Season 5
24 episodes · Sep 30, 1985
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S5E1On the Street
Sep 30, 198545mA teenager has run away from her wealthy home, preferring prostitution to Princeton. Cagney and Lacey need her to testify against her pimp
S5E2Ordinary Hero
Oct 7, 198545mCagney and Lacey have no trouble with a case, thanks to their star witness. Alas, he's an illegal alien, who can only stay in the country until the trial ends. When the baddy takes a plea bargain, the witness and family are going to be deported
S5E3The Psychic
Oct 21, 198545mA psychic is hired to find a missing woman (hired by the family of the woman). Cagney senses trouble.
S5E4Lottery
Oct 28, 198545mAfter the New York State Lottery has paid out millions, here comes another ticket. Somebody has a fake, but who? In the B story, Harvey and Mary Beth must face an IRS audit
S5E5Entrapment
Nov 4, 198545mCagney and Lacey try to nail drug dealer Mansfield. But their case rests on Chris' unsubstantiated conversation with him. Mary Beth would rather go bowling than lie, but she has to stick up for Chris.
S5E6The Clinic
Nov 11, 198545mCagney and Lacey escort a poor Latina to an abortion clinic, as she's afraid to run the gauntlet of protestors. When the clinic is firebombed and someone dies, it becomes murder. When the baddy is discovered, Lacey points out that since she's pregnant, attacking her is just like killing a baby. This was a controversial episode, not shown by every affiliate.
S5E7Mothers & Sons
Nov 25, 198545mThere's good evidence against a suspect, but his mother insists that he was at home with her. As long as the suspect has an alibi, he's all right
S5E8Filial Duty
Dec 2, 198545mCharlie Cagney's drinking begins to catch up with him and he winds up in the hospital. Lacey, now well advanced in her pregnancy, wants to get off the street and into a desk
S5E9Old Ghosts
Dec 9, 198545mCagney sees a robbery in progress, gives chase, loses the perp, and then gets into trouble because she didn't catch the guy. She doesn't like being accused of cowardice. Brother Brian shows up from L.A. to see how Charlie is doing.
S5E10Power
Dec 16, 198545mSamuels' absence gives Cagney a chance to shine as temporary commander. Inspector Knelman gives her her orders - put Lacey on maternity leave. This is considered a classic episode because it is the one in which Cagney takes her turn as watch commande
S5E11Play It Again, Santa
Dec 23, 198545mA Christmas episode, where Cagney is teamed with Newman to solve a dispute over who has rights to a song. Since Chris just had a fight with David, maybe Newman will be a romantic prospect? See Cagney dressed up as a Santa with big elf shoes on
S5E12The Rapist (aka Rebukes)
Jan 6, 198645mAlso given to me as ""The Rapist, Part 1"")"" As a temporary replacement for Lacey, Sara Jones seems like a fine detective, and very gungho on finding a rapist. Too gungho - she decides to take matters into her own hands when it seems it is taking too long to nail the suspected rapist. A very, very sad ending to this episode.
S5E13Act of Conscience
Jan 13, 198645mCagney's new partner, Michael Moriarty, is famous - he ""ratted"" on some cops on the take. The other police officers will have nothing to do with him - in fact, Coleman has a ""book"" on how long the guy will last.
S5E14DWI
Jan 20, 198645mTo gain more command experience, Cagney commands the night shift, with its own bunch of wackos. The cop case is a hit-and-run drunken driver. Cagney must convince the driver's girlfriend to testify. This episode is one of the first to talk about Cagney's drinking
S5E15The Gimp
Jan 27, 198645mHandicapped people are being robbed, and a wheelchair activist wants the NYPD to do something about it. Cagney goes undercover by appearing as a handicapped individual in a wheelchair and falls for the activist.
S5E16Family Connections
Feb 10, 198645mThis is sometimes referred to as Cagney & Lacey's ""Lucy and Ethel"" episode for its comedic touches. At last, Lacey has baby Alice. (It did seem like the longest pregnancy on record, didn't it?) Cagney has to drive her to the hospital in the obligatory get-me-to-the-hospital-on-time scene. Chris has another problem - Charlie has a girlfriend, Donna.
S5E17Post Partum
Feb 17, 198645mA West Point cadet is facing court martial and refuses to talk because of his honor code. David Keeler is sure that the cadet is innocent, so Chris goes up to help out. Lacey has a visitor - her long-lost father, who ran out on her mother when Mary Beth was a child. Now he wants to see his grandchildren
S5E18The Man Who Shot Trotsky
Mar 3, 198645mIn a sequel to #62,Cagney and a back-on-duty-again Lacey go after Mansfield again. Cagney's informant is a street-smart Hispanic youth - is he tough enough to handle Mansfield?
S5E19Exit Stage Centre
Mar 10, 198645mAn actress in a play has died, and it appears to be suicide. However, when the ladies start digging around, they discover that everybody in the play hates everybody else - plenty of reason for murder. We learn that Cagney tried acting in college.
S5E20Capitalism
Apr 7, 198645mA Cambodian lawyer who specialized in helping his fellow countrymen is killed. Further investigation reveals that he made a lot of money off other Cambodian's misfortunes.
S5E21Extradition
May 5, 198645mCagney and Lacey get a sweetheart trip - to Los Angeles to bring back a bail jumper
S5E22A Safe Place
May 12, 198645mA thief gets more than he expected, when the goods include plutonium. He needs to be caught quickly, so that his radiation sickness can be treated
S5E23Model Citizen
May 25, 198645mA labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead.
S5E24Parting Shots
May 26, 198645mA labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead. In the B plot, Cagney's niece (who we met in #78) comes for a visit.