Cagney & Lacey

Det. Sgt. Cagney and Det. Lacey take personal interest in a state mental patient and become entangled in a bureaucratic system that abandons the mentally ill, shoving them onto the streets to survive as homeless drifters.

Cagney and Lacey are frustrated in their attempt to crack a luxury car theft ring, and racial tensions heat the city following the unexplained murder of a black man in an all-white neighborhood.

Detective Lacey unwittingly intervenes in a neighbor's domestic fight. When the neighbors lie to cover their crime, her grounds for arrest become her word against a whole family's denunciation of the crime, and her career is placed in jeopardy.

Cagney investigates an eccentric old woman who is the victim of her neighbor's accusations, while Lacey becomes involved in a parent's group that purports to be concerned about the quality of their children's education.

Cagney and Lacey learn they arrested the wrong man in their first big robbery and murder case seven years ago. Meanwhile, they must also go undercover to investigate a string of murders of middle-aged prostitutes.

Cagney and Lacey investigate the theft of a seemingly worthless music videotape which may have a tie to illegal drugs. Cagney's niece Bridget visits with hopes of becoming an actress.

Cagney and Lacey reluctantly go undercover as game show contestants to investigate a crooked television show.

Cagney and Lacey turn up evidence of police corruption after an undercover investigation goes awry, and Lacey deals with the arrival of her father in Harvey Jr.'s life.

Cagney falls victim to a date-rape by a respected individual and risks further emotional upset when she decides to file charges against her attacker.

Cagney and Lacey investigate the disappearance of two retirement home residents while the Christmas season rekindles feelings of loss in the detectives' personal lives.

Harvey, against Lacey's objections, agrees to go undercover to help nab a deadly racketeer who has threatened him, while Cagney battles with the young police academy lieutenant assigned to run the squad in Lt. Samuel's absence.

An Internal Affairs investigation invades the personal lives of Cagney and Lacey after an undercover assignment results in Cagney being tested positive for drugs. Meanwhile, the rest of the squad prepares for Isbecki's bachelor party and wedding.

The detectives investigate a rash of bogus 911 emergency calls from a Times Square hotel, while Keeler's marriage proposal to Cagney yields a surprising answer.

A refresher course at the police academy provides opportunities that neither Cagney nor Lacey expected. In the meantime, a rash of parking meter rip-offs provide the duo with an opportunity to use their newly acquired interrogation skills.

Cagney and Lacey become enmeshed in political intrigue when they investigate an apparent gang-related murder, while Cagney mulls over accepting a date with a man she meets at an A.A. meeting.

Lacey experiences feelings of inadequacy when she and Cagney mingle with the inner circles of the art world during their investigation of a stolen painting. Meanwhile, Cagney and Nick address the possibility that their relationship may not work.

The AIDS crisis hits close to home forcing Cagney and Lacey to make important decisions in their lives. Meanwhile, the detectives race the clock in their investigation of an apparent suicide.

Cagney faces the dilemma of balancing her personal responsibilities with her career when she eagerly takes control of the Special Crimes Task Force after a member of the 14th Precinct is involved in the shooting death of another officer.

Cagney prepares for the difficult task of facing her rapist in court, possibly without the emotional support of her partner, as Lacey is experiencing profound feelings of guilt upon receiving potentially tragic news.

Burglary in an exclusive townhouse leads Cagney and Lacey into a frustrating game with a handful of former employees of a prominent investment banker. Meanwhile, Cagney weaves a tangled web when she lies to Nick.

Lacey's plans to accompany Harvey to Florida for a contractors' convention are sidetracked when the detectives are tipped to a bank embezzlement. When the investigation widens, Cagney and Lacey are sent to escort a key witness back to the city.

Sent upstate to bring back a key witness in a Federal probe of international money laundering, Cagney and Lacey are startled when they realize that they have been set up as decoys for organized crime and international terrorist hit teams.