1In the Best of Families
Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.
2Do You See What I See
The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.
3The Poisoned Tree
Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.
4Nothing to Fear But Fear...
After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family
5A Matter of Life or Death: Part 1
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.
6A Matter of Life or Death: Part 2
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.
7Behind the Storm Door
Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.
8The Hatchet
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.
9Two Confessions
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.
10The Commissioner's Ball
A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge transients and homeless people -- and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.
11No Greater Gift
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.
12The Fourth Man
After Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!
13Charlie Don't Surf
Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.
14Skeletons
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.
15The Wicked Flee
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.
16True Believers
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.
17Officer April
After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.
18Sex, Lies and Kerosene
Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.
19Judgement Day
Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.
20Shoot the Breeze
Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.
21Video Vigilante
Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.
22The Puck Stops Here
Mike Cermak -- star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.
1Adventures in the Skin Trade: Part 1
Commissioner, and expectant father, Tony Sciali finds his own life on the line after he infiltrates a New York pornographic teenage film ring
2Adventures in the Skin Trade: Part 2
Commissioner Scali, kidnapped and seemingly destined for a sudden death, narrowly escapes his fate with the help of an unsuspected ally - porno movie producer Cyd Palmer.
3Guns and Sons
Tony's son David is shocked when his friend Jason shoots Brad Harris, the school bully.
4The Rolodex Madame
When Mary O'Grady, one of Eastbridge's most prominent and politically powerful socialities, is murdered, it is discovered she has been running a call girl service and, surprisingly, one name on her list of clients is Commissioner Scali!
5The Witches of Eastbridge
As Halloween approaches, a heart is cut bom the body of a corpse at a funeral home. Because of a local history of tainted trick-or-treat candy, concerned Eastbridge parents pressure Tony to protect their children from the suspect, an eccentric recluse.
6The Two Faces of Ed
Tony is tom when a series of life-threatening incidents occur in Eastbridge and the only link appears to be Ed Mize, an old, mild-mannered friend currently experiencing marital difficulties.
7Escape
Tony, distraught when it appears that Phil Reid, one of his best men, may be targeted for revenge by a dangerous escaped convict, is further upset when he discovers that Phil's family harbors a dark secret.
8A Time to Be Born
Rachel's in labor and about to give birth at any minute with only Cyd to support her because Tony is Literally out on a ledge trying to stop a troubled, older cop, who is a friend, from jumping.
9The Witness
While grocery shopping, Rachel runs head-on into a robbery-murder suspect - and becomes the target of the killer's threats.
10Sleep of the Just
There's a rapist attacking women. One of them gives a very good description of the man. Tony eventually finds him but learns he is a diplomat and has diplomatic immunity. Tony tries to get the Ambassador to sign his immunity away but it's not going to be easy. He also has to deal with the baby constantly crying.
11The Frame
Tony is concerned when a known mobster who claims to be retired moves to Eastbridge. He tries to get a dock permit but when he is rejected the son of the man who decides on permits is framed for a crime he didn't commit. Obviously the mobster framed him to get his father to change his mind, but Tony tries to prove the son's innocence so he doesn't have to give in.
12Stoned
Tony's new car is stolen. He later is informed that a mental patient named Arlo Manno has escaped from a mental hospital and he wants to do some things that could endanger people like flying a plane, perform surgery and be a police officer. Sure enough he took a plane and crashed it. Trouble with finding him is that he is a virtual chameleon who assumes so many identities. Later Tony learns he might have kidney stones so he goes into the hospital.
13The Heart Is a Lonely Sucker
Tony joins a video-dating service when he suspects one of his clients is a murderous thief. Also, Stan tries to protect Carmela from a clairvoyant's case.
14The Sharp Pinch
Commissioner Scali and his team of officers pull out all stops as they try to beat the clock in a desperate search for the kidnapper of a very sick baby.
15Dead Cadet's Society
Tony suspects foul play when a member of a commando-like squad of elite prep school students --
16Family Business
When Nick Colette, the hot-headed son of "retired" mobster Tommy Colette, joins forces with his father, Eastbridge's crime troubles start.
17Out of Business
Following the death of his gangster son in a police shootout, mobster Tommy Colette vows to kill Tony Scali himself.
18The Ides of March
One of Tony's men, Danny Nolan, goes ballistic when Joe Lund, the gun-wielding ex-husband of the woman Dan's been seeing, takes her hostage.
19Blue Flu
When the majority of Tony's officers stage a sick-out in the wake of a wage dispute, Eastbridge becomes an open city for crime.
20Eastbridge Boulevard
Stella Stevens guest stars as a reclusive former movie queen - and one of Tony's all-time film favorites - who is implicated in the real-life murder of her lover.
21Sight Unseen
Tony sets out to trap a serial rapist whose victims are young blind women Meanwhile, Rachel makes a surprising investment in art.
22Anti-Commish
When a mysterious caller advises Tony that he is going to be his "partner" and do the things Tony would like to do but can't, a number of Eastbridge drug dealers suddenly turn up dead.
1Suffer the Children: Part 1
Tony and Cyd investigate the hanging death of a teen-age runaway. Rachel takes the job in Buffalo.
2Suffer the Children: Part 2
The Scali Family tries to adjust to living in two separate homes, in two separate cities to accommodate Rachel's new job. Circumstantial evidence keeps piling up against the shelter manager in the case of the missing girl.
3Scali, P.I.
After Tony resigned so that he could move to where Rachel's job takes her. But she turned down the job. Tony goes to the mayor hoping to get his job back but she already hired someone else. Tony goes to work for a P.I. And when he gets an uneasy feeling from the guy who replaced him, Tony decides to investigate him much to the chagrin of the guy he works for.
4Burned Out Case
When a friend of David's dies after taking crack, Tony disappoints David by letting the dealer go, as he's part of a federal sting but not big enough to go after.
5The Set-Up
The Eastbridge Police Department is requested to assist in bringing down the biggest mobster from Cleveland. His men turn around and set Rachel up in a hit-and-run so Tony sets up a little sting of his own.
6Rising Sun
An old friend of Tony's (a member of city council) refuses to approve Japanese investors business plans and tempers flare.
7Hero
The Scalis babysitter is raped by the local football hero and then harassed and threatened by his fans.
8Dying Affection
When Cyd breaks it off with her boyfriend, bad things start happening. How is it possible that the Chief of Detectives didn't notice these things about him? The force also deals with a Mother-Son bank robbing team.
9All That Glitters
Stan's fiancee appears in surveillance video of jewelry store armed robbery. Will there be a wedding? Rachel puts the family on a healthy diet.
10Mansion
When a wealthy socialite is found dead and it appears to be murder, Tony investigates. Initially evidence points to her two spoiled children who spend their time partying. But Tony gets a feeling he should take a look at her husband. And when the butler who agrees with Tony is found dead, Tony tries to prove it.
11A Little Heart
A heart set for transplant to the daughter of one of Tony's men is stolen from the ambulance. The squad sets out to find it before it's too late. Cyd walks the beat looking for a Santa that isn't satisfied with just cash donations.
12Benny
When returning home from dinner with Rachel's cousin Benny, a used-car dealer, the Scalis come upon a man and a woman arguing in the street. Next day the woman's body is found with a gunshot wound. The squad begins surveillance on the man with the slimy background and Tony follows him to Benny's car lot where he sees the man hand Benny an envelope.
13Keeping Secrets
A series of violent attacks outside a gay bar has the squad scrambling for any clue when one of their own makes a witness report and thereby outs himself. Friendships are tested.
14Dog Days
A businesswoman is found dead with a PCP overdose and her dog is mysteriously missing. The new janitor at the police station reports that he saw what happened to the woman. At the pretrial, the defendant's lawyer gives the witness a particularly hard time because he has Down Syndrome. The judge agrees that they don't have enough evidence to proceed to trial. Then the witness' dog is discovered missing.
15Father Eddie
A teen-age girl is found murdered and Tony's prime suspect is Father Eddie's prize pupil. The priest's work is working with the Puerto Rican kids and taking back the neighborhood. How far with Father Eddie go to protect this particular kid who has won a grant to go to college?
16Bank Job
Rachel and Tony have a loud, screaming fight about the need for her to have her own office and Tony leaves in anger for a body found. Tony recognizes the victim as a guy who can get anything for a price. Rachel stops in to the bank to find out about a loan to make the new office when she and the bank manager realize the bank is being robbed. There are 10 people inside the bank and they are now hostages. Bank robber is talked into releasing the hostages but decides he needs one so that he has some bargaining power and decides to keep the manager who tells him that Rachel would be a better hostage as she is the Commissioner's wife.
17Romeo and Juliet
David and his girlfriend find a dead body, whom everyone recognizes as a man with a gambling problem. Word on the street says the perpetrator is a new man, known by a nickname. Rachel invites the Fishers for dinner as she thinks they should get to know the girlfriend's family. Everyone's getting along so well Mr. Fisher tells Tony to call him by his nickname.
18Security
A young woman is attacked in her apartment building but the suspect is stopped when the manager realizes something is amiss. While the manager and Tony are discussing options with the other residents, their apartments are burglarized. The police squad is going to do security checks but are replaced by a security company. Tony goes to the building anyway and as he's meeting the new security man, the young gang shows up with the missing items and they're sporting injuries like black eyes and wrapped wrists. Rachel's father shows up uncharacteristically and plans to stay a few days.
19Dead Drunk
A drunk driver kills the wife of one of Tony's men and, because the driver is a doctor, the judge suspends his sentence.
20The Letter of the Law
A young mother witnesses a mugging where suspect is someone who has caused great harm in previous incidents. The mother wavers in deciding to testify. When they've found that she has disappeared and there is no record of anyone with that name or social security number, Tony is out to find her and the daughter. Turns out mom caught the dad touching the daughter inappropriately and she divorced him and disappeared with the little girl. Will the Letter of the Law be followed to return the girl to her father?
21Sergeant Kelly
Stan Kelly has taken the sergeant's test and feels it necessary to prove how tough he is to the other officers. Stan also asks the commissioner to allow him to see his own tip from an informant through. Officer Kelly gets an abused wife to cooperate with surveillance on her husband. Is any of this worth it to become sergeant?
22The Iceman Cometh
Stan's killer tells Tony "you took my wife, I'm going to take yours". Ross has been bragging to the other inmates that he's hired the best hitman in the business, the Iceman. Cyd calls in the FBI when a bullet misses Tony and the whole family is moved to a safe house. Someone shows up saying he is the FBI agent they're expecting.
1Against the Wind: Part 1
After being struck with a bullet, Tony is hospitalized and it looks like he is going to be permanently paralyzed. But his family refuses to give up on him and enlists the help of physiotherapist Dan Boylan to help him walk again. With Tony out of commission, Cyd is put in charge of the murder investigation of officer Joe Ratowski.
2Against the Wind: Part 2
As the search for a cop killer intensifies, Tony begins to doubt his own recovery.
3Working Girls
Tony arrests an old friends daughter during a prostitution sting.
4Born in the USA
Tony uncovers the shakedown of a community of illegal immigrants; David wants an earring to impress a girl.
5Who Do You Trust
Tony believes an officer posing as a corrupt cop to expose a crime ring may actually be the genuine article.
6Nancy with the Laughing Face
A top aide gets too close to an embezzlement/kidnapping case involving an ex-girlfriend.
7Revenge
Tony's former partner seeks revenge for a long jail sentence.
8Head Case
Tony sets out to prove a mental patient isn't guilty of murder.
9The Lady Vanishes
Commissioner Scali investigates the drowning of a tennis pro at a swanky club.
10Ghost
After shooting a dangerous armed robber, a cop is accused of murdering an unarmed man.
11A Christmas Story
Tony hopes a burglary investigation will help an old friend recover from the death of his wife; David doesn't have the money he saved to buy his dad's Chanukah gift.
12Hidden
Scali works to reunite a father with his estranged family who are in witness protection. A crime boss with a vendetta complicates things. The team must also foil a dog-napper.
13The Johnny Club
When a friend of the Scalis is killed, it seems to be an accident at first. It gets complicated when they find he was leading a double life. Tony deals with a plumbing leak in his office and troubles at home when David shoplifts on a dare.
14The Golden Years
A visit from Tony's parents uncovers a disturbing rift in their relationship.
15Accused
An attractive computer technician (Tracy Scroggins) accuses Tony of sexual harassment.
16The Trial
Tony must protect an aggressive defense lawyer whose methods he doesn't like.
17Cry Wolfe
While trying to solve a major gold robbery, Tony must answer a cry for help from a con man.
18Brooklyn
Tony and Paulie reopen the murder investigation of an old friend and partner in New York City.
19Letting Go
While trying to help an elderly woman recover her lost life savings, Tony learns Rachel may have cancer.
20The Kid
Paulie fights to prove that a homeless teenager isn't a murderer.
21Off Broadway: Part 1
Tony teams with a tough female NYPD detective to catch a serial killer.
22Off Broadway: Part 2
Though her obsession with the job jeopardizes her personal life, NYPD detective Connie Muldoon presses to find a serial killer.