Police Woman

Sep 13, 1974

Pepper and Crowley pose as bank employees to nail a particularly vicious gang of bank robbers.

Sep 20, 1974

Pepper and Crowley investigate a modeling school that takes advantage of young runaways girls, turning them into white slaves in Japan, or making them participate in pornographic movies.

Sep 27, 1974

Pepper and Bill go undercover to catch a rapist/killer who is targeting the wives of patients at a hospital. The first suspect is the amorous parking attendant. However, Pepper is later abducted by the real killer, the nephew of a pair of nurses at the hospital, who kills as a way of getting back at his mother who abandoned him as a child.

Oct 4, 1974

Pepper goes undercover and impersonates an airline stewardess who is a link in a complex heroin smuggling chain.

Oct 11, 1974

In this episode two rapes are investigated. The first victim is a woman who is raped the day before her daughter is supposed to get married. The second victim is an alcoholic who was raped and murdered and her body dumped in a vacant lot. It is later revealed that the first victim made up the story in order to stop the wedding. The second rape is solved when a teenager who was teased by the victim admits to killing her.

Oct 25, 1974

Squad veterans question whether their newest member really wants the job or is being pushed into it by his father, a retired detective.

Nov 1, 1974

Pepper goes undercover in a woman's prison to gain the confidence of a fellow prisoner who has information that could put away a mobster.

Nov 8, 1974

"Flowers of Evil" is a 1974 episode of the American police procedural television series Police Woman. The episode features Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson going undercover at a nursing home to investigate a murder. She uncovers a trio of lesbians who are robbing and murdering their elderly residents. The episode, the 8th of the first season, originally aired on November 8, 1974. Gay and lesbian organizations protested "Flowers of Evil", which producers said was based on a real case, for its portrayal of the killers as lesbians and for the stereotypical presentation of lesbianism. The episode aired a month after a similarly controversial episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. on ABC garnered national protests. Mindful of that recent controversy, NBC delayed the episode and ordered some changes but they were not enough to allay gay and lesbian concern over network television's negative portrayal of homosexuality. After negotiations, NBC agreed not to rerun the episode.

Nov 22, 1974

Pepper must transfer the son of a murdered gang chief from Mexico to testify against a killer.

Nov 29, 1974

Bob Crane plays a freewheeling disc jockey who finds his wife murdered in her bed.

Dec 6, 1974

Pepper goes undercover as a high school teacher to hunt down a group of drug pushers.

Dec 13, 1974

A search for a missing granddaughter of Sergeant Crowley's old friend leads Pepper to an adoption racket in which children are bought and sold.

Dec 20, 1974

Internal Affairs gives Pepper and Crowley 72 hours to find the cop who switched barrels on a murder weapon before the accused killer got to court.

Jan 3, 1975

Pepper serves as bodyguard for a visiting campus speaker who, being black and Marxist, is a magnet for threats from hate groups.

Jan 17, 1975

Four Korean War vets armed with M-16s and a bazooka prepare to pull off Operation: Sidewinder, a heist of an armored car carrying a multi-million dollar payload. One of the men's penchant for prostitutes puts Pepper in the action undercover.

Jan 24, 1975

The deaths of a prominent politician and a nightclub dancer in a car explosion send Pepper to work as a go-go dancer for the club's owner, a one-time poor boy with a powerful yen for the finer things in life.

Jan 31, 1975

A clue is found linking a series of seemingly random murders: Each victim had testified against the mob and was now enjoying a new life in the Witness Protection Program. Pepper goes undercover as a secretary to uncover the leaker.

Feb 14, 1975

Larue Collins a police informer is pursued relentlessly by the mob. The song 'Me and Bobby McGee' is the theme used for this episode, which most describe as the best Police Woman episode.

Feb 21, 1975

Three gangland killings signal that someone is taking over established vice activities. A gambling operator is feeling the heat, and Pepper is there to help.

Feb 28, 1975

Posing as a couple of jewel fences, Pepper and Crowley travel to Masiaca, Mexico as part of a complex plan to nab a gang of diamond thieves.

Mar 7, 1975

While working undercover as a waitress in a seedy roadside diner connected to a series of truckload heists, Pepper finds herself entangled in the ugly spousal abuse dispute between a young married couple in her apartment complex.

Mar 14, 1975

Pepper is strangely fascinated by a ruggedly individualistic ex-cop who works as a bodyguard and is antagonizing both the police and the gangster who's after his client.

Sep 12, 1975

Pepper investigates an illegal gambling operation whose owners are also suspected of counterfeiting.

Sep 19, 1975

A drug pusher's sale of particularly potent speed causes several overdose deaths, and creates an emotional crisis for the criminal's guilt-ridden girlfriend.

Sep 26, 1975

A detective's wife is the latest of a killer's victims, who are all blondes and whose corpses are adorned with wedding veils.

Oct 3, 1975

Pepper goes undercover as a fashion consultant when a designer loses more than just designs.

Oct 10, 1975

A group of con artists who prey on car crash victims choose the wrong patsy — Pepper, who awakens in the hospital after being knocked unconscious by a speeding car.

Oct 17, 1975

Suspicion for the murder of two factory employees falls on two co-workers: a compulsive gambler who had a fight with one of the victims, and an enigmatic college student who disappeared on the night of the crime.

Oct 31, 1975

After a parole officer is murdered, Pepper goes undercover as a parolee to find out why and how he was killed.

Nov 4, 1975

Pepper engineers a major drug purchase to help capture a police informant turned drug dealer.

Nov 11, 1975

While posing as a prostitute, Pepper is taken hostage by a glory-seeking, bank-robbing couple.

Nov 18, 1975

While investigating the death of a well-known musician, Pepper becomes involved with a confused young rock star and his ruthless manager.

Nov 25, 1975

Pepper goes undercover to clear Crowley, who is suspended for killing a teenager, and find out the real reason behind the attack.

Dec 2, 1975

When an old woman is killed for her possessions, Sgt. Pepper and the crew find that a group is using "the oldest trick in the book" to fool grannies out of their money.

Dec 9, 1975

A boxer's life hangs by a thread as a hitman, who had failed to get him the first time, must finish the job or his employers will finish him off.

Dec 16, 1975

When a woman goes missing, her mute sister tries to find her, accusing the missing woman's husband of foul play.

Dec 23, 1975

Working under an ambitious Lieutenant with no street experience, Pepper and team go out in search of a cop killer.

Jan 6, 1976

A robbery goes wrong and the situation becomes more complicated when the stolen diamonds go missing. Suspicion centers on a construction site, and Pepper goes undercover as a caterer to try and discover who at the site has the diamonds.

Jan 20, 1976

Pepper goes undercover to catch a burglar dealing in high grade antiques through a pawnshop.

Jan 27, 1976

When the boyfriend of a drug dealer's daughter is framed, the team investigates.

Feb 3, 1976

A cat burglar and a nightclub singer are enlisted to break up a burglary ring that preys on wealthy single women.

Feb 10, 1976

Pepper goes undercover in Las Vegas to find the kidnapped grandson of an elderly millionaire.

Feb 17, 1976

Royster falls in love with a key witness he is tasked to protect in a murder trial.

Feb 24, 1976

A young woman who is mentally disturbed kidnaps the child she gave up at birth.

Mar 2, 1976

While training with a motorcycle task force to prove women can be effective motorcycle cops, Pepper falls for a smooth talker.

Mar 2, 1976

While her new love hovers near death, Pepper sets out to discover who brutally ran him down.

Sep 28, 1976

An influential banker informs the police that he is being blackmailed by Madame Hilary La Salle, operator of a very classy brothel. Apparently she has been keeping a little black book - her 'trick book' - containing details of all her clients.

Oct 5, 1976

Pepper poses as a revolutionary to nab the terrorist who murdered a police officer.

Oct 12, 1976

Pepper, suspended from duty, faces a departmental trial when a suspect claims that Pepper sexually molested her at the time of her arrest.

Oct 26, 1976

Crowley vows vengeance on the psychopath who killed the policewoman Crowley was dating.

Nov 9, 1976

The victim of a murder attempt arranged to look like a drunk-driving crash is an officer with a drinking problem.

Nov 16, 1976

Pepper poses as an investigative news reporter to probe the private school where several teenagers have mysteriously died.

Nov 23, 1976

Pepper and Crowley pose as a wealthy couple anxious to negotiate with a baby-selling operation.

Nov 30, 1976

Pepper is working undercover on a syndicate case, and becomes romantically involved with a tennis pro; what she does not realize is that he is an undercover cop as well.

Dec 7, 1976

A rapist whose latest victim was a college girl is sought by Pepper and Crowley.

Dec 14, 1976

Pepper Anderson, as well as a city councilman and his masseuse, is held hostage by terrorists.

Dec 21, 1976

A young girl who witnessed a murder becomes the target of two gangsters who meant to kill her father.

Jan 4, 1977

Bernie Casey guest stars as P.J. Johnson. Pepper poses as a prostitute to learn why an attempt was made on the life of the new chief of police.

Jan 11, 1977

Pepper is the decoy in a strategy to capture a schizophrenic young man who strangles middle-aged women.

Jan 18, 1977

Pepper is on the trail of a gang of lady bank robbers.

Jan 25, 1977

Pepper assumes the identity of a woman who was shot during a record-company executive's murder.

Feb 1, 1977

Styles is suspected of complicity in the killing of his former girlfriend.

Feb 8, 1977

Pepper renews her romance with a test pilot, and she and Crowley pursue homicidal thieves who dress as cowboys.

Feb 15, 1977

A loan-shark operation terrorizes borrowers to collect bad debts.

Feb 22, 1977

Pepper comes to the aid of an officer who is trying to recapture a cop killer that escaped while in his custody.

Mar 1, 1977

Pepper assumes the role of a porn queen after a hardcore porn film actress is murdered.

Mar 8, 1977

Con men relieve Crowley's gullible uncle of his life's savings.

Mar 22, 1977

After a reporter is killed by a car bomb, the man's son begins a search for his father's murderer.

Mar 22, 1977

Oct 25, 1977

Undercover cop Pepper Anderson and partner Bill Crowley aid a battered wife who refuses to press charges against her brutal husband.

Nov 1, 1977

Pepper sets herself up as a target by offering Congressional testimony against an international gun-running operation.

Nov 8, 1977

Pepper infiltrates a college drug ring to learn who is supplying cheap but lethal downers to students.

Nov 22, 1977

Pepper poses as a prisoner to find the killer of a rookie policewoman who was investigation a drug operation in the women's county jail.

Dec 6, 1977

A demented rapist-murderer is preying on hitchhikers.

Dec 13, 1977

A killer attired in a nun's habit is slaying members of a Greek family, leaving only a dried buttercup as a clue.

Dec 14, 1977

An elderly Santa Claus robs banks using trickery, to assure his indigent friends a merry Christmas.

Dec 21, 1977

Pepper is driven to the brink of a nervous collapse by an unidentified assailant threatening her life.

Dec 28, 1977

An overzealous detective becomes implicated in an extortion scam.

Jan 4, 1978

It is a case of mistaken identity when criminals kidnap Pepper, thinking she is the wife of an accountant who uncovered payoffs from a criminal syndicate.

Jan 11, 1978

Pepper resents her assignment to protect an unscrupulous former classmate who is now a political candidate.

Jan 18, 1978

In the midst of the investigation into the death of a race car driver, Crowley and his dying ex-wife seek reconciliation.

Jan 25, 1978

A local professor may be involved with a white slavery racket, so Pepper goes undercover as a college student.

Feb 1, 1978

A young girl from Korea is abducted and held to prevent her from talking about the murder she witnessed.

Feb 8, 1978

Crowley discovers a woman near death in a car trunk, but the driver — her assailant — is freed on a technicality.

Feb 15, 1978

A rookie cop is beaten and a man tells the police what he knows about it, only to have his son murdered.

Feb 22, 1978

A model agency owner, who was not a popular person to begin with, is murdered, sending Pepper undercover as a fashion model to find the killer.

Mar 1, 1978

Teachers are being terrorized at a high school by local area hoods, so Pepper goes back to school to go after them.

Mar 8, 1978

Pepper, a waterfront cop and an old sea dog go after two boat hijackers who murdered a honeymooning couple and seem willing to steal and kill more to set up a smuggling operation.

Mar 15, 1978

A woman tells Crowley a story of how she knew the details about a robbery but was forced to keep those facts to herself or face the consequences.

Mar 23, 1978

Styles's wife is facing surgery and he's having trouble concentrating on a kidnapping case.

Mar 30, 1978

An old friend of Pepper's gets drawn into a cattle stealing scheme.