The rats return; Esterhaus is hospitalized for tests; Bates, Coffey and Joyce try to protect a woman and her children from her abusive husband; the latest cop killing looks to be a hired gun copying the random killer; and the corruption investigation strikes close to Hill Street; Hill Street gets word of the murder of Marty Nichols.
Casts:
Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Robert Prosky, James B. Sikking, Joe Spano, Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Betty Thomas, Dennis Franz, Charles Haid, Veronica Hamel