
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.






The policewomen go undercover to nail a maniac who preys on prostitutes.
Cagney's father, a retired cop, sets out to prove his mettle by helping his daughter crack a case on his former turf.
The disappearance of a teenager leads to a ring of smugglers that preys upon illegal aliens.
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.
A call to rescue an abused child from a rooftop leads to clues to a murder.
Cagney and Lacey are assigned to protect an antifeminist leader who's the target of threats.
Chris and Mary Beth have conflicting perspectives of a fatal shooting.
Chris and Mary Beth work overtime to nab a cop killer, which results in a family conflict for Mary Beth.
Criminals posing as cops are robbing salon patrons.
Harvey aids Chris and Mary Beth as they investigate the death of an ironworker who fell from a high-rise.
Samuels' job is in jeopardy after he locks horns with a deputy inspector over stranglings.
The team is assigned to spy on fellow officers after a leak is discovered during an investigation.
A search for a missing woman leads Cagney and Lacey to a bigamy scam.
To crack aweapons case, Chris and Mary Beth need the help of a cop on the outs with the department.
The squad searches for a sticky-fingered Santa inadvertently released from a holding cell; Petrie's wife is about to go into labor.
Chris and Mary Beth are teamed with the eager homicide detective Chris has been dating---who's using cocaine. Meanwhile a series of elderly deaths point to a greedy landlord trying to push out rent-controlled residents.
A disabled girl's cynicism makes Chris all the more determined to recover the girl's stolen bicycle.
Chris feels she has a good chance at snaring a notorious jewel thief.
A new detective wants to prove herself to Chris and Mary Beth, who see her as a hotheaded novice.
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.
Chris takes the case of a murdered bag lady; the policewomen are asked to star in a recruiting commercial.
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.
Family and job demands drive Mary Beth to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
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.
Efforts to arrest a diplomat's son for hit-and-run become tangled in red tape.
While celebrating Petrie's promotion at a bar, squad members are robbed, an experience so humiliating to La Guardia that he resigns.
The policewomen are assigned to track down a fellow officer who's been beating his wife.
Chris and Mary Beth disagree about using a young informant to help them nab a drug dealer selling PCP to students.
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....
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.
Cagney and Lacey investigate the death of a man at a porno filming site; a visiting French policeman makes overtures toward Lacey.
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.
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.
Lacey feels guilty when Cagney is hit by a robber's bullet, and angry about the attitude of her temporary partner.
The detectives battle an abusive landlord; Cagney thinks she may be pregnant.
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.
Tension rises with the temperature after Lacey is grabbed by an armed robber and held hostage in a sweltering boxcar.
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.
A cop killer on parole is murdered while in protective custody.
A case of suicide becomes complicated when the victim's wife confesses to murder---and so does his daughter.
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.
In the wake of questionable police shootings, Cagney draws media fire when she shoots a young burglar.
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.
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.
A successful executive attempts suicide; Isbecki falls for an artist who fought off a strangler.
Cagney meets Dory's kids; Lacey's son ignores warnings about playing with her gun.
An arson victim hints about extortion, but balks at being an informant. Meanwhile, the Laceys consider buying a house.
Cagney considers marriage when Dory pops the question; a man steals a large sum of money to court a wealthy woman.
A fast-rising captain suggests that Cagney would do well to accept his advances.
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.
Lacey refuses to face the possibility of breast cancer; a large amount of cash is found in the locker of a missing latchkey kid.
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.
Comfortable with convalescence, Lacey considers staying home permanently; Cagney pursues the thief who stole her car.
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.
While preparing her sexual-harassment suit, Cagney learns that another officer was propositioned but won't testify; Lacey becomes a decoy.
A lawsuit ensues when a teenage shoplifter with fake ID is raped in a jail for adults.
A mobster offers to help find the murderer of his godchild, a nun; everyone awaits the results of the sergeants' exam.
Cagney illegally detains a pimp to protect a prostitute who implicated him in murder.
A Chilean busboy apprehends a murderous mugger---and is apprehended himself after immigration agents see him honored on TV.
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.
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.
Cagney demands that Lacey go along with her lie that she didn't entrap a drug dealer; Isbecki betrays Petrie's confidence.
Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly prochoice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.
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..
Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts Lacey to consider taking a desk job.
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.
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.
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.
A policewoman impresses Cagney with hard work that provides a suspect in rape cases, until her zeal threatens the investigation from a legal standpoint.
Cagney is teamed with a detective whose name is mud after going to the press about fellow cops on the take.
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.
Cagney gains insight into the life of the physically impaired when she takes to a wheelchair to nail muggers preying on the disabled.
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.
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.
Cagney presses an informant to get information on a drug supplier who walked away from an earlier arrest when Cagney admitted entrapping him.
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.
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.
Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when the detectives travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal---who escapes.
A thief is found to have plutonium in his blood; the Laceys make an offer on a house; Cagney faces a birthday.
The detectives each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."
The 14th deals with a cop killer on the loose.