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.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Steven BochcoGuest stars Veronica Redd, Andy Garcia, Gary Grubbs, Trinidad Silva, Vernon Washington, Don Cervantes, Panchito Gómez
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.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Steven BochcoGuest stars Merritt Butrick, Steven Bauer, Mark Metcalf, Trinidad Silva, George Dickerson, Sal Lopez, David Caruso, Bob Bryan
Hill and Renko decide to split up as a team; LaRue is offered a bribe by a drug dealer who turns out to be a cop; Furillo tries to negotiate with the gangs to ensure a peaceful Presidential tour; Belker agrees to a blind date; and Fay is arrested in a hot tub.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Steven BochcoGuest stars Trinidad Silva, David Caruso, Dan Hedaya, Art Evans, John Brandon
Furillo backs LaRue in the bribery case brought by Macafee; Hill and Renko bust a car thief who's a mechanical whiz; and Esterhaus sees Grace in a new light when they share a crisis at the station house when the Presidential visit is cancelled and gang revenge is feared.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Steven BochcoGuest stars Charles Fleischer, Lynn Whitfield, Trinidad Silva, Louis Giambalvo, Dan Hedaya, David Caruso, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Steven BochcoGuest stars Louis Giambalvo, Dan Hedaya, Tony Perez, Ezekiel Moss, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Georg Stanford BrownWritten by Anthony YerkovichGuest stars Tony Plana, Andrea Marcovicci, Mark Metcalf, Kent Williams, Gregory Cruz, Bob Bryan
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.
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Guest stars Andrea Marcovicci, Kent Williams, Linda Shayne, Keith Davis, Panchito Gómez, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Georg Stanford BrownWritten by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Luis Ávalos, Clayton Rohner, Julianna McCarthy, Andrea Marcovicci, Mark Metcalf, Kent Williams, George Dickerson, Bob Bryan
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 asks Cynthia Chase along on a dull stakeout that suddenly heats up.
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Written by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Luis Ávalos, Andrea Marcovicci, Preston Hanson, Kent Williams, Mark Casella, Michael O'Guinne, Panchito Gómez, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Georg Stanford BrownGuest stars Carl Weintraub, Tim Daly, Jordan Charney, George Dickerson, Don Cervantes, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Jack StarrettGuest stars Dolph Sweet, Dwight Schultz, Jordan Charney, George Dickerson, Seth Allen, Don Cervantes, Bob Bryan
Furillo pushes the investigation of Councilman McAuley; LaRue's business dream comes to a bitter end; Lt. Hunter gets his chance to test out an ""urban tank"" in sniper alley.
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Directed by Robert C. ThompsonWritten by Anthony YerkovichGuest stars Robert Hirschfeld, Dolph Sweet, Angela Aames, Jordan Charney, George Dickerson, Don Cervantes, Jon Cypher, Robert Kino
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.
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Directed by Gregory HoblitWritten by Alan RachinsGuest stars Robert Hirschfeld, Lisa Lindgren, George Dickerson, John Brandon, Lynn Whitfield, Peter White, Allen Case, Michael Tucker
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.
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Directed by Gregory HoblitWritten by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Mimi Rogers, Charles Hallahan, James Remar, Rony Clanton, Mark Casella, Sam Scarber, Tony Perez, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Gregory HoblitWritten by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Mimi Rogers, Charles Hallahan, James Remar, Rony Clanton, Mark Casella, Sam Scarber, Bob Bryan
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.
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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Mimi Rogers, Charles Hallahan, Jeannetta Arnette, Lionel Mark Smith, Eddie Barth, Antony Carbone, Len Bari, Ezekiel Moss
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.
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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Anthony Yerkovich, Steven BochcoGuest stars Mimi Rogers, Charles Hallahan, Jeannetta Arnette, Lionel Mark Smith, Eddie Barth, Antony Carbone, Len Bari, Bob Bryan
