Episode
Kojak: Laid Off
Overview
A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.
Details
- Series
- Kojak
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1977-10-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Laid Off is Episode 3 in Season 5 of Kojak. It aired on 1977-10-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4: Cry for the Kids
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.
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Episode 5: Once More from Birdland
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Episode 6: Caper on a Quiet Street
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Episode 7: Letters of Death
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Episode 8: Tears for All Who Loved Her
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)
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)
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
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
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
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.