Police Story (Season 5)

Dared to be different.

Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.

Trigger Point (Episode 1)
Air date: 1977-09-27
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Veteran Sergeant Wilson can't escape the burdens of being mother hen to, among others, a green lieutenant, an alcoholic superior, and an officer who's becoming dangerously paranoid.
Stigma (Episode 2)
Air date: 1977-11-09
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Manny Mandell, involved in a shootout with a fleeing felon in which his partner is fatally wounded, receives a Police Department medal as a result. The survivor's guilt is bad enough, but as a medal winner he finds the expectations overwhelming.
River of Promises (Episode 3)
Writer: Michael Mann
Air date: 1978-01-14
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Policeman Miguel Rataza works in area where illegal Hispanics encounter difficulties. Going undercover regarding green card scams and protesting unsafe conditions he finds himself falling in love with Rosalie, an undocumented worker.
Day of Terror, Night of Fear (Episode 4)
Air date: 1978-03-04
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Officer Ron Tice engages hostage-taker Richey Neptune in protracted negotiations, a task complicated by the fact that one of the five hostages is the Deputy Chief's daughter-in-law.
The Broken Badge (Episode 5)
Air date: 1978-03-19
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: IA Sergeants Bivins and Petrelli investigate the fatal shooting of a prostitute by a veteran beat cop with a history of bending the rules. The cop is then convicted and sent to the same prison that holds some of the men he sent there.
No Margin for Error (Episode 6)
Air date: 1978-04-30
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs.
A Chance to Live (Episode 7)
Writer: Larry Brody
Air date: 1978-05-28
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.
A Cry for Justice (Episode 8)
Air date: 1979-05-23
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Police detectives investigate the shotgun shooting of a police officer.
Confessions of a Lady Cop (Episode 9)
Air date: 1980-04-02
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
The Freeway Killings (Episode 10)
Air date: 1987-05-03
Overview: Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer.