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Season 1

1 :01x01 - Pilot (1) (Mar/06/1988)

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Guest Stars: Kevin McCarthy (1) as Harold LaPierre, Stocker Fontelieu as Tolliver Morgan, John Wilmot as Vince Gilroy, Jill Carroll as Barbara Giles, J. Kevin Brune as Ben Gilroy, Mary Elizabeth Blackmon as Nan Woodall, Rob Adams as Meese, Mills Watson as Dr. Bridgers, Doug Savant as Scott LaPierre, David Harris (1) as Willie Jones

Director: David Hemmings
Writer: James Lee Barrett (1)

2 :01x02 - Pilot (2) (Mar/06/1988)

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Guest Stars: Stocker Fontelieu as Tolliver Morgan, John Wilmot as Vince Gilroy, Jill Carroll as Barbara Giles, J. Kevin Brune as Ben Gilroy, Mary Elizabeth Blackmon as Nan Woodall, Rob Adams as Meese, Mills Watson as Dr. Bridgers, Doug Savant as Scott LaPierre, David Harris (1) as Willie Jones, Kevin McCarthy (1) as Harold LaPierre

Director: David Hemmings
Writer: James Lee Barrett (1)

3 :01x03 - Road Kill (Mar/15/1988)

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Guest Stars: Gail O'Grady as Pauline Slade

Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Kathy McCormick (1)

4 :01x04 - Fate (Mar/22/1988)

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Guest Stars: Randy Brooks (1) as Ty Hayes, Stocker Fontelieu as Tolliver Morgan

Director: Tony Wilkinson
Writer: Richard Fielder

5 :01x05 - Blind Spot (1) (Mar/29/1988)

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Director: David Hemmings

6 :01x06 - Blind Spot (2) (Apr/05/1988)

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Director: David Hemmings

7 :01x07 - A Necessary Evil (Apr/12/1988)

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Guest Stars: Jennifer Bassey as Eugete Davenport

Director: Winrich Kolbe

8 :01x08 - ...And Then You Die (May/03/1988)

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Director: Tony Wilkinson

Season 2

9 :02x01 - Don't Look Back (1) (Dec/04/1988)

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Director: Peter Levin (2)
Writer: Jeri Taylor, David Moessinger

10 :02x02 - Don't Look Back (2) (Dec/04/1988)

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Director: Peter Levin (2)
Writer: David Moessinger, Jeri Taylor

11 :02x03 - Family Secret (Dec/06/1988)

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Director: Lee H. Katzin

12 :02x04 - The Hammer and the Glove (Dec/13/1988)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)

13 :02x05 - Prisoners (Dec/20/1988)

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Guest Stars: Ed Ames as Sheriff Ed Thompson

Director: Russ Mayberry

14 :02x06 - Hot Nights (Dec/27/1988)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Mark Edward Edens

15 :02x07 - Gunshots (Jan/03/1989)

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Director: Lee H. Katzin

16 :02x08 - Country Mouse, City Mouse (Jan/10/1989)

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Director: Vincent McEveety

17 :02x09 - Stranger in Town (Jan/17/1989)

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Guest Stars: Eric Pierpoint as Clay

Director: Michael Ray Rhodes

18 :02x10 - Tear Down the Walls (Jan/31/1989)

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Director: Vincent McEveety

19 :02x11 - A Trip Upstate (Feb/07/1989)

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Guest Stars: Christopher Allport as D.A. Dutton

Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

20 :02x12 - A.k.a. Kelly Kay (Feb/14/1988)

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Director: Chuck Bowman

21 :02x13 - These Things Take Time (Feb/21/1989)

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Director: Michael Ray Rhodes

22 :02x14 - Intruders (Mar/07/1989)

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Director: Chuck Bowman

23 :02x15 - The Creek (Mar/14/1989)

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Guest Stars: Afemo Omilami as Jimmy Dawes

Director: Alexander Singer

24 :02x16 - Sister,Sister (Mar/21/1989)

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Director: Lee H. Katzin

25 :02x17 - Walkout (Mar/28/1989)

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Guest Stars: Darnell Williams as Bobby Dixon

Director: Russ Mayberry

26 :02x18 - Accused (Apr/04/1989)

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Guest Stars: Christopher Allport as D.A. Dutton

Director: Chuck Bowman

27 :02x19 - Fifteen, Forever (Apr/25/1989)

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Guest Stars: Belinda Montgomery as Nora Womack, Christopher Allport as D.A. Dutton

Director: Vincent McEveety

28 :02x20 - Ladybug, Ladybug (May/02/1989)

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Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Terry Erwin (1)

29 :02x21 - The Pig Woman of Sparta (May/09/1989)

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Director: David Moessinger
Story: Frank Dandridge | Teleplay: Marc Scott Taylor

30 :02x22 - Missing (May/16/1989)

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Director: Alexander Singer

Season 3

31 :03x01 - Rape (Oct/24/1989)

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Director: Paul Lynch

32 :03x02 - Fairest of Them All (Oct/31/1989)

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Director: Mario Azzopardi

33 :03x03 - Murder Most Ancient (Nov/07/1989)

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Director: Winrich Kolbe

34 :03x04 - First Girl (Nov/14/1989)

The first woman police officer in Sparta's force is killed during a case in which Gillespie apprehends a murderous drug dealer.

Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

35 :03x05 - Crackdown (Nov/21/1989)

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Director: E. W. Swackhamer

36 :03x06 - Anniversary (Nov/28/1989)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Mark Rodgers

37 :03x07 - Time of the Stranger (Dec/05/1989)

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Director: Ivan Dixon

38 :03x08 - Vengeance (Dec/12/1989)

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Guest Stars: Jacqueline Schultz as Mary Ann

Director: E. W. Swackhamer

39 :03x09 - My Name is Hank (Dec/19/1989)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)

40 :03x10 - King's Ransom (Jan/02/1990)

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Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: Carroll O'Connor, Kim Friese

41 :03x11 - Epitaph for a Lady (Jan/16/1990)

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Steven Baum

42 :03x12 - Triangle (Jan/23/1990)

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Writer: Rick Kelbaugh

43 :03x13 - Hello in There (Jan/30/1990)

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce (2)

44 :03x14 - December Days (Feb/13/1990)

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Kim Friese

45 :03x15 - A Loss of Innocence (Feb/20/1990)

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Guest Stars: Deborah Hobart as Collen Craven

Director: Paul Lynch

46 :03x16 - Bubba's Baby (Feb/27/1990)

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Director: Jeffrey Hayden

47 :03x17 - Home is Where The Heart Is (Mar/06/1990)

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Director: Leo Penn

48 :03x18 - An Angry Woman (Mar/13/1990)

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Director: Winrich Kolbe

49 :03x19 - Indiscretions (Mar/20/1990)

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Director: Vince Edwards
Story: Nancy Bond | Teleplay: William J. Royce (2), Cynthia Deming

50 :03x20 - Night of the Killing (Mar/27/1990)

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Guest Stars: Lisa Guerrero as Lisa Coles

Director: Chuck Bowman
Writer: Mark Rodgers

51 :03x21 - Citizen Trundel (1) (May/01/1990)

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Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

52 :03x22 - Citizen Trundel (2) (May/08/1990)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce (2)

Season 4

53 :04x01 - Brotherly Love (1) (Sep/18/1990)

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Guest Stars: Larry Gelman as Desk Cop, Bruce Kirby as Harlan Cassidy

Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: William J. Royce (2)

54 :04x02 - Brotherly Love (2) (Sep/18/1990)

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Guest Stars: Bruce Kirby as Harlan Cassidy

Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Cynthia Deming

55 :04x03 - Lessons Learned (Sep/25/1990)

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Director: Mario Azzopardi

56 :04x04 - Perversions of Justice (Oct/02/1990)

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Guest Stars: Ronnie Claire Edwards as Ms.Reeves

Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Robert Bielak

57 :04x05 - And Justice For Some (Oct/23/1990)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)

58 :04x06 - Hearts of Gold (Oct/30/1990)

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Director: Russ Mayberry

59 :04x07 - Quick Fix (Nov/06/1990)

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Guest Stars: Amy Lynne as Kitty Mastin

Director: Winrich Kolbe

60 :04x08 - Homecoming (Nov/13/1990)

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61 :04x09 - A Problem Too Personal (Nov/20/1990)

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Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

62 :04x10 - A Final Arrangement (Nov/27/1990)

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Director: Leo Penn

63 :04x11 - Family Matters (Dec/04/1990)

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Director: Vincent McEveety

64 :04x12 - Bounty Hunter (Dec/11/1990)

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Director: Russ Mayberry

65 :04x13 - Blessings (Dec/18/1990)

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Director: David Soul

66 :04x14 - Shine on Sparta Moon (Jan/08/1991)

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Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Robert Bielak

67 :04x15 - Execution of Trust (Jan/15/1991)

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Guest Stars: Christina Pickles as Dr.

Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Mitchell Schneider

68 :04x16 - Child of Promise (Feb/05/1991)

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Guest Stars: Temi Epstein as Terri

Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Cynthia Deming

69 :04x17 - Paper Castles (Feb/12/1991)

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis

70 :04x18 - Laid to Waste (Mar/26/1991)

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce (2)

71 :04x19 - First Deadly Sin (Feb/26/1991)

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Director: Peter Salim
Writer: Julie Friedgen

72 :04x20 - Just A Country Boy (Mar/19/1991)

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Guest Stars: Franklin Cover as Tommy Vincent

Director: Carroll O'Connor
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

73 :04x21 - No Other Road (Mar/26/1991)

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Director: Paul Chavez
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

74 :04x22 - A Turning (Apr/30/1991)

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Director: Paul Chavez
Writer: Joe Gannon, Carroll O'Connor

Season 5

75 :05x01 - A Woman Much Admired (Oct/01/1991)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Harry Harris (1)

76 :05x02 - Baby for Sale (Oct/08/1991)

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Director: Harry Harris (1)
Writer: Terry Erwin (1), Mitchell Schneider

77 :05x03 - Obsession (Oct/22/1991)

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Director: Russ Mayberry

78 :05x04 - Liar's Poker (Oct/29/1991)

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Guest Stars: Dan Biggers as Dr. Frank Robb, Tippi Hedren as Annabelle Van Buren, Robert Colbert as Edgar Van Buren, Cynthia Bond as Laverne Carter

Director: Harry Harris (1)

79 :05x05 - Ruda's Awakening (Nov/05/1991)

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Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

80 :05x06 - Unfinished Business (Nov/12/1991)

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Guest Stars: Franklin Cover as Tommy Vincent

Director: Leo Penn

81 :05x07 - The More Thing's Change (Nov/19/1991)

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Director: Russ Mayberry

82 :05x08 - Sweet, Sweet Blues (Nov/26/1991)