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McClain's Law Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot (1)

First aired: Nov/20/1981

Det. Jim McClain is a retired cop who returns to the force after a 12-year absence. His reason, in the opener, is the dissatisfaction with the San Pedro (Cal.) department's investigation of his friend's murder.



2 :01x02 - Pilot (2)

First aired: Nov/20/1981



3 :01x03 - Requiem for a Narc

First aired: Nov/27/1981
Writer: Stephen Downing
Director: Alan Smithee
Guest star: Markie Post (unknown)

McClain tries to nail a dope dealer who beat a murder rap. A "black widow" informant (Markie Post)helps Det. McClain catch the man who killed his friend's son.



4 :01x04 - A Time of Peril

First aired: Dec/04/1981
Writer: Frank Telford
Director: James Sheldon

McClain is charged with brutality after a rape suspect he collared is released for insufficient evidence.



5 :01x05 - Let the Victims Beware

First aired: Dec/11/1981
Writer: Frank Abatemarco
Director: Paul Krasny

McClain learns that robbers who wounded two persons in a shootout enjoy Federal immunity.



6 :01x06 - Portrait of a Playmate

First aired: Dec/18/1981
Writer: Gerald Sanford
Director: Michael O'Herlihy

McClain teams with an alcoholic ex-cop to investigate the murders of two young prostitutes.



7 :01x07 - To Save the Queen

First aired: Jan/08/1982
Writer: Mark Rodgers
Director: Bruce Kessler

McClain and Gates are determined to protect the deputy mayor who is targeted by international terrorists.



8 :01x08 - A Matter of Honor

First aired: Jan/15/1982
Writer: Walter Dallenbach
Director: Christian I. Nyby, II

A murder investigation reveals that the victim was loved---by many women other than his wife.



9 :01x09 - The Sign of the Beast (1)

First aired: Jan/22/1982
Writer: Stephen Downing
Director: Gary Nelson

McClain investigates a dope connection in four execution-style shootings.



10 :01x10 - The Sign of the Beast (2)

First aired: Jan/29/1982
Writer: Stephen Downing
Director: Gary Nelson

Gates goes undercover to nail two parolees on a murder spree.



11 :01x11 - What Patric Doesn't Know

First aired: Feb/05/1982
Director: Larry Elikann

Two escaped killers hold DeNisco and Cross hostage in the squad room.



12 :01x12 - Green Light

First aired: Feb/12/1982
Writer: Mark Rodgers
Director: Corey Allen

A holdup victim, desiring more than police protection, buys a handgun.



13 :01x13 - Use of Deadly Force

First aired: Feb/19/1982
Writer: Gerald Sanford
Director: James Sheldon

McClain and Gates investigate charges of police brutality in a neighboring city.



14 :01x14 - Takeover

First aired: Mar/06/1982
Writer: Frank Abatemarco
Director: Lee H. Katzin

A pensioner attempts a bank holdup---seconds before professionals hit the same bank.



15 :01x15 - From the Mouths of Babes

First aired: Mar/13/1982
Writer: Joe Viola
Director: Bernard McEveety

A 10-year-old's identification of a supermarket robber proves dangerous to the boy.



16 :01x16 - The Last Hero

First aired: Mar/20/1982
Writer: Frank Abatemarco
Director: Corey Allen

A Vietnam vet rages through a hospital with a submachine gun, demanding to see a patient.