22 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.
Air date: 1982-09-25 · 60 min
The murder of a dancer who has had a lock of her hair cut off signifies to Hooker that a serial killer he pursed eight years previously is back in operation. Hooker is concerned for the only victim to survive one of the previous attacks - a dance teacher with whom he nearly fell in love - and sets about protecting her, believing that the killer will go after her again to try and finish the job.
Open episode 1 ↗Air date: 1982-10-02 · 60 min
Hooker works to clear an old racing buddy arrested in connection with thieves using loot to rebuild race cars.
Open episode 2 ↗Air date: 1982-10-16 · 60 min
Romano struggles with the cold hard reality of being a cop on the street when he fails to shoot a cop killer. When the killer gets released on a bargained down technicality by lying, Hooker and Romano strive to bring him to justice.
Open episode 3 ↗Air date: 1982-10-23 · 60 min
Hooker and Romano try to protect a frightened robbery witness from the culprits — who don't know she's blind.
Open episode 4 ↗Air date: 1982-10-30 · 60 min
A large footprint is Hooker and Romano's only clue to a man who has been sexually assaulting women joggers.
Open episode 5 ↗Air date: 1982-11-06 · 60 min
A vengeful sniper who has been shooting at police cars is planning to attack the police academy.
Open episode 6 ↗Air date: 1982-11-13 · 60 min
Hooker is accused of killing an unarmed youth during a shootout that put Romano in the hospital.
Open episode 7 ↗Air date: 1982-11-20 · 60 min
A detective is out to nail Hooker's friend on a charge of aiding jewel thieves while working as a security guard.
Open episode 8 ↗Air date: 1982-11-27 · 60 min
An ambitious drug lord directs a street gang to deal high grade heroin in Hooker's beat, meanwhile setting up a hearing impaired teenage gang member to take a murder rap, but Hooker suspects the boy is innocent and vows to help him.
Open episode 9 ↗Air date: 1982-12-04 · 60 min
Hooker tries to avert a war between independent truckers and a produce wholesaler who's been sabotaging their trucks.
Open episode 10 ↗Air date: 1982-12-18 · 60 min
Hooker and Romano will stop at nothing to squash a PCP operation after a schoolgirl hallucinating on angel dust tries to fly from atop her high school and a rookie cop friend of Romano's is almost killed when acting as an undercover narc.
Open episode 11 ↗Air date: 1983-01-08 · 60 min
The tragedy of teenage drinking hits Romano in the heart when he learns the young son of his fallen war buddy is an alcoholic supporting his habit by selling booze to his high school classmates and who is now escalating into bigger crimes.
Open episode 12 ↗Air date: 1983-01-15 · 60 min
Romano's in love with a fashion model and deaf to Hooker's suspicions that she's a member of a ruthless ring of fur coat thieves.
Open episode 13 ↗Air date: 1983-01-22 · 60 min
Much to Hooker's discomfort, Stacy volunteers to be a decoy when a series of murders plagues the marina area.
Open episode 14 ↗Air date: 1983-01-29 · 60 min
While investigating armored car thefts, Hooker sympathizes with the sister of one of the suspects.
Open episode 15 ↗Air date: 1983-02-05 · 60 min
Hooker confronts an old buddy, Lt. Paul McGuire, seeking revenge against a rapist.
Open episode 16 ↗Air date: 1983-02-12 · 60 min
Hooker sets out to capture the murderer of a young woman who witnessed a payoff to a city councilman.
Open episode 17 ↗Air date: 1983-02-19 · 60 min
Hooker and Romano team up with a Gamblers Anonymous counselor to bust a drug lord who blackmails compulsive gamblers into serving as drug mules.
Open episode 18 ↗Air date: 1983-02-26 · 60 min
The hunt for a serial arsonist that is torching condemned buildings intensifies when a Private Investigator, who is an ex-cop and an old friend of Hooker's, is murdered. Certain that the man was on the verge of finding out who is behind the attacks, Hooker and Romano work with his daughter, who is also a PI, to bring the arsonist to justice.
Open episode 19 ↗Air date: 1983-03-05 · 60 min
Sibling robbers hold Stacy, Fran and several hospital patients Including a little girl urgently needing heart surgery in exchange for their wounded father.
Open episode 20 ↗Air date: 1983-04-30 · 60 min
On Stacy's first week of field training, Hooker assigns her to tough veteran officer Jim Corrigan, who has a low opinion of female cops after his former partner was killed while partnered with one. Meanwhile, Hooker has a personal concern in catching the culprits of a series of violent mini-mart robberies in a factory district, when his ex-wife Fran is badly wounded in a hold up and is in danger of being left blind as a result.
Open episode 21 ↗Air date: 1983-05-07 · 60 min
Hooker holds himself personally to blame when a female rookie cop that he trained is seriously wounded in a confrontation with a pair of fleeing gun shop robbers. With the officer needing her leg amputated as a result of the wound, Hooker and Romano investigate the gun thieves who are selling their hauls to a back street crime baron.
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