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Episode 22
A Fair Shake, Part 2
aired: Sun, May 15, 1988
Chris and Mary Beth wrap up the investigation into the stolen $100 million dollars, and get a great surprise at its conclusion.
Episode 21
A Fair Shake, Part 1
aired: Mon, May 16, 1988
A plea bargain over a missing $100,000 from a bank sends Cagney and Lacey upstate in search of its president, and of another $100 million.
Episode 20
Yup
aired: Mon, May 2, 1988
A Wall Street success with friends high on the police command chain is robbed, creating additional pressure to solve the case quickly. Meanwhile, Harvey Jr. visits home.
Episode 19
Friendly Fire
aired: Mon, Apr 4, 1988
Christine's date-rape case against Brad Potter goes to trial. Meanwhile, Harvey Lacey, Jr. disappears from his Marine training.
Episode 18
Amends
aired: Mon, Mar 28, 1988
In a case of friendly fire, an officer is accidentally shot by Thornton.
Episode 17
Button, Button
aired: Mon, Mar 21, 1988
The girlfriend of a murdered federal witness asks for help finding his killer. Meanwhile, one of Alice Lacey's classmates has AIDS.
Episode 16
A Class Act
aired: Mon, Mar 14, 1988
The theft of a valuable painting sends the detectives to upscale galleries, hoping to find out where it went. Christine realizes Nick is the opposite of David.
Episode 15
Land of the Free
aired: Tue, Feb 23, 1988
When a refugee from El Salvador is slain, different people give wildly different opinions of the life he led to Chris and Mary Beth during their investigation. Meanwhile, Chris meets a friendly, handsome plumber at AA.
Episode 14
School Daze
aired: Tue, Feb 16, 1988
Chris and Mary Beth have very different attitudes at a mandatory refresher for their precinct at the police academy.
Episode 13
Hello Goodbye
aired: Mon, Feb 8, 1988
David Keeler proposes marriage to Christine.
Episode 12
Shadow of a Doubt
aired: Mon, Jan 25, 1988
An undercover operation at a computer manufacturer is jeopardized when Chris fails the company's random drug test.
Episode 11
Trading Places
aired: Mon, Jan 18, 1988
Chris is disappointed when she's passed over to fill in during Lt. Samuels' vacation. Harvey assists in a case involving kickbacks at a construction site.
Episode 10
Old Flames
aired: Mon, Jan 11, 1988
Harvey, Jr. stuns his parents on his 18th birthday by announcing he's enlisting with the Marines.
Episode 9
Don't I Know You?
aired: Mon, Jan 4, 1988
It's a case of 'he said/she said' when Christine claims to have been date-raped--while her date claims the sex was consensual--and she finds her story doubted because she didn't attempt to use her gun to defend herself.
Episode 8
Secrets
aired: Sun, Nov 22, 1987
Chris finally gets to work on the Major Task Force, and immediately is faced with finding out who the turncoat is in their midst.
Episode 7
Greed
aired: Sun, Nov 15, 1987
Chris and Mary Beth go uncercover as game show contestants to investigate a rigging accusation.
Episode 6
Video Verite
aired: Sun, Nov 8, 1987
A missing music video may be linked to drugs. Chris' niece visits, with aspirations of becoming an actress in New York.
Episode 5
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
aired: Sun, Oct 25, 1987
Cagney and Lacey go undercover on streetcorners to investigate a rash of middle-aged prostitute murders. Isbecki is thrilled to discover his new partner is a woman.
Episode 4
Different Drummer
aired: Sun, Oct 18, 1987
An eccentric, older woman who claims she's a witch is getting in the way of a lucrative real estate deal.
Episode 3
Loves Me Not
aired: Sun, Oct 4, 1987
David Keeler defends Mary Beth after the community demands a Civilian Review Board investigate her role in a neighborhood dispute. Det. Petrie is promoted to Sergeant.
Episode 2
The City Is Burning
aired: Sun, Sep 27, 1987
When Det. Corassa's gun is linked to the slaying of a black youth in a white section of town, the negro community suspects a cover-up.
Episode 1
No Vacancy
aired: Sun, Sep 20, 1987
Cagney and Lacey's guarding of a mentally ill witness is complicated by his refusal to take his medication.
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Episode 22
Turn, Turn, Turn, Part 2
aired: Sun, Mar 29, 1987
As Chris turns to the bottle herself to deal with her father's death, Mary Beth tries to save her by getting her back to AA.
Episode 21
Turn, Turn, Turn, Part 1
aired: Mon, Mar 23, 1987
After years of drinking finally cost Charlie Cagney his life, Christine and her brother, Brian, must deal with the aftermath.
Episode 20
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
aired: Sun, Mar 22, 1987
After Lacey is shot, but saved by a bulletproof vest, her and Cagney deal with the stress by seeing the police psychiatrist.
Episode 19
Special Treatment
aired: Sun, Mar 15, 1987
Mary Beth is arrested at a nuclear weapons protest, finding herself in the custody of Queens' Det. Dupnick.
Episode 18
Right to Remain Silent
aired: Sun, Mar 8, 1987
The detectives question if a deaf girl could have committed the murder of which she's accused. David Keeler wants Christine to forgive him for representing Mansfield.
Episode 17
Divine Couriers
aired: Sun, Feb 22, 1987
Cagney and Lacey try to bring down a scam artist who promises to get messages to the departed by giving them to the terminally ill, but face difficulty in that nobody seems to feel victimized.
Episode 16
To Sir With Love
aired: Sun, Feb 15, 1987
Cagney and Lacey get placed in charge of planning a banquet to award Lt. Samuels with the Distinguished Service Award.
Episode 15
Easy Does It
aired: Sun, Feb 8, 1987
A rash of AA meeting robberies sends the detectives to pose as alcoholics. At a co-dependents' meeting, Chris is surprised to see Donna, her father's girlfriend.
Episode 14
Ahead of the Game
aired: Sun, Feb 1, 1987
Mary Beth has egg on her face when the Laceys' home is robbed, and it's revealed she doesn't follow the same home safeguarding tips she gives to civilians. Meanwhile, a high school athlete's death is investigated.
Episode 13
Favors
aired: Mon, Jan 26, 1987
Chris and Mary Beth investigate a judge who's friends with Chris' father. Mary Beth is surprised at the results of her performance review from Chris.
Episode 12
Waste Deep
aired: Sun, Jan 18, 1987
An environmental champion begs Chris and Mary Beth to investigate a toy company for the dumping of toxic waste. Meanwhile, Chris dates a younger man.
Episode 11
Cost of Living
aired: Mon, Jan 12, 1987
When drug dealer Mansfield goes on trial, he surprises everyone by hiring David Keeler to represent him, especially upsetting Chris.
Episode 10
To Thy Own Self Be True (The Rapist, Part 2)
aired: Sun, Dec 14, 1986
When Sara Jones, one of Mary Beth's maternity replacements, goes to trial for her act of vigilante justice against a rapist, Chris refuses to lie to save her.
Episode 9
Revenge
aired: Sun, Dec 7, 1986
Petrie falls under suspicion when someone he was squabbling with is murdered. Chris finds out a reporter she's dating isn't just interested in her romantically.
Episode 8
Rites of Passage
aired: Sun, Nov 30, 1986
When hazing is suspected to have caused a girl to fall off a roof while rushing a sorority, the sisters close ranks, impeding the investigation.
Episode 7
Marathon
aired: Mon, Nov 24, 1986
Cagney and Lacey are charged with protecting a white South African runner in town for the New York City Marathon.
Episode 6
The Zealot
aired: Sun, Nov 9, 1986
Pornographers come under suspicion when an A.D.A. who championed against child exploitation is murdered.
Episode 5
Role Call
aired: Sun, Nov 2, 1986
The 14th Precinct is abuzz over a visit from the star of a female TV detective show who wants to tag along with Chris and Mary Beth to see real female cops in action.
Episode 4
Disenfranchised
aired: Sun, Oct 26, 1986
After a girl accuses her father of molesting her younger sister, Cagney and Lacey are forced to take action to keep the girls safe.
Episode 3
Sorry Right Number
aired: Sun, Oct 19, 1986
A sweltering day leads to an elevator failure, with Chris and a claustrophobic Victor trapped inside.
Episode 2
Culture Clash
aired: Sun, Oct 5, 1986
When an girl who wants to break away from her traditionally Islamic upbringing is murdered, Chris and Mary Beth must confront her family. Chris lusts for a possible assignment to a potentially career-making task force.
Episode 1
Schedule One
aired: Sun, Sep 28, 1986
A suspect has an intriguing deal for leniency: he'll reveal who in the precinct is involved with heroin. Meanwhile, the Laceys move into a new home.
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Episode 24
Parting Shots
aired: Sun, May 25, 1986
Detective Jonah Newman is gunned down in front of his fellow detectives.
Episode 23
Model Citizen
aired: Sat, May 24, 1986
Cagney and Lacey investigate the gangland-style murder.
Episode 22
A Safe Place
aired: Sun, May 11, 1986
Cagney and Lacey run up against government barriers in trying to locate stolen plutonium.
Episode 21
Extradition
aired: Sun, May 4, 1986
Cagney and Lacey are sent to Los Angeles to extradite an old 'perp'.
Episode 19
Exit Stage Center
aired: Sun, Mar 9, 1986
Cagney and Lacey investigate the murder of a famous actress.
Episode 18
Man Who Shot Trotsky
aired: Sun, Mar 2, 1986
Cagney and Lacey receive a second opportunity to nail a notorious narcotics dealer.
Episode 17
Post Partum
aired: Sun, Feb 16, 1986
Christine becomes involved in a case of a West Point cadet.
Episode 16
Family Connections
aired: Sun, Feb 9, 1986
With Mary Beth about to deliver her child, Christine has second thoughts.
Episode 15
The Gimp
aired: Sun, Jan 26, 1986
Cagney gets a first-hand look at the problems faced by disabled.
Episode 14
DWI
aired: Sun, Jan 19, 1986
While Lacey is on maternity leave, she investigates a neighborhood hit-and-run accident.
Episode 13
Act of Conscience
aired: Sun, Jan 12, 1986
Cagney is assigned a controversial new partner.
Episode 12
Rebukes (The Rapist)
aired: Sun, Jan 5, 1986
Cagney's temporary partner becomes obsessed with a rape investigation.
Episode 11
Play It Again, Santa
aired: Sun, Dec 22, 1985
Cagney goes undercover with Det. Jonah Newman.
Episode 10
Power
aired: Sun, Dec 15, 1985
Cagney is placed in charge of the 14th Precinct during Lt. Samuels' vacation.
Episode 9
Old Ghosts
aired: Sun, Dec 8, 1985
Cagney is branded as a coward.
Episode 8
Filial Duty
aired: Sun, Dec 1, 1985
Cagney and Lacey investigate the robbery and murder of a 70-year-old recluse.
Episode 7
Mothers and Sons
aired: Sun, Nov 24, 1985
Lacey suffers from a case that is too close to home.
Episode 6
The Clinic
aired: Sun, Nov 10, 1985
Cagney and Lacey investigate the fire-bombing of an abortion clinic.
Episode 5
Entrapment
aired: Sun, Nov 3, 1985
Cagney crosses the line to entrapment and expects Lacey to protect her.
Episode 4
The Lottery
aired: Sun, Oct 27, 1985
Cagney and Lacey uncover a clever forgery scheme.
Episode 3
The Psychic
aired: Sun, Oct 20, 1985
A psychic's predictions provide Cagney and Lacey with their only leads.
Episode 2
Ordinary Hero
aired: Sun, Oct 6, 1985
Cagney and Lacey's witness turns out to be an illegal alien.
Episode 1
On the Street
aired: Sun, Sep 29, 1985
Cagney and Lacey investigate the beating of a teenage hooker.
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Episode 23
23. Organized Crime
aired: Mon, Apr 8, 1985
When Cagney and Lacey catch the case of a murdered nun whose family has Mafia connections, they discover they're not the only ones anxious to find the killer.
Episode 22
Organized Crime
aired: Sun, Apr 7, 1985
When Cagney and Lacey catch the case of a murdered nun whose family has Mafia connections, they discover they're not the only ones anxious to find the killer.
Episode 21
Violations
aired: Sun, Mar 17, 1985
A teenager is raped when he's accidentally sent to a violent prison over a petty crime, resulting in both a lawsuit from his parents and a case for Cagney and Lacey to solve.
Episode 20
Con Games
aired: Sun, Mar 10, 1985
Mary Beth swindles the swindlers in a case with the bunco unit. Meanwhile, Chris' sexual harassment charges against Captain Hennesey go to trial.
Episode 19
Two Grand
aired: Sun, Mar 3, 1985
Christine again squares off against jewel thief Albert Grand.
Episode 18
Lost and Found
aired: Sun, Feb 24, 1985
While Mary Beth recovers from breast surgery, and mulls retirement, Chris has her prized Corvette stolen, but it may provide her a leg up on the sergeant's exam. Meanwhile, an informant is murdered, leaving Chris to find out the who and why.
Episode 17
Who Said It's Fair, Part 2
aired: Mon, Feb 11, 1985
With Christine busy looking for a missing child and getting ready for the sergeant's exam, Mary Beth prepares for her breast surgery.
Episode 16
Who Said It's Fair, Part 1
aired: Mon, Feb 11, 1985
Mary Beth ignores a lump in her breast, while Chris and Harvey beg her to get the care she needs. Meanwhile, the mother of a missing child feels she'd get more attention if her son were white.
Episode 15
Stress
aired: Mon, Feb 4, 1985
After witnessing a stabbing, Chris becomes the target of the prepetrator, who has a history of making witnesses disappear. Meanwhile, the NYPD brass demand stress reduction classes for the 14th Precinct.
Episode 14
Rules of the Game
aired: Mon, Jan 28, 1985
Chris and Mary Beth are delighted when they catch a major case, and get to work for an attractive captain, but Chris takes issue with the captain's advances towards her.
Episode 13
Happily Ever After
aired: Sun, Jan 13, 1985
Dory proposes to Christine, who has a few questions of her own she needs an answer to before she gives him one. Meanwhile, a long string of tiny thefts leads to big profit for an ingenious credit department employee.
Episode 12
American Dream
aired: Sun, Jan 6, 1985
When a series of arsons all seem to benefit the same company, Cagney and Lacey uncover an extortion operation.
Episode 11
Out of Control
aired: Sun, Dec 30, 1984
When a captured burglar swears he never uses a gun, it sends Cagney and Lacey to figure out how a shooting also occurred at the scene of the crime. Dory finally feels it's time for Christine to meet his children.
Episode 10
Lady Luck
aired: Mon, Dec 17, 1984
When a woman Mary Beth saved from suicide winds up murdered shortly thereafter, the investigation uncovers massive gambling debts, and sends Cagney and Lacey after a loan shark who may be involved.
Episode 9
Hooked
aired: Sun, Dec 9, 1984
When Sgt. McKenna's drug rehab sponsor is caught with cocaine, his defending of him gives Christine doubts over whether he was ever really drug-free himself.
Episode 8
Thank God It's Monday
aired: Sun, Dec 2, 1984
A weekend spent clearing up lousy precinct paperwork leads Chris and Mary Beth to race to serve a warrant before the statute of limitations expires. Meanwhile Det. Petrie finds his weekend used up painting his apartment.
Episode 7
Unusal Occurence
aired: Sun, Nov 25, 1984
The press paints Christine's self-defense shooting of a Hispanic drug-dealer as being racially motivated.
Episode 6
Taxi Cab Murders
aired: Sun, Nov 18, 1984
With the 14th Precinct's detectives driving taxi cabs to solve a rash of hack murders, Mary Beth's son becomes frightened the ruse will cost his mother her life.
Episode 5
Fathers and Daughters
aired: Sun, Nov 11, 1984
A man's wife and daughter confess to his murder in effort to make it impossible for either to be found guilty.
Episode 4
Old Debts
aired: Sun, Nov 4, 1984
Cagney and Lacey work to track down a murderer who managed to kill a newly-paroled cop-killer who was under their protection.
Episode 3
Insubordination
aired: Sun, Oct 28, 1984
Cagney and Lacey assist Sgt. McKenna, newly returned from drug rehab. A captain who used to work under Lt. Samuels envisions changes at the precinct.
Episode 2
Heat
aired: Sun, Oct 21, 1984
Mary Beth is taken hostage by a very dangerous man.
Episode 1
Child Witness
aired: Sun, Oct 14, 1984
An over-protective father hinders prosecution of a babysitter who may have molested his daughter. Petrie gets beaten by some white NYPD officers who don't know he's a detective.
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Episode 7
Choices
aired: Sun, May 13, 1984
After the key witness in the upcoming trial of a shady landlord dies, Cagney and Lacey must re-canvas his building in search of new witnesses before he gets set free. Meanwhile, Chris has a pregnancy scare.
Episode 6
Partners
aired: Sun, May 6, 1984
Getting shot doesn't stop Chris from assisting on a case while in recovery, while Mary Beth's temporary replacement partner leaves a lot to be desired.
Episode 5
Baby Brokers
aired: Sun, Apr 29, 1984
An abandoned baby sets Cagney and Lacey on the trail of a baby broker, and though deaf, Mary Beth considers adopting her. Meanwhile, Chris' new playwright boyfriend doesn't like her being a detective.
Episode 4
Bounty Hunters
aired: Sun, Apr 22, 1984
Cagney and Lacey are in pursuit of a perp also wanted for bail jumping, and must capture him before a bounty hunter does and takes him out of their jurisdiction.
Episode 3
Victimless Crime
aired: Sun, Apr 15, 1984
After the star of a pornographic film dies during production, Cagney and Lacey must convince his reluctant co-star to be a witness.
Episode 2
Killers Dozen
aired: Sun, Mar 25, 1984
A uniformed officers' strike forces the detectives back into their blues and onto the streets, as Cagney and Lacey try to bring an end to the "Don Juan Strangler."
Episode 1
Matinee
aired: Sun, Mar 18, 1984
A housewife from Cagney's hometown in Westchester County winds up dead in New York City, and the investigation offers a glimpse into Cagney's past. Meanwhile, the son of Lt. Samuels is arrested for stealing a car.
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Episode 22
The Informant
aired: Sun, May 8, 1983
Cagney and Lacey have a high school drug case blow up in their faces when it turns out their teenage informant is a drug pusher hiself.
Episode 21
Cry for Help
aired: Sun, May 1, 1983
A con man has to be let go because he had nothing on him when arrested, so Cagney and Lacey have to find a way to get him with the goods. Meanwhile, a fellow police academy graduate of Mary Beth's is a wife-beater.
Episode 20
The Gang's All There
aired: Sun, Mar 27, 1983
The gang from the 14th precinct are robbed at a celebration for Petrie's promotion, and set out to bring the perpetrators to justice before they become the laughingstock of the NYPD.
Episode 19
Let Them Eat Pretzels
aired: Sun, Mar 20, 1983
Cagney and Lacey try to find a way to arrest the son of a immunized diplomat who's using his nation's embassy to avoid justice after hitting a poor man with his car.
Episode 18
Chop Shop
aired: Mon, Mar 14, 1983
Isbecki becomes a hostage after Cagney and Lacey fail to back him up properly. Meanwhile, when Petrie accidentally shoots a black child, the department thinks the uproar will go away if the public sees Petrie is black, too.
Episode 17
Burn-out
aired: Sun, Mar 6, 1983
Chris poses as a nun as part of an investigation into missing drugs from a hospital. Meanwhile, Mary Beth vanishes after a last-minute vacation cancellation.
Episode 16
Date Rape
aired: Sun, Feb 20, 1983
A date rape investigation divides Chris, who feels the victim brought it on herself, and Mary Beth, who doesn't believe that philosophy. Chris feels honored for the girls to be let in on the male officers' practical jokes.
Episode 15
Jane Doe #37
aired: Sun, Feb 13, 1983
When a Jane Doe homeless lady is murdered, Chris vows to find out who she is. Meanwhile, Chris and Mary Beth shoot a recruiting commercial for the NYPD while Mary Beth is fighting a nasty cold.
Episode 14
Open and Shut Case
aired: Sun, Jan 30, 1983
Mary Beth is the star witness in a trial that turns out not to be the slam dunk the prosecutors thought it was. Meanwhile, Chris and Mary Beth try to convince a rape witness to not back out of testifying.
Episode 13
Affirmative Action
aired: Sun, Jan 23, 1983
When the 14th precinct is assigned another female detective, Mary Beth and Chris don't agree on whether she's qualified to be there or not.
Episode 12
Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All
aired: Sun, Jan 16, 1983
Cagney and Lacey set out to determine if a man who stopped a minor crime is himself a wanted, world-famous jewel thief.
Episode 11
Hopes and Dreams
aired: Sun, Jan 9, 1983
Chris and Mary Beth investigate a rash of burglaries committed while the occupants are away at funerals, with a handicapped girl among the victims.
Episode 10
Recreational Use
aired: Sun, Dec 26, 1982
A shady landlord attempting to turn his building co-op is a prime suspect in a murder, but the investigation becomes more complicated when the sergeant Cagney and Lacey have been lent to, who happens to be Chris' boyfriend, succumbs to an addiction.
Episode 9
I'll be Home for Christmas
aired: Sun, Dec 19, 1982
A petty criminal's escape in a stolen squad car turns Lt. Samuels into a Scrooge, who forces the precinct to stay their entire shifts on Christmas Eve in effort to catch him. Meanwhile, Detective Petrie's daughter is born.
Episode 8
Conduct Unbecoming
aired: Sun, Dec 12, 1982
Cagney and Lacey's working with a third detective to investigate illegal weaponry hits a snag when it is revealed that he may be gay, and faces possible suspension.
Episode 7
Mr. Lonelyhearts
aired: Mon, Dec 6, 1982
When a Vermont farmer comes looking for his missing wife, it uncovers a bigamy fraud involving a woman who has married, and taken money from, multiple men.
Episode 6
Internal Affairs
aired: Sun, Nov 28, 1982
When undercover agents start having their covers blown, NYPD Internal Affairs calls on Cagney and Lacey to uncover the informant lurking in their precinct, putting them in the uncomfortable position of snooping into the private lives of their fellow officers.
Episode 5
Entrapment
aired: Sun, Nov 21, 1982
Chris and Mary Beth investigate a series of stranglings involving women who worked for the telephone sex trade.
Episode 4
High Steel
aired: Sun, Nov 14, 1982
After a former co-worker falls to his death at a construction site, Harvey disagrees with the conclusion that his death is accidental and joins Mary Beth to investigate.
Episode 3
Beauty Burglars
aired: Mon, Nov 8, 1982
Cagney and Lacey lead an investigation into a series of robberies at exclusive beauty salons committed by assailants posing as the police.
Episode 2
One of Our Own
aired: Sun, Oct 31, 1982
A case of mistaken identity leads to a police officer's shooting at a restaurant. Meanwhile, Isbecki does all he can to keep Chris and Mary Beth off the precinct's new softball team.
Episode 1
Witness to an Incident
aired: Mon, Oct 25, 1982
Cagney and Lacey witness an accidental police shooting, but have differing memories of exactly how it happened. Lacey feels heat from her superiors to fall in line with Cagney's accounting of events.
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Episode 6
Better Than Equal
aired: Thu, Apr 29, 1982
Cagney and Lacey must ignore their feminist sentiments when they are assigned to protect the life of a female ERA critic.
Episode 5
Suffer the Children
aired: Sat, Apr 24, 1982
Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
Episode 4
Street Scene
aired: Wed, Apr 14, 1982
Cagney and Lacey are accused of racial prejudice when they investigate a gangland beating
Episode 3
Beyond the Golden Door
aired: Wed, Apr 7, 1982
Cagney and Lacey uncover a deadly smuggling ring when searching for a missing child.
Episode 2
Pop Used to Work in Chinatown
aired: Thu, Apr 1, 1982
A Chinatown robbery brings Cagney's retired father back on the beat.
Episode 1
You Call This Plain Clothes?
aired: Wed, Mar 24, 1982
Cagney and Lacey go undercover as prostitutes.
