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Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.
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- E1 In the Best of FamiliesNext upSep 28, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.
Guest stars: Robin Gammell, David Paymer, Roark Critchlow, Nicholas Lea
- E2 Do You See What I See?Oct 5, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.
Guest stars: French Tickner, Jo De Winter, David Paymer, Nicholas Lea, Ian Tracey
- E3 The Poisoned TreeOct 12, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.
Guest stars: Nicholas Lea, Joan McMurtrey, Ian Tracey
- E4 Nothing to Fear But ...Oct 26, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.
- E5 A Matter of Life or Death (1)Nov 2, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.
Guest stars: French Tickner, David Paymer, Richard Newman, William B. Davis, Lorena Gale, Ken Pogue
- E6 A Matter of Life or Death (2)Nov 2, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Two missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.
Guest stars: French Tickner, David Paymer, Richard Newman, William B. Davis, Lorena Gale, Ken Pogue
- E7 Behind the Storm DoorNov 9, 1991 · 60 min
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Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.
Guest stars: Kimberly Beck, Alvin Sanders, Peter Outerbridge (Jeff Hartley), Nicholas Lea
- E8 The HatchetNov 16, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.
Guest stars: Nestor Serrano
- E9 Two ConfessionsNov 30, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.
Guest stars: Peter Outerbridge (Jeff Hartley), Eden Atwood (Gloria)
- E10 Commissioner's BallDec 7, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.
Guest stars: Kimberly Scott (Lucille), Nicholas Lea (Ricky Caruso), Malcolm Stewart (Art Clark), Jay Brazeau (Aaron Hoyle), Gillian Barber (Dr. Sheila West)
- E11 No Greater GiftDec 21, 1991 · 60 min
Synopsis
During the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.
Guest stars: Robin Mossley, Kimberly Scott (Lucille), Nicholas Lea (Ricky Caruso), Milo O'Shea (Frank Atkins), Jeanne Bates (Annette Atkins), Andrew Airlie (Tom Atkins), Ken Camroux-Taylor (Phil Malloy)
- E12 The Fourth ManJan 4, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
After Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!
Guest stars: Bette Ford, Peter Outerbridge (Jeff Hartley), Nicholas Lea
- E13 Charlie Don't SurfJan 18, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.
Guest stars: Haing S. Ngor, Mig Macario, Kimberly Scott (Lucille), Nicholas Lea (Ricky Caruso)
- E14 SkeletonsFeb 8, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
A mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.
Guest stars: Micole Mercurio (Sheila Sorenson), Eden Atwood (Gloria), Dion Anderson (Father Timothy Perello), David Paymer (Arnie), Kimberly Scott (Lucille (uncredited))
- E15 The Wicked FleeFeb 22, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
After seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.
Guest stars: Wilt Chamberlain, Shane Meier, Nicholas Lea, Chilton Crane
- E16 True BelieversFeb 29, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
The unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.
Guest stars: Michael D. Roberts, Nicholas Lea, Ken Marshall, Julian Christopher (Calvin Simms)
- E17 Officer AprilMar 7, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.
Guest stars: Kim Alexis, Eden Atwood (Gloria)
- E18 Sex, Lies, and KeroseneMar 21, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.
Guest stars: Nedra Volz, Patricia Charbonneau, Nicholas Lea, Scott Bryce, Julian Christopher (Calvin Simms)
- E19 Judgement DayApr 4, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.
Guest stars: James Madio, Richard Bradford, Nicholas Lea, John Pyper-Ferguson (Cory McBride)
- E20 Shoot the BreezeMay 2, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.
Guest stars: Barry Lynch, Julian Christopher (Calvin Simms)
- E21 Video VigilanteMay 9, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.
Guest stars: Robert Harper, Nicholas Lea, Titus Welliver, Donal Logue, John Tench (Video Vigilante)
- E22 The Puck Stops HereMay 16, 1992 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.
Guest stars: Richard Newman, Frank Ferrucci, Scott McNeil, Gabrielle Rose, P. Lynn Johnson, Shane Kelly (Jim Davidson)
Cast & crew
Created by Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen Kronish
Michael Chiklis
Theresa Saldana
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
John Cygan
