The Rookies 4
1975-09-09 | Drama,Crime | 23 episodes5 Seasons
Episode
Lamb to the Slaughter (1975)
When burglar Brad Gifford is arrested, his cop-hating, now orphaned son, Jody, is taken to Lambert Hall where he is befriended by Ryker, a former orphan himself. Jody is just beginning to trust and like Ryker when his father, aided by Augie Baker and P.G. Larkan, escapes custody and comes for him. Ryker is taken hostage. The group is traced down by Mike and Terry. In the resulting shootout, Augie is killed, P.G. arrested, and Brad Gifford is mortally wounded. Jody is taken back to the home where he is given foster parents, and a new life.
Directed By
- William Crain
Reading Writing and Angel Dust (1975)
After the tragic death of a bright high school student, the rookies put in a team effort to get the pushers off the school campus. They get some help from a pusher who is pretending to scorch for the source.
One-Way Street to Nowhere (1975)
Mike is critically injured when he tries to capture the leader of a militant group and Terry is taken hostage.
Directed By
- Georg Stanford Brown
Someone Who Cares (1975)
An unidentified nine-year-old girl is accidentally hit by a car after two hedonistic ""swinging single"" men spike her lunch with narcotics. Before she dies, she begs Terry for help. Terry, reluctant to let her die a Jane Doe, investigates.
Directed By
- Ivan Dixon
Ladies Day (a.k.a.) Ladies Kill, Too (1975)
Jill is working in a womens prison, fighting an outbreak of diphtheria. In order to protest for better food and working conditions, inmates take Jill Danko and Dr. Malcolm hostage.
Directed By
- Fernando Lamas