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A drunken tip overheard at a Turkish bath gives Friday and Smith the opening they need to dismantle a sophisticated counterfeiting operation.
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A drunken tip overheard at a Turkish bath gives Friday and Smith the opening they need to dismantle a sophisticated counterfeiting operation.
An apparent suicide attempt reveals a young woman's drug dependency and the controlling boyfriend who helped create the situation.
Friday and Smith investigate an elderly woman's unexplained disappearance and uncover a sinister explanation for what happened to her.
A series of expensive Hollywood burglaries baffles Friday and Smith because the thief appears to enter and leave without leaving evidence behind.
A neighbor's concern brings police to four children living in severe neglect after being abandoned by their alcoholic mother.
Friday and Slats Henry pursue a man and woman committing liquor-store robberies whose willingness to use violence makes the pair increasingly dangerous.
Friday and Smith pursue a confidence artist who uses a diamond-switching trick to exploit victims tempted by an apparently easy profit.
The murder of a woman leads Friday and Smith into troubled marital relationships and toward a suspect with a significant past.
The disappearance of a young mother leads Friday and Smith into a tragic case shaped by family conflict, mental illness and loss.
The murder of an elderly woman initially points suspicion toward her former husband until a confession identifies the actual killer.
Friday and Smith search for the hit-and-run driver whose car killed a young woman and her unborn child.
A supermarket holdup sends Friday and Smith after a robber who relies on a memorable false mustache and other disguises to avoid recognition.
A man enters the station claiming he committed murder, but Friday and Smith discover that the supposed victim is alive and the confession stems from a dangerous delusion.
Friday and Smith reconstruct a carefully planned bank robbery by tracing evidence from the victims through the robbers to the person who drove their getaway car.
A narcotics tip draws Friday into a case involving teenage drug addiction and parents unwilling to recognize the seriousness of the problem.
Friday and Smith pursue a violent robber who targets and assaults women across Los Angeles.
Friday and Smith uncover an organized shoplifting ring stealing merchandise on a large scale from a department store and passing it through a fence.
Friday and Smith hunt the gunman who critically wounded a traffic officer during a routine stop, racing to identify and capture the attacker before he strikes again.
A series of beatings and robberies suggests that the attacker has detailed knowledge of each victim's routine, giving detectives a pattern to follow.
Friday and Smith investigate an organized check-forging operation that has defrauded businesses throughout the city.
An informant's tip and a discarded wristwatch help Friday and Smith trace a market robbery to the man responsible.
Friday and Smith respond to a barricaded gunman firing from his home and discover that severe delusions are driving the dangerous standoff.
Friday and Smith pursue a skillful bank robber, capture him after a series of holdups and then must track him again following an escape from prison.
Reports that a black panther escaped from a carnival transport put police on alert, but the investigation reveals that the animal's disappearance is not what it first appears to be.
Friday pursues robbers who shoot a special officer during patrol and stab a liquor-store owner to death before escaping into the city.
A drug-related death gives detectives an opening to go undercover against a major heroin distribution network.
A reported kidnapping changes direction when detectives discover that the 13-year-old victim may have played a more active role in the incident than first believed.
Friday and Smith pursue two heavily armed criminals responsible for repeated robberies and a brazen escape from custody.
A juvenile investigator looks into a series of unusual burglaries and discovers that both the culprit and the reason for the thefts are unexpected.
An auction-house robbery is traced through small physical clues, including burned matches, to a motel stakeout and the suspect's arrest.
A seemingly random street shooting leads Friday and Smith to two volatile thieves involved in stealing automobile radios.
A teenage addict seeking help gives Friday and Smith an opening into a narcotics operation involving other young people.
A robbery at a drug company leads Friday and Smith through the suspects to the unexpected person who planned the crime.
Friday and Smith track a methodical burglar who tunnels into businesses, and the pursuit ultimately ends in a deadly confrontation.
A hectic night in the police business office brings detectives a murder, an unusual automobile theft and a succession of strange calls.
The disappearance of a divorced woman leads Friday and Smith to a troubled romantic triangle and a confession that reveals her fate.
A jewelry-store theft leads Friday and Smith through stolen watches, a concealed weapon and forensic evidence toward the thief.
A young man's confession to a fatal hit-and-run does not fit the evidence, forcing detectives to continue until they find the person actually responsible.
A death reported as suicide becomes a murder investigation after forensic evidence exposes inconsistencies in the original explanation.
A bar robbery leaves three people shot and links Friday and Smith to a series of earlier holdups committed by the same gang.
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