Steven Bochco
Director
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Season 3
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Released Jan. 15, 1981
Episode 48 min
14+
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Production Companies: MTM Enterprises
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Trial by Fury
Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gregg; Calletano faces a tax audit; and Joyce feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client.
Sept. 30, 1982, midnight
S3E2 - Domestic Beef
Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; and Furillo sits on a board of rights for a fellow captain accused of neglecting his duties.
Oct. 7, 1982, midnight
S3E3 - Heat Rash
Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to work as a crime reporter for an advertising weekly; and Furillo looks into the charges made against his men by a bitter Lou Hogan.
Oct. 14, 1982, midnight
S3E4 - Rain of Terror
Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renko's birthday is less than happy; and Furillo uses his favor to Detweiler to save Goldblume's job when Hogan's accusations prove partially correct.
Oct. 21, 1982, midnight
S3E5 - Officer of the Year
Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Calletano expresses his true feelings at a luncheon honoring him as the Hispanic Officer of the Year.
Oct. 28, 1982, midnight
S3E6 - Stan the Man
At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move while Goldblume tries to keep an old man afraid of his new living arrangements from jumping off; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop dealing with the same cocaine peddler.
Nov. 4, 1982, midnight
S3E7 - Little Boil Blue
Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffering from traumatic stress; and Daniels orders Furillo to cut off Fuchs from the Maizel homicide investigation.
Nov. 11, 1982, midnight
S3E8 - Requiem For a Hairbag
LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with her baby; Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor; and Daniels pressures Furillo to keep quiet about Maizel.
Nov. 18, 1982, midnight
S3E9 - A Hair of the Dog
The governor's dog is stolen; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; and Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.
Nov. 25, 1982, midnight
S3E10 - Phantom of the Hill
Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; Renko gets dumped; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.
Dec. 2, 1982, midnight
S3E11 - No Body's Perfect
The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant leaks out; Furillo tries to stop coroner Nydorf from testifying; and Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
Dec. 9, 1982, midnight
S3E12 - Santaclaustraphobia
Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bates spends the holiday in the hospital.
Dec. 16, 1982, midnight
S3E13 - Gung Ho
An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
Jan. 20, 1983, midnight
S3E14 - Moon Over Uranus
A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; Hunter looks for the rat that bit Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.
Jan. 27, 1983, midnight
S3E15 - Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel
Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad young woman threatened by her boyfriend; Hill puts Benedetto in his place; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.
Feb. 3, 1983, midnight
S3E16 - Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy
The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; a jealous Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child; and Goldblume outthinks some gang members threatening a stand up young man who turned in their friends.
Feb. 10, 1983, midnight
S3E17 - The Belles of St. Marys
LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; Belker endangers his relationship with Robin by trying to protect her; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.
Feb. 17, 1983, midnight
S3E18 - Life in the Minors
Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out of a comic named Vic Hitler; Joyce decides her future.
Feb. 24, 1983, midnight
S3E19 - Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back
Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion; and Furillo and Davenport take a major step in their lives.
March 3, 1983, midnight
S3E20 - Spotlight on Rico
The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
April 28, 1983, midnight
S3E21 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?
Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a bag full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.
May 5, 1983, midnight
S3E22 - A Hill of Beans
Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a really nice purse snatcher; and Furillo finds Jesus Martinez behind bars.
May 12, 1983, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 48 min.
Season Runtime: 1701 min.
Released: Jan. 15, 1981
Last Air Date: May 12, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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