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Season 5, Episode 6

Rip-Off

November 20, 198560 min

Hooker becomes involved in an F.B.I. drug bust operation, a ""sting"" which leaves an undercover Detective critical in hospital, and the drug ring's middle man shot dead by the front man, who walks away with the $100,000 sting money. With the ploy following the same pattern as several previous identical ""rip-offs"", Hooker and a Federal agent join forces to put a halt to the big-time drug runner's scam, but their methods in putting the racket out of business clash.

Directed by
Cliff Bole
Written by
Stephen Downing

Guest stars

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    S5 E1

    Ransom

    Sep 25, 198560 min

    When Hooker and Stacy take Hooker's children for a trip to the beach, a minor fire distracts Hooker long enough for Chrissie to disappear. She has been kidnapped by bitter ex-cop Marty Latham, who was struck from the force and ultimately se

  2. 2
    S5 E2

    Return of a Cop

    Oct 2, 198560 min

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  3. 3
    S5 E3

    To Kill a Cop

    Oct 9, 198560 min

    After an off-duty Officer is shot dead in a grocery store, Hooker – an old friend of the family's – promises the dead man's wife and son to find the culprit. A case in which the deceased Officer's partner sent a criminal to prison on a

  4. S5 E4

    Death is a Four Letter Word

    Nov 6, 198560 min

    A 17-year-old girl is killed in a struggle during the filming of a porn movie, and when her dumped body is found, it turns out to be the niece of Hooker's colleague, Detective Max Brodsky. Hooker takes charge of the case, with Stacy going u

  5. 5
    S5 E5

    The Assassin

    Nov 13, 198560 min

    The State Department asks Hooker's help in tracking down a man whom he served alongside in Vietnam - a disillusioned, mentally unstable trained executioner – who is planning to assassinate the head of a visiting Russian trade delegation.

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    S5 E7

    Funny Money

    Nov 27, 198560 min

    When Hooker, Stacy and Corrigan aid in the stake-out of a money counterfeiting operation, Corrigan accidentally shoots dead an informant in the crossfire, while the head of the ring escapes. The shooting leaves a remorseful Corrigan questio