Cagney & Lacey
Season 5
24 episodes
- S05E01
On the Street
Cagney illegally detains a pimp to protect a prostitute who implicated him in murder.
- S05E02
Ordinary Hero
A Chilean busboy apprehends a murderous mugger---and is apprehended himself after immigration agents see him honored on TV.
- S05E03
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.
- S05E04
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.
- S05E05
Entrapment
Cagney demands that Lacey go along with her lie that she didn't entrap a drug dealer; Isbecki betrays Petrie's confidence.
- S05E06
The Clinic
Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly prochoice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.
- S05E07
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..
- S05E08
Filial Duty
Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts Lacey to consider taking a desk job.
- S05E09
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.
- S05E10
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.
- S05E11
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.
- S05E12
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.
- S05E13
Act of Conscience
Cagney is teamed with a detective whose name is mud after going to the press about fellow cops on the take.
- S05E14
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.
- S05E15
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.
- S05E16
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.
- S05E17
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.
- S05E18
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.
- S05E19
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.
- S05E20
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.
- S05E21
Extradition
Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when the detectives travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal---who escapes.
- S05E22
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.
- S05E23
Model Citizen
The detectives each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."
- S05E24
Parting Shots
The 14th deals with a cop killer on the loose.
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