Kojak - Season 5
1 - The Queen of Hearts Is Wild
Air Date: October 2, 1977
The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.
2 - A Strange Kind of Love
Air Date: October 9, 1977
A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.
3 - Laid Off
Air Date: October 16, 1977
A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.
4 - Cry for the Kids
Air Date: October 23, 1977
A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.
5 - Once More from Birdland
Air Date: October 30, 1977
A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.
6 - Caper on a Quiet Street
Air Date: November 6, 1977
A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.
7 - Letters of Death
Air Date: November 13, 1977
Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.
8 - Tears for All Who Loved Her
Air Date: November 20, 1977
Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.
9 - The Summer of '69 (1)
Air Date: December 4, 1977
Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.
10 - The Summer of '69 (2)
Air Date: December 10, 1977
After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.
11 - Case Without a File
Air Date: December 17, 1977
Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.
12 - I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer
Air Date: December 24, 1977
A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.
13 - Justice for All
Air Date: January 7, 1978
While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.
14 - Mouse
Air Date: January 21, 1978
Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.
15 - Chain of Custody
Air Date: January 28, 1978
Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.
16 - The Captain's Brother's Wife
Air Date: February 4, 1978
Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.
17 - No License to Kill
Air Date: February 11, 1978
Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.
18 - The Halls of Terror
Air Date: February 18, 1978
Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.
19 - May the Horse Be with You
Air Date: February 25, 1978
A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.
20 - Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton
Air Date: March 4, 1978
A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.
21 - 60 Miles to Hell
Air Date: March 11, 1978
Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.
22 - In Full Command
Air Date: March 18, 1978
After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.