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Cagney & Lacey•Season 2•Episode 18

Chop Shop

7.8/10 · 76 votesMar 14, 198345 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

When C&L screw up a backup assignment, Isbecki is taken hostage. The situation gets worse when Petri kills a child. As the child is black, public relations thinks they can solve the problem by putting Petri's picture in the paper, so everyone can see he's

Directed byBill Duke

Written byKevin Rodney Sullivan

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Cast9

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Christine Cagney

John Karlen

John Karlen

Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman

Al Waxman

Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Mark Petrie

Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Det. Victor Isbecki

Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

Paul La Guardia

Harvey Atkin

Harvey Atkin

Sgt. Ronald Coleman

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Tony La Torre

Harvey Lacey, Jr.

Crew5

Bill Duke

Bill Duke

Director

Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Music

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Héctor R. Figueroa

Director of Photography

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writer

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Terry Louise Fisher

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Chop Shop" is episode 18 of Cagney & Lacey season 2. It scored 7.8/10 from 76 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Bill Duke and written by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, it aired on March 14, 1983.

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