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Season 2 – The Rookies

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Three rookie cops adjust to life in Southern California.
The Rookies — Season 2

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 1973 Cauldron Willie and Terry are kidnapped, then abandoned out in the desert without any food or water; guests John Saxon, James B. Sikking. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 1973 Margin for Error A veteran officer blames Mike for his partner's death, then asks to be teamed with the rookie; guests Claude Akins, Robert Walden. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 1973 Deadly Cage Chaos erupts when Terry's true identity is revealed while he is undercover as a prison inmate; guests Robert Hooks, Victor French. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 1973 Frozen Smoke Willie draws juvenile detail and struggles to deal with the emotional and psychological aspects. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 1973 Get Ryker Ordered to protect an injured Ryker from a vengeful ex-convict, Jill discovers she has become a target herself; guest Joseph Campanella. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 15, 1973 Cry Wolf Willie and Terry ignore a call from an elderly woman known to "cry wolf," not knowing this time is for real; guest Joan Blondell. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 22, 1973 A Matter of Justice A man who wounded Jill is not prosecuted because of a brain tumor, leaving the rookies the task of proving that he should be jailed. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 29, 1973 Blood Brother Terry's cousin, a bitter Vietnam veteran, considers becoming involved in a robbery plan; guests Glynn Turman, Herbert Jefferson Jr. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 5, 1973 Code 261 The rookies help a rape victim face the indignities and legal problems that accompany the crime's investigation; guest Mark Slade. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 12, 1973 Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard Ryker is asked to investigate the murder of a priest and the severe beating of a nun in a poor neighborhood; guest Johnny Brown. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 19, 1973 Down Home Boy Two angry brothers terrorize a country singer they hold responsible for their sister's death; guests Jim Nabors, Billy Green Bush. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 2, 1973 Lots of Trees and a Running Stream An insane and vindictive former boyfriend targets Jill while Mike is away from home; guest Richard Hatch. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 10, 1973 Another Beginning for Ben Fuller A retired police officer attempts to take charge of Ryker's investigation into a friend's death; guest Leif Erickson, Ned Glass. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 17, 1973 A Sound of Silence Willie's girlfriend learns she has diabetes and runs to friends on a drug-rehabilitation farm; guests Sissy Spacek, Jared Martin. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 7, 1974 Trial by Doubt An older officer Willie was riding with is slain, and his colleagues want to punish his killer themselves; guest Fionnula Flanagan. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 14, 1974 The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper Terry offers himself as a decoy to trap the killer of his new love, a college girl who witnessed a murder; guest Esther Anderson. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 28, 1974 The Late Mr. Brent Mike's sympathy for the widow of a man he killed in the line of duty endangers his own marriage; guests Darleen Carr, Matt Clark. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 4, 1974 The Teacher An ex-convict masterminds several robberies using boys who have come to the city seeking adventure; guests Nick Nolte, Don Johnson. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 11, 1974 Eyewitness A young man suffering from a split personality perplexes Terry and Willie, but is the cause of extreme danger for Mike and Ryker. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 18, 1974 Something Less Than a Man Ryker assists an old friend, an alcoholic former officer, when the man is framed for the murder of a gangster. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 25, 1974 Rolling Thunder Terry and a Police Cadet Program recruit are kidnapped by a fugitive, the boyfriend of the recruit's sister; guest Brad Davis. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 4, 1974 Time Lock A felon demanding his convict partner be freed holds Terry and three women hostage in a bank vault; guests Tyne Daly, Robert Walden. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 18, 1974 Death Watch Willie becomes infected with meningitis from a pair of former convicts who could cause a city-wide epidemic; guest Anthony Zerbe. Details

Season Info

Director
Leonard Horn, E.W. Swackhamer, Philip Leacock, Richard Newton, Alvin Ganzer, Harry Falk, Gene Nelson
Screenwriter
Hal Sitowitz, Robert I. Holt, William Lansford, Sy Salkowitz, Irv Pearlberg, Webb Morris, Robert Heverly, James Basler, Paul Savage, Sandor Stern, Daniel Bruce, Hoke Howell, William Blinn
Network
ABC
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 1973