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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 1, 1973
Frozen Smoke
Willie draws juvenile detail and struggles to deal with the emotional and psychological aspects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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