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Season 5
September 14, 1978

Season 5

01. Kidnapping (1)

A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.

September 14, 1978

02. Kidnapping (2)

Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.

September 14, 1978

03. The Search

Off goes the moustache, as it's Harris' turn for cross-dressing mugging detail; the host of a kids' science show goes off the deep end; Barney's men reopen a twenty-eight year old missing persons case.

30min
September 21, 1978

04. Dog Days

The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.

30min
September 28, 1978

05. The Baby Broker

A German girl attempts to flee the country rather than surrender her baby to a broker's clients; Levitt turns to stimulants to aid in his self-imposed thirty-six hour shift.

30min
October 5, 1978

06. Accusation

An accusation of an indiscretion on the part of Dietrich leads to a visit from the gleeful Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs; Yemana books a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in his synagogue.

October 12, 1978

07. The Prisoner

A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.

October 19, 1978

08. Loan Shark

Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana; a client can't get a tattoo artist to remove his work; Harris books a youthful loan shark

November 2, 1978

09. The Vandal

Barney has the uneasy feeling that it may have been Levitt that vandalized the precinct squad room; a TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.

November 9, 1978

10. The Harris Incident

A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.

November 30, 1978

11. The Radical

Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.

December 7, 1978

12. Toys

Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.

December 14, 1978

13. The Indian

A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.

January 4, 1979

14. Voice Analyzer

Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.

January 11, 1979

15. The Spy

A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.

January 18, 1979

16. Wojo's Girl (1)

Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.

January 25, 1979

17. Wojo's Girl (2)

Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

January 25, 1979

18. Middle Age

Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.

February 1, 1979

19. The Counterfeiter

Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.

February 8, 1979

20. Open House

The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.

February 15, 1979

21. Identity

Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.

March 1, 1979

22. Computer Crime

A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.

March 15, 1979

23. Graveyard Shift

Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.

May 10, 1979

24. Jack Soo, a Retrospective

The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.

May 17, 1979