← Kojak

Season 5

22 episodes · 1977

  1. 1

    The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

    Oct 2, 197760 min★ 8.0

    The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

  2. 2

    A Strange Kind of Love

    Oct 9, 197760 min★ 7.1

    A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

  3. 3

    Laid Off

    Oct 16, 197760 min★ 7.1

    A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

  4. 4

    Cry for the Kids

    Oct 23, 197760 min★ 7.2

    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. 5

    Once More from Birdland

    Oct 30, 197760 min★ 7.2

    A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

  6. 6

    Caper on a Quiet Street

    Nov 6, 197760 min★ 7.2

    A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

  7. 7

    Letters of Death

    Nov 13, 197760 min★ 6.7

    Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

  8. 8

    Tears for All Who Loved Her

    Nov 20, 197760 min★ 7.0

    Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

  9. 9

    The Summer of '69 (1)

    Dec 4, 197760 min★ 7.8

    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. 10

    The Summer of '69 (2)

    Dec 10, 197760 min★ 7.8

    After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

  11. 11

    Case Without a File

    Dec 17, 197760 min★ 6.9

    Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

  12. 12

    I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

    Dec 24, 197760 min★ 7.7

    A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

  13. 13

    Justice for All

    Jan 7, 197860 min★ 7.7

    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. 14

    Mouse

    Jan 21, 197860 min★ 8.1

    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. 15

    Chain of Custody

    Jan 28, 197860 min★ 7.8

    Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

  16. 16

    The Captain's Brother's Wife

    Feb 4, 197860 min★ 6.5

    Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

  17. 17

    No License to Kill

    Feb 11, 197860 min★ 7.6

    Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

  18. 18

    The Halls of Terror

    Feb 18, 197860 min★ 6.9

    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. 19

    May the Horse Be with You

    Feb 25, 197860 min★ 6.3

    A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

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    Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

    Mar 4, 197860 min★ 7.4

    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. 21

    60 Miles to Hell

    Mar 11, 197860 min★ 6.6

    Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

  22. 22

    In Full Command

    Mar 18, 197860 min★ 7.8

    After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.