Season 5

Wedding

1981-11-02 • 60 min

Execution

1981-11-09 • 60 min

Kitty Larsen, a young woman on death row, picks Rossi to tell her story. Although hesitant at first, he soon begins to like her. But Lou has personal feelings against her because she killed a reporter from the Trib.

Reckless

1981-11-16 • 60 min

Hometown

1981-11-23 • 60 min

When Lou goes back to his elderly home to settle his aunt's estate, he meets an old flame and gets his first story assignment in years from Charlie.

Risk

1981-11-30 • 60 min

Sharon McNeil gets a story about child pornography by promising not to reveal the names of her source. A promise her superiors at the Trib and the L.A. police department soon want her to break. Art goes out on a helicopter jump with some volunteer rescuers and young reporter Lance has big dreams involving dating Billie and becoming the first newsman in space.

Doublecross

1981-12-07 • 60 min

Drifters

1981-12-14 • 60 min

Friends

1981-12-28 • 60 min

Jazz

1982-01-04 • 60 min

Ghosts

1982-01-11 • 60 min

Cameras

1982-01-25 • 60 min

Review

1982-02-08 • 60 min

Immigrants

1982-02-15 • 60 min

The Tribune hires an old acquaintance of Animal's from 'Nam: photographer Lee Van Tam. But Tam's domestic troubles interfere with his work. Lou tries to get out of meeting visiting relatives.

Hunger

1982-03-01 • 60 min

Recovery

1982-03-08 • 60 min

Obituary

1982-03-22 • 60 min

Blacklist

1982-04-05 • 60 min

Law

1982-04-12 • 60 min

Fireworks

1982-04-19 • 60 min

Unthinkable

1982-05-03 • 60 min

Suspect

1982-05-17 • 60 min

Beachhead

1982-05-24 • 60 min

When a story about hostility between surfers only makes the situation worse, the Tribune is blamed. Billie and Ted have bought a house and are warned by a neighbor about a group home next door.

Victims

1982-08-30 • 60 min

Lou is shot by a robber, who is in turn killed by policeman Vince DeMayo. Both Vince and Lou have a difficult time getting their life back in order.

Charlie

1982-09-13 • 60 min