L.A.P.D. Sgt. Rick Hunter is a tough-minded, Dirty Harry-type policeman who can't stand the creeps, thieves, rapists, and especially murderers who prowl the streets of Los Angeles. Unfortunately his method of doing things doesn't sit well with his precinct captains, which lead to their efforts to get rid of him. Because of his heavy-handed approach, he is unable to keep partners for any significant time frame, and is assigned to Sgt. Dee Dee 'The Brass Cupcake' McCall.
Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer, as Devane considers a post in Metro.
Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer.
A late report made by an undercover officer who witnesses the murder of a Treasury Agent arouses suspicion.
Molenski is reminded of painful events while investigating a series of murder cases in which the victims were also raped.
An innocent African American teenager is beaten when vigilante crimes cause friction between the police, the press, and a neighborhood watch group.
Hunter investigates the murder of a child, and Molenski fights to save a snitch.
Charlie Devane risks his career to protect his father's reputation after his father's name turns up on a murdered mob accountant's "debtors" list.
An office worker in the District Attorney's office alters computer records of criminals arrested the previous evening.
Molenski's gun is stolen and used in a robbery that leads to murder.
A mobster is pressured by his father to remain in the family business after he returns home from prison.
A falsely accused man is persuaded to sue the city---and Hunter---by a lawyer who's traveled that road before, and left casualties.
A former girlfriend complicates Hunter's investigation of a string of campus murders while Molenski becomes the target of a cop-killer. Hunter tracks down a cop-killer.
Joanne Molenski has been killed and serial murder expert Chris Novak agrees to further postpone her leave of absence in order to help Hunter track the killer, who appears to be tied to the murders of police officers in six other cities.
Hunter searches for a missing witness while Novak seeks assistance from a computer expert to locate burglars.
Novak's reporter friend (Kelly Curtis) uses cocaine to boost the excitement of tagging along on a robbery investigation for her story on Novak.
A man and woman lure their victims to a hotel room where they rob and kill them.
Novak's estranged father has an interest in the murder witness she is protecting.
A counterfeiter's courier is murdered and the Secret Service is involved.
A coin thief pursues a hooker who stole a rare coin from him.
The key witness in Hunter's case is the runaway daughter of a deaf woman.
The former secretary, mistress, and wife of a dry cleaner rob his stores and end up with mob money.
A crook chooses Captain Devane as his best man when he is being pressured by former jailmates to commit a crime.