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1. S01E01The Hold OutSeptember 14, 1975—A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.
2. S01E02The Money-Go-RoundSeptember 21, 1975—A young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching by a bicycling thief heat things up and
3. S01E03The Rebellion of Bertha MackenzieSeptember 28, 1975—Two social workers are involved as a Metis mother of two children fights to keep from being evicted from her home.
4. S01E04Perhaps in Dreams Old ManOctober 5, 1975—An informer's tip shatters the dreams of two elderly pensioners whose obsession with owning a farm in Alberta leads them to commit a rather
5. S01E05RapeOctober 12, 1975—The rape of a young woman soon to be married triggers a series of events affecting the lives of several people in addition to the rapist and
6. S01E06Do You Know Where Your Children Are?October 19, 1975—A police inspector is torn between a sense of duty and paternal concern when he learns that his son has become involved in organized juvenil
7. S01E07StrikebreakerOctober 26, 1975—Tempers flare when a professional strikebreaker leads a group of scabs across a picket line.
8. S01E08Playing the GameNovember 2, 1975—A young parolee is harassed by two overly zealous cops who employ barely-within-the-law tactics to extract information from him.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Line of DutyOctober 3, 1976—Sergeant Glenn Olsen who's accused of knocking down a pregnant woman and causing her to have a miscarriage, is suspended and his partner beg
2. S02E02The Right to DefendOctober 10, 1976—The story focuses on Ed Mallory, an average, law-abiding citizen who shoots and kills an intruder in his home. The dead youth's brother esca
3. S02E03IntimidationOctober 24, 1976—A hard-nosed police veteran sidesteps established procedures and harasses an elusive drug pusher who attacked his wife.
4. S02E04AssaultOctober 31, 1976—Chet Deckerman, a cab driver has no idea what he's letting himself in for when he plays the good Samaritan and rushes to the aid of a man su
5. S02E05Death SentenceNovember 7, 1976—Community Service Sergeants Raitt and Olsen are summoned when a rifle used in cadet drills is stolen from a high school storeroom.
6. S02E06Rogue CopNovember 14, 1976—A Morality squad officer is under investigation by Raitt and Olsen.
7. S02E07'Till Death Do Us PartNovember 21, 1976—A hotheaded salesman and his wife are offered help by Raitt and Olsen in an attempt to resolve their domestic difficulties.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Saturday Night SpecialOctober 9, 1977—A police officer is shown with a "Saturday night special" and Raitt and Olsen uncover a gun smuggling racket as they chase down the gun from
2. S03E02Between FriendsOctober 23, 1977—An ex-marine CIA operative, wounded at the scene of a homicide, enlists the aid of a former buddy, now working with Raitt and Olsen, in gett
3. S03E03Eighteen Hours to KillOctober 30, 1977—Raitt and Olsen find themselves up against a complicated string of terrorist bombings and the terrorist kidnaps a 12-year-old boy.
4. S03E04Sugar and SpiceNovember 6, 1977—Sgt. Nick Raitt's unmarried daughter arrives in town desperately looking for an abortion and the horrors of back-street abortion clinics are
5. S03E05Last of the Fall GuysNovember 13, 1977—Uncooperative eyewitnesses refuse to aid Raitt and Olsen in their attempt to solve a murder.
6. S03E06With this RingNovember 27, 1977—An illegal immigrant flees from immigration authorities and marries a woman who specializes in quicky immigration marriages.
7. S03E07Once a HeroDecember 4, 1977—A retired and now aging sports hero turns to Nick Raitt for help when his son, an aspiring hockey star, turns to crime in order to further h
8. S03E08StakeoutDecember 11, 1977—An over-zealous Emergency Task Force Leader (Leslie Nielsen) is sent in to back-up Raitt and Olsen during a tension-filled hostage-taking in
9. S03E09A Case in PointDecember 18, 1977—Comedian Jack Duffy takes on a dramatic role as a hired killer who mistakenly murders a community lawyer, triggering an investigation by Rai

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Just Another DaySeptember 24, 1978—Sgts. Nick Raitt and Glenn Olsen face an unexpected crisis when a man named Ferris, wielding dynamite, holds Inspector Bowen hostage. He dem
2. S04E02Holiday with HomicideOctober 1, 1978—In this episode, to prevent an unwanted horse from being destroyed, Sgts. Raitt and Olsen claim, and enter him in Quarter Horse Competition.
3. S04E03Big BrotherOctober 8, 1978—In this episode, Saul Rubinek is the special guest star. He portays Frank, who is forced into hiding from a loan shark enforcer until he can
4. S04E04Les GendarmesOctober 15, 1978—In the episode, Raitt and Olsen aid Montreal police officers Andre Bergeron and Marc Roy in pursuing a courier linked to a notorious crime s
5. S04E05Scorpio RisingOctober 22, 1978—In this episode, a German corporate leader visits a Canadian counterpart to discuss finances, but his real aim is to talk about "Project Sco
6. S04E06The MoneylendersOctober 29, 1978—In this episode, a cruel loan shark targets teenagers at a high school, exploiting them into prostitution and using enforcers to collect deb
7. S04E07RevengeNovember 5, 1978—In this episode, a convict is released from prison.
8. S04E08Vancouver ConnectionNovember 12, 1978—In this episode, narcotics trafficking on the West Coast, Glenn Olsen is forced to go undercover to trace a drug shipment that is contaminat

Season 4 ranked & reviewed