Season 8

01 Paternity Episode 129th October 1981 Wojo's proven innocent of a paternity suit, but at a cost; a beauty queen is robbed; an irate theater patron vandalizes the theater. 02 Advancement Episode 25th November 1981 Luger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal. 03 The Car Episode 312th November 1981 A car thief's conscience gets the better of him ... after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes. 04 Possession Episode 419th November 1981 A husband is assaulted for forcing his wife into designer jeans; a disorderly conduct report leads to a man who swears he's possessed by an evil spirit. 05 Stress Analyzer Episode 526th November 1981 A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment. 06 Games Episode 610th December 1981 A manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street. 07 Homeless Episode 717th December 1981 The 12th is overrun with homeless vagrants on Christmas; a greeting-card writer snaps; a cattle prod is the weapon of choice for a local merchant. 08 The Tontine Episode 87th January 1982 The penultimate survivor of a tontine attempts suicide in order to concede the money to his cousin. 09 Examination Day Episode 914th January 1982 The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney. 10 The Clown Episode 1021st January 1982 Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night. 11 Chinatown (1) Episode 114th February 1982 A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim. 12 Chinatown (2) Episode 1211th February 1982 Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon. 13 Hunger Strike Episode 1318th February 1982 Dietrich aids an elderly psychiatric patient who may be speaking a foreign language; a nuclear activist goes on a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Barney declines a deputy inspector nomination. 14 Arrival Episode 1425th February 1982 Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man. 15 Obituary Episode 1511th March 1982 A newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief. 16 Inquiry Episode 1626th March 1982 Internal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten. 17 Old Love Episode 172nd April 1982 Dietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone. 18 Altercation Episode 189th April 1982 Harris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney. 19 Bones Episode 1929th April 1982 A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger. 20 Landmark (1) Episode 206th May 1982 Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale. 21 Landmark (2) Episode 2113th May 1982 The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride. 22 Landmark (3) Episode 2220th May 1982 Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.