Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1976)

Cast

Karl Malden as Mike Stone
Karl Malden

as Mike Stone

Michael Douglas as Steve Keller
Michael Douglas

as Steve Keller

Richard Hatch as Dan Robbins
Richard Hatch

as Dan Robbins

Episodes

The Thrill Killers (1) poster

The Thrill Killers (1) 6.0

September 30, 1976

Misguided radicals take a jury hostage in a case where corrupt "movement leaders" are being tried for murder.

The Thrill Killers (2) poster

The Thrill Killers (2) 6.0

October 7, 1976

Mike and Inspector Dan Robbins make a last-ditch effort to save the jury from execution at the hands of the radicals.

Dead or Alive poster

Dead or Alive 5.5

October 21, 1976

A man offers a $1,000,000 reward for the capture -- dead or alive -- of the man who raped and murdered his daughter, th…

The Drop poster

The Drop 5.5

October 28, 1976

Mike thinks he's a murder target when a kidnapper specifies that he deliver the ransom money.

No Minor Vices poster

No Minor Vices 6.5

November 4, 1976

A nice, normal 16-year-old hooker keeps having her johns turn up dead; Dan is particularly horrified by the case.

In Case of Madness poster

In Case of Madness 8.0

November 11, 1976

A music producer turns up dead; a popular singer he was producing an album for is convinced that he is going insane and…

Till Death Do Us Part poster

Till Death Do Us Part 5.5

November 18, 1976

Stone must protect a former book keeper's wife (Jessica Walter), in order to have her testify against several high prof…

Child of Anger poster

Child of Anger 5.5

December 2, 1976

A clothing designer finds herself on the front page after her daughter confesses to the murder of her latest fling. Sto…

Hot Dog poster

Hot Dog 4.0

December 9, 1976

Inpector Stone and Robbins go after a gang of thieves who use motor cycles to make their get away.

Castle of Fear poster

Castle of Fear 7.0

December 23, 1976

A man who has been tormented by mysterious, threatening phone calls believes that his stalker has entered his property,…

One Last Trick poster

One Last Trick 3.5

January 6, 1977

A former prostitute (Purcell) goes back to work to smoke out the murderer of another prostitute.

Monkey is Back poster

Monkey is Back 5.0

January 13, 1977

As a dare to try to win a spot among a gang of high school thugs in the 1950's, Charley Belasco commits a crime that se…

The Cannibals poster

The Cannibals 4.5

January 20, 1977

A mobster's son steals loot from his father and seeks protection from federal authorities in exchange for being a mater…

Who Killed Helen French? poster

Who Killed Helen French? 7.5

February 3, 1977

An abused wife vanishes after a vicious attack by her drunken husband and all clues point to murder with the husband as…

A Good Cop...But poster

A Good Cop...But 5.5

February 10, 1977

A cop-killer's henchmen hunt the only witnesses to his crime, an officer and an informer.

Hang Tough poster

Hang Tough 4.5

February 17, 1977

A narcotics cop who has only four months to go 'til retirement roughs up a drug pusher and plants a knife on him. Meanw…

Innocent No More poster

Innocent No More 5.0

February 24, 1977

Mike pushes to get teen gang members, who have made a mockery of the juvenile court, tried as adults.

Once a Con poster

Once a Con 5.5

March 3, 1977

When a female college student is killed on campus, suspicion falls on a prison inmate allowed temporary release to work…

Interlude poster

Interlude 4.5

April 28, 1977

Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution for the criminally insane to find her.

Dead Lift poster

Dead Lift 8.0

May 5, 1977

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a bodybuilder with a strong body but a fragile ego, who causes trouble wherever he goes.

Breakup poster

Breakup 4.5

May 12, 1977

An episode where there are two parallel stories: A small business owner (Roberts) is going through divorce proceedings …

Let's Pretend We're Strangers poster

Let's Pretend We're Strangers 7.0

May 19, 1977

A public defender (Linda Kelsey) is convinced that a young man (Wheeler) accused of murder, is innocent. Stone and Rob…

Time Out poster

Time Out 7.0

June 2, 1977

A San Quentin prison guard tries to hunt down the criminals who escaped while under his guard.

The Canine Collar poster

The Canine Collar 6.5

June 9, 1977

Mike and Dan pursue a smuggler who will stop at nothing to locate a dog collar containing stolen diamonds.