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Episodes are not necessarily listed in the order in which they were
filmed or exhibited, but rather (in some cases) in the order the scripts
were commissioned.
At a glance:
NO VACANCY | THE CITY IS BURNING| LOVES ME NOT | DIFFERENT DRUMMER
| YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY | VIDEO VERITE| GREED | SECRETS | DON'T
I KNOW YOU? | OLD FLAMES | TRADING PLACES | SHADOW OF A DOUBT | HELLO/GOODBYE
| SCHOOL DAZE | LAND OF THE FREE | A CLASS ACT | BUTTON. BUTTON |
AMENDS | FRIENDLY FIRE | YUP | A FAIR SHAKE-PARTS I & II
Synopses:
NO VACANCY
Director: James Frawley
Written by: Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller
Short Synopsis: Cagney and Lacey's guarding of a mentally ill witness
(Joe Regalbuto, Murphy Brown) is complicated by his refusal to take
his medications. Original air date September 23, 1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
& REVIEW
THE CITY IS BURNING
Director: Helaine Head
Written by: Samm-Art Williams
Short Synopsis: When Detective Corassa's gun is linked to the slaying
of a black youth in a white section of town, the African-American
community suspect it's a cover-up. Original air date September 28,
1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
LOVES ME NOT
Director: Jonathan Estrin
Written by: Frank South
Short Synopsis: David Keillor defends Mary Beth after the community
demands of civil review board investigate parole in a neighborhood
dispute. Detective Petrie is promoted to sergeant and leave the precinct.
Original air date October 5, 1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
DIFFERENT DRUMMER
Director: Sharron Miller
Written by: Allison Hock
Short Synopsis: An eccentric old woman who claimed she's a witch
is getting in the way of her lucrative real estate deal. Original
air date October 19, 1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY
Note: Episode features Tony Award Winning Actress, Betty Buckley
Director: Joel Rosenzweig
Written by: Frederick Rappaport
Short Synopsis: can you lazy go undercover as streetwalkers to investigate
a rash of middle-age prostitute murders. Isbecki is thrilled to discover
his new partner is a woman. Original air date October 26, 1987. EXTENDED
SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
VIDEO VERITE
Director: Jackie Cooper
Written by: Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin
Short Synopsis: A missing music video may be linked to drugs. Chris's
niece visits with aspirations of becoming an actress in New York.
Original air date November 9, 1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
GREED
Director: Nessa Hyams
Written by: Douglas Steinberg
Short Synopsis: Chris and Mary Beth go undercover as game show contestant
to investigate a rigging accusation. Original air date November 16,
1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
SECRETS
Director: Reza Badiyi
Written by: Joe Viola
Short Synopsis: Chris finally gets to work on the major task force
and immediately is faced with finding out who the turncoat is in their
midst. Original air date November 23, 1987. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS &
REVIEW
DON'T I KNOW YOU?
Director: Sharron Miller
Written by: Kathryn Ford
Short Synopsis: It's a case of he said she said when Christine claims
to have been date raped. Original air date January 5, 1988. EXTENDED
SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
OLD FLAMES
Director: Reza Badiyi
Written by: Robert Bielak
Short Synopsis: Harvey Junior stuns his parents on his 18th birthday
by announcing he's enlisted with the Marines. Original air date January
20, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
TRADING PLACES
Director: James Frawley
Written by: Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers
Short Synopsis: Chris is disappointed when she's passed over to fill
in during Samuel's vacation. Harvey assess in a case involving kickbacks
at a construction site. Original air date January 19, 1988. EXTENDED
SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
SHADOW OF A DOUBT
Director: Jackie Cooper
Written by: Larry Barber and Paul Barber
Short Synopsis: An undercover operation at a computer manufacturer
is jeopardize when Chris fails the company's random drug test. Original
air date January 26, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
HELLO/GOODBYE
Director: Janet Davidson
Written by: P. K. Knelman
Short Synopsis: David K proposes to Christine. Original air date February
9, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
SCHOOL DAZE
Director: Jackie Cooper
Written by: Allison Hock
Short Synopsis: Chris and Mary Beth have very different attitudes
at a mandatory refresher for their precinct at the police academy.
Original air date February 16, 1988. .EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
LAND OF THE FREE
Note: Features appearance by Oscar and Golden Globe winning actress,
Mercedes McCambridge
Director: Stephen Macht
Written by: Sharon Doyle
Short Synopsis: When a refugee from El Salvador is slain, different
people give wildly different opinions of the life he led during the
investigation. Meanwhile, Chris needs a friendly handsome plumber
at AA. Original air date February 23, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS &
REVIEW
A CLASS ACT
Director: James Frawley
Written by: Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers
Short Synopsis: The theft of valuable paintings Sands the detectives
to upscale galleries hoping to find out where it went. Christine realizes
Nick is the opposite of David. Original air date March 15, 1988. EXTENDED
SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
BUTTON. BUTTON
Director: Al Waxman
Written by: Michelle Ashford
Short Synopsis: The girlfriend of a murdered federal witness asked
for help finding this killer. Meanwhile, one of Alice's classmates
has AIDS. Original air date March 22, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS &
REVIEW
AMENDS
Director: Michael Caffey
Written by: Larry Barber and Paul Barber
Short Synopsis: In a case of friendly fire, an officer is accidentally
shot by Thorton. Original air date March 29, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
& REVIEW
FRIENDLY FIRE
NOTE: Award winner Tyne Daly for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series
Director: Reza Badiyi
Written by: Shelley List & Jonathan Estrin
Short Synopsis: Christine's date rape case against Fred Potter goes
to trial. Meanwhile, Harvey Lacey Junior disappears from his Marine
training and is presumed dead. Original air date April 5, 1988. EXTENDED
SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
YUP
Director: Nancy Malone
Written by: Sharon Elizabeth Doyle
Short Synopsis: A Wall Street success with friends high on the police
command chain is robbed, creating additional pressure to solve the
case quickly. Meanwhile, Harvey Junior visits home. Original air date
May 2, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
A FAIR SHAKE
PART I:
Director: Reza Badiyi
Story by Max Jack and Barney Rosenzweig
Teleplay by Barney Rosenzweig
Short Synopsis: A plea bargain over a missing $100K from a bank sends
the duo upstate in serach of its president, and of another $100 million.
Original air date May 16, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW
FAIR SHAKE
PART II:
Director: Reza Badiyi
Story by Barney Rosenzweig and Max Jack
Teleplay by Max Jack
Short Synopsis: Chris and Mary Beth wrap up the investigation into
the stolen hundred million dollars and get a great surprise at its
conclusion. Final episode of Cagney and Lacey. Original air date May
16, 1988. EXTENDED SYNOPSIS & REVIEW