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Kojak Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1975 - 1976
Episode 1
A Question of Answers
Sun, Sep 14, 197597 mins
When local and federal officers want to catch a loan shark, Kojak persuades a boyhood friend to go undercover as part of a deal to dismiss a case pending against him. Pressure mounts as the Feds renege on providing funds and the loan shark sends muscle. Kojak feels responsible and, when a bombing occurs, sets a trap for the killer.
Episode 2
My Brother, My Enemy
Sun, Sep 21, 197548 mins
Rick Daly is a young, trigger-happy cop with good intentions to help people. In response to a knife-killing, he is too quick on the trigger and winds up killing a preteen boy. Kojak attempts to shield Daly when the public reacts, demanding revenge, but gets suspicious when cracks appear in Daly's story. Now the tables are turned; the cops feel Kojak is persecuting Daly. When the guy is found who Daly was pursuing, Kojak confronts Daly on the roof where the shooting occurred to nail down the truth.
Episode 3
Sweeter Than Life
Sun, Sep 28, 197548 mins
During a family party, Kojak's camera was stolen. When it turns up at a murder scene, Kojak discovers his nephew is an addict and was somehow involved. He pays a former boxer to oversee his nephew's detox and attempts to sort out the connection with the murder.
Episode 4
Be Careful What You Pray For
Sun, Oct 5, 197547 mins
The hijacking of a truckload of plumbing donated to a school results in murder, plus major embarrassment to the NYPD, because Det. Crocker was speaking at the struggling Catholic high school at the time. Kojak pushes his shields to the max, to stop the spiraling crime toll from the caper. Stavros focuses on a strange clue: Why is the Coney Island sand at the heist's fake sewer repair scene, in seed-bags from the Pacific Northwest ?
Episode 5
Secret Snow, Deadly Snow
Sun, Oct 12, 197548 mins
A plastic surgeon is found dead in his car, apparently shot to death. A drug dealer is arrested, but Kojak is forced to let him go when the medical examiner informs him that the surgeon, who was a heavy cocaine addict, was not killed by the bullet but was already dead of natural causes.
Episode 6
Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death
Sun, Oct 26, 197548 mins
A psychology professor is killed by one of two of his students who wanted to blackmail him into giving them higher grades. A woman witnesses the student as he throws the professor's body off of a pier. When they find out that the witness works in a high-pressure advertising job and is under severe stress, the two students plan to psychologically manipulate the woman into committing suicide.
Episode 7
Out of the Frying Pan...
Sun, Nov 2, 197548 mins
After a night drinking, an off-duty cop and his friend are attacked by a group of thieves. The friend is killed with the cop's gun. Though ordered to beat duty, the cop, who has battled alcoholism over the years, impedes Kojak's investigation by trying to find those responsible for his friend's death himself.
Episode 8
Over the Water
Sun, Nov 9, 197548 mins
While in a New Jersey town Kojak interferes with a young man's attempt to pick up a girl by fighting her boyfriend. It turns out the young man is Mike Viggers Jr., whose mobster father, well-known to Kojak, effectively runs the town. Humiliated by Kojak, young Viggers is determined to have the detective killed and will not be deterred even by his father's strong objections.
Episode 9
The Nicest Guys on the Block
Sun, Nov 16, 197548 mins
Detective Gil Weaver is in a bind as he learns that an old school friend is involved in a group that's plotting to fence a million dollars worth of diamonds, and that he will have to take advantage of that old friendship in order to bring the group down.
Episode 10
No Immunity for Murder
Sun, Nov 23, 197548 mins
A man is killed, apparently by a prostitute and her partner, but Kojak begins to suspect that it is much more than a simple "Murphy job". As he investigates, he finds that federal authorities are hampering his efforts, and apparently protecting the wealthy businessman he suspects of involvement.
Episode 11
A Long Way from Times Square
Sun, Nov 30, 197545 mins
Kojak and Crocker go to Nevada to execute a subpoena on Arnold Saxler to have him testify on the murder of a councilman (for whose mobster murderer he worked), but Saxler has roots in Nevada, which cause difficulties for the NYPD pair.
Episode 12
Money Back Guarantee
Sun, Dec 7, 197548 mins
After a police officer is killed in a routine traffic stop, Kojak discovers the people responsible are part of a large insurance and auto theft operation.
Episode 13
A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves
Sun, Dec 14, 197548 mins
Former New York cop Vince LaGuardia (and old friend of Kojak) is now living in Las Vegas. When a wanted counterfeiter is murdered, LaGuardia's investigation involves the activities of a hood and an evangelist. Pilot for an unsold series.
Episode 14
How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars
Sun, Dec 21, 197548 mins
Christmas Eve is anything but peaceful for Kojak and his men. A woman is convinced her boyfriend is going to commit some kind of crime-but she doesn't know what; and a jealous husband is looking to kill his cheating wife.
Episode 15
The Forgotten Room
Sun, Jan 4, 197648 mins
When a prostitute is murdered the investigation seems completely stymied until Kojak finds the vital clue in a room no one knows about - except for the killer.
Episode 16
On the Edge
Sun, Jan 11, 197648 mins
An aging detective with a troubled home life is hard-driven to crack one last headline-grabbing case, even if it means breaking the rules to get it done.
Episode 17
A Wind from Corsica
Sun, Jan 18, 197648 mins
An escaped prisoner comes to the city looking for revenge. But even worse is that he is sick with the plague and threatens the whole city with an epidemic.
Episode 18
Bad Dude
Sun, Jan 25, 197648 mins
Crocker responds to a shotgun blast. He finds a "body" under a blanket, but it turns out to be a watermelon with an Afro wig on it. Kojak suspects a Detroit hit man called Shotgun Willie and soon realizes Willie is being pursued by a big, bad dude from California (Salathiel Harms). A Harlem mob boss called Silk is supposed to have put out a contract, but Kojak is always one step behind Harms. Is Harms a criminal or a "righteous dude"? Kojak must find out!
Episode 19
A Grave Too Soon
Sun, Feb 1, 197648 mins
A body dumped on the street turns out to be an undercover cop. The trail leads Kojak to a Mafia boss who may be out to avenge the death of his own sons.
Episode 20
The Frame
Sun, Feb 8, 197648 mins
Kojak arrests a thief, a long time nemesis, but can't find any incriminating evidence in his apartment. The thief then claims Kojak extorted $3,000.00 from him. While awaiting review from Internal Affairs, can Kojak clear his name?
Episode 21
Deadly Innocence
Sun, Feb 15, 197648 mins
A man is killed in a hit and run incident. Kojak eventually learns the death was no accident and is linked to the victim's son, a Vietnam war hero who was also a heroin addict.
Episode 22
Justice Deferred
Sun, Feb 22, 197648 mins
The discovery of a skeleton at a demolition site reopens an 18-year-old murder case.
Episode 23
Both Sides of the Law
Sun, Mar 7, 197648 mins
Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings.
