#1
S6E13
Voices Carry
A retiring detective Harry Trumble (Jack Klugman) continues to pursue a murderer known as "The Clown Killer", and will lie, cheat and kill to do it.
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#2
S8E12
Sins of the Father: Part 1
The shooting death of a patient opens a doorway to Mark's past that forces him to face the disappearance of his father.
#3
S3E7
Love Is Murder
While Norman tries to strong-arm Mark and Jessie into attending a fund raiser, Steve deals with his new girlfriend, who just might be responsible for a series of cop killings.
#4
Murder in the Air
S4E23
#5
Trapped in Paradise
S6E12
#6
Santa Claude
S7E11
#7
Sins of the Father: Part 2
S8E13
#8
Woman Trouble
S2E3
#9
Witness to Murder
S3E2
#10
Murder Can Be Contagious
S4E2
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A pimp, Milton Wilder (Richard Tanner), is shot in cold blood in an alley by four women who turn out later to be police officers.
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Write, She Murdered
S6E7
#176
Down and Dirty Dead
S5E12
#175
My Baby Is Out of This World
S2E22
#174
Blood Brothers Murder
S4E21
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