Detectives Greevey and Logan investigate the alleged rape of Astrea Crawford, a sixteen-year-old black girl, found shivering near a trash dumpster with obscenities scrawled on her face and body. Astrea refuses to talk, but scrawls on paper that two white cops raped her. A storm brews as the city explodes with racial tension. But when the rape test results come back negative, Greevey and Logan know the rape victim is hiding something, and they soon suspect that her accusations are being manipulated by those with secret political intentions.

Willona meets an attractive man from J.J.'s art school.

Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, arrives in Walnut Grove, stating that he is reformed from his days of drinking, gambling and wild living. Sam appears to be reformed and Hester Sue believes him enough to agree to re-marry him.

Arnold's eavesdropping leads to trouble when a misunderstanding causes Willis and him to think that Mr. Drummond no longer wants them around. He has heard Drummond tell a social worker that "black children belong with black families".

Archie tries impressing his boss by making the maximum contribution to his favorite charity and unwittingly donates his body to medical science.

George upsets Louise by refusing to break a lunch date with his mother (Zara Cully).

The mysterious death of a scientist at a Hart-owned chemical company risks exposing a pair of chemists who have created a powerful new hallucinogen.

Henry goes to court to get custody of Punky.

After trying to deflect a gigantic meteor on a collision course with Earth, Superman falls back to the planet in a complete state of amnesia.

The crew tries to help Ford contain a 200-foot-long prehistoric crocodile whose attacks threaten the lives of thousands.

An angry Clayton goes on a manhunt and Miss Ellie seeks the aid of her sons in calming her furious husband. J.R., confident that the Middle East situation is at rest, learns some frightening news concerning B.D. Calhoun. Donna returns to Dallas with a decision about her marriage to Ray. Jeremy Wendell approaches Cliff with a devious business proposition.

Clayton fights both Jock's ghost and Wes Parmalee in his effort to keep Miss Ellie as his wife. Clayton questions Miss Ellie about whether she believes Parmalee's claims. With the annual Oil Baron's Ball approaching, J.R. makes an interesting proposal to April Stevens, while Sue Ellen strikes a deal of her own with a Hollywood producer in her ploy to get back at her husband. J.R. is confronted by Central Intelligence about his relationship with B.D. Calhoun and Pam struggles with the specter of Jenna coming between her and Bobby.

Sue Ellen is unsuspecting when B.D. Calhoun, whom she knows as Peter Duncan, makes contact with her in his vendetta against J.R. Calhoun "accidentally" bumps into Sue Ellen and Pam. Ray feels the frustration of losing his wife and their expected child. He and Clayton resume working together in the horse cutting business in an effort to forget their troubles. Pam's increasing overprotectiveness of Christopher worries Bobby. Jeremy Wendell pursues his plan to bring ruin to Ewing Oil.

As Burgard High students and faculty sit on a powder keg of racial tension, officers Hanson and Hoffs go undercover to diffuse the potentially explosive situation in the racially divided high school.

Bogus witnesses scurry to collect the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of Pam Gillian's killer, and Belker laments the loss of his youth after losing a suspect in a foot chase. Meanwhile, La Rue's alcoholic transgression gets him demoted to the motor pool.

With the angels' help, a juvenile offender who sees himself as useless is given a second chance to make a difference in both his own life and the life of a severely handicapped child, through an experimental volunteer program.

Joey is arrested for protesting environmental pollution.

Mysterious tape recordings accusing a powerful company of illegally dumping toxic waste seem like a prank--until Hunter and McCall find that someone is willing to kill to conceal the truth

Joyce is devastated when she learns that her friend, Public Defender Pam Gillian, has been slain, and Hill's election as vice-president of the Black Officers Coalition places a strain on his partnership with Renko.

Furillo is caught in the middle when Chief Daniels tries to put the squeeze on a new rival mayoral candidate, a black commander in another precinct.