Cagney & Lacey

S01E03: Beyond the Golden Door

An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.

Overview

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.

Episodes

You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)

S01E01 You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)

March 25, 1982 6.2 45 min
The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes
Pop Used to Work Chinatown

S01E02 Pop Used to Work Chinatown

April 1, 1982 8.0 45 min
The first appearance of Dick O'Neill as Charlie Cagney. The case occurs in Chinatown, where Charlie just happened to work, so he helps out. This is the episode where Lacey shoots and kills a fleeing...
Beyond the Golden Door

S01E03 Beyond the Golden Door

April 8, 1982 7.0 45 min
An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.
Street Scene

S01E04 Street Scene

April 15, 1982 7.0 45 min
Hispanic gang member is killed.
Suffer the Children

S01E05 Suffer the Children

April 22, 1982 7.0 45 min
Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
Better Than Equal

S01E06 Better Than Equal

April 29, 1982 8.0 45 min
C&L are assigned to protect a feminist, only not a Gloria Steinem type, but a Phyllis Schlafy type. This episode was very controversial, and several stations refused to run it.

Cast

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly
Mary Beth Lacey
Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless
Christine Cagney
John Karlen
John Karlen
Harvey Lacey
Al Waxman
Al Waxman
Lieutenant Bert Samuels
Martin Kove
Martin Kove
Det. Victor Isbecki
Harvey Atkin
Harvey Atkin
Sergent Ronald Coleman

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