Police Story (Season 3)

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.

Officer Needs Help (Episode 1)
Air date: 1975-09-09
Runtime: 60 min
The Cutting Edge (Episode 2) 10.0
Air date: 1975-09-16
Runtime: 60 min
A Community of Victims (Episode 3)
Air date: 1975-09-23
Runtime: 60 min
The Losing Game (Episode 4)
Air date: 1975-09-30
Runtime: 60 min
The Cut Man Caper (Episode 5)
Writer: Larry Brody
Air date: 1975-10-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: On the trail of loan-company robbers, Tillis is forced to rely upon shifty informer Freddy. But the ""snitch"" is playing both ends down the middle and he's also stolen the expensive miniature voice transmitter entrusted to his care.
Face for a Shadow (Episode 6)
Air date: 1975-11-07
Runtime: 60 min
The Test of Brotherhood (Episode 7)
Air date: 1975-11-14
Runtime: 60 min
Empty Weapon (Episode 8)
Air date: 1975-11-21
Runtime: 60 min
Little Boy Lost (Episode 9)
Air date: 1975-11-28
Runtime: 60 min
Vice: Twenty-Four Hours (Episode 10)
Air date: 1975-12-05
Runtime: 60 min
Breaking Point (Episode 11)
Air date: 1975-12-12
Runtime: 60 min
Company Man (Episode 12)
Air date: 1975-12-19
Runtime: 60 min
Spanish Class (Episode 13)
Air date: 1976-01-02
Runtime: 60 min
Odyssey of Death (1) (Episode 14)
Air date: 1976-01-09
Runtime: 60 min
Odyssey of Death (2) (Episode 15)
Air date: 1976-01-16
Runtime: 60 min
The Other Side of the Fence (Episode 16)
Air date: 1976-01-23
Runtime: 60 min
Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day (Episode 17)
Air date: 1976-01-30
Runtime: 60 min
Firebird (Episode 18)
Air date: 1976-02-06
Runtime: 60 min
The Long Ball (Episode 19)
Air date: 1976-02-13
Runtime: 60 min
Eamon Kinsella Royce (Episode 20)
Writer: Michael Mann
Air date: 1976-02-20
Runtime: 60 min
Officer Dooly (Episode 21)
Air date: 1976-03-05
Runtime: 60 min
Open City (Episode 22)
Air date: 1976-03-12
Runtime: 60 min