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Season 5

Season 5

1988
22 Episodes

Episodes

Heir of Neglect
1

1. Heir of Neglect

Oct 29, 1988
60 min
9.0

Hunter investigates the case of a teenage boy who mistakenly shot his parents during what he claimed was a home invasion.

The Baby Game
2

2. The Baby Game

Nov 5, 1988
60 min
9.0

Hunter and McCall enter the world of baby brokering when they find the murdered body of an expensive call girl, and a two-year-old toddler left unharmed in front of the woman's television set.

Dead on Target (1)
3

3. Dead on Target (1)

Nov 12, 1988
60 min
8.0

While investigating the apparent suicide of Hunter's friend from the Vietnam War, Hunter and McCall uncover a twenty-year-old betrayal with a rising body count.

Dead on Target (2)
4

4. Dead on Target (2)

Nov 19, 1988
60 min
8.0

Hunter uncovers a gem-smuggling operation while investigating his war buddy's death.

Presumed Guilty
5

5. Presumed Guilty

Nov 26, 1988
60 min
8.0

McCall finds her loyalties sharply divided when an important murder case being prosecuted by her lover is jeopardized by Hunter, who thinks the defendant is innocent.

No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished
6

6. No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished

Dec 3, 1988
60 min
8.0

Mysterious tape recordings accusing a powerful company of illegally dumping toxic waste seem like a prank, until Hunter and McCall find that someone is willing to kill to conceal the truth.

Honorable Profession
7

7. Honorable Profession

Dec 10, 1988
60 min
8.0

Hunter puts his job on the line when he defends a female officer wounded and possibly killed in the line of duty.

Payback
8

8. Payback

Dec 17, 1988
60 min
8.0

Hunter and McCall try to solve a bank robbery and murder, while attempting to cope with the double and triple-crossing schemes of a small time criminal who once saved Hunter's life and won't let him forget it.

Partners
9

9. Partners

Jan 7, 1989
60 min
8.0

When the husband of a policewoman is murdered, evidence of wife abuse makes Hunter and McCall suspect the woman's patrol partner who knew about the beatings.

The Pit
10

10. The Pit

Jan 14, 1989
60 min
9.0

The son of an LAPD dispatcher lands himself in hot water when he accumulates gambling debts.

City Under Siege (1)
11

11. City Under Siege (1)

Feb 4, 1989
60 min

Hunter and McCall track a pair of killers through a Los Angeles suburb where a crime wave and backlash vigilantism threaten to tear the community apart.

City Under Siege (2)
12

12. City Under Siege (2)

Feb 11, 1989
60 min

An escaped killer continues to stalk Hunter; a desperate vigilante fights crime in his neighborhood.

City Under Siege (3)
13

13. City Under Siege (3)

Feb 18, 1989
60 min

Hunter nabs an escaped convict after a neighborhood vigilante is found dead.

Me, Myself & Die
14

14. Me, Myself & Die

Feb 25, 1989
60 min

A woman is the prime suspect in a brutal murder case after she stops taking her experimental medication.

Informant
15

15. Informant

Mar 18, 1989
60 min

An informant to whom Hunter promised anonymity seven years earlier represents himself when his case is re-tried.

Blood Line
16

16. Blood Line

Apr 1, 1989
60 min

Hunter and McCall follow the trail of revenge and fraud while investigating the murder of a thoroughbred racehorse.

Shoot to Kill
17

17. Shoot to Kill

Apr 8, 1989
60 min

McCall is suspected of having shot an innocent man during a shootout in an alley and fights to clear her name with help from Hunter and Sporty James. While helping McCall, they discover a ring of jewel thieves.

Code 3
18

18. Code 3

Apr 15, 1989
60 min

When a nurse she recently befriended is killed in a car accident related to alcohol just a few days later, McCall suspects foul play. She is even more convinced of that after learning the nurse was pregnant, and would not have mixed alcohol with the morning sickness medication she was taking.

Ring of Honor
19

19. Ring of Honor

Apr 29, 1989
60 min

When a series of murders hits the prize-fighting community, a boxing trainer helps Hunter and McCall investigate. Boxing turns deadly when the manager of promising fighter Sonny Ruiz and a doctor are both murdered. Hunter penetrates the world of prizefighting.

Teen Dreams
20

20. Teen Dreams

May 6, 1989
60 min
1.0

Prostitutes are being murdered by a man who lures them disguised as a police officer. When McCall's friend Debbie Small (from the "City Under Siege" saga) returns to the profession, she may be the next target.

Last Run
21

21. Last Run

May 13, 1989
60 min

Hunter and McCall try to rescue an undercover female agent who was kidnapped during an investigation into money laundering, and have to deal with interference from the girl's father, who's a cop himself.

Return of White Cloud
22

22. Return of White Cloud

May 21, 1989
60 min

Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an art gallery owner involved in illegal sales of Native American artifacts, and find themselves drawn into a mysterious world of Native American politics.