Hill Street Blues

1. S01E01Hill Street StationJanuary 15, 1981 7.5Precinct Captain Furillo tries to defuse a hostage situation despite the advice of his gung-ho Emergency Action Team leader and the temperam
2. S01E02Season's bestPresidential FeverJanuary 17, 1981 8.0Hill and Renko meet again for the first time since their shooting; Esterhaus tries to avoid Grace Gardner, the new police decorator; two tra
3. S01E03Politics as UsualJanuary 22, 1981—Hill and Renko decide to split up, only to reconsile after a breakdown; LaRue is offered a bribe by a drug dealer who turns out to be a cop;
4. S01E04Can World War III Be an Attitude?January 24, 1981 7.0Furillo backs LaRue in the bribery case brought by Macafee; Hill and Renko bust a car thief who's a mechanical whiz; Bates finally receives
5. S01E05Double JeopardyJanuary 31, 1981 7.0Neal continues to investigate Macafee's life as a way of clearing LaRue; Belker and several others go undercover dressed as women to catch a
6. S01E06Film at ElevenFebruary 7, 1981 7.5A television reporter rides with Hill and Renko; Washington and LaRue find the gun that shot Hill and Renko; and Belker busts Kevin Herman D
7. S01E07Choice CutFebruary 14, 1981—Hector Ruiz takes hostages again, this time at a supermarket; LaRue and Washington try to connect the gun that shot Hill and Renko with addi
8. S01E08Up in ArmsFebruary 21, 1981—Furillo gets orders to deal with a neighborhood merchants' association; Esterhaus goes out to meet a criminal he helped put away; Harris and
9. S01E09Your Kind, My Kind, HumankindFebruary 28, 1981—The Dekker Avenue Merchants Association continues helping the police; Eddie Hoban finds himself out in the cold; Hill, Renko and Belker all
10. S01E10GatorbaitMarch 7, 1981—Renko gets put out when a Division homicide detective ridicules his efforts to learn who killed a 15-year-old prostitute; Furillo learns tha
11. S01E11Life, Death, EternityMarch 14, 1981 7.5Furillo's chances for promotion are threatened when a city councilman is implicated in the murder of the teenage prostitute; LaRue continues
12. S01E12I Never Promised You a Rose, MarvinMarch 21, 1981—Furillo pushes the investigation of Councilman McCauley; LaRue's business dream comes to a bitter end; Lt. Hunter gets his chance to test ou
13. S01E13Fecund Hand RoseMarch 25, 1981—Esterhaus faces immense pressure as his wedding day to Cindy dawns and Grace shows him what he's giving up; Furillo resents providing protec
14. S01E14Rites of Spring (1)May 19, 1981—Hill and Renko arrest a young mother who regularly abandons her two toddlers and the station watches as a brutal vice cop is investigated...
15. S01E15Rites of Spring (2)May 19, 1981—Furillo and Neal go out of their way to help clear an obnoxious, racist narcotics detective accused of shooting an unarmed black man; LaRue'
16. S01E16Jungle Madness (1)May 26, 1981—Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from o
17. S01E17Jungle Madness (2)May 26, 1981—Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from o

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Hearts and MindsOctober 29, 1981 8.0A prostitute accuses a detective of blackmailing her for sex; Goldblume searches for a missing child; a former gang leader returns to the Hi
2. S02E02Blood MoneyNovember 5, 1981—Goldblume meets a lonely woman while driving a cab undercover; LaRue and Washington use a desperate snitch to solve a prostitute murder; Vir
3. S02E03The Last White Man on East Ferry AvenueNovember 12, 1981—Hill and Renko handle a domestic call involving an old man threatening his neighbors with a shotgun; Hudson looks for the informer in his ga
4. S02E04The Second Oldest ProfessionNovember 19, 1981—Bates loses a junkie prostitute through an error in judgement; Hudson beats up his lawyer after his release on bail; Furillo and Joyce recon
5. S02E05Fruits of the Poisonous TreeDecember 3, 1981—Night court interferes with "Monday Night Football" as LaRue and Washington are accused of entrapping a mugger; Bates and Coffey look for ga
6. S02E06Cranky StreetsDecember 10, 1981—Hill covers for an old friend with personal problems who uses excessive force on an arrest; Coffey arrests an old family friend during a vis
7. S02E07Chipped BeefDecember 17, 1981—Furillo pushes Hill about his support of Nash; Belker goes under to catch a gang preying on automatic bank tellers; Fay's engagement ends ab
8. S02E08The World According to FreedomJanuary 7, 1982—Belker meets an eccentric calling himself "Captain Freedom" while on a stakeout; LaRue gets more than he bargained for as a cell plant when
9. S02E09Pestolozzi's RevengeJanuary 14, 1982—The Captain meets LaRue and Washington when he returns from a purse snatching; Renko (who has lost his service revolver) and Hill are rear-e
10. S02E10The Spy Who Came in from DelgadoJanuary 21, 1982—Hunter uses pedigreed hounds to track wild city dogs; the scam saloon begins producing results, despite Captain Freedom's help; Fay fixates
11. S02E11Freedom's Last StandJanuary 28, 1982—Bates plays in the interdepartmental poker finals; Fuchs refuses to help out one of his own men caught forging prescriptions; Henry goes und
12. S02E12Of Mouse and ManFebruary 11, 1982—Joyce's fellow PD Pam Gilliam is gunned down; Hill's position as VP for the Black Officers' Coalition puts a strain on both him and Renko; G
13. S02E13Zen and the Art of Law EnforcementFebruary 18, 1982—Grace asks Esterhaus for help with a barking dog; LaRue suffers a crisis of confidence about the PCP lab bust and starts drinking; Renko's f
14. S02E14The Young, the Beautiful and the DegradedFebruary 25, 1982—Hill has enough of the BOC pressures; Goldblume finds a witness in the Gilliam case who seems too good to be true; Furillo demotes LaRue to
15. S02E15Some Like It Hot-WiredMarch 18, 1982—Goldblume is bitter over losing a promotion; Joyce walks out of court while defending a repeat offender; Renko learns his father is dying; a
16. S02E16Personal FoulMarch 25, 1982—Belker and Washington go undercover at a porno theater; Hill and Renko answer a domestic call concerning a suicidal man holding his wife and
17. S02E17The ShooterMay 6, 1982—Belker tries to renew his expired driver's license; Renko tries to take his father home from the hospital; LaRue rehabilitates himself with
18. S02E18Invasion of the Third World Body SnatchersMay 13, 1982—Renko's father takes a final trip around the city; Belker goes undercover to find out who has been knifing winos; and Joyce finds her faith

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Trial by FurySeptember 30, 1982 7.0Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gr
2. S03E02Domestic BeefOctober 7, 1982—Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; an
3. S03E03Heat RashOctober 14, 1982—Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to wor
4. S03E04Rain of TerrorOctober 21, 1982—Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renk
5. S03E05Officer of the YearOctober 28, 1982 7.0Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Ca
6. S03E06Season's bestStan the ManNovember 4, 1982 7.5At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move while Goldblume tries to keep an old m
7. S03E07Little Boil BlueNovember 11, 1982—Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffer
8. S03E08Requiem for a HairbagNovember 18, 1982—LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with
9. S03E09A Hair of the DogNovember 25, 1982—The governor's dog is kidnapped; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an au
10. S03E10Phantom of the HillDecember 2, 1982 7.5Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; Renko
11. S03E11No Body's PerfectDecember 9, 1982—The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant is revealed; Furillo tries to stop Nydorf the coroner from testifying; Crawford de
12. S03E12SantaclaustraphobiaDecember 16, 1982—Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bat
13. S03E13Gung HoJanuary 20, 1983—An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
14. S03E14Moon Over UranusJanuary 27, 1983—A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; LaRue and Washington search f
15. S03E15Moon Over Uranus: The SequelFebruary 3, 1983—Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad
16. S03E16Moon Over Uranus: The Final LegacyFebruary 10, 1983—The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; a jealous Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a
17. S03E17The Belles of St. MarysFebruary 17, 1983—LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; Belker endangers his relationship with Robin by trying to protect her; a talkativ
18. S03E18Life in the MinorsFebruary 24, 1983—Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out
19. S03E19Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes BackMarch 3, 1983—Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion
20. S03E20Spotlight on RicoApril 28, 1983—The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple
21. S03E21Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?May 5, 1983 7.5Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a
22. S03E22A Hill of BeansMay 12, 1983—Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Here's Adventure, Here's RomanceOctober 13, 1983—The only witness to a massacre in a gay bar is an off duty cop; the Cisco Kid ties up traffic; and Goldblume offers to be Fay's natural chil
2. S04E02Ba-bing, Ba-bingOctober 20, 1983—Hill wins $100,000 in the lottery; Deputy Chief Mahoney tries to ride herd on Furillo's precinct; mayoral candidate Benjamin Fisk moves into
3. S04E03The Long Law of the ArmOctober 27, 1983—LaRue and Washington salvage a man's severed arm; Joyce defends a frantic West Indian cabbie; Hector Ruiz takes one final hostage; and Hill
4. S04E04Death by KikiNovember 3, 1983—Kiki tries to persuade Eldridge to change his story; Hill's behavior gets worse and worse as he blows all his money; Fisk returns to the hou
5. S04E05Season's bestDoris in WonderlandNovember 10, 1983 7.5Commander Ozzie Cleveland enters the mayoral race; Officer Perez accidentally shoots a little boy; Daniels begins "Operation Tenderloin" out
6. S04E06Praise DilaudidNovember 17, 1983—A pair of sweet junkie lovers create a hostage situation; the Robson arrest blows up in Daniels' face; and Wachtel shows up at the Wonderlan
7. S04E07Goodbye, Mr. ScrippsNovember 24, 1983 7.0On election day, Goldblume tries to keep a last minute candidate clear of the polling places; Mahoney turns on Daniels; Wachtel reports gang
8. S04E08Midway to What?December 1, 1983—Bates and Coffey clean up "Buck Naked" for a court appearance; a busted bookie turns over several tapes incriminating cops on the take, incl
9. S04E09Honk If You're a GooseDecember 8, 1983—Hill has one last fight; Coffey and Bates take on Honky, the guard goose; Belker gets some unexpected help when he goes undercover in a whee
10. S04E10The Russians Are ComingDecember 15, 1983—Three visiting Russians bring their personal problems to the Hill; Belker goes undercover as an ambulance attendant; LaRue's brother-in-law
11. S04E11Ratman and BobbinJanuary 12, 1984—Bates and Coffey take over a storefront police/community relations project; a cop killer seems to be roaming the streets; Daryl Ann buys the
12. S04E12Nichols from HeavenJanuary 19, 1984—The rats return; Esterhaus is hospitalized for tests; Bates, Coffey and Joyce try to protect a woman and her children from her abusive husba
13. S04E13Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!January 26, 1984—Furillo loses an old friend as the corruption investigation winds up; a romantic triangle transfers to the Hill and comes to a boil; and Cof
14. S04E14Grace Under PressureFebruary 2, 1984—Sergeant Esterhaus dies unexpectedly and the whole station house tries to deal with their grief as they eulogize the man. Meanwhile, Leo fin
15. S04E15The Other Side of OnenessFebruary 9, 1984—Goldblume is fascinated by a call girl held on murder charges whose elite clientele has newspapers bidding for her story and her fearful cli
16. S04E16Parting is Such Sweep SorrowFebruary 16, 1984—A judge intent on elevating jail conditions releases the court's overflow back into the streets; Bates has a rocky start as roll call sergea
17. S04E17The End of Logan's RunMarch 1, 1984 7.5Belker has a final run in with his bald headed pickpocket with many names; Joyce defends a man whose brother plans to threaten the prosecuti
18. S04E18The Count of Monty TascoMarch 8, 1984—A census taker disappears while working in the precinct; the Mullins brothers promise Furillo that Joyce will die if she testifies against T
19. S04E19Nutcracker SuiteMarch 15, 1984—Goldblume and Calletano try to figure out station command as Furillo tries to resist taking a drink; LaRue and Washington dog William Mullin
20. S04E20Hair ApparentMay 3, 1984—Garibaldi tries to save himself some money by doing some unofficial police work for a guy whose car he rearended; Belker is left exposed on
21. S04E21Lucky DucksMay 10, 1984—Calletano prepares for a game show appearance; Renko tries to organize his wedding attendants; Peabody goes to the loan sharks Belker has in
22. S04E22Eva's BrawnMay 17, 1984—Belker's loan sharks commandeer a prison bus and demand him in exchange for their hostages; Goldblume tries an unusual video-dating service;

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Mayo, Hold the PickleSeptember 27, 1984—New roll call sergeant Jablonski is called out by a woman; Mayo handles a messy assault case against an elderly couple; the impending execut
2. S05E02Watt a Way to GoOctober 4, 1984—Goldblume takes the law into his own hands when his ex-wife Rachel is raped and refuses to press charges; Belker's undercover at the Stratfo
3. S05E03Rookie NookieOctober 18, 1984—Furillo calls Goldblume off the murder investigation of his wife's rapist; Bates has problems with an insolent rookie; Mayo and Garibaldi bu
4. S05E04Fowl PlayOctober 25, 1984—Rookie Swann kills himself after the initiation party at the Kubiak Lodge; LaRue tells Furillo about his night with a murder victim's wife;
5. S05E05Bangladesh SlowlyNovember 1, 1984—Jablonski deals with a woman who has lost her cat; Renko suffers after a TV newswoman exposes his fondness for doughnuts; LaRue looks very b
6. S05E06Ewe and Me, BabeNovember 8, 1984—Furillo feels pressure from the press and Chief Daniels to clear up the shooting death of the Reverend Booker Simons; Joe Keenan interferes
7. S05E07Blues for Mr. GreenNovember 15, 1984—Belker plans to accompany a prisoner to Las Vegas; Mayo and Garibaldi follow a juvenile murder suspect who has threatened witnesses; Hill fa
8. S05E08Season's bestFuched AgainNovember 22, 1984 7.5An assassination attempt against Mayor Cleveland during the rededication of the Monarch Theater opens up a nest of corruption in Daniels' of
9. S05E09Low BlowNovember 29, 1984—Jablonski's female nemesis comes to the Hill for a final showdown; the vacationers are stranded in Las Vegas with Myrna Schnitz; Furillo has
10. S05E10The Rise and Fall of Paul the WallDecember 6, 1984—Mayo and Garibaldi investigate when Councilman Detweiler's mother shoots an intruder; Hill and Renko catch a notorious loan shark with over
11. S05E11Last Chance SalonDecember 13, 1984—Renewed gang feuding involves a small local grocery store and its owners; Belker takes his anger about Robin's decision to stop seeing him o
12. S05E12Intestinal FortitudeJanuary 10, 1985—Belker, LaRue and Washington go undercover as garbagemen to investigate a protection racket; the case against two Hispanic men who raped an
13. S05E13Of Human GarbageJanuary 17, 1985—The garbage business undercover continues; Officer Perez rescues a family from a burning building; a Federal witness is kidnapped; and Fay r
14. S05E14Dr. Hoof and MouthJanuary 24, 1985 7.0Belker temporarily moves into Hunter's RV; Joyce introduces a new PD to the Hill before leaving to become an ADA; LaRue gloats over the vide
15. S05E15Davenport in a StormJanuary 31, 1985—New ADA Davenport faces opposition when she decides to prosecute three white teens for the death of a young black athlete; Furillo's car acc
16. S05E16Washington DeceasedFebruary 7, 1985—A stakeout begins to catch the "Melon Felon," who is responsible for seven decapitated prostitutes; LaRue moonlights on a low-budget horror
17. S05E17Passage to LibyaFebruary 14, 1985—Belker keeps running up against a bitter one man band; Gina Srignoli agrees to wear a wire in an effort to incriminate Al DiPiano; Fay goes
18. S05E18El CapitanFebruary 21, 1985—Calletano takes over command while Furillo attends an encounter group for precinct captains and their superiors; Hill and Renko have an inte
19. S05E19The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.March 21, 1985—An anti-abortion agitator sends a woman into premature labor; Jablonski can't get his 300 game sanctioned by the Bowling Congress; LaRue and
20. S05E20G.Q.March 28, 1985—The arson squad questions Jablonski about the fire at BowlMor Lanes; Hill remains angry at Renko over his hesitation under pressure; Bates a
21. S05E21Queen for a DayApril 11, 1985—A hooker sweep for gays and straights attracts Coffey's former high school coach; Renko joins Belker on his drug undercover, which is interr
22. S05E22You're in Alice'sMay 9, 1985—Detective Phil Dugan cuts some corners to catch an elusive mobster; Goldblume pursues a solitary investigation into Gina's death; Hill and R
23. S05E23Grin and Bear ItMay 16, 1985 7.5Belker's drycleaners undercover catches Dugan, who offers them Joe Keenan and a major ring of police corruption; Furillo copes with the resu

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Season's bestBlues in the NightSeptember 26, 1985 7.5Bates gets to know an art teacher; Coffey, Renko, LaRue and Washington bet on who can drive to work the fastest; Renko has to bust his favor
2. S06E02Hacked to PiecesOctober 3, 1985—Belker goes undercover as a cabbie in a very volatile cab territory war; Hill and Renko try to cool down the resentment between a Korean gro
3. S06E03Seoul on IceOctober 17, 1985 7.5A runner trying to raise money for cancer research is victimized; Furillo begins to select personnel to conduct the internal investigation o
4. S06E04In the Belly of the BusOctober 24, 1985 7.5Belker takes an unexpected bus ride to Springfield; Sid turns Louis Russ over to Buntz, which begins the unravelling of Keenan and Garibaldi
5. S06E05Somewhere Over the RamboOctober 31, 1985—Furillo's corruption commission delivers its findings and antagonizes Daniels, who is willing to sacrifice a night shift cop involved in an
6. S06E06Oh, You KidNovember 7, 1985—Buntz catches a mugger only to lose him when the victim won't press charges; a sculptor refuses to let anyone remove his obscene work of art
7. S06E07An Oy for an OyNovember 14, 1985—Sgt. Jablonski risks his own money to catch a pair of confidence men; Sgt. Belker acts as a courier for a pair of devious Hasidic jewelry me
8. S06E08Fathers and HunsNovember 21, 1985—Belker's undercover at a bookie joint gets him involved in a protest against Nazis parading through the precinct; Furillo angers the chief a
9. S06E09What Are Friends for?December 5, 1985—Belker goes to the dogs working undercover at the pound; Furillo chases down the reason he's been denied mortgage insurance; LaRue and Washi
10. S06E10The Virgin and the TurkeyDecember 12, 1985—Coffey tries to mediate between an irate landlord and a tenant who insists an image on his water stained wall is that of the Virgin Mary; th
11. S06E11Two Easy PiecesJanuary 9, 1986—Hill, Renko and Buntz look like heroes when they retrieve a stolen heart needed for a transplant; rookie officer Ron Garfield finds himself
12. S06E12Say It as It PlaysJanuary 16, 1986—IAD Shipman continues investigating the Garfield shooting; Hill gets a nasty surprise when he and Renko draw duty delivering corpses to the
13. S06E13Das BluesJanuary 23, 1986—Hunter hallucinates he's aboard a Russian submarine; Belker finally gets married; Renko busts his favorite country singer again; Furillo mee
14. S06E14Scales of JusticeJanuary 30, 1986—LaRue and Washington continue to stake out the tattoo parlor for a killer; Bates has a tough decision to make about Fabian; Jablonski tries
15. S06E15I Want My Hill Street BluesFebruary 6, 1986—Belker goes undercover to expose a corrupt parole officer; Goldblume clashes with Furillo over the demolition of some low-rent housing in hi
16. S06E16Remembrance of Hits PastFebruary 13, 1986—Joyce reflects on her past relationship with Furillo as she waits for him to come out of surgery after he's shot on the courthouse steps jus
17. S06E17Larry of ArabiaFebruary 27, 1986—Coffey persuades Bates to file guardianship papers for Fabian; Furillo considers returning to work as Daniels asks him for help getting the
18. S06E18Iced CoffeyMarch 6, 1986—Bates agonizes over identifying Coffey's killer; Hunter uncovers an unexpected thief in the station; a prostitute sells out Jesus and Attorn
19. S06E19Jagga the HunkMarch 13, 1986—Jesus, scared of being pinned with Attorney Brown's murder, agrees to go undercover against a crooked judge; Hunter loses Prunella to a larg
20. S06E20Look Homeward, NinjaMarch 20, 1986—A prostitute anxious to shield her pimp lodges a complaint of sexual harassment against officer Kate McBride; Goldblume takes his frustratio
21. S06E21Slum Enchanted EveningMarch 27, 1986—Wachtel sentences a slumlord to time in one of his dilapidated units; Furillo is warned that his handling of the Buntz shooting investigatio
22. S06E22Come and Get ItApril 3, 1986—Hill Street Station becomes the center of a media circus when Hill and Renko arrest an infamous mass murderer who's drifted into town and ha

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01SuitcaseOctober 2, 1986 6.5Sid and Buntz wrestle with 80 lbs. of cocaine found in a suitcase at the site of a small plane crash; Goldblume looks into a suspected case
2. S07E02A Case of KlappOctober 9, 1986—On his way to work, Hunter shoots a boy robbing a convenience store; Jablonski refuses to follow his doctor's orders about heart surgery ; t
3. S07E03The Best DefenseOctober 16, 1986—Chaos reigns as the P.D.'s job action continues; Hunter faces his demotion and takes over as roll call sergeant for the ailing Jablonski; th
4. S07E04Bald AmbitionOctober 30, 1986—Goldblume is visited by his old high school friend who followed their shared dream of becoming a writer; Bernstein saves Joyce from an escap
5. S07E05I Come on My KneesNovember 6, 1986—Goldblume's distraught friend begins carrying a gun for protection, with horrific results; Calletano loses his captaincy and threatens to ta
6. S07E06Say UncleNovember 13, 1986—Buntz is put in charge of protecting a convicted mobster from a hit arranged by his nephew as he grandstands prior to entering prison; Russo
7. S07E07Season's bestAmazing GraceNovember 27, 1986 8.0Councilman Wade spends the day exposing and exploiting the crack problem on the Hill; Grace Gardiner returns as Sister Charity and recruits
8. S07E08Falling from GraceDecember 2, 1986—Daniels pushes Furillo to drop the Wade investigation; a literary agent offers Goldblume a chance to write his memoirs; Sister Charity works
9. S07E09Fathers and GunsDecember 9, 1986—Furillo faces a moral and emotional dilemma when he discovers the truth about the shooting that killed his father; LaRue sics the health dep
10. S07E10More Skinned Against Than SkinningDecember 23, 1986—Racial tensions rise again when a white undercover officer shoots his black partner; a temporarily blind Buntz goes undercover with Belker a
11. S07E11She's So FeinJanuary 6, 1987—Belker wrecks a car belonging to LaRue's brother-in-law; a new public defender asks Washington for a date; and a dissatisfied client takes D
12. S07E12A Wasted WeekendJanuary 13, 1987 7.0Buntz reassures Officer McBride about her shooting of an armed robber; Goldblume is kidnapped while trying to start a short, much-needed vac
13. S07E13City of RefuseJanuary 20, 1987—Hill almost starts a riot at a drug kingpin's funeral; Russo and Flaherty try to deal with an angry old deaf man; LaRue and Washington pass
14. S07E14Der RoachenkavalierFebruary 3, 1987—Buntz worries over the state of Furillo's marriage; LaRue and Washington get lots of help in their quest for a prize winning cockroach; Belk
15. S07E15Norman ConquestFebruary 10, 1987—During his day in station command, Buntz mounts a campaign to confiscate $130,000 worth of illegal drugs; Belker busts a tough kid who bites
16. S07E16Sorry, Wrong NumberMarch 3, 1987 7.0Goldblume and Furillo clash over using a former gang member to obtain evidence against the leader of the Bloods, who is suspected of killing
17. S07E17The Cookie CrumblesMarch 10, 1987 7.5Renko erupts in jealousy over Daryl Ann's business partner; LaRue takes an interest in a group of high school cheerleaders; Flaherty allows
18. S07E18Dogsbreath AfternoonMarch 17, 1987—Buntz tracks down Belker's snitch as the whole station house works to find out who shot Mick; Renko is forced to be honest with Daryl Ann by
19. S07E19Days of Swine and RosesMarch 31, 1987—A radio promotion spawns trouble for everyone; Hill and Renko are assigned to a computerized patrol car; Buntz helps Sid get out of an arm-b
20. S07E20The Runner Falls on His KisserApril 7, 1987 7.5A football star gets caught in a Hill Street hooker sweep; Prunella returns to look for the missing Hunter; Furillo's brother asks for a loa
21. S07E21A Pound of FleshMay 5, 1987 8.0The Hill faces renewed gang violence when Jesus' sister is apparently kidnapped on the eve of her wedding to a Gypsy Boy; LaRue experiences
22. S07E22It Ain't Over Till It's OverMay 12, 1987 6.7Sid and Furillo work to find out who is setting up Buntz while Daniels publicly vilifies him; LaRue decides to beat a TV crew doing a live b

Season 7 ranked & reviewed