Kojak (Season 5)

The Queen of Hearts Is Wild (Episode 1)

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario

Air date: 1977-10-02

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

A Strange Kind of Love (Episode 2)

Writer: Joseph Gunn

Air date: 1977-10-09

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

Laid Off (Episode 3)

Writer: Burton Armus

Air date: 1977-10-16

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

Cry for the Kids (Episode 4)

Writer: David Taylor

Air date: 1977-10-23

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.

Once More from Birdland (Episode 5)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1977-10-30

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

Caper on a Quiet Street (Episode 6)

Writer: Michael I. Wagner

Air date: 1977-11-06

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

Letters of Death (Episode 7)

Air date: 1977-11-13

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

Tears for All Who Loved Her (Episode 8)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1977-11-20

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

The Summer of '69 (1) (Episode 9)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1977-12-04

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.

The Summer of '69 (2) (Episode 10)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1977-12-10

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

Case Without a File (Episode 11)

Writer: Joe Gores

Air date: 1977-12-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer (Episode 12)

Writer: Harriet Margulies

Air date: 1977-12-24

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

Justice for All (Episode 13)

Writer: Michael Kozoll

Air date: 1978-01-07

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.

Mouse (Episode 14)

Writer: Art Eisenson

Air date: 1978-01-21

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.

Chain of Custody (Episode 15)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1978-01-28

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

The Captain's Brother's Wife (Episode 16)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1978-02-04

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

No License to Kill (Episode 17)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1978-02-11

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

The Halls of Terror (Episode 18)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1978-02-18

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.

May the Horse Be with You (Episode 19)

Writer: Rift Fournier

Air date: 1978-02-25

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton (Episode 20)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1978-03-04

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.

60 Miles to Hell (Episode 21)

Writer: Gene R. Kearney

Air date: 1978-03-11

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

In Full Command (Episode 22)

Writer: Chester Krumholz

Air date: 1978-03-18

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.