Ron Parady

A corporate raider, known for his profitable and hostile company takeovers, is shot in his brokerage house and killed. Detectives investigate a corporate union, which leads them to a particularly bitter ex-employee. However, a new suspect -- and acquaintance of D.A. Schiff -- soon emerges.

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.

Early trends indicate a bustling election day on the Hill as a confident Chief Daniels dangles before Captain Furillo the prospect of making him the new chief.

The Hill Street force sees the dark side of the normally controlled hill.

In the absence of former Cheiftain Jesus Martinez (now incarcerated), a power vacuum develops in the ranks of Los Diablos.

Sweltering temperatures intensify the already sticky situation facing the Blues when Hector, a Diablo member who was promised the leadership of the gang by Goldblume (and inadvertently betrayed), seizes Fisk, a prime mayoral candidate, as a hostage.