Episode 1
Aired Sep 11, 1972
Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
Willie, Terry and Mike are on the spot when a rivalry between two street gangs threatens to erupt into violence; guest Hilly Hicks.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 18, 1972
Dead, Like a Lost Dream
An Internal Affairs investigation into rumors of police shakedowns begins to point to Willie, Terry and Mike; guest Dane Clark.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 25, 1972
The Informant
Thieves, released because of a technicality, terrorize the police informant who incriminated them; guests Margaret Avery, Joe Kapp.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 2, 1972
The Commitment
Monster masks and horror films are the only clues after a petty thief shoots and paralyzes Willie; guests Darleen Carr, Bo Svenson.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 9, 1972
Covenant With Death
The rookies help an evangelist leading an anti-drug crusade who is accused of trafficking in narcotics; guest Louis Gossett Jr.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 16, 1972
Time Is the Fire
Ryker displays an unexplained personal interest in finding a kidnapper's (William Windom) victim; guests Craig Stevens, Lynne Marta.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 23, 1972
The Bear That Didn't Get Up
Willie struggles with his belief in police non-violence after he is forced to shoot an unarmed suspect; guest David Huddleston.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 30, 1972
Dirge for Sunday
A shrewd extortionist holds Mike as a hostage and offers him in exchange for a criminal; guests Roddy McDowall, Vincent Gardenia.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 13, 1972
The Good Die Young
The rookies are assigned to protect two policewomen (Leslie Charleson, Gwenn Mitchell) acting as bait to trap an elusive stranger.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 20, 1972
To Taste of Terror
Jill becomes the target of violent revenge when the brother of a suspect lashes out following a routine arrest; guest Andy Robinson.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 27, 1972
A Deadly Velocity
The rookies deal with a mob and a sniper while protecting a controversial Army general; guest Belinda J. Montgomery, Don Porter.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 11, 1972
A Bloody Shade of Blue
Terry becomes the most recent victim of a pair of snipers shooting at anyone wearing a uniform; guests Brooke Bundy, Jared Martin.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 18, 1972
A Very Special Piece of Ground
A veteran officer (Earl Holliman) loses his ranch to a proposed freeway, making him unstable; guest Pippa Scott.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 25, 1972
Rabbits on the Runway
A tattooed foot is the rookies' only clue to the whereabouts of a runaway girl fleeing from a killer who claims to be her father.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 8, 1973
Tarnished Idol
Internal Affairs investigates Gillis after his shooting of a boy trapped in a flaming police car; guests Lou Antonio, Radames Pera.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 15, 1973
Crossfire
The rookies volunteer to be counselors in a camp for juvenile delinquents; guests Percy Rodrigues, Eric Laneuville, Clint Howard.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 29, 1973
Snow Job
A drug addict (Martin Sheen) plans to steal $2,000,000 in confiscated cocaine scheduled to be dumped out at sea; guest Ron Soble.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 5, 1973
Point of Impact
Terry attempts to learn the reasons behind an old friend's apparently senseless attack on a patrol-car officer; guest Victor Campos.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 12, 1973
Three Hours to Kill
A police captain undergoing surgery is held hostage as part of a daring plan to release a jailed prisoner; guest Beverly Garland.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 19, 1973
The Wheel of Death
The only donor for a boy needing a bone-marrow transplant is his father, on the run from police and the mob; guest Mike Farrell.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 26, 1973
Life Robbery
The rookies probe a suburban robbery ring that they suspect is lead by an old friend of Ryker's; guests Pat Hingle, Mark Lenard.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 5, 1973
A Farewell Tree From Marly
A courtroom battle erupts when the only eyewitness in a manslaughter case is mentally impaired; guest Tyne Daly.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 19, 1973
Easy Money
The brother of a nurse (Teresa Graves) who objects to police is involved in a neighborhood protection racket; guest Hilly Hicks.
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