Paris
Captain Woody Paris runs a big-city police department somewhere in Southern California. He commands a squad consisting of four young maverick detectives, and leads a happy home life with wife Barbara.
- 1979-1980
- 1 season
- CBS
- Drama
Captain Woody Paris runs a big-city police department somewhere in Southern California. He commands a squad consisting of four young maverick detectives, and leads a happy home life with wife Barbara.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Paris (Pilot)
Sat, Sep 29, 1979 60 mins
when the wife of a powerful man is killed, Captain Woodrow Paris is tasked with investigating. Initially they learn the woman's been having an affair, so it could have been her lover. But Paris also learns that her husband's been abusive towards her. When Paris tries to investigate, the man threatens to not only remove Paris but to have him demoted. Paris tries to make sure he has the right evidence.
Episode 2
Dear John
Sat, Oct 6, 1979
After his mother is crippled by muggers, a rookie cop tries to take the law into his own hands.
Episode 3
Pawn
Sat, Oct 13, 1979
Paris finds that identifying a killer-rapist is a lot easier than coming up with the evidence to convict him.
Episode 4
Friends and Enemies
Sat, Oct 20, 1979
Paris is tasked with investigating a shooting involving two cops. It seems they were trying to arrest a guy whom they were told was into something illegal. The man talked back and made a move which one of them thought was threatening so he shot him. But an investigation reveals the man was clean so why did they go after him. Paris tries to find the informant who gave them the tip but he vanished.
Episode 5
Once More for Free
Sat, Oct 27, 1979 60 mins
Differing police philosophies cause conflict between Paris and his old mentor in the case of an elusive drug dealer.
Episode 6
Dead Men Don't Kill
Tue, Dec 4, 1979
In a desperate effort to save a possibly innocent man on death row, Paris searches for evidence linking a suave robber to a six-year-old cop killing.
Episode 7
Burnout
Tue, Dec 11, 1979
Paris finds himself contending with another cop when their cases intersect. He also suspects that something is up with the man and has to decide if he should take action against him.
Episode 8
Decisions
Tue, Dec 18, 1979
Paris' conscience is deeply troubled when an innocent man is killed by hijackers in the course of an undercover investigation.
Episode 9
The Price Is Right
Tue, Jan 1, 1980
Paris's investigation of crooks who are driving elderly people from their beachfront homes risks him losing a juicy political appointment.
Episode 10
The Ghost Maker
Tue, Jan 8, 1980
Paris tries to prosecute a killer, who is star witness in a gangland trial and thus is being protected by the government. This brings him into conflict with several federal agents.
Episode 11
Fitz's Boys
Tue, Jan 15, 1980
Paris becomes an honorary Irishman when he and his squad investigate thefts from the docks and the suspicious death of an old stevedore.
Episode 12
Pay the Two Bucks
Sat, Sep 6, 1980
When a good friend is framed for murder due to an extortionist's plot, Paris works to exonerate the innocent man.
Episode 13
America the Beautiful
Sat, Sep 6, 1980
Paris finds himself in the middle of a violent confrontation between a neighborhood association and American Nazis.