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Season 3 – Cagney & Lacey

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Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are female police officers in New York City. The women are partners and friends, but they lead different personal lives. Cagney is a single, career-minded woman, while Lacey is a married mother. In addition to going after the bad guys, the ladies also have to combat sexism in the male-dominated workplace. Tyne Daly stars as Mary Beth Lacey and Sharon Gless plays the part of Chris Cagney for most of the series.

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Marilynn Preston Chicago Tribune 06/29/2021
Cagney & Lacey does a good job of mixing the personal with the professional, thanks to the acting skills of Daley and Gless. The more they work together, the more they work together. Go to Full Review
Kay Gardella New York Daily News 06/29/2021
Sharon Gless as Cagney and Tyne Daly as Lacey have shaped and honed their performances to such perfection that the show has become the best police series on TV. Go to Full Review
Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times 06/29/2021
Either Cagney & Lacey has changed, or I have, for tonight's hour is vastly superior to the series that I recall. Go to Full Review
Karl Vick Tampa Bay Times 06/29/2021
Most of the series' appeals remain traditional suspense, jeopardy, action. The qualities that come with female leads -- tenderness, home lives, and what for police drama amount to fresh perspectives -- are all gravy. Go to Full Review
Diane Holloway Austin American-Statesman 06/29/2021
We did ask for them; now we've got them. But if we don't watch them, it will be a terrible waste. Go to Full Review
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Episode 1 Aired Mar 19, 1984 Matinee A visit to a male strip-joint is the nadir of Chris and Mary Beth's search for a suburban housewife who vanished during a fling. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 26, 1984 A Killer's Dozen Chris and Mary Beth are removed from an important homicide investigation when a strike by police forces them back into uniform. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 16, 1984 Victimless Crime Mary Beth dodges advances of a French detective (Paul Freeman) as she obsessively pursues a ring of pornographers. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 23, 1984 The Bounty Hunter Frustrated Chris is always one step behind an audacious bounty hunter (Brian Dennehy) after a bail-jumper. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 30, 1984 The Baby Broker A baby-selling investigation moves Mary Beth to temporarily adopt an abandoned infant; guest Estelle Getty. Details Episode 6 Aired May 7, 1984 Partners Mary Beth vows to capture the gunman who wounded Chris, but at the same time has to cope with her own sense of guilt and a new partner. Details Episode 7 Aired May 14, 1984 Choices An aggressive prosecutor (Georg Stanford Brown) in a case against a landlord angers already tense Chris. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey are brought in by a school principal to investigate whether or not a six-year-old girl is being sexually abused; things become more complicated when the little girl is coached by her father to recant her tale. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey investigate vandalism at a railroad yard; Lacey is abducted by a dangerous young man, escalating to a face off between him and the SWAT Team. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey find themselves investigating a cocaine dealing case that suddenly becomes much more complicated when their commanding officer turns out to be Dory McKenna. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey are on the protection duty of a recently paroled cop killer, while he awaits a new identity and is moved away; after he is murdered while under their protection, Cagney and Lacey work to find the murderer. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 7, 2025 When a man's suicide turns out to be a murder, Cagney and Lacey must figure out who the true murderer is, after the man's wife and daughter both confess to the crime; the investigation only becomes more complicated when they discover more. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Taxi Cab Murders When a string of violent murders takes place, Cagney and Lacey go undercover as cab drivers to try and find the killer; Lacey's family becomes hysterical at the prospect, fearing that Lacey will lose her life in pursuit of justice. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 7, 2025 When a young boy refuses to comply with her commands and Cagney is forced to shoot him, her life becomes a nightmare; Cagney must deal with having shot a young boy, while the press claims it to be racially motivated. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey spend the weekend on duty going through old paperwork when they discover a warrant for a rape case that expires in 24 hours; the two must race to serve the warrant before it expires. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 2025 During a drug raid, Cagney and Lacey arrest the man responsible for Dory McKenna's drug rehabilitation on charges of narcotics possession; when the evidence disappears, Dory becomes the prime suspect. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Lacey stops a woman's attempted suicide, but feels guilt and responsibility when the woman turns up murdered soon after; when Cagney and Lacey investigate the murder, they soon discover a world of massive gambling debts and loan sharks. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Cagney and Lacey investigate a homicide that occurred during an attempted burglary; they discover that the gun used was purchased illegally; in light of this information, Lacey also discovers that her son, Michael, has been playing with her revolver. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 2, 2025 Cagney and Lacey investigate a series of fire-bombings in the garment district, and the trucking company that they suspect is behind them; Harvey Lacey switches occupations and becomes a tax-shelter salesman. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 2, 2025 Cagney and Lacey investigate a larceny case after a stray bullet offers a new development in 32,000 petty theft cases; a singular credit department employee appears to be behind it all; Dory McKenna proposes to Cagney. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 2, 2025 Cagney witnesses a stabbing and apprehends a vicious criminal; when the victim is found murdered, she becomes the only witness to hold the killer responsible; the killer, who has a history of making people disappear, begins to stalk Cagney. Details Episode 23 Aired Jan 2, 2025 Cagney and Lacey search for a young boy whose mother fears is missing; the detectives, however, suspect the child is working as a runner for a drug dealer; Lacey is reluctant to go to the doctor after she fears she might have breast cancer. Details Episode 24 Aired Jan 2, 2025 After finally visiting the doctors, Lacey receives the news that she must have a mastectomy, forcing her to face her own mortality and what that could mean for her family; members of the 14th precinct are preparing for the Sergeant's exam. Details Episode 25 Aired Jan 2, 2025 While Lacey recovers from her surgery, she realizes that there may be more to life and wonders if she should retire from the police force; Cagney is upset when her yellow Corvette is stolen with a piece of graffiti as the clue. Details Episode 26 Aired Jan 3, 2025 Cagney and Lacey go up against master jewel thief Albert Grand once again when he suddenly resurfaces; Cagney is determined not to let him slip through her fingers this time. Details Episode 27 Aired Jan 3, 2025 Cagney's character and professionalism comes under attack as her sexual harassment charges against Capt. Hennessey go to trial; she decides to stand on her own feet as she ignores advice and threats; Lacey investigates a fraud case. Details Episode 28 Aired Jan 3, 2025 Cagney and Lacey are tasked with investigating the disappearance of a high school kid; they uncover that he was accidentally sent to a violent prison for shoplifting; while there, he was attacked and raped, resulting in a lawsuit from his parents. Details Episode 29 Aired Jan 3, 2025 When Cagney and Lacey investigate the brutal murder of a nun, they discover that the nun was the goddaughter of a local mobster; the mobster offers to conduct the investigation within his organization; Cagney is promoted to Sergeant. Details
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Season Info

Director
John Patterson, Karen Arthur, Bill Duke, Joel Oliansky, James Frawley
Creator
Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday
Executive Producer
Barney Rosenzweig
Screenwriter
Peter Lefcourt, Terry Louise Fisher, Steve Brown, Patricia Green, Chris Abbott
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Entertainment
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 19, 1984