Kojak (Season 4)

Birthday Party (Episode 1)

Writer: Steven W. Carabatsos

Air date: 1976-09-26

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: On her birthday, Kojak's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to exchange her for an incarcerated cop killer.

A Summer Madness (Episode 2)

Writer: Jack Laird

Air date: 1976-10-03

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Already confronted with problems at home, Detective Jeff Braddock must face the inquiry of the murder of his mistress, while Kojak investigates the bombing of a restaurant.

Law Dance (Episode 3)

Writer: James M. Miller

Air date: 1976-10-10

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak searches for the killer of a key witness in a prominent murder trial.

Out of the Shadows (Episode 4)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1976-10-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak and the detectives scour the city for "The Grim Reaper", a slasher who murders his victims out of greed.

A Need to Know (Episode 5)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1976-10-24

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak and the detectives try to stop a child molester, who has diplomatic immunity, before he strikes again.

An Unfair Trade (Episode 6)

Writer: Burton Armus

Air date: 1976-10-31

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The shooting of a Puerto Rican youth by the Police angers the community.

A Hair-Trigger Away (Episode 7)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1976-11-07

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.

By Silence Betrayed (Episode 8)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1976-11-14

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.

A Shield for Murder (1) (Episode 9)

Writer: William P. McGivern

Air date: 1976-11-21

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.

A Shield for Murder (2) (Episode 10)

Writer: William P. McGivern

Air date: 1976-11-21

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.

The Pride and the Princess (Episode 11)

Writer: James M. Miller

Air date: 1976-11-28

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.

Black Thorn (Episode 12)

Writer: Leon Tokatyan

Air date: 1976-12-05

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.

Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go? (Episode 13)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1976-12-12

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.

Dead Again (Episode 14)

Writer: Burton Armus

Air date: 1976-12-19

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A woman informs the detectives that she had seen a wanted man that had supposedly died in a house fire, but they don't believe her until it's too late.

The Godson (Episode 15)

Writer: Joseph Gunn

Air date: 1977-01-04

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak's godson becomes mixed up with a gang involved in an armed robbery. Can Kojak get through to his godson before it's too late?

The Condemned (Episode 16)

Writer: Michael Grais

Air date: 1977-01-11

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.

When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead (Episode 17)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1977-01-18

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.

I Was Happy Where I Was (Episode 18)

Writer: Stephen Downing

Air date: 1977-01-25

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood to find out who is trying to start a barrio gang war.

Kojak's Days (1) (Episode 19)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1977-02-01

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak must unravel the mystery of a white Roll-Royce with a body in the trunk while trying to find a woman who murdered her husband.

Kojak's Days (2) (Episode 20)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1977-02-08

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The search continues for a woman who murdered her husband, abandoned her child and is threatening to commit suicide.

Monkey on a String (Episode 21)

Writer: Jack Laird

Air date: 1977-02-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light.

Kiss it All Goodbye (Episode 22)

Writer: Oliver Crawford

Air date: 1977-02-22

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.

Lady in the Squad Room (Episode 23)

Writer: Burton Armus

Air date: 1977-03-08

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak and a female detective must overcome their dislike for each other when she is transferred from the rape squad to help nab a drug-dealing rapist-muderer.

Sister Maria (Episode 24)

Writer: Ross Teel

Air date: 1977-03-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A vengeful nun tries to bring to justice the gangster who ordered the murder of her sister. (60 mins)

Another Gypsy Queen (Episode 25)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1977-03-22

Runtime: 60 min