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The Rookies Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1972 - 1973
Episode 0
Pilot
Tue, Mar 7, 197273 mins
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life.
Episode 1
Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
Mon, Sep 11, 197251 mins
At the request of Lt. Ryker, Officers Webster and Gillis volunteer to work with a street gang on their own time, but just when they think they're getting through to them, the leader of the gang is shot, threatening their progress.
Episode 2
Dead, Like a Lost Dream
Mon, Sep 18, 197251 mins
The division is under investigation for misconduct, following several citizen complaints. When a complaint against African-American Officer Webster contains no racial references despite its strong wording, Webster suspects an impostor, and evidence begins to suggest a police academy washout in uniform.
Episode 3
The Informant
Mon, Sep 25, 197251 mins
Officers Webster and Gillis try to help a young man break away from two thugs who are using him as their wheel-man for their robberies, but their efforts are complicated when the thugs take his girlfriend hostage.
Episode 4
The Commitment
Mon, Oct 2, 197251 mins
Gillis is severely injured during an armed robbery. The doctors inform him that further surgery could leave him paralyzed, leaving him not knowing what to do.
Episode 5
Covenant with Death
Mon, Oct 9, 197251 mins
Against advice of their lieutenant, Webster and Gillis are charmed by Toby Jones (Louis Gossett Jr.) who leads an evangelical church fighting drug use. When Gillis spots Jones fleeing a heroin house bust he uncovers Jones' criminal history.
Episode 6
Time Is the Fire
Mon, Oct 16, 197251 mins
Frank Queenlin has a grudge against the rich and kidnaps wealthy Andrea Sloan. The top police brass disagree on how to handle the case, leaving the rookie cops in disarray. Sloan maid Tina seems to know more then she should.
Episode 7
The Bear That Didn't Get Up
Mon, Oct 23, 197250 mins
Willie struggles to cope with the death of a young man he shot during a break-in who appeared to be unarmed--until an unidentified caller gives him reason to believe that another person might be responsible for his death.
Episode 8
Dirge for Sunday
Mon, Oct 30, 197251 mins
A sophisticated criminal (Roddy McDowall) takes Danko hostage and will blow him up unless the city trades him for a syndicate bookkeeper currently in custody (Vincent Gardenia).
Episode 9
The Good Die Young
Mon, Nov 13, 197251 mins
When three women are killed by someone who writes "please" with their lipstick after killing them, two female cops are sent to live in a singles apartment, and Webster and Gillis are sent to keep an eye on them.
Episode 10
To Taste of Terror
Mon, Nov 20, 197251 mins
When the guys respond to an alarm, they arrive to find two men. When they split to get each of them. Mike ends up catching the one he was pursuing while the one Terry and Willy were chasing gets away. When the man is charged and the whole case hinges on Mike's testimony, the other man who happens to be his brother decides to lash out at Mike to get him to change his testimony by terrorizing Jill.
Episode 11
A Deadly Velocity
Mon, Nov 27, 197251 mins
Danko and his crew are assigned to protect controversial General Brooker, who has just been fired. Terry disagrees strongly with his methods while Willie begins seeing his daughter Laurie. Danko learns of a misdirection about the case.
Episode 12
A Bloody Shade of Blue
Mon, Dec 11, 197251 mins
Investigating a shooting, the Rookies learn the victim Miller wore a police uniform as a costume. In the next attack, Webster loses his sight temporarily; despite this disability, he helps break the case.
Episode 13
A Very Special Piece of Ground
Mon, Dec 18, 197252 mins
Danko's veteran partner (Earl Holliman) loses his family ranch and unborn son in a single day. Danko doesn't want to add to his woes by reporting on his growing rage on and off the job.
Episode 14
Rabbits on the Runway
Mon, Dec 25, 197251 mins
A shady man claims to be the father of a runaway teen who's recently crossed Gillis' path. The rookies set out to find her for him, unaware that he has lied to them from the start.
Episode 15
Tarnished Idol
Mon, Jan 8, 197351 mins
Gillis arrests a washed-up fighter (Lou Antonio) who's still connected enough to get bailed out in hours. The bitter drunk decides to fire-bomb Gillis for revenge.
Episode 16
Crossfire
Mon, Jan 15, 197351 mins
Webster teams with a jaded and cynical veteran African-American police officer, RC Taylor. Mark Culpepper claims to have seen a crime but Taylor doesn't believe him. At a camp for troubled youth, Mark is targeted by the real perpetrators.
Episode 17
Snow Job
Mon, Jan 29, 197351 mins
Country, a small time hood with a cocaine addiction, learns that police HQ is storing a large amount of drugs. He becomes involved to steal the cache before it's destroyed. Webster is taken hostage trying to help Country beat his problem.
Episode 18
Point of Impact
Mon, Feb 5, 197351 mins
Terry investigates an old friend's apparently purposeless attack on a cop.
Episode 19
Three Hours to Kill
Mon, Feb 12, 197351 mins
A police Captain is taken to the hospital and needs surgery. A woman who blames him for locking up her boyfriend urges his brother to help her take over the operating room and demand her boyfriend's release and for money. Ryker handles it and Jill is in the operating room with trying to keep the Captain alive because they've bee told to stop operating.
Episode 20
The Wheel of Death
Mon, Feb 19, 197351 mins
Widower father Frank Essex targets a local criminal organization to pay for his son's hospital stay. On the run from both sides of the law, he doesn't know that he's the only donor who can save the boy's life.
Episode 21
Life Robbery
Mon, Feb 26, 197351 mins
Ryker helps out retired Officer Haskell, an old friend who runs security in a wealthy enclave, when a death occurs during a burglary. Webster and Gillis don't enjoy the gig and Danko gets walloped by an unknown perp before it's solved.
Episode 22
A Farewell Tree from Marly
Mon, Mar 5, 197351 mins
The only eyewitness to the death of Old Charlie, brought on by a taunting joyrider who harassed him, is young Marly Devon, who teaches at a daycare center. Jill remembers Marly from a previous assignment, and that she functioned at a 7-year-old cognitive level. Thanks to experimental therapy (including a special diet and megadoses of vitamins) and longtime counseling, Marly is now of almost normal functioning. But will she make a credible witness, especially when side-effects of her treatments start to show?
Episode 23
Easy Money
Mon, Mar 19, 197351 mins
Danko, Gillis, and Webster's assignment is to uncover an extortion ring. Their focus zeros in on J.J., who looks to operate out of his pool hall with muscle Crater and Dude. It also involves Cal, brother of Susan, a nurse they know.