1. Ransom
Air date: 1985-09-25 · 60 min
Hooker's daughter is kidnapped by an ex-cop who demands to know the whereabouts of his own family — relocated by the FBI after he was sentenced to prison.
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Season 5.
18 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.
2. Return of a Cop
Air date: 1985-10-02 · 60 min
Hooker's dad, a retired cop, arrives unexpectedly and shows more than a passing interest in Hooker's current case.
Open episode 2 ↗3. To Kill a Cop
Air date: 1985-10-09 · 60 min
A released prisoner hunts down the policeman he blames for his conviction.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Death is a Four Letter Word
Air date: 1985-11-06 · 60 min
The investigation of a porno actress's murder is hampered by her uncle, a cop obsessed with finding the killers.
Open episode 4 ↗5. The Assassin
Air date: 1985-11-13 · 60 min
A man Hooker served with in Vietnam is out to assassinate a Soviet trade delegate.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Rip-Off
Air date: 1985-11-20 · 60 min
Hooker clashes with a Fed out to bust the drug dealer who killed one of Hooker's cops in a sting operation.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Funny Money
Air date: 1985-11-27 · 60 min
Corrigan gives serious consideration to leaving the force after pulling the trigger in two fatal shootings.
Open episode 7 ↗8. The Night Ripper
Air date: 1986-01-29 · 60 min
Arriving at the scene of the brutal murder of a college girl, Hooker recognizes the method of murder as used by a serial killer dubbed "The Night Ripper", who was behind a spree of six grisly sex murders four years previously and was never caught. With the psychotic killer terrorizing the city once more, Hooker is under pressure to uncover his identity and get him off the streets.
Open episode 8 ↗9. The Obsession
Air date: 1986-02-05 · 60 min
Armed robbers take Stacy hostage, and one of the suspects has personal ties to the mayor.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Taps for Officer Remy
Air date: 1986-02-12 · 60 min
Hooker insists on spearheading the investigation when an old flame, a police intelligence officer, is reported killed in a shootout.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Nightmare
Air date: 1986-02-19 · 60 min
Semiconscious after an auto accident, Stacy is taken in by an escaped mental patient claiming to be a doctor.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Shootout
Air date: 1986-02-26 · 60 min
Stacy's job performance is hampered by the fear that she'll be the next victim of a murderous gang of bank robbers.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Murder by Law
Air date: 1986-04-30 · 60 min
Hooker searches for a murderer whose victims all were female lawyers who attended the same law school.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Partners in Death
Air date: 1986-05-07 · 60 min
Hooker considers the future of Stacy and Corrigan's partnership after friendship becomes confused with romance.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Death Trip
Air date: 1986-05-14 · 60 min
A paramilitary group targets people they deem "threats to society".
Open episode 15 ↗16. Blood Sport
Air date: 1986-05-21 · 120 min
Hooker, Corrigan and Sheridan travel to Hawaii on special assignment to protect the life of a U.S. Senator and his family who are threatened by terrorists.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Into the Night
Air date: 1986-05-21 · 60 min
Hooker crosses the mob and the FBI while investigating a robbery where a former police officer is shot.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Deadly Force
Air date: 1986-05-28 · 60 min
The main clue in a robbery homicide is a laser aimed gun similar to that used by a comic strip character.
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