Thu, Jan 23, 1969
Blind Marine Sergeant Tim Craig and his wife are eating at a diner when they're harassed by two thugs, Dixie Ralt and Mark Common. Mrs. Craig is struck in the face, causing her to fall and strike her head. Samand Jim ininvestigate the assault, but she dies during surgery, making it a murder case. The members of Sgt. Craig's unit are willing to seek vengeance on his behalf, as does the Sergeant himself, meaning that Sam and Jim must find the killers first.
Thu, Jan 2, 1969
Myra Delaney is killed when she's chased into the path of a truck. Sam and Jim visit the brokerage firm where she worked, and it's revealed that large sums of money have been embezzled, possibly by someone working for the firm. As it turns out, Myra and her co-worker Sherry Martin have been aiding criminal Jack Heath in the thefts. Sherry is hiding out at a luxury hotel waiting to hear from Heath. Herbie, a nerdy bellboy, falls for her and runs interference for her when the cops show up at the hotel lookingfor
Sun, Nov 19, 1967
Paula, a photographer, is found brutally bludgeoned to death, and some of her expensive jewelry is missing as well. Sam notices a picture in Paula's developing tray and recognizes it as that of Joey Cahill. He was romantically involved with Joey's older sister Vicki years before and gave Joey a break on an assault rap. Paying a visit to Vicki, Sam discovers that she knows that Joey has issues controlling his violent nature and that she blames herself, thinking that she caused him to fall and suffer a severe head injury as a child. Sam is convinced that Joey is naturally a bad person and that he will hurt others, which he does when he attacks a female fence who refuses to handle the stolen jewels, and he also hits his own sister as well.
Sun, Jan 15, 1967
When a woman is found dead in the pool of Adam Langtry, a wealthy man, the police are called in. Sam talks to one of Langtry's people who tells him that it was an accident. But Sam says he wants to investigate and that includes talking to Langtry. His people tell Sam he needs to make an appointment but Sam says he'll see him now. So he goes to his office but the guard stops him. Sam then gets a call from the Captain telling him to come to the station. He tells Sam to talk to the dead woman's sister. Sam talks to her and she tells Sam that her sister was Langtry's mistress, and she knows that Langtry mistreated her. Sam finally talks to Langtry who insists that he doesn't know the woman. That's when Sam discovers just how ego maniacal he is. Sam tells him that he will get him. He uses his influence to get Jim transferred to another precinct. Sam refuses to back down.
Sun, Mar 10, 1968
Stone and Briggs are investigating the death of a man who fell out of the sky. They suspect that the man fell out of a plane. They talk to his wife who says he went to work but Stone thinks she wants to tell them something but is afraid to. They learn that the man her husband works, Virgil Haney has a private plane. They talk to him and denies that he was in the area where the man fell. Stone thinks he's lying. He talks to the pilot who says what Haney said but Stone senses he's lying. He talks to a Senator whom Haney has dealings with. The Senator on Haney's instructions accuses Stone of inappropriate behavior. Stone is suspended. He knows Haney is behind it to stop Stone from investigating him. He tries to talk to the man's wife to help him.
Sun, Dec 31, 1967
Charles DeClose receives a call at his office from someone telling him that his wife is having an affair with her young tennis instructor. He grabs a gun from his desk and goes to confront them near the tennis courts. The instructor manages to disarm Mr. DeClose, but a fight ensues, and while the younger man has him on the ground in a choke hold, DeClose manages to grab a nearby rock and fatally strike him. Sam andJim pursue him as he goes on a rampage involving kidnappkidnapping, assassault and car theft.