Hollywood Beat

Episode 1

Pilot

Sat, Sep 21, 1985

A prostitute is found dead in a garbage container and several homeless people are beaten and appear with serious injuries, lying in the alleys. Captain Crusader readies his men to hunt down the murderer.

Episode 2

King of Diamonds

Sat, Sep 28, 1985

Gideon King, a veteran private eye, witnesses the robbery of a jewelry store; muggers deposit the loot in the trunk of a car, then flee in a second vehicle.

Episode 3

Double Exposure

Sat, Oct 5, 1985

The murder of young photographer David Hall, at the hands of an arms dealer, leads Christie, the boy's girlfriend, to provide vital information to Nick and Jack about the reasons that led the dealer to kill David.

Episode 4

No Place to Hide

Sat, Oct 12, 1985

A man named Roger Coleman is found dead in his apartment. After finding a credit card left there, Nick and Rado believe they can identify the murderer.

Episode 5

Across the Line

Sat, Oct 19, 1985

Thanks to Aussie's confidence, a friend of Rado's, the two detectives set out to nab John T. Rainey, a dangerous narc.

Episode 6

Baby Blues

Sat, Nov 9, 1985

Nick and Rado aid a marine, Bobby Joe, who has gone AWOL in search of his pregnant girlfriend.

Episode 7

The Long Weekend

Sat, Nov 16, 1985

Detectives Nick and Jack are assigned to protect Harvey Minick, one of the accountants of a well-known gangster named Earl Cain, against whom he has to testify before the Grand Jury.

Episode 8

Fast Hustle

Sat, Nov 23, 1985

Stack, Nick and Rado's informant, is embroiled in the murder of journalist Roger Bourne, who was on the trail of Scanlon, a narcotics smuggler who operates from his own docks.

Episode 9

Siege

Vance Bates is a wanted criminal, arms and drug dealer, and murderer of a federal police officer. He's been tracked in Hollywood and Nick and Rado are part of the dragnet.

Episode 10

Let's Have Lunch

Sat, Sep 7, 1985

Eddie Cooper, a well-known film actor, receives death threats when he is shooting a movie in the middle of the street; Captain Biddle assigns Nicky and Rado to protect the actor.

Episode 11

Dead Heat

Sat, Sep 7, 1985

Rado and Nick assist a San Francisco cop to trail a murderous forger.

Episode 12

Girls, Girls, Girls

Sat, Sep 7, 1985

A young couple commit a robbery at the cinema where Nick and Rado attend with their girlfriends.

Episode 13

Connections

Sat, Sep 7, 1985

Annie Shane, possible witness to the murder of two drug dealers is wanted by the police; Nick and Rado suspect that there is more than just a reckoning.

Episode 14

Out in the Cold

Sat, Sep 7, 1985

Parker, a rogue CIA operative has been framed for murder by a double agent. Nick and Rado join forces with Parker to save a defecting Russian piano player.