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S04E01: Lamb to the SlaughterWhen burglar Brad Gifford is arrested, his cop-hating, now orphaned son, Jody, is taken to Lambert Hall where he is befriended by Ryker, a former orphan himself. Jody is just beginning to trust and like Ryker when his father, aided by Augie Baker and P.G. Larkan, escapes custody and comes for him. Ryker is taken hostage. The group is traced down by Mike and Terry. In the resulting shootout, Augie is killed, P.G. arrested, and Brad Gifford is mortally wounded. Jody is taken back to the home where he is given foster parents, and a new life.
Air Date:
Sep 09, 1975
Runtime:
60 minutes
Casts:
Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
