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The Commish Season 1 Episodes

22 Episodes 1991 - 1992

Episode 1

In the Best of Families

47 mins

Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

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Episode 2

Do You See What I See

49 mins

The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

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Episode 3

The Poisoned Tree

48 mins

Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.

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Episode 4

Nothing to Fear But Fear...

47 mins

After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family

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Episode 5

A Matter of Life or Death: Part 1

89 mins

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.

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Episode 6

A Matter of Life or Death: Part 2

90 mins

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.

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Episode 7

Behind the Storm Door

48 mins

A woman in Eastbridge reports an intruder in her home and when Tony gets involved with the case the woman warms up to him; as she continues to make reports, Tony suspects she isn't telling him the truth and doubts her claims. Meanwhile, Tony has to deal with a smelly officer who refuses to bathe for religious reasons, and Officer Kelly starts fixing tickets in the hopes of getting a date. On the home front, Tony and Arnie repair a storm door while Rachel agonizes over not getting pregnant and questions if Tony is curious about other women.

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Episode 8

The Hatchet

48 mins

Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

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Episode 9

Two Confessions

45 mins

Tony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.

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Episode 10

The Commissioner's Ball

48 mins

A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge transients and homeless people -- and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

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Episode 11

No Greater Gift

60 mins

During the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.

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Episode 12

The Fourth Man

47 mins

Truckers are being targeted by a group of hijackers and Tony wants it to end. Irv feels overlooked when Tony doesn't ask him to investigate the hijackers, and reluctantly Tony lets Irv take on the case. During a stakeout Irv gets shot by one of the hijackers and Tony sets a trap to find the fourth man who shot Irv. Meanwhile, Rachel has good news for Tony about their attempts to get pregnant, and Tony finds a solution to get rid of moles as well as loitering teenagers.

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Episode 13

Charlie Don't Surf

47 mins

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

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Episode 14

Skeletons

47 mins

A mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.

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Episode 15

The Wicked Flee

47 mins

After seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.

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Episode 16

True Believers

47 mins

The unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.

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Episode 17

Officer April

48 mins

Officer Kelly responds to a domestic dispute and ends up killing the wife after she pulls an empty gun on him; her husband later terrorizes Officer Kelly with threats and plants a bomb in his answering machine. Meanwhile, Arnie sends the Scalis a videotape from a prison cell in China where he is being held for wearing a Phil Silvers t-shirt, and the publisher of the Hot Cops calendar makes a stop in Eastbridge.

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Episode 18

Sex, Lies and Kerosene

45 mins

Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.

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Episode 19

Judgement Day

48 mins

Tony gets thrown in jail by a judge for contempt and Tony suspects the judge may be hiding something. Tony sets up a trap with Paulie to catch the judge with a bribery charge but finds out that the judge and his wife are being held hostage by wanted criminals. Meanwhile, Carmela stops a juvenile who stole a car and offers him a deal to take part in the ride-along program to avoid going to reform school.

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Episode 20

Shoot the Breeze

47 mins

Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.

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Episode 21

Video Vigilante

47 mins

Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.

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Episode 22

The Puck Stops Here

47 mins

Mike Cermak -- star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.

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