Season
Episodes
You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)
The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes
Pop Used to Work Chinatown
The first appearance of Dick O'Neill as Charlie Cagney. The case occurs in Chinatown, where Charlie just happened to work, so he helps out. This is the episode where Lacey shoots and kills a fleeing perp.
Beyond the Golden Door
An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.
Street Scene
Hispanic gang member is killed.
Suffer the Children
Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
Better Than Equal
C&L are assigned to protect a feminist, only not a Gloria Steinem type, but a Phyllis Schlafy type. This episode was very controversial, and several stations refused to run it.
Cast
Tyne Daly
Mary Beth Lacey
Sharon Gless
Christine Cagney
John Karlen
Harvey Lacey
Al Waxman
Lieutenant Bert Samuels
Martin Kove
Det. Victor Isbecki
Harvey Atkin
Sergent Ronald Coleman