The Rookies
Lamb to the Slaughter
Season 4, Episode 1 · Aired 1975-09-09
Synopsis
When burglar Brad Gifford is arrested, his cop-hating, now orphaned son, Jody, is taken to Lambert Hall where he is befriended by Ryker, a former orphan himself. Jody is just beginning to trust and like Ryker when his father escapes custody and comes for him.
In the series
This episode is part of The Rookies (1972–1976) on ABC.
Young cops learning the badge — Spelling-Goldberg earnest street drama.
Key cast
- Georg Stanford Brown as Officer Terry Webster
- Sam Melville as Officer Mike Danko
- Michael Ontkean as Officer Willie Gillis
- Kate Jackson as Jill Danko
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lt. Eddie Ryker