An old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers.

An old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called Firestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday.

While they are waiting for Hammer to arrive, Pat relates the story of how he helped establish a democratic government in Altos.

A small shopkeep is murdered and a customer is severely injured in his shop.

A reporter friend of Hammer's is murdered she found some information about a crime gang.

Hammer witnesses the murder of a mobster and, in the shooting, the owner of the café is seriously injured.

Velda's brother returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda.

A friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt.

Hammer is on the sidelines at a football game when the quarterback is killed. Hammer's investigation of a quarterback who was shot during a football game leads from the owner's box to the cheerleader's locker room, with the suspicion of high-stakes gambling leading him on.

Hammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal is the payoff.

Hammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey.

Velda is mugged and the gang vows revenge when Hammer intervenes.

Hammer helps a very young hooker and talks her into taking a legitimate job.

Mike gets a friend a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job.