Synopsis
Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.
Episodes
1E1In the Best of FamiliesTony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.60m2E2Do You See What I See?The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.60m3E3The Poisoned TreeRachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.60m4E4Nothing to Fear But ...After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.60m5E5A Matter of Life or Death (1)Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.60m6E6A Matter of Life or Death (2)Two missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.60m7E7Behind the Storm DoorTony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.60m8E8The HatchetTony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.60m9E9Two ConfessionsTony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.60m10E10Commissioner's BallA serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.60m11E11No Greater GiftDuring the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.60m12E12The Fourth ManAfter Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!60m13E13Charlie Don't SurfVietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.60m14E14SkeletonsA mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.60m15E15The Wicked FleeAfter seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.60m16E16True BelieversThe unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.60m17E17Officer AprilAfter he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.60m18E18Sex, Lies, and KeroseneTony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.60m19E19Judgement DayTony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.60m20E20Shoot the BreezeTony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.60m21E21Video VigilanteTony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.60m22E22The Puck Stops HereMike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.60m
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