Malloy has to sell two ballet tickets after his date cancels on him and gets needled by the squad. The officers are patrolling the Harbor Division and handle calls for a boat owner overcharged for fuel by a dealer, pull over a driver with a suspicious box on top of his car, investigate a suspicious young couple, pull over an astrologer for reckless driving, and a drunk shooting from the crows nest of a ship.

Malloy and Reed patrol an area of Los Angeles inhabited by a large retirement population. Calls include a purse snatching during which the suspect eluded capture, a retired policeman-turned-security-guard named George who wants to talk shop, an elderly man with multiple warrants for auto theft trying to break into a car in a church parking lot, a dispute between an elderly woman and man over her eviction and his offer to take her in, a dispute over $5, and preventing a baby stroller from rolling into a lake.

Sgt. MacDonald reported his camper was broken into with three fishing rods and a pair of custom-made cowboy boots missing, and offers two free steak dinners for their return. The officers come across another man with the same "one of a kind" boots that Mac lost. Cases include Malloy, Reed, and Mac riding horseback to locate three suspects in a break-in at a stable, the station comes under sniper fire, and Officer Wells (showing his rarely-seen compassionate side) takes up a collection for a couple and their cancer-stricken daughter to get to San Francisco, later Wells finds out he's been had as the "couple" were well-known con artists with a long rap sheet.

Malloy and Reed are called to assist with a motorcyclist who is also a potential firebug, then investigate a robbery at a movie theater by a man on a gray motorcycle. At a different robbery at a department store the security guard was shot and provides a dying declaration of who shot him. A woman and dog are implicated in fur robberies.

The officers investigate a woman nude sunbathing on the beach, with her "agent" begging for her arrest. Later Reed arrests a man trying to steal coins from a phone booth, assists a motorcycle policeman in catching a dune buggy thief, a leotard-wearing woman who fears for her life after receiving obscene phone calls, a wino that dies after eating dinner, and a low-speed pursuit of a jack-o-lantern.

The officers pull over a car on a traffic violation and find the driver is Reno West, a cat burglar Malloy sent to prison four years previously. Other cases include removal of an abandoned car, a robbery which turns to murder as the shopowner is killed, and a hostage situation involving a distraught man and his daughter.

Malloy returns from vacation sporting a mustache, prompting chuckles and guffaws from the squad. The officers then assist Air Ten in rescuing two people from an airplane crash. Reno West, a paroled thief, is suspected in the theft of some stamps from a mansion. A witness provides excellent descriptions of suspects involved in a jewelry store robbery. And a woman takes an alleged purse snatcher to the police station in her car rather than walk four miles to do so. Malloy shaves off the mustache when he has trouble trimming it.

A rookie cop with a "know-it-all" presents problems for the officers on the force, including Officer Wells, Malloy and Reed. Barrett bungles the arrest of a kooky but ultimately harmless elderly man suspected of holding up a bank. Later, a bomber has planted an explosive device inside a cereal box at a local grocery store, with the bomb set to go off within the hour.

Reno West's burglary reign continues, and the Captain orders it stopped at all costs. Other cases include having to divert a vicious guard dog so the officers can save a 70 year old man in a diabetic coma, investigate a theft of a rare jade statue from a mansion, and a domestic dispute between a couple where it appears the wife is the abuser.

Malloy really likes the voice of the new dispatcher, but when he meets her in person is dismayed to find she is married to the SWAT lieutenant. Cases handled include a hit-and-run which seriously injured a young girl, a synagogue who had their Hebrew-based typewriter and money stolen, a drunk woman making a disturbance on the lawn, and a tip-off about some painters plotting a vendetta.

Reed needs his TV repaired, and brings in his Boy Scout neighbor with a merit badge in electronics to work on it. Cases involve pursuing a juvenile on a souped-up minibike, a woman suspected of killing and burying her husband in the back yard, a robbery committed by a long haired woman in high heels, a picket line at a store resolved when the lead picketer found out she went on a "computer date" with the store manager and he lied about his occupation, and a report made on a robbery turned out to be made by the actual robbers.

Reed's shoes are being fixed and the replacements have a squeak that drives Malloy crazy. Malloy resolves a hostage situation. Other cases include a B&E that was actually a husband destroying his furniture due to his wife leaving him, a van pulled over for no brake lights and a driver with a negative attitude towards police, and a half-blind boy running around a demolition site.

An elderly woman tries to stop a painter from selling a painting that she considers indecent. Other calls include a man trying to retrieve a valuable nickel from a toy dispenser his son put in inadverently (and making the shop owner think he was trying to steal all the money), a potential "peeping tom" who is actually a liberated woman gas meter reader, a repo man trying to widen a door in a house he is trying to repossess furniture from, and an ex-football star who turned to robbery.

Malloy and Officer Woods return from a day of fishing smelling like fish...which is aggravated when a disoriented woman spills perfume in the back seat. Numerous trips to the police garage fail to get the smells out. Other incidents include a mute woman informing the officers someone had broken into a church, a kidnapping call that turns out to be a man picking up a drunk woman to take her home, and a boy whose bike was stolen by a big boy and was recovered when the boy's friends caught and held the big boy until the police arrived.

On patrol, Reed stops at his bank to do some personal banking and walks into an armed robbery in progress, becoming a hostage.

Reed is assigned to write an article about Malloy for Police Beat magazine for his partner's 10th anniversary in the LAPD, and is having trouble with the content. Calls include a gas station robbery with an unusual outcome, a domestic dispute involving a barking poodle, a woman tries to get her husband arrested and the plan backfires, and a pursuit with a liquor store robber ends with the suspect barricading himself in a garage.

Reed is suffering from a wrist injury which puts him on desk duty, while Malloy has to break in a new rookie partner. Reed's day is far from routine as he has to handle a bomb threat that results in the evacuation of the station, Officer Brinkman accidentally discharges his shotgun twice, a young man wants to report misconduct by a police officer, an elderly man brings a shotgun into the station to drop off, Malloy brings in a group of children abandoned by their mother, and Malloy and his partner pursue a car into the police parking lot, where the suspects are arrested.

Reed dings up Malloy's new car in pursuit of a purse snatcher, and Malloy is worried about how much Sgt. MacDonald's brother (an autobody shopman) will charge, despite Reed's offer to pay half. Calls include a drunk man shooting arrows, a shop is held up and the shop owner suffers a heart attack and dies while the officers question him, and a robbery at a pharmacy where the suspect gets away in the back of a truck.

Patrol begins with a drunk woman threatening a group of bar patrons with a gun, an investigation into the suspicious death of a mentally impaired man, and a group of carjackers who capture a cache of guns and go on a robbery spree.

Reed returns from an off-day with an uncomfortable full-body sunburn, which causes him problems throughout the watch. Calls include responding to a traffic accident, acting on a tip from an informant, busting a drug dealer working out of abandoned homes, searching for a robbery suspect based on a vehicle description, and assisting in the rescue of two boys when their boat capsizes.

Malloy and Reed are chosen to ride in Air-70 to observe how the LAPD's air patrol works. The chopper's cases include searching for two robbery suspects inside a high-rise building and tracking an escaping murder suspect.

Malloy and Reed take to separate helicopter units to continue their observations. The choppers assist in a stolen light plane from LAX by a distraught man, track two robbery suspects fleeing in separate cars, and assist in a nighttime house fire.

Malloy, Reed, and Officer Woods are assigned airport duty at LAX, now equipped with closed-circuit cameras, which were used to observe a burglary in progress and apprehend the suspects before they could leave. An argument over a suitcase resulted in the discovery of drugs, another dispute involving an Army soldier and another man uncovers a scheme where the civilian took Japanese Yen from the soldier. A ticket clerk that catches Malloy's eye informs him of a man who bought tickets from her previously under a different name, which results in the breakup of a credit card theft ring, a runaway is escorted to security until his mother can pick him up, and a silent alarm at a toll gate results in the capture of a robber who was holding a hostage. As a reward for breaking up the credit card theft ring, the company invites Malloy and the ticket clerk to lunch—Reed is invited too but Malloy pays Reed (a week's worth of lunches) NOT to join the couple on the lunch date.

Malloy and Reed investigate the death of an old man wearing an unusual belt, which leads to the case being turned over to Frauds Division, who finds that Dr. Gantman, running a clinic, is treating a blind seven-year-old patient with a pituitary gland condition but his "treatment" is worthless and preventing a real treatment (removal of the gland). Later, a TV repairman who makes oscillator belts for Gantman is busted for bookmaking and agrees to testify against the doctor, but Gantman demonstrates his "treatment" in open court and fails miserably.

Motorcyclists are snatching purses and escaping down dirt roads. Reed holds a community meeting with the various motorcycle clubs (one of which is suspected in the snatchings), but one of the club leaders challenges Malloy to a race on one of the off-trails.

Malloy goes on a date with Officer Wells' niece, and Malloy learns just how over-protective her uncle is. Patrol calls include a prowler in a heavily wooded neighborhood, a flower vendor with a stack of unpaid tickets, check on a suspicious gardener, and a high-speed pursuit with a green Corvette leads to an unexpected ending.

Malloy and Reed patrol the countryside around Los Angeles. A girl on horseback alerts them to a small plane that landed in a secluded area. The pilot has an excuse for his landing there, but later Malloy and Reed find out from Detectives and DEA agent Edwards that this is part of a Mexican drug smuggling ring is behind the landings.

Reed and Malloy rush an 8-year old to Rampart Emergency Hospital, where he is diagnosed with diabetes. Scared of the hospital, Jimmy runs off, and it's up to Reed and Malloy to find him before he goes into a diabetic coma. Elsewhere, Malloy's new girlfriend, Cathy, mans a hospital telephone hotline. Sherry, a 15-year old junkie, is threatening suicide to escape her troubled life. Malloy and Reed need to find her fast, before she OD's.

The officers undergo their driver refresher courses to hone their pursuit and driving skills. A rash of car strippers brings about a new approach suggested by Officer Wells: going undercover as paperboys riding bicycles to find the thieves. Hilarity ensues; Wells wrecks his bicycle that belonged to a young girl, Malloy deals with an irate newspaper customer, and Reed and Malloy pull over a VW Microbus on a traffic violation where the driver's parrot chanted "Down with Pigs!", but the tactics work and the officers break up the car stripping ring.

Porter, a friend of Reed's, feels his partner Burnside is being a little "badge heavy" (rough) on his suspects. Later, Reed observes Burnside choking a suspect. Reed reports it but nothing is done by the Captain because the victim wouldn't admit Burnside was the aggressor...

A hotel janitor (and wino) named Harry witnesses a murder in a hotel room, but refuses to talk until Reed shows him compassion and respect, both of which are lacking from his family and friends, but his testimony is clouded by his alcoholic past. Malloy relives his childhood by telling the story of his chaperoning a junior high dance.

It's Malloy's birthday and he makes it known to Reed, "no surprise parties". Sgt. MacDonald warns the officers about a rash of robberies using milk crates to break store windows. Other calls include backing up a jewelry store robbery, an embarrassed male purse-snatching victim inside a negligee shop, a phony gas station worker at a closed gas station, a shootout in the police garage resulting from a drunk suspect officers failed to handcuff, and Officer Wells captures a B&E suspect based on a hunch by Malloy.

A World War II survivor (and bar owner) sets an ambush for an unidentified intruder. Malloy and Reed try to intervene.

An out-of-state armed private investigator is inside a bar, looking for a bail jumper. Other calls include an elderly man wanting a group of cars driven by hippies ticketed for illegal parking, and a woman who demands the officers ticket her husband's car because he refuses to replace the balding tires on it.

Malloy and Reed have to wear their long-sleeved uniforms despite a hot forecast, then later found out they could have changed to short sleeves but missed the radio notification. The officers receive a tip about a bicycle pump that contains drugs, and a man complains about his grass being trampled during his yard sale.

Malloy and Reed are called to a hotel to stop a suicide attempt. Another patron of the hotel, a parolee with ties to organized crime, is extremely paranoid and thinks the mob is after him. The officers offer assistance to a man whose car needed a tire change, later learning he was a suspect in a robbery.

Malloy's fiesty landlady, Mrs. O'Brien, has her purse stolen and refuses to leave the station until her case is settled. Malloy eventually suggests using a decoy to put an end to the heists. Another incident involved two men behaving erratically, and a call to a home where a man killed his son with a shovel.

Reed spreads his flu to several other officers, leaving the station undermanned and Reed and Malloy with a double shift on their hands. Reed has a shootout with a rifle-toting man, Malloy has an argument with a storekeeper and a customer of the quality of merchandise, and Malloy tickets a woman (who turns out to be the new police commissioner) for failing to stop at a stop sign.

While on second shift, Malloy and Reed take Police Commissioner Dixon on a ride-along. They encounter a bar owner who locked a naked, elderly man inside, a fight with a knife-wielding man and another man with a gun, and a missing 17-year-old deaf boy with mental instabilities, which Reed recognizes as the boy that escaped his foot pursuit in the previous episode.

A woman is arrested for shoplifting, then escapes from custody during a disruption at the station. Later another call regarding a stolen baby involves their missing shoplifter, which leads to a disturbance call at an apartment complex. Another call resulted in a brief hostage situation between Reed and the suspected B&E of a warehouse; Reed manages to trick his way out and capture the suspect.

Malloy and Reed are given a different police car which has 300 miles to go until retirement, and also inherit its problems. Another call regarding warehouse activity (for the first time in eight years) results in the capture of a some burglary suspects.

Malloy and Reed pull over a car on a routine traffic stop and are taken hostage by two robbers escaping from their heist. The officers have to use all their skills to escape the situation.

Reed spends a Saturday night talking about buying a used car, during the watch the officers handle a possible DUI but the driver passes the field sobriety tests, a shooting during which a man kills his recently paroled son-in-law, a car stripper, trick a man into revealing his name after pulling him over for speeding and finding the car has over $900 of unpaid tickets, and two beatings at motels.

A man in a green BMW holds a gun on Reed in an all-night grocery store; although Reed is uninjured, the man's accomplice is shot and makes a dying declaration that Reed was trigger-happy and fired without warning. Malloy and his by-the-book replacement partner locate the gunman and clear Reed's name.

Malloy wins $10,000 in a women's shampoo naming contest and is stampeded by people telling him what he should do with the money. Calls include an elderly male tenant complaining that a new elderly female tenant's Irish music is too loud, a sniper wreaking havoc until he is shot trying to escape in a car, a reported theft turned out to be a broke man whose three wives stripped the expensive house he was in clean except for the stolen items, and a wino is killed by another wino for his new tennis shoes.

The officers spot a runaway young boy hiding in the woods; when they take him home they find it's a "frequent flyer" house for domestic abuse. Other incidents include a man who was waiting for his wife encountering a girl who offers him drugs, and a man trying to break into his truck after his dog locked him out.

Malloy and Reed pull over a speeding car full of teenagers, including Sgt. MacDonald's son, and Malloy finds himself in the middle between father and son on how to handle it. Other calls include a burglar who tries to run up the fire escape unsuccessfully, complaints about a woman feeding ducks interrupting two men and a chess game, two boyfriends fighting at knifepoint over a woman who leaves with a third man, and saving a drunk (played by Pat Buttram) who is trying to direct traffic at a busy intersection.

Reed loses a case against a young car thief in juvenile court, who later dies in high-speed pursuit. A girl's boyfriend dies from a heroin "hot shot", she buys drugs from the supplier and provides the serial number of the $10 bill she used to buy them. An elderly woman insists on being arrested rather than ticketed for a traffic violation.

Malloy and Reed investigate an extortion racket against a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors, a robbery at a bar, and a drunk and belligerent man owed back pay by a dockmaster.

Police "buff" Jennings Thornton (a thorn in the side for Malloy and Reed) is back and interfering with cases. Another case involves a woman who stole an expensive ring from a store, leaving a cheap one in return.

Malloy and Reed investigate a robbery in a store run by a group of "grandmothers", a high-speed chase of three robbery suspects, and a priest stopped for a traffic violation who wants to have a drug dealer arrested for selling him marijuana.

Reed spots a radical implicated in a number of bombings; he is arrested by D.A. Paul Ryan. Other calls include an abandoned police cruiser, and a retired security officer assisting in breaking up a truck theft ring.

During a robbery, Malloy takes off alone in the newly-repaired car, and is badly hurt when it rolls into an embankment hidden from the road. Unfortunately, the radio is malfunctioning and he can't call for help.

A man named "The Ferret" is damaging a manufacturing plant due to their poor record on ecology. Other calls include a man whose pregnant wife fell into a coma after eating mud given to her by a voodoo priest, resulting in her baby boy being stillborn (when the officers confront the priest, he puts a mojo hex on Reed), and an elderly lady pulled over for a traffic violation who thinks the policemen are gas station attendants.

Reed and Malloy fight school truancy, arrest two heroin smugglers who hid the stash in their car's gas tank, and stop car thieves from stripping the parts to build a dune buggy.

Malloy and Reed are assigned to transport a prisoner from Malibu to Los Angeles for outstanding traffic warrants. The prisoner is also a witness in a mob murder and a hit has been ordered on him. En route to LA, the cruiser is ambushed, a tire is shot out and they are out of radio range in an isolated area.

The owner of the liquor store that's selling the champagne meant for Mac's anniversary is shot in an attempted robbery. An ex-wrestler tears up a bar, a man driving suspiciously turns out to be the proud owner of several traffic tickets in a 24 hour period, a used car dealer tries to take advantage of a Mexican customer who speaks little English, and two camper thieves pushing a truck with a camper that is too small for the truck bed.

Over the course of their shift, Malloy and Reed deal with a racist gas station owner who is tired of being the victim of repeated robberies, a hitchhiker who extorts money from drivers she leaves in embarrassing situations, a drunk who's seeing pink elephants, and get caught up in a shootout in a junkyard.

Someone is calling in fake prowler calls to take potshots at Reed and Malloy. Other cases include a suicidal man who tries to incinerate himself with gasoline, and a wino who is nearly shot by a hyped-up Reed.

Officer Art McCall returns from eight years on disability and rides with Malloy and Reed to see how much has changed in law enforcement. McCall soon learns exactly how much has changed when he tries illegal techniques to help a young woman with her ex-con husband, fails to Mirandize a boy after arresting him for robbery, and screws up an arrest of a gun-carrying man who later plants a bomb in his ex-wife's car, which requires Malloy to dress down the veteran officer on his use of antiquated (and illegal) police procedures.

Malloy and Reed find a girl who was raped and left for dead in the hills, but survived and can identify her attacker. Also, the officers handle a robbery at a construction yard foiled by police scouts.

Cases include a woman whose purse was robbed after two men bumped her car while on the road, then are captured along with the loot when a citizen complains about loud noise coming from their lair. A broken-down car leads to a meeting between the car's owner and a counterfeiter, and a fight in a fast-food restaurant results in an arrest of one of the combatants on outstanding warrants.

A disturbance call leads the officers to a nightclub where a singer named Kathy is strung out on drugs, and clings to Reed on the way to the hospital, telling him someone is trying to kill her and give her drugs. Narcotic detectives decide to assign Reed undercover as an AWOL soldier with a large stash of heroin to sell. Reed makes a deal, but Kathy blows his cover, and Malloy saves his partner from being killed and helps bring down the dealers.

Malloy and Reed deal with a woman who thinks she has a rattlesnake in her luggage, an out-of-town traffic violator, and a bar brawl, all while tackling armored truck robbers whose attacks have been predicted in advance by an informant.

Malloy doesn't believe that the best player on the rec-league basketball team he coaches is back on drugs, even in the face of evidence that suggests otherwise. Meanwhile on their beat, Malloy and Reed must find a hit-and-run driver who struck a child and pull over a traffic violator whose passenger is belligerent (and wanted).

Malloy and Reed investigate when a college football locker room is ransacked, and uncover systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs. They also investigate parents who dispute their maid's report that their baby is missing, arrest a prowler who is suspiciously allowed into a home by his female accuser, and get involved in a high-speed chase that resulted from a domestic disturbance.

A young girl from Chinatown is ordered by her father to withhold information from Malloy and Reed regarding her boyfriend, an undercover cop left in a coma after investigating a potential attack on a Chinese elders' association. Meanwhile, the officers also encounter a middle-aged marijuana user and a cross-dressing criminal who leads them to a counterfeit money ring while trying to pay his lawyer.

Malloy and Reed are temporarily assigned to a police sub-station at LAX. While there, they deal with a hostage situation between a flight attendant and a man desperate for the attention of a television producer, go undercover to intercept a drug shipment from Toledo, Ohio, and prevent a rape suspect from escaping on an outbound flight.

Malloy tries to prove Sgt. MacDonald's innocence when Mac accidentally hits and kills a jaywalker while driving his police cruiser. Every witness on the sidewalk claims she was in the crosswalk, and the burglary suspect MacDonald is transporting is unmotivated to testify on his behalf. The truth proves to be far more complicated than the officers realized.

Malloy and Reed work to curtail the rise in illegal street racing by working with the leaders of rival racing clubs and obtaining the legitimate use of a drag strip through a race promoter. Their work is threatened, along with an anticipated race between Reed and Officer Wells, when one of the racers resorts to sabotage.

Malloy and Reed are searching for a missing six-year-old boy and they believe a elderly witness' inaccurate account may actually be for a different crime. They also respond to a suspicious dog complaint, a domestic dispute over a husband's desire to watch football, a college prank, and search a train station with a police helicopter for fleeing robbery suspects.

Reed is worried when his friend, an electrical engineer, is made a reserve police officer and ends up being partnered with Officer Wells. Malloy and Reed have to contend with illegal campers, a couple driving a stolen car, and help Wells and his new partner chase down a heavily-armed bank robber who forces innocent people to participate in his crimes.

When a courageous teen-ager who comes forward to testify against loan-sharking racketeers is abducted, Officers Malloy and Reed must find him.

Officers Malloy and Reed have to exercise all their wits when they encounter an amiable drunk driver who presents an unusual problem.

A teen-age purse snatcher thinks he can outwit the police and graduate to bigger crime.

An 11-year-old boy with a photographic memory assists Officers Malloy and Reed on a burglary case.

Reed and Malloy investigate a car theft ring, where pretty young women bait new car owners and make off with their wheels.

Officers Malloy and Reed search for a missing child whose disappearance becomes increasingly serious as time passes.

Malloy and Reed investigate a series of robberies, an arson attempt and a violent argument.

Malloy (who narrates this episode, Jack Webb-style) recalls the rainy night his previous on-duty partner was killed during a robbery, and the life of the slain officer, confiding that the officer was more than just his partner, but a loyal and trusted best friend with a young family.

The officers search for a suspect involved in a series of bombings and investigate a bar fight.

Officers Malloy and Reed encounter frustrating cases involving arson in the Rampart district, a family fight, and a dangerous mental patient.

Christmas Eve brings mixed blessings for Officers Malloy and Reed when they have to arrest a sidewalk Santa Claus and launch a search for a small Indian child.

Officers Malloy and Reed contend with an antagonistic robbery victim, a nerve-wracked mother and a unique zoning case.

Members of a family who specialize in phony home repairs begin to prey on residents in Malloy and Reed's territory.

Singer Trini Lopez portrays a Mexican-American priest who calls in police in hopes of preventing a needless teenage gang fight.

Two armed robbers take hostages in hopes of making a clean get away until Malloy and Reed thwart their plans. The officers then must contend with a group of burglaries committed by motorcycle riders. Computers help solve crimes.

Officers Malloy and Reed search for an elusive bar girl who might be able to clear a fellow officer accused of black-mail.

A simple traffic violation turns into a serious case and a teen-age girl proves to be too popular for her own good as Officers Malloy and Reed ride their beat.

Officer Reed gets needled by Officer Ed Wells for having too much faith in his fellow man, as Reed and Malloy handle a variety of cases.

A bitter ex-cop and a Hollywood starlet and her agent present some unusual problems for Officers Malloy and Reed.

Two officers are shot down in ambush by members of a militant group, and one of the militants' brothers is a friend of Officer Reed's.

Officers Malloy and Reed capture a joy-rider in a police car, arrest a girl attempting forgery, and Reed even delivers a baby during their rounds.

Officers Malloy and Reed interrupt a robbery in progress, worry about a possible child-beating case, and warn a heedless girl about driving alone in a dangerous area of town.

Officer Malloy overlooks renewing his driver's license and, much to his discomfort, has to temporarily turn over the driving of the squad car to Officer Reed.

A bewildered printer, an elderly retiree, and an unusual motorist create some special problems for Officers Malloy and Reed. Guest star: Morey Amsterdam

Officers Malloy and Reed handle a burglary at a riding school owned by a former Western movie star.

A safe cracker who gets into buildings without any evidence of forced entry baffles Officers Malloy and Reed.

Malloy and Reed volunteer for the LAPD Olympics. There, they meet a youth who is in need of a positive role model.

The "Mulholland Mauler" is the object of a department wide search and several cars are assigned to patrol 'lovers lane' but more than one suspect ends up matching the description. How do they smoke out the Mauler?

A pair of freelance reporters are determined to do a story on police brutality, and harass Reed and Malloy as their marks. The officers warn the reporters to cease their behavior, but they don't and they end up causing a tragedy.

A pair of black hoodlums shoot and kill a respected black couple during a grocery store robbery. Reed and Malloy sent in to ward off a potential riot, knowing that given the heightened racial tensions, the wrong thing said could spark deadly violence.

Malloy and Reed are called to investigate a hit-and-run incident that soon begins to look like a homicide.

Malloy and Reed double date on their day off to a ghost town only to be confronted by a motor cycle gang. It takes their quick police instincts to save the day as Mrs Reed gets too close to delivering the baby.

Reed foolishly comes to work on the same day his wife is admitted to the hospital to give birth to their child. Reed continually attempts to contact his hospitalized wife but is always foiled by crime, timing or incompetence. Malloy just tries to get through the day.

Malloy and Reed begin to suspect that their street informant has returned to using and is committing crimes to support his habit.

A look at courtroom procedures, wherein a routine arrest on a traffic warrant uncovers a cache of narcotics. However, the suspect bases his defense that Reed was guilty of improper search and seizure.

Malloy and Reed investigate a series of seemingly random thefts of odd items in a neighborhood.

Malloy and Reed encounter a lion in an apartment building and investigate a break-in at a medical supply warehouse. Malloy fends off cop haters and maintains the peace.

Two armed convicts holding up a diner shoot Malloy who entered innocently, and hold him and other civilians hostage.

LAPD incorporates a helicopter unit into their patrols which helps Malloy and Reed track down armed criminals.

A rooftop sniper endangers the lives of people in a neighborhood, resulting in Malloy and Reed calling in the SWAT unit to secure the scene.

Alcohol related incidents and a suicide attempt keep Malloy and Reed busy on a Sunday afternoon.

An investigator for the Rampart division is suspected of defrauding residents of their money. But is he really the guilty party, or is it a clever criminal who has assumed his identity?

Malloy and Reed deal with a purse snatcher focused on being jailed in time for dinner, a young boy on drugs with his dealer out to kill him, while enduring worry and concern over two policemen friends hospitalized in critical care resulting from a crackup in a high speed pursuit.

Malloy and Reed respond to a drunk who has stolen a plane for a joyride, look for a 17 year old runaway, receive a call for a 2-11 in progress where they encounter two armed robbers, and track down a stolen 3-ton safe containing $10k that was booby-trapped by the owner against safe crackers.

Malloy and Reed contend with an ambush aimed at them, search for a missing boy, track down a car thief who is being crushed by his loot, and deal with a recent parolee who has sworn revenge on Malloy.

Malloy and Reed respond to a theft from a company that cannot disclose what was stolen because it is classified. Another call to the mysterious company reveals a bomb resulting in an appearance of a two man bomb squad.

Malloy and Reed are on front desk duty because Malloy has a busted hand. A rally at a college campus gets rowdy requiring Reed to assist, leaving Malloy at the station desk worrying about Reed. Malloy's shift isn't all quiet as he captures two criminals who come in looking to see if their partner has been captured and other characters from LA-LA land.

Malloy and Reed respond to a fire where a young man, Lauro, saves a man trapped inside. But Lauro seems reluctant to receive any praise or attention much to everyone's surprise. Meanwhile, a concerned landlord reports suspicious in-activity from a tenant with heart trouble where Malloy and Reed arrive in time to give him CPR and save his life. Malloy attempts to keep his new hat clean, but finds it an impossibility.

Once Malloy and Reed get an aggressive dog out of the squad, they investigate the kidnapping of a child by its father, contend with an elderly miser who attempts to pay a bill with trading stamps, capture an escaped convict on a bus, and rescue a liquor delivery man from two serial van hijackers.

Malloy and Reed respond to a domestic abuse call where they become the abused. Later they become suspicious of a man whose apartment has been burglarized, help a man who found the stolen hood and front fenders of his VW on another car, and complete their day catching bank robbers.

Malloy and Reed prove they cannot and will not be bribed, no matter how good the offer, resulting in desperation from a young man charged with his third drunk driving offense. An elderly man admits mercy killing his wife.

Malloy and Reed track down a kooky female shoplifter involved in a cult-type relationship with a ego-maniacal spiritualist weirdo. Malloy gets help tracking her down from an old girlfriend.

Pilot Episode: Working out of a patrol car designated "Adam-12," Officers Malloy and Reed perform a typical day's work, which includes a high speed auto-chase, the capture of two robbers, and an emergency call to save a suffocating baby. Malloy decides to turn in his badge after his young partner was killed a few weeks earlier. But at the end of the shift, he comes around and decides that he can't let inexperienced Jim Reed loose on another officer, so he decides not to leave the force.

Officers Malloy and Reed attempt to save two small victims of narcotic pills, and then pursue a long-sought burglary suspect in a foot chase.

Officers Malloy and Reed are involved in a high speed chase, a murder case and a family dispute as they work the P.M. watch. Reed worries all evening that the small dent in the fender he caused while backing the car up for fuel might lead to termination, since he is still on probation.

Officers Malloy and Reed assist a young mother whose baby is threatened by a deranged man and they help a woman being harassed by a spiteful neighbor.

Officer Reed learns that a professional officer has to keep their emotions under control; even when confronted with an abusive drunk-driver, right after clearing an "officer down" call & finding his close friend from the Academy critically wounded.

Officers Malloy and Reed look for a robbery suspect, help a woman pinned under her crashed car and settle a family dispute, among other duties.

Among other calls, Officers Malloy and Reed answer a loud noise complaint and discover a teen-age babysitter in desperate need of help.

Malloy teases Reed about calculating the cost of a new house while their first baby is still 6 months away. In the meantime they settle a domestic dispute between arguing neighbors, help a taxi driver that was just robbed, and a local man mistaken as the President by a group of rural Mexicans. Finally, they must arrest a psychotic shooter holed up in his house.

Reed gets Malloy to agree to an early dinner when his wife puts him on a low-cal diet. However, one after another event prevents them from going code 7 all night long. Events include the theft of a man's sod, stolen credit cards, and a suspected car theft.

Reed tries to pawn off his new litter of puppies to co-workers, strangers, even victims. The officers work a silent alarm, rescue a boy with his head stuck in a fence, and track down a prowler.

Officers Reed and Malloy have to break apart a couple of feuding neighbors, attempt to find a stolen car with a boa constrictor in the trunk, and effect a rescue of two people from a house on fire.

When officers Reed and Malloy get to a communal house occupied by hippies, they find a young girl, who has run away from home, extremely sick from narcotic use.

On Christmas eve Reed and Malloy make rounds distributing police department donation packages to needy families, and pull many heartstrings.

After roll call, Reed and Malloy provide backup at a robbery, help a lost man return home, handle a call about a prowler, then respond to a silent alarm. Malloy demonstrates for Reed the importance of "officer presence".

Reed volunteers to line up entertainment for the department party, just as Malloy needs to serve a subpoena on a famous singer. The team learns of a drug den from their informant and are handed the bust when detectives are too busy to look into it.

Reed and Malloy assist park rangers in catching a horse thief, a homesick Texan who was high on drugs at the time. The officers then chase two gunmen in a high speed pursuit.

It's been a long night of patrol for Malloy and Reed. Just as the two tired officers are headed to the station to turn in for the night, shots are fired at the patrol car. In the blink of an eye, Reed kills whom he believes was the gunman. Back at the station, Reed undergoes a night of intensive questioning from the captain and lieutenant, as part of the superior officers' investigation into the incident. In the end, the captain confides in Reed that his story is credible and the rookie officer will likely be allowed back on patrol upon the completion of the investigation.

Reed and Malloy make a routine traffic stop on a motorist. Before the NCIC check is completed, the dispatcher broadcasts a domestic dispute call in the two officers' patrol area; Reed and Malloy take the call and let the motorist go. Bad choice; the lieutenant soon calls the two errant officers in to scold them. Turns out the motorist had warrants out for his arrest on robbery and weapons charges. Malloy and Reed then come up with and carry out an ultimately successful plan to nab the wanted criminal.

Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hotel, where a suicidal man is determined to jump. Malloy incorrectly handles the situation and Mac harshly reprimands him the follow-up investigation.

Malloy is a part-time student at a local college, where he suddenly finds himself in the middle of of a riot.

A teenager is threatening to commit suicide and Malloy and Reed try to talk the troubled youth out of it.

Malloy and Reed respond to a domestic disturbance, involving a man with a gun. Officer Wells and his partner arrive on the scene as their backup. Wells barges into the apartment, nearly getting shot. However, Wells' reckless habits catch up with him, when on a similar call as earlier, he again rushes toward the front door of the residence and is shot.

A "child-left-alone" call turns up a horrifying case of child neglect. A 6-year-old girl is left home with her baby brother and both parents are unable to provide for their children.

Malloy writes a young woman a traffic ticket and then is bombarded with attention and affection, all of which he doesn't want.

A couple of neighbors co-own a boat and continually fight over it so Malloy and Reed do their best to mediate this latest rift.

Malloy and Reed on patrol deal with a domestic dispute, the theft of a fur, and the noise from a loud party.