Season 5

Season 5 • 1977

Episodes

1. The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

1977-10-02 • 60 min

2. A Strange Kind of Love

A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

1977-10-09 • 60 min

3. Laid Off

A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

1977-10-16 • 60 min

4. Cry for the Kids

A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.

1977-10-23 • 60 min

5. Once More from Birdland

A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

1977-10-30 • 60 min

6. Caper on a Quiet Street

A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

1977-11-06 • 60 min

7. Letters of Death

Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

1977-11-13 • 60 min

8. Tears for All Who Loved Her

Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

1977-11-20 • 60 min

9. The Summer of '69 (1)

Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.

1977-12-04 • 60 min

10. The Summer of '69 (2)

After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

1977-12-10 • 60 min

11. Case Without a File

Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

1977-12-17 • 60 min

12. I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

1977-12-24 • 60 min

13. Justice for All

While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.

1978-01-07 • 60 min

14. Mouse

Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.

1978-01-21 • 60 min

15. Chain of Custody

Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

1978-01-28 • 60 min

16. The Captain's Brother's Wife

Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

1978-02-04 • 60 min

17. No License to Kill

Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

1978-02-11 • 60 min

18. The Halls of Terror

Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.

1978-02-18 • 60 min

19. May the Horse Be with You

A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

1978-02-25 • 60 min

20. Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.

1978-03-04 • 60 min