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24 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
A group of animal-rights activists calling themselves Friends of the Silent Ones break into a research lab. They photograph the monkeys and send the photos along with a letter to the Eagle. One of the activists is shot in the escape, and when he turns up in a hospital, he develops a life-threatening infection in which the staff cannot identify. A PhD student, working as lab researcher and assisting Frank in the investigation, identifies the monkey cages as those used to store contaminated animals. This forces Kevin and Frank into a race to recover the virus and stop a potential epidemic.
Episode 5
While picking up some merchandise for resale from Tony Kendall, Whitey is asked by his friend to help him fence some high quality emeralds. During the meeting, Tony is shot and killed and Whitey and Joey, in whose cab Whitey arrived, become mob targets. Whitey becomes a suspect when his fingerprints are the only ones found at the scene. A reluctant Kevin, to whom Whitey is more than an informant, leads the search for his friend who has gone into hiding.
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Ella Metcalf witnesses her brother Leon accidentally kill his accomplice over a disagreement during a mugging. When Leon sees her, she runs to church, where she hides in the confessional and tells Father Torres, who is Frank's longtime friend, about the killing. As Kevin and Frank investigate, the combination of Leon's denials, Ella's silence, an uncooperative witness, Father Torres' refusal to break his vows and evidence found at the church all conspire to point to the priest as the lead suspect.
Episode 9
A pharmacist is robbed by two men while at closing time. He manages to press the silent alarm before being shot and killed. Freddie and Colby answer the call and when Freddie confronts the two men, he is shot at. At the same time Colby exits the store, he is shot and seriously wounded. While Kevin, Frank and the team, with the help of Jefferson, hunt for the killers, Freddie is left to deal with Internal Affairs.
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
When someone is killing Columbian drug dealers who have come to the city. Kevin and Frank find themselves working with Jefferson who is working with a Columbian cop who's in town to get a Columbian drug lord.
Episode 13
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Episode 14
A man walks into a crowded bar and opens fire with an automatic weapon killing four and wounding one. Among the dead is petty criminal Sammy Leonard, whom the killer seemed to target. Despite not having any experience, Sammy was working as a superintendent at a rundown apartment building. The investigation turns to the building's owners and a scheme to convert the building from apartments to condos. The owners are trying to take advantage of the city's tight housing market by forcing tenants out.
Episode 15
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Episode 17
Two owners of a health club arguing about someone on drugs and one ends up being killed as he's leaving the fitness club. Christine is dating the owner that wasn't kill but know one knows about the relationship.
Episode 18
A $500k jewel robbery leaves one of the robbers and a victim dead. One of the two other men involved in the robbery is arrested shortly afterward. During the interrogation, he attacks Frank and when Frank subdues him, he also injures him, resulting in brutality charges and an IAD investigation. The investigation continues without Kevin, who is nursing a sprained ankle suffered while chasing the suspect. To pass the time, he helps out Nicole at the pub. In two side stories, a frustrated and short-tempered Elaine seeks advice from Lt. Hogan regarding a personal matter and Freddie considers a lucrative career opportunity.
Episode 19
O'Brien fails to save a young girl from committing suicide. Her death deeply disturbs him and he blames himself for not stopping it. He investigates the girl's shady friends and family to find the motive.
Episode 20
Italian prosecutor Antonio Varga, who has recently succeeded in getting convictions against the mafia in Italy, is in town to testify against local organized crime. Despite keeping his arrival and location a secret, Varga is attacked moments after arriving in his hotel room. Varga is shot and his round the clock bodyguard killed in the attack. Prosecutor James Kliegsteel, an abrasive man who talks down to Lt. Hogan's team, insists on bringing in outside help to assist with the investigation. With Varga in hospital under protection, Kevin, Frank and the team search for the hit man and the person who contracted him.
Episode 21
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Episode 23
Episode 24