Cagney & Lacey - Season 5

Cagney & Lacey - Season 5

Season 5

Network
Episodes24
DatesSep 30, 1985 - May 26, 1986
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Episodes

On the Street
Season 5Episode 160 min

On the Street

Cagney illegally detains a pimp to protect a prostitute who implicated him in murder.

Sep 30, 1985
Ordinary Hero
Season 5Episode 260 min

Ordinary Hero

A Chilean busboy apprehends a murderous mugger---and is apprehended himself after immigration agents see him honored on TV.

Oct 7, 1985
The Psychic
Season 5Episode 360 min

The Psychic

The detectives are ordered to work with a psychic, hired by an irate man after police evidence indicates his missing wife is a voluntary runaway.

Oct 21, 1985
Lottery
Season 5Episode 460 min

Lottery

A $2 million lottery ticket is forged; Cagney lends $50 to a suspect whose property's been attached; the Laceys discuss how to use their tax refund.

Oct 28, 1985
Entrapment
Season 5Episode 560 min

Entrapment

Cagney demands that Lacey go along with her lie that she didn't entrap a drug dealer; Isbecki betrays Petrie's confidence.

Nov 4, 1985
The Clinic
Season 5Episode 660 min

The Clinic

Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly prochoice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.

Nov 11, 1985
Mothers & Sons
Season 5Episode 760 min

Mothers & Sons

A mother lies to clear her son of a violent robbery; and the Laceys disagree on how to handle a vandalism charge against Harvey Jr..

Nov 25, 1985
Filial Duty
Season 5Episode 860 min

Filial Duty

Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts Lacey to consider taking a desk job.

Dec 2, 1985
Old Ghosts
Season 5Episode 960 min

Old Ghosts

Cagney's estranged brother wants their ailing father to join him in California; a complaint charges Cagney with laxity in her pursuit of a robber.

Dec 9, 1985
Power
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Power

Cagney's temporary command of the squad brings power-trip accusations from some of the men, particularly when she questions Isbecki's arrest of a hit man.

Dec 16, 1985
Play It Again, Santa
Season 5Episode 1160 min

Play It Again, Santa

Cagney and Newman don Santa suits to probe the disappearance of two street musicians; and Cagney discovers that the lawyer she's dating is seeing others.

Dec 23, 1985
The Rapist
Season 5Episode 1260 min

The Rapist

A policewoman impresses Cagney with hard work that provides a suspect in rape cases, until her zeal threatens the investigation from a legal standpoint.

Jan 6, 1986
Act of Conscience
Season 5Episode 1360 min

Act of Conscience

Cagney is teamed with a detective whose name is mud after going to the press about fellow cops on the take.

Jan 13, 1986
DWI
Season 5Episode 1460 min

DWI

Lacey gets help from Harvey and night-shift head Cagney to build a case against a drunken driver who put her neighbor's son in a coma.

Jan 20, 1986
The Gimp
Season 5Episode 1560 min

The Gimp

Cagney gains insight into the life of the physically impaired when she takes to a wheelchair to nail muggers preying on the disabled.

Jan 27, 1986
Family Connections
Season 5Episode 1660 min

Family Connections

Cagney meets the new woman in her father's life; Isbecki regrets his lack of a family life; and, after a wild ride to the hospital, the Lacey family is increased by one.

Feb 10, 1986
Post Partum
Season 5Episode 1760 min

Post Partum

A West Point cadet caught with cocaine refuses to cooperate with Cagney's lawyer boyfriend; Lacey's father comes looking for her---30 years after leaving her.

Feb 17, 1986
The Man Who Shot Trotsky
Season 5Episode 1860 min

The Man Who Shot Trotsky

Cagney presses an informant to get information on a drug supplier who walked away from an earlier arrest when Cagney admitted entrapping him.

Mar 3, 1986
Exit Stage Centre
Season 5Episode 1960 min

Exit Stage Centre

An investigation of an actress's apparent suicide reveals several murder suspects; Cagney makes an interesting date; Harvey reveals a secret from his past to Lacey.

Mar 10, 1986
Capitalism
Season 5Episode 2060 min

Capitalism

A lawyer who "helped" fellow Cambodian refugees for a fee is murdered; Lacey is affected by her husband's job pressures; Cagney tries to sell her car.

Apr 7, 1986
Extradition
Season 5Episode 2160 min

Extradition

Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when the detectives travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal---who escapes.

May 5, 1986
A Safe Place
Season 5Episode 2260 min

A Safe Place

A thief is found to have plutonium in his blood; the Laceys make an offer on a house; Cagney faces a birthday.

May 12, 1986
Model Citizen
Season 5Episode 2360 min

Model Citizen

The detectives each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."

May 25, 1986
Parting Shots
Season 5Episode 2460 min

Parting Shots

The 14th deals with a cop killer on the loose.

May 26, 1986

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