You Call This Plain Clothes?
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1982
The policewomen go undercover to nail a maniac who preys on prostitutes.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1982
The policewomen go undercover to nail a maniac who preys on prostitutes.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1982
Cagney's father, a retired cop, sets out to prove his mettle by helping his daughter crack a case on his former turf.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1982
The disappearance of a teenager leads to a ring of smugglers that preys upon illegal aliens.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1982
Chris and Mary Beth question an elderly man in the shooting of a Puerto Rican gang member, while trying to protect the victim's brother from a rival gang.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1982
A call to rescue an abused child from a rooftop leads to clues to a murder.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1982
Cagney and Lacey are assigned to protect an antifeminist leader who's the target of threats.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1982
Chris and Mary Beth have conflicting perspectives of a fatal shooting.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1982
Chris and Mary Beth work overtime to nab a cop killer, which results in a family conflict for Mary Beth.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1982
Criminals posing as cops are robbing salon patrons.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1982
Harvey aids Chris and Mary Beth as they investigate the death of an ironworker who fell from a high-rise.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1982
Samuels' job is in jeopardy after he locks horns with a deputy inspector over stranglings.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1982
The team is assigned to spy on fellow officers after a leak is discovered during an investigation.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1982
A search for a missing woman leads Cagney and Lacey to a bigamy scam.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1982
To crack aweapons case, Chris and Mary Beth need the help of a cop on the outs with the department.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1982
The squad searches for a sticky-fingered Santa inadvertently released from a holding cell; Petrie's wife is about to go into labor.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1982
Chris and Mary Beth are teamed with the eager homicide detective Chris has been dating---who's using cocaine.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1983
A disabled girl's cynicism makes Chris all the more determined to recover the girl's stolen bicycle.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1983
Chris feels she has a good chance at snaring a notorious jewel thief.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1983
A new detective wants to prove herself to Chris and Mary Beth, who see her as a novice.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1983
Mary Beth testifies in what should be an open-and-shut murder case; Chris helps a rape victim who is reluctant to take the stand a fifth time.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1983
Chris takes the case of a murdered bag lady; the policewomen are asked to star in a recruiting commercial.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1983
The men in the squad room have little sympathy for a woman raped by a singer when they learn the victim picked the man up in a bar.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1983
Family and job demands drive Mary Beth to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1983
Members of a car-theft ring take Isbecki hostage after they learn he's a cop; Petrie becomes involved in the shooting of a black youth.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1983
Efforts to arrest a diplomat's son for hit-and-run become tangled in red tape.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1983
While celebrating Petrie's promotion at a bar, squad members are robbed, an experience so humiliating to La Guardia that he resigns.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 2, 1983
The policewomen are assigned to track down a fellow officer who's been beating his wife.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 9, 1983
Chris and Mary Beth disagree about using a young informant to help them nab a drug dealer selling PCP to students.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1984
Cagney and Lacey investigate the disappearance of a housewife whose body is later found in a hotel catering to liaisons. During the investigation Mary Beth gets a glimpse into Christine's childhood....
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1984
Cagney and Lacey must turn their homicide case over to a task force and patrol a beat when a strike puts all the detectives into uniform.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Apr 16, 1984
Cagney and Lacey investigate the death of a man at a porno filming site; a visiting French policeman makes overtures toward Lacey.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Apr 23, 1984
A cocky bounty hunter has Cagney seething as he stays one step ahead of her in their separate pursuits of a bail jumper wanted for armed robbery.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1984
Emotions run high for Cagney, whose suitor doesn't appreciate her job dedication; and for Lacey, who volunteers to temporarily care for an abandoned deaf infant.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: May 7, 1984
Lacey feels guilty when Cagney is hit by a robber's bullet, and angry about the attitude of her temporary partner.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: May 14, 1984
The detectives battle an abusive landlord; Cagney thinks she may be pregnant.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1984
A father refuses to let his child testify in a molestation case; Petrie files a complaint against two officers who mistook him for a thief.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1984
Tension rises with the temperature after Lacey is grabbed by an armed robber and held hostage in a sweltering boxcar.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1984
Sgt. Dory McKenna is teamed with the detectives after kicking the drug habit that ended his romance with Cagney; a captain who once worked for Samuels evaluates the department.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1984
A cop killer on parole is murdered while in protective custody.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1984
A case of suicide becomes complicated when the victim's wife confesses to murder---and so does his daughter.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1984
The dangers of Lacey's job hit home when her son overhears his parents arguing about Lacey's dangerous assignment to stop a rash of cab-driver murders.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1984
In the wake of questionable police shootings, Cagney draws media fire when she shoots a young burglar.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1984
After the detectives' forgery collar makes bail they discover he's also wanted for a crime for which the statute of limitations is about to run out.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1984
Dory's sponsor in a detox program is picked up in a drug raid, but the evidence disappears shortly after Dory learns of the arrest.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1984
A successful executive attempts suicide; Isbecki falls for an artist who fought off a strangler.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1984
Cagney meets Dory's kids; Lacey's son ignores warnings about playing with her gun.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1985
An arson victim hints about extortion, but balks at being an informant. Meanwhile, the Laceys consider buying a house.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1985
Cagney considers marriage when Dory pops the question; a man steals a large sum of money to court a wealthy woman.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1985
A fast-rising captain suggests that Cagney would do well to accept his advances.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1985
Cagney thinks a stress-reduction program is a "waste of time," despite her own increasing stress following the release of a slasher who threatened her.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1985
Lacey refuses to face the possibility of breast cancer; a large amount of cash is found in the locker of a missing latchkey kid.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1985
Samuels treats Lacey with kid gloves, while Cagney presses her to get a second opinion; the detectives are called to testify against the 8-year-old's mother in a custody hearing.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1985
Comfortable with convalescence, Lacey considers staying home permanently; Cagney pursues the thief who stole her car.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1985
Cagney gets a second chance to match wits with the debonair Albert Grand, a jewel thief who made her look foolish during their last encounter.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1985
While preparing her sexual-harassment suit, Cagney learns that another officer was propositioned but won't testify; Lacey becomes a decoy.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1985
A lawsuit ensues when a teenage shoplifter with fake ID is raped in a jail for adults.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1985
A mobster offers to help find the murderer of his godchild, a nun; everyone awaits the results of the sergeants' exam.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1985
Cagney illegally detains a pimp to protect a prostitute who implicated him in murder.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1985
A Chilean busboy apprehends a murderous mugger---and is apprehended himself after immigration agents see him honored on TV.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1985
The detectives are ordered to work with a psychic, hired by an irate man after police evidence indicates his missing wife is a voluntary runaway.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1985
A $2 million lottery ticket is forged; Cagney lends $50 to a suspect whose property's been attached; the Laceys discuss how to use their tax refund.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1985
Cagney demands that Lacey go along with her lie that she didn't entrap a drug dealer; Isbecki betrays Petrie's confidence.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1985
Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly prochoice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1985
A mother lies to clear her son of a violent robbery; and the Laceys disagree on how to handle a vandalism charge against Harvey Jr..
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1985
Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts Lacey to consider taking a desk job.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1985
Cagney's estranged brother wants their ailing father to join him in California; a complaint charges Cagney with laxity in her pursuit of a robber.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1985
Cagney's temporary command of the squad brings power-trip accusations from some of the men, particularly when she questions Isbecki's arrest of a hit man.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1985
Cagney and Newman don Santa suits to probe the disappearance of two street musicians; and Cagney discovers that the lawyer she's dating is seeing others.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1986
A policewoman impresses Cagney with hard work that provides a suspect in rape cases, until her zeal threatens the investigation from a legal standpoint.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1986
Cagney is teamed with a detective whose name is mud after going to the press about fellow cops on the take.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1986
Lacey gets help from Harvey and night-shift head Cagney to build a case against a drunken driver who put her neighbor's son in a coma.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1986
Cagney gains insight into the life of the physically impaired when she takes to a wheelchair to nail muggers preying on the disabled.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1986
Cagney meets the new woman in her father's life; Isbecki regrets his lack of a family life; and, after a wild ride to the hospital, the Lacey family is increased by one.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1986
A West Point cadet caught with cocaine refuses to cooperate with Cagney's lawyer boyfriend; Lacey's father comes looking for her---30 years after leaving her.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1986
Cagney presses an informant to get information on a drug supplier who walked away from an earlier arrest when Cagney admitted entrapping him.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1986
An investigation of an actress's apparent suicide reveals several murder suspects; Cagney makes an interesting date; Harvey reveals a secret from his past to Lacey.
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 7, 1986
A lawyer who "helped" fellow Cambodian refugees for a fee is murdered; Lacey is affected by her husband's job pressures; Cagney tries to sell her car.
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: May 5, 1986
Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when the detectives travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal---who escapes.
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: May 12, 1986
A thief is found to have plutonium in his blood; the Laceys make an offer on a house; Cagney faces a birthday.
Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: May 25, 1986
The detectives each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."
Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 26, 1986
The 14th deals with a cop killer on the loose.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1986
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1986
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1986
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1986
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1986
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1986
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1986
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1986
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1986
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1986
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1987
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1987
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1987
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1987
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1987
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1987
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1987
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1987
Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1987
Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1987
Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1987
Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1987
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1987
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1987
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1987
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1987
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1987
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1987
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1987
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1987
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1988
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1988
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1988
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1988
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1988
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1988
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1988
Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1988
Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1988
Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1988
Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Apr 5, 1988
Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: May 2, 1988
Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: May 16, 1988
Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: May 16, 1988
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 8, 1981 (120 min)
After a major bust, Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey are promoted to detectives. Chris, unsatisfied with their role in a vice operation starts to work the case of a murdered diamond merchant.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Nov 6, 1994 (120 min)
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: May 2, 1995 (120 min)
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Oct 25, 1995 (120 min)
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Jan 29, 1996 (120 min)