Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?
Chiefs (Season 1)

Part 1 (Episode 1) 8.0
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
Air date: 1983-11-13
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: The new police chief of the young, thriving 1920's southern city of Delano is confronted with petty theft, Klan activities and, above all, the deaths of a number of young boys which lead him to suspect the doings of a serial killer.

Part 2 (Episode 2)
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
Air date: 1983-11-15
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: The baby-boom years in Delano after World War II see the appointment of an ill-suited veteran as the new Police Chief, resulting in graft, police brutality and racial discrimination, while the crimes of a serial killer remain unsolved.

Part 3 (Episode 3)
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
Air date: 1983-11-16
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: While Kennedy liberalism in the early 1960s offers new challenges and possibilities, the courageous appointment of a new sheriff and the resolution of a decades long hunt for a serial killer bring closure and new hope to Delano.

Seasons

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