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Season 5

Season 5

1978
24 Episodes

Episodes

Kidnapping (1)
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1. Kidnapping (1)

Sep 14, 1978

A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.

Kidnapping (2)
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2. Kidnapping (2)

Sep 14, 1978

Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.

The Search
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3. The Search

Sep 21, 1978
30 min

Off goes the moustache, as it's Harris' turn for cross-dressing mugging detail; the host of a kids' science show goes off the deep end; Barney's men reopen a twenty-eight year old missing persons case.

Dog Days
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4. Dog Days

Sep 28, 1978
30 min

The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.

The Baby Broker
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5. The Baby Broker

Oct 5, 1978
30 min
9.0

A German girl attempts to flee the country rather than surrender her baby to a broker's clients; Levitt turns to stimulants to aid in his self-imposed thirty-six hour shift.

Accusation
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6. Accusation

Oct 12, 1978

An accusation of an indiscretion on the part of Dietrich leads to a visit from the gleeful Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs; Yemana books a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in his synagogue.

The Prisoner
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7. The Prisoner

Oct 19, 1978

A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.

Loan Shark
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8. Loan Shark

Nov 2, 1978

Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana; a client can't get a tattoo artist to remove his work; Harris books a youthful loan shark

The Vandal
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9. The Vandal

Nov 9, 1978

Barney has the uneasy feeling that it may have been Levitt that vandalized the precinct squad room; a TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.

The Harris Incident
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10. The Harris Incident

Nov 30, 1978

A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.

The Radical
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11. The Radical

Dec 7, 1978

Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.

Toys
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12. Toys

Dec 14, 1978

Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.

The Indian
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13. The Indian

Jan 4, 1979

A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.

Voice Analyzer
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14. Voice Analyzer

Jan 11, 1979

Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.

The Spy
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15. The Spy

Jan 18, 1979

A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.

Wojo's Girl (1)
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16. Wojo's Girl (1)

Jan 25, 1979

Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.

Wojo's Girl (2)
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17. Wojo's Girl (2)

Jan 25, 1979

Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

Middle Age
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18. Middle Age

Feb 1, 1979

Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.

The Counterfeiter
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19. The Counterfeiter

Feb 8, 1979

Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.

Open House
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20. Open House

Feb 15, 1979

The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.

Identity
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21. Identity

Mar 1, 1979

Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.

Computer Crime
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22. Computer Crime

Mar 15, 1979

A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.

Graveyard Shift
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23. Graveyard Shift

May 10, 1979

Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.

Jack Soo, a Retrospective
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24. Jack Soo, a Retrospective

May 17, 1979

The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.