Episode
Barney Miller: Homicide (2)
Overview
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1980-11-06
Episode context
Homicide (2) is Episode 2 in Season 7 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1980-11-06.
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Episode 1: Homicide (1)
When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.
Episode 3: The Delegate
A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Dorsey
The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.
Episode 5: Agent Orange
Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.
Episode 6: Call Girl
Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
Episode 7: Resignation
Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
Episode 8: Field Associate
Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.
Episode 9: Movie (1)
Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
Episode 10: Movie (2)
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
Episode 11: The Psychic
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
Episode 12: Stormy Weather
A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.
Episode 13: The Librarian
A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.