Episode guide
Kojak: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 1977
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- Episode 1: The Queen of Hearts Is Wild Oct 2, 1977 · 1h The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.
- Episode 2: A Strange Kind of Love Oct 9, 1977 · 1h A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.
- Episode 3: Laid Off Oct 16, 1977 · 1h A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.
- Episode 4: Cry for the Kids Oct 23, 1977 · 1h 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…
- Episode 5: Once More from Birdland Oct 30, 1977 · 1h A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.
- Episode 6: Caper on a Quiet Street Nov 6, 1977 · 1h A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.
- Episode 7: Letters of Death Nov 13, 1977 · 1h Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.
- Episode 8: Tears for All Who Loved Her Nov 20, 1977 · 1h Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.
- Episode 9: The Summer of '69 (1) Dec 4, 1977 · 1h 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…
- Episode 10: The Summer of '69 (2) Dec 10, 1977 · 1h After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.
- Episode 11: Case Without a File Dec 17, 1977 · 1h Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.
- Episode 12: I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer Dec 24, 1977 · 1h A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.
- Episode 13: Justice for All Jan 7, 1978 · 1h 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.
- Episode 14: Mouse Jan 21, 1978 · 1h 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.
- Episode 15: Chain of Custody Jan 28, 1978 · 1h Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.
- Episode 16: The Captain's Brother's Wife Feb 4, 1978 · 1h Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.
- Episode 17: No License to Kill Feb 11, 1978 · 1h Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.
- Episode 18: The Halls of Terror Feb 18, 1978 · 1h 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.
- Episode 19: May the Horse Be with You Feb 25, 1978 · 1h A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.
- Episode 20: Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton Mar 4, 1978 · 1h 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.
- Episode 21: 60 Miles to Hell Mar 11, 1978 · 1h Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.
- Episode 22: In Full Command Mar 18, 1978 · 1h After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.