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Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
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Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
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Episode 1
Detective Joe Barley enlists Holly, his "retired" snitch and recovering addict, to help him find the man who shot his partner.
Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Leonardo BercoviciGuest stars Verna Bloom, Antony Carbone, Vince Edwards, Donald O'Connor, Eddie Egan, Mario Roccuzzo, Phillip Pine, Eddie Ryder
Episode 2
Detectives Belmont and Melino want the three men involved when a patrolman, the son of a Lieutenant, is killed when he interrupts a bank robbery. The one they need is the psychopath who recruits amateurs in his capers.
Directed by Alf KjellinGuest stars Alex Rocco, Noah Keen, Edward Albert, Gary Collins, Richard Egan
Episode 3
Manny and Deke are on the narcotics squad, investigating a double shooting at a dry cleaning shop, when they get a tip that the shop owner is in business dealing drugs with a man called Mongoose.
Guest stars Barry Sullivan, Paul Koslo, Joe Santos, Steve Lawrence
Episode 4
Jack Mitchell is in control and keeps his cool when patrolling with his rookie partner, but his home life with his wife and her teenage daughter is not so tidy.
Directed by Gary NelsonGuest stars Tony Musante, John Ashton, Bibi Besch, Sian Barbara Allen, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Episode 5
While working out his last three days before retirement, Frank Moran is assigned a hot case.
Directed by Barry CraneGuest stars Marc Alaimo, Bettye Ackerman, Jerry Douglas, Ed Asner, Joe Turkel, Dabney Coleman
Episode 6
Lew Randle, head of the Special Investigations Team, comes back after vacation and is immediately engulfed in the investigations of several armed robberies. He has to buck department politics to take down the violent trio responsible.
Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Lisle Wilson, Chuck Connors, Phillip Pine, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Gary Lockwood, Robert Forster
Episode 7
K-Joe and Bunny investigate the sniper shooting of a young girl riding in a car on the freeway.
Directed by Jerry LondonWritten by Michael MannGuest stars Frank Converse, Fred Williamson, France Nuyen, Manu Tupou, James Woods, Raymond Singer, Don 'Red' Barry
Episode 8
Gene (Santos) has a falling out with his wife and moves into a temporary bachelor's apartment, which becomes a party hangout for his buddies and attracts a lot of unwanted attention from others.
Directed by Barry ShearWritten by John Sacret YoungGuest stars Barbara Rhoades, Robert Gentry, Estelle Winwood, Joe Santos, Dennis Cole, Conrad Janis, Ron Masak, Edward Binns
Episode 9
Sgt. Kyles and Inv. McLiam try to break up the criminal activities of a local entrepreneur and philanthropist by bringing back his past as a violent revolutionary in Detroit and playing on his paranoia.
Directed by Vince EdwardsGuest stars Susie Coelho, John Amos, Eddie Egan, Dane Clark, Hari Rhodes, John O'Leary, John McCann
Episode 10
Two detectives are called before the grand jury after a man is shot and killed when they attempt to arrest him.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Simon Oakland, Christopher Connelly, Jenny O'Hara, Don Meredith, Lee Delano
Episode 11
Hagen and Triplett are reassigned to an out-of-the-way detail to keep them out of the public eye pending their manslaughter trial.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Robert Mandan, Simon Oakland, Christopher Connelly, Jenny O'Hara, Don Meredith, Lee Delano
Episode 12
An undercover Vice detective is accused by one of his fellow Vice detectives of stealing cash during a drug bust.
Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Michael MannGuest stars Susan Batson, Scott Hylands, Steve Kanaly, Joe Santos, Milt Kogan, Dana Elcar, Casey Kasem, Eddie Egan
Episode 13
Detectives try to track down the two remaining robbers who participated in a tire store holdup that resulted in the deaths of an employee and one of the robbers. Their investigation leads them to a large illegal weapons operation.
Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Judith Baldwin, Robert Walden, Cliff Emmich, Woodrow Parfrey, Michael Alldredge, Kaz Garas, Biff McGuire, Sid Haig
Episode 14
Holly Green, a 19-year-old waitress is brutally beaten and raped by a pair of creeps, she then reluctantly helps bring her assailants to trial.
Written by Liam O'BrienGuest stars Leland Palmer, James Griffith, Hope Lange, Alex Rocco, Milton Selzer, Quinn K. Redeker, Timothy Scott, Claude Earl Jones
Episode 15
Officers Webber and Cheruco discover a violent new gang on the streets, the Malflores, comprised entirely of Latinas.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by John Sacret YoungGuest stars Janis Hansen, Mitzi Hoag, Gregory Sierra, Clifton Davis, Richard Venture, Gwenn Mitchell, Juanita Brown
Episode 16
Veteran Detective Jack McGraw is given the unsavory task of investigating Vice detectives suspected of taking bribes from the Chinese crime family running an illegal gambling operation.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Stephen McNally, Bibi Besch, Richard Loo, Jackie Cooper, Harold Gould, Richard Venture
Episode 17
LAPD Narcotics detectives work with a Mexican counterpart to try to break up the operation run by the Alvarez brothers, which is flooding the market with Mexican heroin known as "hard rock brown."
Directed by Alf KjellinGuest stars Robert Mandan, David Groh, René Enríquez, Ricardo Montalban, Art Metrano
Episode 18
Detectives Gerard and Panelli try to catch a pair of armed robbers who hit a supermarket, and are joined by a one-armed former detective, who is now an investigator for the store's insurance company.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Jim Brown, Albert Salmi, Stephanie Edwards, David Sheiner, John Crawford, Gary Lockwood, Ron Masak
Episode 19
Sgt. Paul Cazenovia uses highly unconventional, albeit successful, methods in his undercover narcotics unit, but his lieutenant thinks he is crazy. It doesn't help that Paul refuses to stay behind his desk while he's under suspension.
Guest stars Hampton Fancher, Norman Fell, Howard George, Frank Campanella
Episode 20
Vice Detective Dave Tackleberry takes on a second job (to pay for his teenage daughter's figure skating development) at the same time he and his partner Det. Wurster try to bust a pimp specializing in underage girls.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by John Sacret YoungGuest stars Lana Wood, Allan Miller, James Cromwell, Robert Forster, Elinor Donahue, Lindsay Bloom
Episode 21
Detectives DeHart and Ward go up against another team of officers Riggs and Salter in tracking down a criminal. A psychotic man is targeting elderly women and time is of the essence.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Ernie Wheelwright, Shelly Novack, Albert Salmi, Bernie Casey, John Davis Chandler, Ed Peck, Howard Duff, George Maharis
Episode 22
Marty Lacayo and Glenn Talbot are street narcs, meaning they are given the task of busting nickel-and-dime users and hustlers. Shep, one of their users, gives them a tasty lead on a big distributor, but they are forbidden by Lt. Hagedorn from pursuing him.
Guest stars David Groh, John Karlen, Ray Girardin, Robert Symonds, Cheryl Ladd, Robert Goulet, Arthur Batanides, Hector Elias
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
Tony Musante
Tony Lo Bianco
James Gregory
Shelly Novack
Tige Andrews
David Groh
John Kerr
Albert Salmi
NBCUnited States
Columbia Pictures TelevisionUnited States
Screen GemsUnited States
