10-8: Officers on Duty

S01E12: Flirtin' with Disaster

A man takes his runaway granddaughter's fifth grade class hostage. Meanwhile, the fear that Rico and Barnes have about snakes is compounded when they have to capture a 20-foot python in an apartment hallway, and Layne learns a touching but sad fact about Jablonski's recent past

Overview

10-8: Officers on Duty is an American police drama television series. The series aired on ABC from September 28, 2003 to January 11, 2004. The title is in reference to the ten-code for "officer in service and available for calls."

Episodes

Brothers in Arms

S01E01 Brothers in Arms

September 28, 2003 60 min
Brooklyn bad boy Rico Amonte was sliding into a life of crime. Then his policeman brother caught him in the act ‚ and hauled him off to Southern California to get him on the straight...
Hard Day's Night

S01E02 Hard Day's Night

October 5, 2003 60 min
At the start of his shift, an exhausted Rico is looking forward to some time off. But after a black cat crosses his path, his day goes from bad to worse. Based on his Italian...
Gun of a Son

S01E03 Gun of a Son

October 12, 2003 60 min
Rico and his visiting dad, a retired boxing champ from Brooklyn, revert to their old verbal sparring as Rico—who wants his Pop to see that he's left behind his bad-boy days—tries to figure out the...
Badlands

S01E04 Badlands

October 19, 2003 60 min
In spite of Barnes' warning to not get emotionally involved, a genuinely concerned Rico goes beyond the call of duty to search for an abused boy's real father; and although Valero and Williams fear the...
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik

S01E05 Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik

October 26, 2003 60 min
The booking of a drunk clown and a mishap involving airplane lavatory ""residue"" pale in comparison to what becomes the day's priority for the sheriffs—finding a ruthless murderer. Barnes hopes an ex-con now in the...
Mercy, Mercy Me

S01E06 Mercy, Mercy Me

November 2, 2003 60 min
In the beginning, Rico tries to save a person who's been shot in the chest when a huge guy on PCP attacks Rico. Rico fights back, but the fighting back has gone under investigation. Barnes...
Late for School

S01E07 Late for School

November 9, 2003 60 min
As Rico just gets used to being tourmented by Barnes; Barnes suffers from a dizzy spell, he is put on desk duty. Amonte gets a new temporary Training Officer, a tough, brassy senior deputy Ryan...
Gimme Shelter

S01E08 Gimme Shelter

November 23, 2003 60 min
With his evaluation date looming, Barnes and Briggs warn Rico that he needs to stop letting emotion rule his work. Meanwhile, Rico's squad car is stolen.
Let It Bleed

S01E09 Let It Bleed

November 30, 2003 60 min
When an off-duty Rico witnesses a fatal shooting at a video store and fingers the killer, he suddenly becomes a target for revenge by a local Asian gang, but finds support in his ordeal from...
The Wild Bunch

S01E10 The Wild Bunch

December 7, 2003 60 min
Before the public's trust in law enforcement fades any further, Rico, Barnes and the other deputies must find a group who are posing as cops and committing home invasion robberies. Meanwhile, Jablonski is baffled when...
Lucy in the Sky

S01E11 Lucy in the Sky

December 21, 2003 60 min
Rico continues to get lessons on the ways of women when he's involved in busting an illegal female fight club ring and takes a shine to Lucy, one of the more talented boxers. Meanwhile, the...
Flirtin' with Disaster

S01E12 Flirtin' with Disaster

January 11, 2004 60 min
A man takes his runaway granddaughter's fifth grade class hostage. Meanwhile, the fear that Rico and Barnes have about snakes is compounded when they have to capture a 20-foot python in an apartment hallway, and...
Gypsy Road

S01E13 Gypsy Road

January 18, 2004 60 min
After Rico and Barnes find an abandoned baby girl, the mother shows up to claim her daughter; and even though she accepts responsibility for what she has done, the sheriffs must still press charges against...
Love Don't Love Nobody

S01E14 Love Don't Love Nobody

January 25, 2004 60 min
A shootout erupts between warring gangs at a funeral, but the situation becomes more complicated when Rico and Barnes realize that the sister of a gang member in the Eastside Brims is in love with...

S01E15 The Wild and the Innocent

February 1, 2004 60 min
Rico's sheriff's training gets into full swing as he and Barnes handle a melee of calls around the city of Los Angeles, from rescuing a little girl who got stuck in a refrigerator to helping...

Cast

Danny Nucci
Danny Nucci
Deputy Rico Amonte
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Scott William Winters
Scott William Winters
Senior Deputy Matt Jablonski

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