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The Worst Episodes of Cagney & Lacey

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 - On the Street

    S5:E1

    A teenager has run away from her wealthy home, preferring prostitution to Princeton. Cagney and Lacey need her to testify against her pimp

    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Ordinary Hero

    S5:E2

    Cagney and Lacey have no trouble with a case, thanks to their star witness. Alas, he's an illegal alien, who can only stay in the country until the trial ends. When the baddy takes a plea bargain, the witness and family are going to be deported

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Psychic

    S5:E3

    A psychic is hired to find a missing woman (hired by the family of the woman). Cagney senses trouble.

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    #4 - Lottery

    S5:E4

    After the New York State Lottery has paid out millions, here comes another ticket. Somebody has a fake, but who? In the B story, Harvey and Mary Beth must face an IRS audit

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Entrapment

    S5:E5

    Cagney and Lacey try to nail drug dealer Mansfield. But their case rests on Chris' unsubstantiated conversation with him. Mary Beth would rather go bowling than lie, but she has to stick up for Chris.

    Director:Al Waxman
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - The Clinic

    S5:E6

    Cagney and Lacey escort a poor Latina to an abortion clinic, as she's afraid to run the gauntlet of protestors. When the clinic is firebombed and someone dies, it becomes murder. When the baddy is discovered, Lacey points out that since she's pregnant, attacking her is just like killing a baby. This was a controversial episode, not shown by every affiliate.

    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Mothers & Sons

    S5:E7

    There's good evidence against a suspect, but his mother insists that he was at home with her. As long as the suspect has an alibi, he's all right

    Director:Ray Danton
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    #8 - Filial Duty

    S5:E8

    Charlie Cagney's drinking begins to catch up with him and he winds up in the hospital. Lacey, now well advanced in her pregnancy, wants to get off the street and into a desk

    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Old Ghosts

    S5:E9

    Cagney sees a robbery in progress, gives chase, loses the perp, and then gets into trouble because she didn't catch the guy. She doesn't like being accused of cowardice. Brother Brian shows up from L.A. to see how Charlie is doing.

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    #10 - Power

    S5:E10

    Samuels' absence gives Cagney a chance to shine as temporary commander. Inspector Knelman gives her her orders - put Lacey on maternity leave. This is considered a classic episode because it is the one in which Cagney takes her turn as watch commande

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    #11 - Play It Again, Santa

    S5:E11

    A Christmas episode, where Cagney is teamed with Newman to solve a dispute over who has rights to a song. Since Chris just had a fight with David, maybe Newman will be a romantic prospect? See Cagney dressed up as a Santa with big elf shoes on

    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Rapist (aka Rebukes)

    S5:E12

    Also given to me as ""The Rapist, Part 1"")"" As a temporary replacement for Lacey, Sara Jones seems like a fine detective, and very gungho on finding a rapist. Too gungho - she decides to take matters into her own hands when it seems it is taking too long to nail the suspected rapist. A very, very sad ending to this episode.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Act of Conscience

    S5:E13

    Cagney's new partner, Michael Moriarty, is famous - he ""ratted"" on some cops on the take. The other police officers will have nothing to do with him - in fact, Coleman has a ""book"" on how long the guy will last.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - DWI

    S5:E14

    To gain more command experience, Cagney commands the night shift, with its own bunch of wackos. The cop case is a hit-and-run drunken driver. Cagney must convince the driver's girlfriend to testify. This episode is one of the first to talk about Cagney's drinking

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    #15 - The Gimp

    S5:E15

    Handicapped people are being robbed, and a wheelchair activist wants the NYPD to do something about it. Cagney goes undercover by appearing as a handicapped individual in a wheelchair and falls for the activist.

    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Family Connections

    S5:E16

    This is sometimes referred to as Cagney & Lacey's ""Lucy and Ethel"" episode for its comedic touches. At last, Lacey has baby Alice. (It did seem like the longest pregnancy on record, didn't it?) Cagney has to drive her to the hospital in the obligatory get-me-to-the-hospital-on-time scene. Chris has another problem - Charlie has a girlfriend, Donna.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Post Partum

    S5:E17

    A West Point cadet is facing court martial and refuses to talk because of his honor code. David Keeler is sure that the cadet is innocent, so Chris goes up to help out. Lacey has a visitor - her long-lost father, who ran out on her mother when Mary Beth was a child. Now he wants to see his grandchildren

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    #18 - Exit Stage Centre

    S5:E19

    An actress in a play has died, and it appears to be suicide. However, when the ladies start digging around, they discover that everybody in the play hates everybody else - plenty of reason for murder. We learn that Cagney tried acting in college.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Capitalism

    S5:E20

    A Cambodian lawyer who specialized in helping his fellow countrymen is killed. Further investigation reveals that he made a lot of money off other Cambodian's misfortunes.

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    #20 - Extradition

    S5:E21

    Cagney and Lacey get a sweetheart trip - to Los Angeles to bring back a bail jumper

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    #21 - A Safe Place

    S5:E22

    A thief gets more than he expected, when the goods include plutonium. He needs to be caught quickly, so that his radiation sickness can be treated

    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Model Citizen

    S5:E23

    A labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead.

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    #23 - Parting Shots

    S5:E24

    A labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead. In the B plot, Cagney's niece (who we met in #78) comes for a visit.

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    #24 - Schedule One

    S6:E1

    Detective Newman is just walking down the street, celebrating a successful collar, when he is shot down. A cop killed is always taken very seriously.

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    #25 - Culture Clash

    S6:E2

    An Islamic girl from a very devout family wants to be more American. No arranged marriage for her; she'd rather go to Malibu.When she turns up dead, Cagney and Lacey must face her angry family. They're also being considered for a very select task force that Cagney sees as her path to sta

    Director:Ray Danton
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Worst Episodes Summary

"On the Street" is the worst rated episode of "Cagney & Lacey". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Alexander Singer and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1985. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ordinary Hero".