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The Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 7

Every episode of Cagney & Lacey Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 7!

The Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 7

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to...

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  1. 8.6/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Friendly Fire

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    S7:E19

    In a sequel to episode #112, Cagney's rape case goes to trial. The main story is that Harvey Jr. is missing while doing maneuvers. Fortunately Mary Beth has moral support from both her father and Christine.

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  2. 8.5/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Do I Know You?

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    S7:E9

    Brad Potter seems like the perfect date - tall, handsome, successful. But he's really a date rapist. Cagney must explain to the guys at the precinct why she didn't draw her gun, and of course, the baddy says yes, it happened, but she consented

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    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.2/10(59 votes)

    #3 - A Fair Shake (2)

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    S7:E22

    A bank is missing some money - not much, only $100,000. The baddy offers a plea bargain - she knows who stole $100 million. Now that's worth sending Cagney and Lacey to upstate New York to hunt down the bank president. But when they find him, they discover that the real bank president is gone, and that this is an FBI agent. Our heroines narrowly escape a shootout and get offered a promotion to Major Case Squad as the series ends

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(60 votes)

    #4 - No Vacancy

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    S7:E1

    Cagney and Lacey have another star witness who needs special treatment. This one is a schizophrenic, although not too bad if he takes his medication. But, of course, he doesn't.

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    Director:James Frawley
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  5. 8.0/10(56 votes)

    #5 - The City is Burning

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    S7:E2

    Corassa's gun is used to kill a black kid who just happens to be in a white section of town. The black community alleges coverup. This is based on a real-life incident.

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    Director:Helaine Head
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  6. 8.0/10(57 votes)

    #6 - A Fair Shake (1)

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    S7:E21

    A bank is missing some money - not much, only $100,000. The baddy offers a plea bargain - she knows who stole $100 million. Now that's worth sending Cagney and Lacey to upstate New York to hunt down the bank president. But when they find him, they discover that the real bank president is gone, and that this is an FBI agent. Our heroines narrowly escape a shootout and get offered a promotion to Major Case Squad as the series ends

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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  8. 7.9/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Button, Button

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    S7:E17

    A man is murdered, and his girl friend begs the police for help. It's a hard case, since he was in the Federal Witness Protection Program

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    Director:Al Waxman
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  9. 7.8/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Amends

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    S7:E18

    Thornton shots a fellow officer in an operation that went bad. That's what happens when you put someone with no practical experience in charge

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  10. 7.7/10(51 votes)

    #9 - Loves Me Not

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    S7:E3

    Petrie gets his promotion to sergeant and leaves the show (Carl Lumbly wanted out). Lacy interferes in a neighborhood dispute and her enraged neighbors call for a Civilian Review Board. David Keeler (back in Chris' good graces) comes to the rescue

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  11. 7.5/10(51 votes)

    #10 - Old Flames

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    S7:E10

    Harvey Jr. has his 18th birthday. His birthday present from his parents is a computer. His present to them is the announcement that he will enlist in the Marines.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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  12. 7.5/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Hello Goodbye

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    S7:E13

    David finally pops the question to Chris. she's consistent - she says no, even though Mary Beth likes him much better than she did Dory.

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  13. 7.5/10(50 votes)

    #12 - School Daze

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    S7:E14

    The 14th Precinct gang takes a refresher course at the police academy, along with Detective Dupnick from Queens. Lacey is the eager, hand-up, teacher's pet. Chris thinks it's a waste of time

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
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  14. 7.4/10(49 votes)

    #13 - Secrets

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    S7:E8

    Cagney gets her dream - a chance to work with the Major Task Force. But one of those so-polished officers is really a traitor. Will they find the traitor, or will the glamour get to Cagney?

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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  15. 7.3/10(47 votes)

    #14 - Trading Places

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    S7:E11

    When Samuels takes some time off, Chris expects to be put in charge. But a high-tech, none-""street"" officer, Lt. Thornton, gets the job. The crime case deals with construction kickbacks, so Harvey volunteers to help out by wearing a wire

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    Director:James Frawley
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  16. 7.3/10(45 votes)

    #15 - A Class Act

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    S7:E16

    A very valuable painting is stolen, and Cagney and Lacey make the rounds of fancy galleries looking for leads. In the B plot, Samuels has a reunion with an old friend. Also, the dissimilarities between David Keeler and Nick are shown. Nick was decidedly everything David was not and vice-versa.

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    Director:James Frawley
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  17. 7.2/10(57 votes)

    #16 - Different Drummer

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    S7:E4

    There's an older woman who acts strange, burns incense, and claims to be a witch. Is she? Or is she merely lonely and poor and standing in the way of higher real estate prices?

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  18. 7.2/10(51 votes)

    #17 - You've Come a Long Way, Baby

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    S7:E5

    Mature"" prostitutes are getting bumped off, so our heroines go undercover to investigate. Merry Clayton joins the cast as Detective Verna Dee Jordan. Isbecki just adores having a woman partner.

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  19. 7.1/10(48 votes)

    #18 - Land of the Free

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    S7:E15

    A Salvadoran refugee is murdered. Some people say he ran drugs, others say he was a saint. In the B story, Chris meets Nick the plumber at an AA meeting.

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    Director:Stephen Macht
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  20. 6.9/10(46 votes)

    #19 - Shadow of a Doubt

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    S7:E12

    Cagney and Lacey go undercover at a computer manufacturer. But the company has random drug testing and Chris flunks it. Of course, David argues that this is a violation of her civil rights.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
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  21. 6.7/10(45 votes)

    #20 - Yup

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    S7:E20

    A Wall Street tycoon is burgled, and he has a lot of clout with the higher-ups. Harvey Jr. comes home for a visit, and nobody mentions the previous episode. (Rosenzweig usually does a much better job of continuity.)

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    Director:Nancy Malone
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  22. 6.4/10(52 votes)

    #21 - Video Verite

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    S7:E6

    A valuable music video has been stolen, and there's some suspicious white powder about. In the meantime, Cagney's niece Bridget again visits, trying to carve out a career as a New York actress

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
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  23. 6.4/10(51 votes)

    #22 - Greed

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    S7:E7

    A game show is supposedly crooked. Once again, undercover work, this time as game show contestants (dressed up like fruits).

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Friendly Fire" is the best rated episode of "Cagney & Lacey" season 7. It scored 8.6/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Shelley List, Jonathan Estrin, it aired on 4/5/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Do I Know You?".