officer planted inside the Black Arrows who tells a much different story than Hudson. The cops' skeptism is increased when two rival warlords of the gang turn up dead.
Calletano and Goldblume search for a missing boy. Fay descends on the Hill with a birthday cake for Furillo, who turns 40. Joyce represents a topless waitress who accuses a detective of blackmailing her for sex. Belker nabs a purse-snatching orangutan. Esterhaus questions his involvement with Grace. Frank and Joyce split up after he demands their relationship move forward.

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Danny Glover (Jesse John Hudson), Teddi Siddall (Susan Downing), Nathan Cook (Virgil Brooks), Charles Guardino (Det. Ben Lambert), Sandy McPeak (Mac Macallister), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Helen Rubio (Mrs. Castillo), Martin Azarow (Dr. Sackheim), Ron Joseph (Jorge), Doug Toby (Luis Castillo), Gloria Lynn Deyer (screaming woman), Jim Staskel (robber), Martin Ferrero (robber), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), Nick Savage (bald-headed pickpocket), Leonard Lightfoot (Ellis), Charles Picerni (suspect), Barbara Worthington (reporter), Jinaki (black woman)
writers: Michael Kozoll, Steven Bochco & Anthony Yerkovich; director: Gregory Hoblit

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19. "Blood Money"

Virgil reports to Belker on Hudson's takeover of the Black Arrows. Still hurting, Frank and Joyce needle each other when they meet socially for the first time after splitting up. While driving a cab in an undercover operation, Goldblume meets a lonely woman - and later returns to her apartment for a little extramarital activity. On the same operation, Belker nabs a cross-dressing robber. A desperate snitch offers to help LaRue and Washington solve a prostitute murder - but his story doesn't quite add up. Belker helps seize weapons that were stolen from a National Guard armory. Hunter swoops in after a sexually-exhausted Esterhaus ends his relationship with Grace. Fay tells Furillo she's engaged.

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Danny Glover (Jesse John Hudson), Nathan Cook (Virgil Brooks), Sandra McCabe (Adrianna Furth), Charles Guardino (Det. Lambert), John Dennis Johnson (Freddy), Karen Austin (lonely woman), Sandy McPeak (Mac Macallister), Jim Tartan (Calloway), M.E. Loree (Samantha McBride), Lew Hopson (Billy the Monk), J.D. Hall (1st man), Charles Walker (reporter #1), Victoria Thatcher (reporter #2), Faith Minton (large hooker), Eugene Robert Glazer (art show suitor)
story: Michael Kozoll, Steven Bochco & Anthony Yerkovich; teleplay: Steven Bochco & Anthony Yerkovich; director: Gregory Hoblit

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20. "The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue"

The police's seizure of the stolen weapons and efforts to tie them to the Black Arrows prompt Hudson to look for an informant inside his gang. When Brooks turns up dead, a furious Furillo virtually declares war on the gang leader.
Joyce asks Frank for advice in the Downing case and both confess to missing each other. Hill and Renko respond to a domestic call where an old man - bitter over the influx if minorities in his community - is threatening his neighbors with a gun. Hunter is testy after his date with Grace. Esterhaus' new friend, Mac, pays visit to the station house. Fay delivers wedding invitations to Esterhaus and Furillo. Goldblume and his wife, Rachel, separate after his affair.

guest stars: Danny Glover (Jesse John Hudson), Jose Flores (Arturo), Nathan Cook (Virgil Brooks), Sandy McPeak (Mac Macallister), Reuven Bar-Yotam (Mr. Popovich), Charles Guardino (Det. Ben Lambert), Frank Dent (maintenance man), Lupe Ontiveros (Mrs. Uribe), M.E. Loree (Samantha McBride), Kaaren Ragland (Verlynne), Lawrence A. Mandley (1st Black Arrow), Mark Woods (2nd Black Arrow), Fritz Turner (Dragon), Rob Kim (paramedic)
story: Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll & Anthony Yerkovich; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Robert Crais; director: David Anspagh

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21. "The Second Oldest Profession"

Chief Daniels urges Furillo to back off on Hudson until he has more concrete evidence. Frank and Joyce have it out on a racquetball court. Hudson beats up his lawyer and Furillo tries to get her to testify against him, but she has other plans for the gang leader.
After a junkie prostitute nearly dies due to her mistake, Bates lashes out at everyone and walks out of the small arms competition in which she and Coffey are favored. Mac confesses his sexual attraction to Esterhaus, sending a stunned Phil back into Grace's arms. Furillo counsels Bates. Goldblume and his wife, Rachel, reconcile. A miserable Joyce pays an evening visit to the Hill and brings her relationship with Frank out into the open with a kiss.

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Danny Glover (Jesse John Hudson), Rosanna Huffman (Rachel Goldblume), M.E. Loree (Samantha), CCH Pounder (hooker Jasmine), Sandy McPeak (Mac Macallister), Cindy Fisher (Samantha McBride), Barbara Jane Edelman (Vera), Odette Mitchell (Tamara), Steven Kavner (Dobbs), Billy Gentry (Obradovitch), Charlene Jones (Buffy)
story: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Robert Crais; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Michael Kozoll; director: Robert Butler

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22. "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree"

Night court and the shooting of a 10-year-old promise to ruin everyone's evening.
Joyce outmaneuvers Frank, Washington and LaRue after they are accused of entrapping her client, a mugger, by singling him out and luring him into a criminal act. Wachtel tries to persuade Joyce to use her now-public relationship with Frank to help his client, a professional "kneebuster," who was arrested by Belker. Fay's concerned after Frank Jr. shoplifts and Furillo promises to talk to him. Washington worries the department will force him to retire after he re-injures his knee during a bust. Renko's plans to watch Monday night football are sidelined after he and Hill bust the vending machine bandit. Esterhaus' elation turns into disappointment when Grace's "pregnancy" turns out to be a false alarm. While in pursuit of gang members involved in the drive-by shooting of a 10-year-old girl, Bates is forced to return fire at a 14-year-old boy, killing him.

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Jeffrey Tambor (Alan Wachtel), Allan Rich (Judge Maurice Schiller), Mickey Morton (Stanley Felt), Ralph Manza (Morris Wine), Essex Smith (Jenkins), Gene Bua (Costa), East Carlo (coin thief), Perla Walter (mother), Claudio Martinez (brother), Fran Tarkenton (sportscaster), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), Robin Coleman (Coley), Sumi Haru (public defender), Michael Leon (kid), Lydia Nicole (girl), Marcelino Sanchez (tall kid), Dean Wein (court officer)
writer: Jeffrey Lewis; director: Rod Holcomb

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23. "Cranky Streets"

After saving two people from a burning car, Officer Gerald Nash later uses excessive force during an arrest and Hill, who feels compelled to cover for his old friend, enlists Renko and a reluctant Bates and Coffey in the cover-up.
Renko's prank on a female transfer officer causes problems. After solving a domestic situation in his old neighborhood, Coffey arrests an old family friend who he mistakenly believes is connected to the mob. Fay introduces her fiance, Hal Massey, to Furillo. And everyone's testy after negotiations between the police union and the city break down.

guest stars: Livia Genise (Officer Estella Sanchez), Robert Sampson (Hal Massey), Stephen McHattie (Officer Gerald Nash), Eddie Zammit (Vito), Steven Apostle'Pec (Guido Barbari), Eddie Zammit (Vito), Anne Sebastian (Vito's wife), A.C. Alleque (fat man), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), Leonard Lightfoot (Ellis), Vanna Salviati (Mrs. Amico), Jan Stratton (waitress), Richard Marcus (blind man), Church Ortiz (vigilante #1), Luis Manuel (vigilante #2), Clayton Rohner (gawker)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Robert Crais; director: Randa Haines

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24. "Chipped Beef"

Dubious reports from Hill, Renko, Bates and Coffey compel Furillo to question the four-some about their protecting of Nash, who decides to resign when reports are changed to reflect the truth.
Joyce pushes Frank to short circuit "pent ante" busts brought on by the cold weather. Belker busts the bald-headed pickpocket again and then goes undercover as a rabbi to catch a gang targeting ATM customers. A good samaritan saves Renko, LaRue and Washington and then faces arrest on an old out-of-town felony warrant. Belker's parents refuse to go on a scheduled cruise, prompting a visit from his sister. Furillo and Hunter attend a luncheon where Fay's engagement to Hal Massey comes to an sudden end. Washington is angered when he discovers his girlfriend, Jill, has deceived him. Frank looks on as Joyce reaches out to a distraught Fay.

guest stars: Stephen McHattie (Officer Gerald Nash), Robert Sampson (Hal Massey), Lynn Whitfield (Jill Thomas), Art Evans (William Teacher), Daphne Maxwell (Sheila Roberts), Dori Brenner (Luana Belker), Nick Savage (bald-headed pickpocket), Ella Raines Edwards (William Teacher's wife), John Diehl (Tom), Fred Pinkard (toastmaster), Pat Benson (lady driver), Jessie Lawrence Ferguson (panhandler), Hal Hawkins (stoned driver), Louis Rivera (onlooker)
story: Jeffrey Lewis; teleplay: Steven Bochco & Michael Kozoll; director: Georg Stanford Brown

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25. "The World According to Freedom"

Frank lashes out at everyone, including Joyce, after a savage massacre at a shady bar on the Hill, and when evidence suggests gang connection, he uncharacteristically threatens gang leaders with hard times unless they help him catch the offenders. An anonymous caller - speculation points to Jesus Martinez - gives the culprits over to Furillo.
The eccentric "Captain Freedom" foils Belker's bust of a robber. LaRue goes undercover in the Hill Street jail and gets more than he bargained when he is helpless to stop a tragedy in the next cell.

guest stars: Dennis Dugan ("Captain Freedom"), Victor Campos (Lt. Garcia), Andy Winner (Wallace Parks), Julia Calderon (Alice), Jesse D. Goins (Cookie), Fritz Turner (Monroe), Leonard Lightfoot (Ellis), Richard Foronjy (unknown), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Mace (Street Lord), Bobby Ellerbee (Blood), Guillermo San Juan (Gypsy Boy), Stephen Liska (robber), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), Troy Curvey (Dudley), Fritz Turner (Monroe), John Dewey-Carter (unknown), Dan Chambers (investigator), Mary Armstrong (reporter), Dan Gilvezan (reporter), Garret Pearson (photographer), Jason Ross (medic)
writer: Michael Wagner; director: Jeff Bleckner

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26. "Pestolozzi's Revenge"

Chief Daniels orders Furillo to initiate a scam saloon in the South Ferry Precinct in a pre-emptive move against the corruption-seeking Sullivan Commission, which subpoenas Furillo, Calletano and Hunter. Furillo storms out during his testimony when the prosecutor suggests he has committed perjury. He later consults Joyce.
After standing up Bates for breakfast, Coffey comes to work with a black eye. An upset Bates throws the book at some poor guy during a routine traffic stop. Renko enlists Hill, Bates and Coffey in a futile search for his gun that was stolen by an armed robber who burst in on a late-night card game. Another vending machine falls in the line of duty and Esterhaus must stop Lou from removing all of them from the station house. "Captain Freedom" is arrested by LaRue and Washington after he turns up at their stakeout. Grace and Esterhaus plan a trip to France. Fay brings her fatalist views to the Hill. Hill and Renko's bad luck with patrol cars continues, losing two in one day. They unfortunate duo are rearended by a wedding party, thrusting them between a young man and his work supervisor.

guest stars: Dennis Dugan ("Captain Freedom"), James O'Sullivan (Donald Peck), Charlie Robinson (Roy), Marcelino Sanchez (Jimmy Aguirrez), Luke Andreas (Lou), Bob Basso (garage owner), Peter Iacangelo (husband), Nancy Lenehan (Katy Moore), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Bernadette Cologne (Trina), Marius Mazmanian (felon), Robin Coleman (Coley), Barry Michlin (process server), David Carlile (butcher), Pamela Hayden (Ms. Jackson), Jerry Prell (driver)
writers: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Randa Haines

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27. "The Spy Who Came in From Delgado"

Joyce rounds up Douglas Comstock to represent Frank before the Sullivan Commission, but Furillo declines to retain the lawyer after he insinuates the captain has something to hide.
Hill Street officers mount "Operation: Fido," in which Hunter attempts to use pedigreed Bassett Hounds to track wild city dogs. The EATer leader is injured when he enters an abandoned building alone and nearly falls prey to the "wino-eating mutts." In yet another odd visit to Furillo's office, Fay shows up for lunch and wants to discuss cemetery plots. Furillo and the gang search frantically for officer Art Delgado. Belker, Hill and Renko's scam saloon operation to sniff out corrupt cops in South Ferry proves profitable despite "Captain Freedom's" help. Furillo blasts Chief Daniels - who's recovering from hemorrhoid surgery - after a suspicious Calletano learns a beautiful new khaki officer is acutally a spy//detective sent by Daniels to gauge corruption on the Hill. Furillo visits Hunter at the hospital where a process server delivers more subpoenas from the Sullivan Commission.

guest stars: Dennis Dugan ("Captain Freedom"), Robin Gammell (Douglas Comstock), John Karlen (corrupt officer), Janet Demay (Det. Emily Williams), Wayne Heffly (Gerson), Jerome Thor (Art Delgado), Harry Moses (Reagan), Milt Oberman (delivery boy), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Dwayne McGee (Webster), James Parkes (customer), Arnold Johnson (drunk), Mark Miyama (orderly), Roxanne Reese (nurse)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Georg Stanford Brown

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28. "Freedom's Last Stand"

After a lunch-time rendezvous with Joyce at the Hotel Francois, Frank testifies before the Sullivan Commission for the second time. He offers Daniels his gun and badge afterwards.
Fay storms the Hill and confronts Furillo after she discovers one of Davenport's negligees amongst Frank Jr.'s toys. After competing in the interdepartmental poker finals, Bates must carefully fend off a sexual advance from Coffey. Narcotics Capt. Jerry Fuchs refuses to help one of his own detectives after LaRue and Washington catch him forging prescriptions. Goldblume dons a dress as a part of "Operation: Smash & Snatch," designed to stop vehicular purse snatchings and he gets a little roughed up while arresting a perp. Belker, Hill and Renko continue successful scam saloon until an attempted robbery forces them to blow their cover. "Captain Freedom" meets a tragic end when a shootout erupts.

guest stars: Dennis Dugan ("Captain Freedom"), James O'Sullivan (Donald Peck), Scott Paulin (Dan Cleary), Jerome Thor (Delgado), Harry Moses (Reagan), Pamela Hayden (Ms. Jackson), John Karlen (corrupt officer), Howard George (Grebey), Troy Evans (Dunello), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Ron Vernan (druggist), Robin Coleman (Coley), Elise Gaitlin (shoplifter), Peter Lempert (maitre'D), Nyles Harris (boy)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Gregory Hoblit

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29. "Of Mouse and Man"

Furillo is summoned to a crime scene and discovers public defender Pam Gilliam has been gunned down in a robbery. A devastated Joyce comes to Frank's office for comfort after identifying Gilliam's body at the morgue and later seriously questions her line of work. Royal Blood gang colors were reportedly spotted at the scene and a sweep of a nearby playground nets the gun and, ultimately, the killer of Gilliam.
After being nominated by Cleveland, Hill is elected vice president of the Black Officers' Coalition, causing friction with Renko. Fay questions Furillo about the lack of ranking black officers on the Hill after attending a WAD (Women Against Discrimination) meeting. Goldblume sets his sights on taking down an abusive landlord. Belker's pet mouse - which he carries in his shirt pocket - meets an unfortunate end after a congratulatory pat. The rodent's funeral in the station house men's room comes at an inopportune moment. LaRue and Washington bust a cocaine dealer, who cuts a deal to give them a PCP lab. LaRue starts drinking again.

guest stars: Edward James Olmos (Joe Gustimonti), J.A. Preston (Ozzie Cleveland), Kene Holliday (Vernon Lee), Al Ruscio (Sosa), Jonathan Frakes (Eddie Simms), Kaaren Ragland (Pam Gilliam), Eric Laneuville (Wilbur Harmon), Howard Witt (unknown), Jeffrey Tambor (Alan Wachtel), Michael Collins (Zeiger), Ricco Ross (Tyler Bragg), Jim Tartan (coroner), Gary Miller (Webster), Dan Gilvezan (reporter), Mark Jordan (Wasserman), Mickey Cherney (Green), Jackie Millines (gang member), Glenn Mitchell Jones (gang member), Ezekiel Moss (gang member)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Thomas Carter

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30. "Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement"

Frank meets with ADA Bernstein on the Gilliam-Harmon case and Joyce tags along. And after learning a technicality will force the gun to be tossed as evidence, Furillo tries in vain to get Bragg to testify against Harmon.
Esterhaus is exposed to details of Grace's sexual past after she asks him for help with her neighbor and his barking dog. Belker gives Hunter and his EATers tips on venting rage. After a tenant is beat up, Goldblume reluctantly resorts to force to deal with an abusive landlord - he gets a little help from Belker and two large officers from the nightshift. Renko is injured when he rides with pushy officer Grebey and later confronts his disapproving father, who's in the hospital. Fay tries to identify with Hill, who is irritating everyone with his recruiting efforts for the BOC. LaRue, suffering a crisis of confidence, shows up drunk minutes before the PCP lab bust, forcing Washington to talk his way into a very dangerous situation. Fuchs and Washington cover for LaRue, but a knowing Furillo senses the truth.

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Edward James Olmos (Joe Gustimonte), Alley Mills (Tracy), Morgan Woodward (Renko's dad), Al Ruscio (Sosa), Kene Holliday (Vernon Lee), Eric Laneuville (Wilbur Harmon), Ricco Ross (Tyler Bragg), Hamilton Camp (Buck Mullins), William Schilling (unknown), Howard Witt (unknown), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Howard George (Grebey), Nance Lenehan (Katy), Leonard Lightfoot (Tibbs), Amanda Harley (Mrs. Malkin), Jason Ross (black officer)
story: Thom Thomas, Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Arnold Laven

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31. "The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded"

Fallout from Pam Gilliam's murder continues to besiege the Hill. After a reward is offered for information in her slaying, Goldblume checks out a witness who seems too good to be true.A subsequent interrogation by Furillo confirms their suspicions, forcing the release of Bragg and Harmon.
Coffey gets another black eye when he and Bates respond to a domestic call. Belker laments growing older after he goes undercover as a hot dog vendor and loses a drug dealer during a foot chase. Furillo busts LaRue down to the motorpool, prompting the troubled detective to seek help. Hill gets his fill of BOC pressures and resigns. Esterhaus still stews over Grace's involving him in her problem with a former lover. Frank and Joyce's plans are detoured after Fay is arrested at a sit-in at Chief Daniels office and are derailed entirely after Harmon is arrested for killing Bragg. Joyce grows more bitter as Harmon rubs Frank's nose in the fact he still walks on Gilliam's murder

guest stars: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Dennis Lipscomb (Mr. Vosca), J.A. Preston (Ozzie Cleveland), Kene Holliday (Vernon Lee), Eric Laneuville (Wilbur Harmon), Ricco Ross (Tyler Bragg), Peter Iacangelo (Bruno Heverman), Barbara Brownell (Heather Heverman), Richard Marion (public defender), John Brandon (Lt. John Walsh), Howard Witt (unknown), Jed Mills (dealer), John Witherspoon (businessman), Norman Alexander Gibbs (businessman), Kenneth Men'Ard (businessman), Milt Tarver (Duncan), Claudio Martinez (gang member), Luis Manuel (gang member), Hugo L. Stanger (senior citizen)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Lawrence Laven

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32. "Some Like it Hot-Wired"

Frank watches as Joyce, still angry over the injustice in the Gilliam case, storms out of court while defending a repeat offender. At a subsequent lunch, Frank offers little support - for which he later apologizes - when she tells him she's quitting PD's office.
After losing a promotion to Chesley, a bitter Goldblume goes undercover to help catch a con team shaking down johns and is shot. Callentano threatens to quit due to money troubles and Esterhaus threatens to retire after his prize car is stolen. Chief Daniels narrowly misses a verbal backlash from Fay when she witnesses him telling Furillo to "muzzle the little woman." Fay, who's quit WAD, asks Furillo about her sexual identity after a lesbian makes a pass at her. Belker and Washington find pieces of Esterhaus' car when they raid a chop shop. Renko learns his father is dying of cancer.

guest stars: Talia Balsam (Sally), Meg Tilly (hooker), Allan Rich (Judge Maurice Schiller), Morgan Woodward (Renko's dad), Rosanna Huffman (Rachel Goldblume), Debi Richter (hooker), John Ratzenberger (phoney cop #1), Eric Server (phoney cop #2), William Bogert (Carillo), William Bronder (Rusco), Mace (Pagano), Mike Finneran (transient), Michael Carmine (car thief), Robin Coleman (Coley), Ken Hill (doctor), Dean Wein (court officer)
story: Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Thomas Carter

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33. "Personal Foul"

Full-scale negotiations are required before a benefit basketball game between the police and the gangs can take place. The cops victory ultimately is foiled by the Gypsy Boys.
Belker and Washington go undercover to catch a robber hitting patrons in a porno theater's bathroom. Tragedy strikes when Hill and Renko respond to a domestic call where a suicidal man is holding his girlfriend and their child hostage. Furillo offers emotional support and advice to Goldblume, who has informed the captain of his impending divorce. Renko's family troubles persist as he briefly resists his dying father's request to go home.

guest stars: Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Hope Clarke (Mrs. Reese), Alley Mills (Tracy), Morgan Woodward (Renko's dad), Felton Perry (Carter Reese), David Caruso (Shamrock); Bobby Ellerbee (Blood), Guillermo San Juan (Gypsy Boy), Troy Curvey (Dudley Hicks), David Haid (Tommy Renko), Judith Marie Bergan (Nancy), Lee Kessler (Rosanna Morgenstern), Jesse D. Goins (Cookie Marcel), Wolfe Perry (Pearl), Wayne Dvorak (suited man), Darwyn Carson (girlfriend), B.J. Lewis (William)
writers: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: David Anspaugh

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34. "Shooter"

Coffey and Bates discover two officers - one dead, the other seriously wounded - who were shot during a burglary. The deceased officer's wife lashes out at Furillo after he breaks the grim news, an all-too-frequent task. In an effort to find the killer, everyone follows the bizarre trail of the gun used to shoot the officers.
Hunter tries to sell First Strike Estates to Goldblume and Fay. While taking his driver's test Belker chases down a robber. Furillo can't help but laugh when a panicked Fay tells him she found Frank Jr. "playing doctor" with a girl and that the girl's mother is threatening to bring charges. A distraught Renko is forced to put his father back in the hospital after his condition worsens. Joyce tells Frank she's been carrying a gun since Pam Gilliam's death.

guest stars: Tracey Walter (Sammy), Alley Mills (Tracy), Morgan Woodward (Renko's dad), Alan North (unknown), J.J. Barry (brother-in-law), Karen Kondazian (saleswoman), Chip Fields (Mrs. Halloran), Laurence Haddon (public defender), George Murdock (Lt. Remington), Robert Phalen (unknown), Nick Savage (bald-headed pickpocket), Ben Slack (Wallins), Richard Beauchamp (Santos), Lee Weaver (bartender), Susan Krebs (saleswoman), Barry Pearl (salesman), Robert Denison (Braverman), Lupe Onteveros (screaming woman), Michael Carmine (screaming youth), Arnold Johnson (drunk), Judy Sardo (eye tester), Wesley Thompson (Brunswick), Ken Hill (doctor)
writers: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Thomas Carter

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35. "Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers"

Shortly after his father succumbs to cancer, a distraught Renko learns that the hearse bearing his father's remains has been seized without regard for its cargo. Hunter's morbid analysis of the situation repulses the other officers. Belker unknowingly finds Renko's dad while he is undercover, trying to find out who's been knifing winos.
Coffey runs interference for Bates with her recently dumped lover, a Michigan Avenue commander. Davenport finds her faith renewed when she pulls out all the stops to defend a nice young man who is accused of rape. Goldblume attempts to coax the young man's reluctant alibi to come forward, and Furillo also lends a hand when a big-gun prosecutor gets the case. Washington confronts Furillo on his hardline stance against LaRue and asks him to consider letting his partner return. Fay and Goldblume cross paths at a singles bar.

guest stars: Thomas Carter (Donald Lily), Gail Strickland (Kennedy), Alley Mills (Tracy), Morgan Woodward (Renko's dad), Hector Elias (Maria's father), J. Patrick McNamara (Cmdr. Lakeland), Joanelle Nadine Romero (Maria), Michael C. Gwynne (unknown), Richard Roat (unknown), Eleanor McCoy (Coretta), Terry Wills (medical examiner), Angus Duncan (Marshall), Lynn Chaplin (Vivian), Nathan Adler (standing wino), Arnold Turner (boyfriend), James Hardie (apprentice), Melanie Massey (clerk), Dan Chambers (flower man), Heshimu Cumbuka (pimp)
writers: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Gregory Hoblit

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