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The Rookies Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1974 - 1975
Episode 1
An Ugly Way to Die
Mon, Sep 9, 1974 60 mins
Police search for an arsonist who murders firemen. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Chris: Bruce Fairbairn. Mike: Sam Melville. Lembo: Lou Antonio. Pete Gray: Jesse Vint. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 2
Key Witness
Mon, Sep 23, 1974 60 mins
A respected surgeon witnesses a murder while leaving his paramour's apartment, but won't report it for fear of revealing his extramarital affair. Stafford: Jon Cypher. Kathy: Trish Stewart.
Episode 3
Legacy of Death
Mon, Sep 30, 1974 60 mins
A policeman faces his son's serious illness, heavy medical debts and the temptation to accept a criminal's bribe. Andy Page: Jeremy Slate. Fisher: Alex Rocco.
Episode 4
Death at 6 A.M.
Mon, Oct 7, 1974 60 mins
After his partner is killed, Chris (Bruce Fairbairn) fears that he cannot face the dangers of a police officer's life. Shipley: Bo Hopkins. Bobby Lewis: Charlie Martin Smith. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 5
Walk a Tightrope
Mon, Oct 21, 1974 60 mins
A vengeful law student believes that Terry Webster shot his girl friend during a violent political demonstration. Banning: Kristoffer Tabori. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 6
Judgment
Mon, Oct 28, 1974 60 mins
A brother and sister are bent on executing the men who put their robber father in jail. Edie: Stefanie Powers. Lou: Elliott Street. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Chris: Bruce Fairbairn. Jill: Kate Jackson.
Episode 7
Johnny Lost His Gun
Mon, Nov 4, 1974 60 mins
Terry and Chris suspect that Mike's old friend is involved in a narcotics operation. Barrows: Fred Williamson. Mike: Sam Melville. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Chris: Bruce Fairbairn. Francie: Emily Yancy.
Episode 8
Prelude to Vengeance
Mon, Nov 11, 1974 60 mins
An unwed mother is unfairly accused of being her crooked boy friend's accomplice. Laurie: Ronne Troup. Billy Kempson: Andy Robinson. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 9
Vendetta
Mon, Nov 18, 1974 60 mins
After a prolonged recovery from a gunshot wound, a policeman determines to find and kill the men who shot him. McCall: Laurence Luckinbill. Red Tivoli: Jerry Douglas. Mike: Sam Melville.
Episode 10
The Old Neighborhood
Mon, Nov 25, 1974 60 mins
Ryker is horrified to find his old neighborhood controlled by criminals operating a protection racket. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Molly Phillips: Katherine Helmond. Corlan: Stephen Keats. Mike: Sam Melville.
Episode 11
A Test of Courage
Mon, Dec 2, 1974 60 mins
A police officer loses the will to live after he learns that his leg must be amputated. Dane: David Soul. Schilling: Vic Mohica. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Jill: Kate Jackson. Espositos: David Canary.
Episode 12
The Assassin
Mon, Dec 9, 1974 60 mins
A hit man stalks the photographer who innocently snapped his picture. Jobina: Darleen Carr. Jurzyck: Eric Braeden. Chris: Bruce Fairbairn. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 13
Blue Christmas
Mon, Dec 16, 1974 60 mins
The Dankos try to make Christmas brighter for their niece, who is despondent over her parents' separation. Amanda: Elinor Donahue. Tori: Kamme Hartling. Mrs. Lockett: Ruth McDevitt. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 14
Take Over
Mon, Dec 30, 1974 60 mins
Ryker and Terry are trapped at headquarters by a crooked ex-cop and his syndicate cohorts. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Brakow: Vic Tayback. Stelman: Harold J. Stone.
Episode 15
The Saturday Night Special
Mon, Jan 13, 1975 60 mins
A story tracing the path of destruction wrought by the owners of one handgun. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Grange: Don Stroud. Meade: Ty Henderson. Chris: Bruce Fairbairn. Billy: Eric Laneuville.
Episode 16
The Hunting Ground
Mon, Jan 20, 1975 60 mins
An overzealous policeman spends his off-duty time tracking a drug pusher, even after being ordered to stop. Harris: William Shatner. Massler: Anthony James. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 17
Solomon's Dilemma
Mon, Jan 27, 1975 60 mins
Because they obtained their son through an illegal adoption agency, a couple are afraid to inform the police when the child is kidnapped. Stocker: Peter Coffield. Ann McNeal: Shelley Fabares. Jenny: Kathy Lloyd.
Episode 18
Angel
Mon, Feb 3, 1975 60 mins
Jill's childhood friend unwittingly becomes involved with a procurer. Angel: Susan Dey. Jill: Kate Jackson. Bailey: Charles Drake. Tommy Locke: Dack Rambo. Linda: Suzanne Charny.
Episode 19
The Shield
Mon, Feb 10, 1975 60 mins
Terry insists that his colleagues have apprehended the wrong man for the slaying of another officer. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Como: Jonathan Lippe.
Episode 20
SWAT
Mon, Feb 17, 1975 60 mins
First of a two-part episode about a Special Weapons and Tactics team headed by a lieutenant whose hard-nosed attitude toward police work irks Terry (Georg Stanford Brown). Harrelson: Steve Forrest. Neal: Leslie Nielsen. Kevin: Robert Walden.
Episode 21
SWAT
Mon, Feb 17, 1975 60 mins
The Special Weapons and Tactics team zeroes in on a gang of armed robbers who have taken over an apartment complex. Conclusion of a two-part episode. Harrelson: Steve Forrest. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Neal: Leslie Nielsen. Susan: Jaime Lyn Bauer.
Episode 22
A Deadly Image
Mon, Feb 24, 1975 60 mins
Ryker (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) is concerned about a girl (Jane Actman) whose boy friend is leading her into a life of crime. Vic Dorsey: Richard Hatch. John Cartney: Anthony Eisley. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 23
Cliffy
Mon, Mar 3, 1975 60 mins
A mentally disabled young man witnesses a murder, but isn't articulate enough to tell his story to the police. Cliffy: Mark Slade. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Ellen: Glynnis O'Connor.
Episode 24
Nightmare
Mon, Mar 17, 1975 60 mins
Jill, injured in a car accident, is rescued by a man who claims to be a doctor but is actually a dangerous, escaped mental patient. Jill: Kate Jackson. Milland: Edward Albert. Dr. Perry: William Mims.