In the aftermath of a small plane crash, Sid and Buntz discover eighty pounds of cocaine concealed within a suitcase. Meanwhile, Goldblume investigates a possible tampering with aspirin. Belker delves into a hotel owner accused of defraudin…

Hunter, en route to his workplace, fires upon a youth attempting to rob a convenience store. Jablonski disregards his physician’s recommendations regarding necessary heart surgery. The city’s police force enters a strike over cuts mandated …

The police department is consumed by disorder as the officers' strike persists. Hunter confronts the prospect of demotion, assuming responsibility for roll call from the ailing Jablonski. Detective LaRue attempts to apprehend a fence as he …

An old friend calls on Goldblume, only to be robbed and rebuffed by a publisher. Bernstein rescues Joyce from a fleeing prisoner and, in the process, confesses a deep affection for her. Daniels cautions Furillo that Calletano’s precinct tee…

Goldblume’s associate descends into a frenzy, firing upon both a mugger and a police officer. Calletano, stripped of his authority, voices threats of exposing the story to the press. Seeking safety, Sid takes up residence with Buntz. Meanwh…

Buntz shoulders the responsibility for safeguarding a convicted mobster en route to prison from an assassin dispatched by the inmate’s own nephew. Meanwhile, Russo finds herself navigating another situation fraught with sexual tension durin…

Councilman Wade dedicates the day to highlighting the city's crack epidemic, meticulously exposing its prevalence on the Hill. Grace Gardiner reappears as Sister Charity, seeking out Flaherty for assistance. Belker descends into a seafood r…

Daniels urged Furillo to abandon the Wade investigation. A literary agent presented Goldblume with an opportunity to pen his memoirs. Sister Charity, with her customary influence, swayed Flaherty’s course. And Buntz concluded his loan shark…

A profound moral and emotional challenge confronts Furillo upon learning of his father's shooting. LaRue targets a restaurant owner with the health department. Belker is haunted by nightmares of nuclear devastation, yet finds himself assist…

A renewed surge of racial tension grips the city when a white undercover officer shoots his black partner. Buntz, temporarily blinded, undertakes an undercover assignment with Belker, posing as a beggar. Meanwhile, Hill and Renko discover s…

Belker’s recklessness results in the destruction of a vehicle owned by LaRue’s brother-in-law. Meanwhile, a newly appointed public defender extends an invitation to Washington for a date. And in a display of desperation, a disgruntled clien…

Buntz offered Officer McBride quiet reassurance regarding her actions in the shooting of an armed robber; Goldblume found his brief respite from work unexpectedly interrupted by abduction; and Hill, Renko, and Jablonski embarked on a huntin…

The atmosphere at the drug kingpin’s funeral threatened to erupt into violence, and Hill had to exert considerable restraint. Meanwhile, Russo and Flaherty found themselves navigating the volatile temper of an elderly, deaf man. LaRue and W…

Buntz frets about the condition of Furillo’s marital life. LaRue and Washington receive considerable assistance in their pursuit of a champion cockroach. Belker pursues a dog that has made off with a purse. And Goldblume persists in defying…

On his day in charge of the station, Buntz launches an effort to seize $130,000 worth of contraband. Belker apprehends a hardened youth who, after a brief struggle, flees with a load of narcotics. Scapizzi urges Buntz to dedicate some time …

A disagreement arises between Goldblume and Furillo regarding the employment of a former gang member to secure information against a notorious gang leader in a murder investigation. Meanwhile, Renko’s personal struggles with family issues b…

A surge of envy consumes Renko regarding Daryl Ann’s business associate. Flaherty permits his affection for Russo to cloud judgment during a police operation. Calletano returns to Hill Street after a Spanish-speaking citizen is wounded by a…

Buntz pursues Belker’s informant as the precinct scrambles to identify the shooter of Mick. Renko finds himself compelled to confess to Daryl Ann, coerced by a blackmailing prostitute. Meanwhile, Russo and Flaherty track a reported lion thr…

A radio advertisement sets off a chain of complications, impacting those involved in various ways. Hill and Renko are partnered in a patrol car equipped with advanced computer systems. Buntz intervenes to shield Sid from a dangerous task in…

The city's brightest star found himself entangled in a compromising situation on Hill Street, caught in the middle of a prostitution ring. Meanwhile, Prunella returned, determined to locate the missing Hunter. Furillo's brother approached h…

A fresh wave of gang violence descends upon the Hill as Jesus’ sister vanishes, seemingly abducted the night before her wedding to a Romani man. LaRue navigates a turbulent emotional landscape when a suspect's weapon repeatedly malfunctions…

Sid and Furillo investigate the forces arrayed against Buntz, while Daniels launches a public assault on his character. LaRue resolves to disrupt a live television broadcast emanating from a gangster's cellar. Bates accepts an invitation fr…