The BEST episodes of Cagney & Lacey season 5
Every episode of Cagney & Lacey season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cagney & Lacey season 5!
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD detectives in this landmark series. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the greatest crime-fighting duos of all time.
#1 - The Gimp
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1986
Cagney gains insight into the life of the physically impaired when she takes to a wheelchair to nail muggers preying on the disabled.
#2 - Ordinary Hero
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1985
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
#3 - Parting Shots
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/26/1986
The 14th precinct suffers the loss of one of their own, setting off a manhunt for a cop killer on the loose.
#4 - A Safe Place
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1986
Cagney and Lacey race against time to catch a thief who stole more than he bargained for; meanwhile, Cagney faces another birthday, and the Laceys make an offer on a house.
#6 - Family Connections
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1986
Cagney meets the new woman in her father's life; Isbecki regrets his lack of a family life; and, after a wild ride to the hospital, the Laceys welcome a new family member.
#7 - Extradition
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1986
Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when she and Lacey travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal.
#8 - Power
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1985
Cagney's temporary command of the squad during Samuels' absence brings power-trip accusations from some of the men, particularly when she questions Isbecki's arrest of a hit man, and an order from Inspector Knelman to put Lacey on maternity leave.
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#9 - Post Partum
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1986
A West Point cadet caught with cocaine refuses to help himself avoid court-martial due to his code of honor; and Mary Beth receives an unwanted visit from her estranged father, who abandoned her and her mother thirty years ago.
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#10 - Exit Stage Centre
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/1986
An investigation of an actress's apparent suicide reveals several murder suspects; Cagney makes an interesting date; and Harvey reveals a secret from his past to Mary Beth.
#11 - Act of Conscience
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1986
Cagney is teamed with a detective who broke the blue wall of silence by going to the press about fellow cops on the take.
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#12 - The Rapist (aka Rebukes)
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1986
Lacey's energetic replacement impresses Cagney with hard work that provides a suspect in a rape case, until her zeal for justice starts to threaten the investigation.
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#13 - Filial Duty
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1985
Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts a pregnant Lacey to consider taking a desk job.
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#14 - Mothers & Sons
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1985
A mother lies to clear her son of a violent robbery; and the Laceys disagree on how to handle a vandalism charge against Harvey Jr.
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#15 - Old Ghosts
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1985
A complaint charges Cagney with cowardice when a robbery suspect eludes her in a chase; and Chris' estranged brother wants their ailing father to join him in California.
#16 - Capitalism
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/1986
A lawyer who "helped" fellow Cambodian refugees for a fee is murdered; Lacey is affected by Harvey's job pressures; and Cagney tries to sell her car.
#17 - Lottery
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1985
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
#19 - The Clinic
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1985
Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly pro-choice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.
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#21 - The Man Who Shot Trotsky
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1986
Cagney presses an informant to get information on a drug supplier who walked away from an earlier arrest, after she admitted to entrapping him.
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#22 - The Psychic
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1985
Cagney doubts the abilities of a psychic hired by an irate husband after police evidence indicates his missing wife is a voluntary runaway.
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#23 - Model Citizen
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/1986
Cagney and Lacey each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."
#24 - Play It Again, Santa
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/1985
Cagney and Newman don Santa suits to probe the disappearance of two street musicians; and Chris discovers that the lawyer she's dating is seeing other women.
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