Delvecchio's search for a loan shark whose bodyguards have killed a gambler is complicated by the victim's revenge-seeking brother.

A former leader of a street-gang reassembles his old crew to battle a syndicate lieutenant.

A church is burglarized and a priest murdered after a parishioner in debt to a hood reveals the location of fund-raising proceeds.

The witness who Delvecchio illegally removed from protective custody disappears, sparking a search by people on both sides of the law.

Delvecchio is asked by an old flame for protection the state prosecutor cannot guarantee for her testimony against a syndicate kingpin.

Delvecchio attempts to prove that responsibility for his goddaughter's suicide lies with a medical charlatan who led her to believe that she had cancer.

A bigoted detective is a suspect in the cold-blooded shooting of a black student.

In Arizona to pick up an Indian youth who escaped from prison, Delvecchio and Shonski lock horns with a brutal, bigoted cop.

Harassed by a paroled murderer, Delvecchio takes action that may discredit him as a witness in an important case.

Delvecchio trails a bail-jumping Santa Claus, arrested for stealing presents to give to his fellow residents in a rest home.

Delvecchio has conflicting evidence about a truck driver suspected of a series of murders.

Suspected of being on the take after his raid on a numbers bank fails, Del is after the racketeer who can clear his name.

Delvecchio investigates a suspicious death despite the authorities' belief that it was accidental.

Delvecchio's search for a loan shark whose bodyguards killed a gambler is complicated by the victim's revenge-seeking brother.

A housewife traumatized by a rape attempt appears unable or unwilling to identify her attacker.

A clever auto thief blunders when he kills an owner during a theft. 

A stakeout assignment hampers Delvecchio in his defense of an officer charged with making obscene phone calls.

Delvecchio blames himself when his temporary partner is wounded while going after a murder suspect.

A police informant begs Delvecchio to help him escape the underworld.

Delvecchio finds the tough narcotics cop investigating an informer's murder with him unethical.