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The Best Episodes of Police Story Season 5

Every episode of Police Story Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Police Story Season 5!

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Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Police Story Season 5 Episode 1 - Trigger Point
    8.6/10(71 votes)

    #1 - Trigger Point

    S5:E1

    Veteran Sergeant Wilson can't escape the burdens of being mother hen to, among others, a green lieutenant, an alcoholic superior, and an officer who's becoming dangerously paranoid.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Police Story Season 5 Episode 2 - Stigma
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Stigma

    S5:E2

    Manny Mandell, involved in a shootout with a fleeing felon in which his partner is fatally wounded, receives a Police Department medal as a result. The survivor's guilt is bad enough, but as a medal winner he finds the expectations overwhelming.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Police Story Season 5 Episode 3 - River of Promises
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #3 - River of Promises

    S5:E3

    Policeman Miguel Rataza works in area where illegal Hispanics encounter difficulties. Going undercover regarding green card scams and protesting unsafe conditions he finds himself falling in love with Rosalie, an undocumented worker.

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  4. Police Story Season 5 Episode 4 - Day of Terror, Night of Fear
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Day of Terror, Night of Fear

    S5:E4

    Officer Ron Tice engages hostage-taker Richey Neptune in protracted negotiations, a task complicated by the fact that one of the five hostages is the Deputy Chief's daughter-in-law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Police Story Season 5 Episode 5 - The Broken Badge
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #5 - The Broken Badge

    S5:E5

    IA Sergeants Bivins and Petrelli investigate the fatal shooting of a prostitute by a veteran beat cop with a history of bending the rules. The cop is then convicted and sent to the same prison that holds some of the men he sent there.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Police Story Season 5 Episode 6 - No Margin for Error
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #6 - No Margin for Error

    S5:E6

    A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Police Story Season 5 Episode 7 - A Chance to Live
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    #7 - A Chance to Live

    S5:E7

    The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.

    Director:Corey Allen

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  9. Police Story Season 5 Episode 8 - A Cry for Justice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - A Cry for Justice

    S5:E8

    Police detectives investigate the shotgun shooting of a police officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Police Story Season 5 Episode 9 - Confessions of a Lady Cop
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Confessions of a Lady Cop

    S5:E9

    Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Police Story Season 5 Episode 10 - The Freeway Killings
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Freeway Killings

    S5:E10

    Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Trigger Point" is the best rated episode of "Police Story" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Jerry London and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1977. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Stigma".