Hill Street Blues
The Best Defense
Season 7, Episode 3 · Aired 1986-10-16
Synopsis
Chaos reigns as the P.D.'s job action continues; Hunter faces his demotion and takes over as roll call sergeant for the ailing Jablonski; the detective LaRue tried to bust as a fence transfers to the Hill; Flaherty and Bates try to defuse a man who promises to blow himself up for money; and Joyce walks a tightrope as she tries to end the job action and cut a deal for her client that would put away the violent mugger.
In the series
This episode is part of Hill Street Blues (1981–1987) on NBC.
Messy, overlapping, human — the police drama grew up here.
Key cast
- Daniel J. Travanti as Capt. Frank Furillo
- Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport
- Michael Conrad as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
- Bruce Weitz as Det. Mick Belker
- Betty Thomas as Lucy Bates
- Joe Spano as Lt. Henry Goldblume