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The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

Episode number: 1

Overview: The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

A Strange Kind of Love

Episode number: 2

Overview: A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

Laid Off

Episode number: 3

Overview: A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

Cry for the Kids

Episode number: 4

Overview: A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.

Once More from Birdland

Episode number: 5

Overview: A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

Caper on a Quiet Street

Episode number: 6

Overview: A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

Letters of Death

Episode number: 7

Overview: Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

Tears for All Who Loved Her

Episode number: 8

Overview: Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

The Summer of '69 (1)

Episode number: 9

Overview: Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.

The Summer of '69 (2)

Episode number: 10

Overview: After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

Case Without a File

Episode number: 11

Overview: Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

Episode number: 12

Overview: A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

Justice for All

Episode number: 13

Overview: While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.

Mouse

Episode number: 14

Overview: Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.

Chain of Custody

Episode number: 15

Overview: Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

The Captain's Brother's Wife

Episode number: 16

Overview: Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

No License to Kill

Episode number: 17

Overview: Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

The Halls of Terror

Episode number: 18

Overview: Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.

May the Horse Be with You

Episode number: 19

Overview: A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

Episode number: 20

Overview: A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.

60 Miles to Hell

Episode number: 21

Overview: Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

In Full Command

Episode number: 22

Overview: After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.