The Commish

1In the Best of Families

60 minSep 28, 1991

Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

2Do You See What I See?

60 minOct 5, 1991

The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

3The Poisoned Tree

60 minOct 12, 1991

Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.

4Nothing to Fear But ...

60 minOct 26, 1991

After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.

5A Matter of Life or Death (1)

60 minNov 2, 1991

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.

6A Matter of Life or Death (2)

60 minNov 2, 1991

Two missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.

7Behind the Storm Door

60 minNov 9, 1991

Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.

8The Hatchet

60 minNov 16, 1991

Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

9Two Confessions

60 minNov 30, 1991

Tony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.

10Commissioner's Ball

60 minDec 7, 1991

A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

11No Greater Gift

60 minDec 21, 1991

During the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.

12The Fourth Man

60 minJan 4, 1992

After Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!

13Charlie Don't Surf

60 minJan 18, 1992

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

14Skeletons

60 minFeb 8, 1992

A mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.

15The Wicked Flee

60 minFeb 22, 1992

After seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.

16True Believers

60 minFeb 29, 1992

The unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.

17Officer April

60 minMar 7, 1992

After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.

18Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

60 minMar 21, 1992

Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.

19Judgement Day

60 minApr 4, 1992

Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.

20Shoot the Breeze

60 minMay 2, 1992

Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.

21Video Vigilante

60 minMay 9, 1992

Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.

22The Puck Stops Here

60 minMay 16, 1992

Mike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.