A radio promotion spawns trouble for everyone; Hill and Renko are assigned to a computerized patrol car; Buntz helps Sid get out of an arm-breaking assignment for a shylock; Hunter's return to action as the EATer commander fizzles; and LaRue, Washington and Joyce work on opposite sides to protect the rights of a mentally disturbed young man and his frightened mother and sister.
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