Kojak: Season 5

Episode 1: The Queen of Hearts Is Wild 1977-10-02 | 60 min The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

Episode 2: A Strange Kind of Love 1977-10-09 | 60 min A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

Episode 3: Laid Off 1977-10-16 | 60 min A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

Episode 4: Cry for the Kids 1977-10-23 | 60 min A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.

Episode 5: Once More from Birdland 1977-10-30 | 60 min A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

Episode 6: Caper on a Quiet Street 1977-11-06 | 60 min A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

Episode 7: Letters of Death 1977-11-13 | 60 min Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

Episode 8: Tears for All Who Loved Her 1977-11-20 | 60 min Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

Episode 9: The Summer of '69 (1) 1977-12-04 | 60 min Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.

Episode 10: The Summer of '69 (2) 1977-12-10 | 60 min After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

Episode 11: Case Without a File 1977-12-17 | 60 min Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

Episode 12: I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer 1977-12-24 | 60 min A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

Episode 13: Justice for All 1978-01-07 | 60 min While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.

Episode 14: Mouse 1978-01-21 | 60 min Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.

Episode 15: Chain of Custody 1978-01-28 | 60 min Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

Episode 16: The Captain's Brother's Wife 1978-02-04 | 60 min Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

Episode 17: No License to Kill 1978-02-11 | 60 min Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

Episode 18: The Halls of Terror 1978-02-18 | 60 min Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.

Episode 19: May the Horse Be with You 1978-02-25 | 60 min A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

Episode 20: Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton 1978-03-04 | 60 min A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.

Episode 21: 60 Miles to Hell 1978-03-11 | 60 min Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

Episode 22: In Full Command 1978-03-18 | 60 min After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.

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