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Note: Multiple award winner: including Sharon Gless as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; Scott Newman Award

Director: Sharron Miller

Written by: Georgia Jeffries

PART II

Director: Sharron Miller

Written by: Shelley List & Jonathan Estrin

Lacey saves a baby from a burning car seconds before it explodes. The father dies in the explosion, the mother is not around. The media goes wild naming Lacey, “Hero of the Month,” complete with newspaper and TV coverage, ceremonies, citations, medals and commendations, but no promotion…yet. Cagney and Lacey begin the tedious process of trying to track down the mother with only an Iowa license plate to work from. They hope the media coverage will bring out the mother but it only brings false leads. They get a name but still can find no trace of the missing mother. The baby’s mother finally appears but Lacey questions her until she admits she and her husband kidnapped the baby. Samuels announces that Lacey’s promotion has come through, Detective Second Grade Mary Beth Lacey. Lacey throws the traditional bash at Flannery’s, the only dark spot being the absence of Cagney. At the party the baby’s real mother shows up to thank Lacey. Meanwhile, Charlie’s alcoholism is progressing, he is being forgetful and cantankerous, preying on Cagney’s time and energy. She tries to talk to him about his drinking but it does no good. Charlie, alone in his apartment, falls and hits his head. Too drunk to get up, he bleeds to death. Cagney is devastated. She begins to drink more heavily than ever, trying to deny her feelings but always on the verge of breaking. She makes it through the funeral and barely through the wake where she gives Charlie a moving, drunken farewell toast. Cagney shows up at the precinct drunk after a celebration lunch with Lacey and has a fight with Samuels and then with Lacey. She leaves on the verge of cracking. When she comes back the next day she has another fight with Samuels and Lacey, not remembering the fights of the day before, and she is gone. Cagney goes on a final binge, insulting Tony, abusing Keeler and reaching the lowest point of her life. Lacey finally intervenes and convinces her that she is loved but that she needs help and takes her to an AA meeting where Detective Cagney finally stands and says,“My name is Christine, and I’m an alcoholic”.

SEASON 7 (1987-8)

NO VACANCY

Director: James Frawley

Written by: Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller

Cagney and Lacey become enmeshed in the mental health system when they try to intercede on behalf of a schizophrenic who has testified for them in a robbery case. They become stuck with the homeless man when he is discharged from the hospital and is relying on them for help. As they run into bureaucratic brick walls, they learn first hand the nightmare faced by the mentally ill.

Subplot
: In Cagney’s pursuit of sobriety, she has reached the stage of asking someone to be her sponsor. She is learning that, although it is a simple program, it is not easy.

Subplot
: Harvey Jr. is beginning to speak out and assert himself in new and creative ways, specifically through a military wardrobe. Harvey and Lacey are appalled by the politics they feel are involved, but Harvey Jr. maintains that “it’s just clothes.”

THE CITY IS BURNING

Director: Helaine Head

Written by: Samm-Art Williams

A black youth is killed in an all-white neighborhood, sparking cries of racism. The murder weapon turns out to be Corassa’s off—duty revolver, which had been stolen from him. Now, added to the charges of racism, are those of police brutality and cover—up. The squad room is a microcosm of the anger and hatred raging through the city. It finally explodes in an ugly episode of name calling that pits friend against friend. Meanwhile, Cagney and Lacey are investigating a stolen car ring. Just as the racial crisis is reaching a boiling point, a suspect in the car ring gives them a lead to the murderer of the black youth. The killing was not racially motivated, but all the retaliation crimes are. The discovery brings an uneasy truce to the squad room.

Subplot
: Concerned because of attitudes she encounters in her neighborhood, Lacey plans for the family to attend a pot luck dinner co—sponsored by a white church and a black church.

Subplot
: Cagney and Tony go to the ballet.

LOVES ME NOT

Director: Jonathan Estrin

Written by: Frank South

When Lacey is summoned by a neighbor boy to help his mother who is hurt, she encounters a scene of domestic violence. Lacey arrests the abusive husband and finds herself being brought up on charges of “unnecessary force and abuse of authority” before the Civilian Review Board. David Keeler offers to defend her but they don’t stand a chance of winning without the aid of her old nemesis, Detective Harry Dupnik.

Subplot
: David Keeler is trying to worm his way back into Cagney’s heart.

Subplot
: Petrie makes Sergeant and leaves the 14th to head a special task force.

DIFFERENT DRUMMER

Director: Sharron Miller

Written by: Allison Hock

Cagney and Lacey investigate a series of complaints from the tenants of an upscale apartment building who claim they are being terrorized by an eccentric old woman on the first floor. As their investigation progresses, it becomes apparent that it is, instead, the old woman who is being victimized by her neighbors who want to drive her out of the building. Cagney identifies with the old woman and tries to help her.

Subplot
: Cagney is coerced into playing poker with the guys for the first time since she became sober.

Subplot
: Lacey gets involved in a concerned parents’ group, only to discover that their real agenda is the censoring of books.

YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY

Note: Episode features
Tony
Award Winning Actress, Betty Buckley

Director: Joel Rosenzweig

Written by: Frederick Rappaport

Cagney and Lacey are chagrined to find themselves back on the streets in fishnet hose and heels, all to catch a mugger of middle—aged hookers. An old case comes back to haunt them as they learn they may have sent an innocent man to prison. The fact that he is now dead does not alleviate their need to learn the truth, even though no one else cares about the case. Cagney and Lacey realize how much they have learned since their early years and how they are better cops now than they were then.

Subplot
: As Harvey and Lacey deal with the trials and tribulations of Harvey Jr.’s adolescence, they reminisce and discover that they have always been the best parents they could be; they just know a little more now.

Subplot
: Verna Dee Jordan joins the squad as Petrie’s replacement. Isbecki is less than pleased to be teamed with a woman.

VIDEO VERITE

Director: Jackie Cooper

Written by: Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin

Cagney and Lacey investigate the theft of a music video produced by two butchers—turned—rock entrepreneurs.

Subplot
: Cagney’s niece, Bridget, comes to New York to find her Irish roots and pursue her acting career. Both she and Cagney are forced to view their family objectively and to deal with the truths of the family’s character, its strong points and its flaws.

Subplot
: The department is having a contest to see who should be the prototype for the N.Y.P.D. doll. Cagney and Isbecki battle it out for the honor. Isbecki wins.

GREED

Director: Nessa Hyams

Written by: Douglas Steinberg

A.D.A. Feldberg involves the Fourteenth in the world of television game shows. Cagney and Lacey, Isbecki and Esposito go on as contestants, dressed as fruits and vegetables, in an attempt to ferret out cheating taking place on a local show. They get so caught up in the competition that they find it hard to remember they are on a case.

Subplot
: Michael, with the help of his parents, is selling magazine subscriptions to earn a bicycle, but Lacey thinks he should double his efforts and earn a trip to Washington D.C. instead.

SECRETS

Director: Reza Badiyi

Written by: Joe Viola

Cagney and Lacey join Major Case Squad detectives, Jane Price and Sal Caprio, in an operation to trap a stolen bond dealer. Cagney is excited, not only by the status of the case, but also by the fancy cars and expense accounts of their new partners. Although they collar the seller and recover thousands in stolen bonds, their target escapes, having been warned by a phone call which originated at the Fourteenth Precinct. Cagney and Lacey’s subsequent investigation reveals that Caprio has a drinking problem and Price a romantic history with Samuels. Following this revelation, Lacey senses Cagney is identifying with Caprio at the expense of her judgment. They discover that Jane Price has been on the take for years and is using Caprio as her cover.

Subplot
: The Lacey household is torn apart when Harvey Jr. invites his grandfather to visit. Although Lacey is severely distressed, she is unable to share with Cagney what she is going through.

DON’T I KNOW YOU?

Director: Sharron Miller

Written by: Kathryn Ford

Cagney’s sense of personal power is threatened at a new level when she becomes the victim of an acquaintance rape. She begins to question her own judgment and responsibility in the face of doubts expressed by her colleagues, her Lieutenant and Inspector Knelman. Only Lacey stands by her, assuring her that she made the right choice by not resisting her attacker and that pressing charges against him is the right thing to do. Cagney finally experiences triumph when her attacker is brought in for questioning and lies to the D.A.

Subplot
: Harvey and Mary Beth experience a different helplessness at the hands of Harvey Jr., who is silently suffering his first heartbreak.

OLD FLAMES

Director: Reza Badiyi

Written by: Robert Bielak

A mystery unfolds as Cagney and Lacey investigate the apparent suicide of an elderly man in a retirement home and the disappearance of his wife. The investigation begins to point to foul play and they uncover a tangled web of sex, alcohol, jealousy, theft and murder among the residents and staff.

Subplot
: His parents surprise Harve Jr. with a party for his eighteenth birthday and a gift certificate for a computer to take to college. Harvey Jr. stuns Harvey and Lacey with the announcement that he has joined the Marines.

Subplot
: Cagney must deal with the ghosts of Christmas past. She is especially haunted by Charlie; it is her first Christmas without him.

TRADING PLACES

Director: James Frawley

Written by: Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers

Samuels is gone on special assignment and Cagney assumes she will take his place at the helm. Knelman, however, has assigned a green Lieutenant Thornton to take over, and Cagney is furious. Meanwhile, Harvey’s business is interrupted by a racketeer and Harvey becomes involved in the investigation. Ultimately, Lacey overcomes her strong objections and Harvey wears a wire to assist in the collar.

Subplot
: The Laceys entertain Cagney and Keeler at their home in Queens for dinner and the men get along famously.

Subplot
: Isbecki’s long lost cousin arrives from Tel Aviv and announces that Isbecki is half Jewish.

SHADOW OF A DOUBT

Director: Jackie Cooper

Written by: Larry Barber and Paul Barber

Cagney and Lacey, working undercover to expose a drug scam, are implicated by the men they have collared. They are forced to undergo drug testing and Cagney’s results show a false positive. Both face further humiliating testing and a trip to IAD. Harvey is furious at the invasion of privacy. Keeler wants Cagney to fight to have the false test report removed from her record.

Subplot
: Esposito and the guys in the squad plan Isbecki’s bachelor party. Isbecki and Ginger are married.

HELLO/GOODBYE

Director: Janet Davidson

Written by: P. K. Knelman

Cagney and Lacey are at odds when Lacey’s intuition tells her that a series of 911 calls from an SRO hotel is more than the prank it appears to be. She becomes involved with a child who she suspects of making the calls and attempts to better his life, unaware that the boy is not reaching out to rid himself of his mother, whom they suspect of abuse, but to protect the woman from sexual harassment by the building manager.