The Mod Squad
JUSTICE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.
Storyline
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Episodes
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
The Teeth of the Barracuda
Sep 24, 1968
The daughter of a California governorial candidate is caught with drugs and is blackmailed.
Bad Man on Campus
Oct 01, 1968
Pete, Linc and Julie work undercover in a high school to break up a juvenile car theft ring.
My, What a Pretty Bus
Oct 08, 1968
When Smitty Comes Marching Home
Oct 22, 1968
A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.
You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer
Oct 29, 1968
A computer dating agency sets up to find very wealthy women and send out a young stud to rip them off.
A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry
Nov 12, 1968
After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.
Find Tara Chapman!
Nov 19, 1968
Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.
The Price of Terror
Nov 26, 1968
The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer.
A Quiet Weekend in the Country
Dec 03, 1968
An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.
Love
Dec 10, 1968
Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet
Dec 17, 1968
This episode is one of the creepiest Mod Squad shows! The trio is planted in an acting community to find out who is killing the young starlet wannabes. Julie is staying at the same small apartment house where all the starlets are. Mrs. Petree who runs the place, and her very creepy son Norman (ugh very very disturbing portrayal). Norman has a habit of walking into the starlets rooms and sniffing their stockings and other unmentionables! The TV Host who is a perv and cant keep his clammy paws off of the starlets, and the abusive actor wannabe Timmy who thinks he is a Brando/Dean all are suspect, but dont count out the other characters.
The Guru
Dec 31, 1968
Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.
The Sunday Drivers
Jan 07, 1969
Linc is convinced that the death of his friend, Tommy Salido, a stunt-driver was not accidental. The trio investigates and uncover a drug smuggling operation.
Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie
Jan 14, 1969
Julie's estranged mother suddenly shows up and tells her she is getting married. Unfortunately Pete and Linc know something about her future step-father.
Flight Five Doesn't Answer
Jan 21, 1969
Mob assassins force a plane to crash, stranding Greer, Linc, and Pete and a government witness in the desert. All in search of five million dollars of missing mob money.
Shell Game
Jan 29, 1969
Pete and Linc successfully infiltrate a gang of thieves only to discover they are protected by crooked cops and that Julie has become an unwitting hostage.
Fear Is the Bucking Horse
Feb 04, 1969
Far West Acres is Western Rodeo where the squad is sent to protect former TV Cowboy star Billy Kilgore from a series of bizarre attacks against his life.
A Hint of Darkness, A Hint of Light
Feb 11, 1969
Blind author Jenny Wills is viciously attacked on the beach by an unknown assailant, who makes repeated attempts on her life. Unbeknowst to her, he thinks she saw him commit a crime.
The Uptight Town
Feb 18, 1969
A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.
A Reign of Guns
Feb 25, 1969
Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.
A Run for the Money
Mar 11, 1969
Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.
Child of Sorrow, Child of Light
Mar 18, 1969
Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies.
Keep the Faith, Baby
Mar 25, 1969
A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.
Captain Greer, Call Surgery
Apr 01, 1969
Greer thinks a series of hospital drug robberies are inside jobs. The trio poses as hospital staff to solve this case.
Peace Now -- Arly Blau
Apr 08, 1969
Linc and Pete go undercover as prison inmates to protect the life of a convicted draft dodger, whose father is a General in the Vietnam War.
A Seat by the Window
Apr 15, 1969
The trio splits up onto three tour buses to find the killer of a man found at a bus station.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
The Girl in Chair Nine
Sep 23, 1969
A clairvoyant's prediction about a missing college student leads to an illegal abortion ring.
My Name Is Manolette
Sep 30, 1969
Thieves send a little boy to do the stealing and reap the rewards. Manolette runs away and the trio help him find a new home.
An Eye for an Eye
Oct 07, 1969
A narcotics gang kidnaps Greer's girlfriend, widow of an FBI agent. In trade they want squealer Crowley who is testifying against them.
Ride the Man Down
Oct 14, 1969
Pete tries to help a young woman and winds up the chief suspect in a murder. The team sets out to clear Pete of an obvious frame-up.
To Linc -- with Love
Oct 21, 1969
Linc's new love is evasive and secretive about her past which places a strain on their budding relationship.
Lisa
Nov 04, 1969
The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect, has a split personality.
Confrontation!
Nov 11, 1969
During a campus demonstration a student protester is found dead. The protesters think he was killed by the police and the police think he was killed by another student.
Willie Poor Boy
Nov 18, 1969
An illerate small time crook gets caught when he can't read the sign warning of danger. The squad rallies to help him if he cooperates with the law and snitches on his partner, who is responsible for the death of the security guard.
The Death of Bill Hannachek
Nov 25, 1969
Julie poses as a singer at a Country Western bar to find out the real reason behind Wild Bill Hannachek's death.
A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In
Dec 02, 1969
Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover at Sims College to investigate a frat boy's mysterious death. Pete plays a running back, Linc an African exchange student, and Julie the object of desire for the star quarterback.
The Healer
Dec 09, 1969
The Mod Squad sets to work busting an extortion racket run by a self-styled healer responsible for the death of Linc's friend. Julie befriends a wheelchair-bound man paying large sums for empty promises that his paralysis will be cured.
In This Corner -- Sol Albert
Dec 16, 1969
Tenants revolt against a racist slum lord and threaten the wrong person. Trio confronts the slum lord to no avail, until interventions from the Rabbi Tannenbaum convince him otherwise.
Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break
Dec 23, 1969
Con artist Admiral Nathaniel Johnson takes on the trio and teaches them the art of the con. They comply and become enamored of the Admirals ways and realize too late they are being conned themselves.
The Debt
Dec 30, 1969
Pete befriends Joey Kovacs, a youth whose father escaped from a mental institution and has vowed to kill a man who cheated him years before. Kovacs: Nehemiah Persoff. Doris: Marj Dusay. Pete: Michael Cole. Sanders: Ross Elliott. Franklin: Peter Brown. Linc: Clarence Williams III.
Sweet Child of Terror
Jan 06, 1970
Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.
The King of Empty Cups
Jan 20, 1970
Secrecy and compassion are called for as the squad ministers to the runaway---and drug-addicted---daughter of the chief. Quinn: Noel Harrison. Elizabeth: Renne Jarrett. Metcalf: Simon Scott. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Greer: Tige Andrews.
A Town Called Sincere
Jan 27, 1970
While on a motorcycle trip to Mexico, Pete and Linc are detoured by a biker gang into a border town and held hostage along with all of the town's residents. The gang refuses to leave until they find out who in the town killed two of their members.
The Exile
Feb 03, 1970
Julie falls for Ari Nassal, unaware that he's a Middle Eastern prince involved in a fierce power struggle that could take his life. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Hakim: Ben Aliza. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Sarif: Lawrence Dane.
Survival House
Feb 10, 1970
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Billy Lee Watson, a recovered drug addict who is accused of statutory rape by his alleged victim's father, who wants to close down the halfway house Billy has been appointed director of. Billy was trying to help the girl, who is herself addicted, and pregnant.
Mother of Sorrow
Feb 17, 1970
Pete's fraternity brother is framed for murder.
The Deadly Sin
Feb 24, 1970
Julie enters a convent to protect a young postulant who witnessed a murder. Melissa: Lynn Loring. Laker: Bert Freed. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Capp: Don Dubbins. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.
A Time for Remembering
Mar 03, 1970
Beau Graves is released from prison after the trio put him there two years ago. Pete is trying to decide whether or not to quit the trio and work for his dad. Flashbacks to previous episodes after Linc is shot make it clear to everyone the importance of their ""family"".
Return to Darkness, Return to Light
Mar 17, 1970
Linc battles conflicting emotions as he follows a hunch regarding the integrity of blind Janny Wills' fiancé. Janny: Gloria Foster. Tarver: Ivan Dixon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Edwards: Karl Swenson. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
Call Back Yesterday
Mar 24, 1970
Pete's concern for a former girlfriend's problems involves him in her family's corporate power struggle---and a reunion with his mother. Claire: Margot Kidder. Doug: Mark Goddard. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Greer: Tige Andrews.
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!
Mar 31, 1970
Pete, Linc, and Julie go undercover working on a film project on which strange accidents have occurred. The film is based on a twenty-year old murder mystery, and the director believes the real killer is trying to sabotage it because he fears his identity will be revealed.
The Loser
Apr 07, 1970
After he tries to stop a runaway car, the son of a former cop and friend of Captain Greer is charged with stealing the vehicle. Then it is learned that the car, which belonged to a judicial candidate's campaign worker, was also involved in a hit-and-run. The trio goes undercover at the candidate's headquarters to further investigate.
Season 3
No overview available for this season.
Long Road Home
Sep 22, 1970
Anjanette Comer plays the romantic interest in a drama that has Pete falling for a suspect. Case: Lou Antonio. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III.
See the Eagles Dying
Sep 29, 1970
Pete poses as a hoodlum to get close to a teenage girl and her thrill-seeking crowd mixed up with sky diving---and murder. Pete: Michael Cole. Cindy: Lane Bradbury. Greer: Tige Andrews. Joe: Paul Carr.
Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?
Oct 06, 1970
Linc receives a desperate call from an old friend, now an inmate at a mental institution. Shortly afterward, the friend is dead of "heart failure", only the latest of a number of strange deaths at the place.
'A' Is for Annie
Oct 13, 1970
Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school.
The Song of Willie
Oct 20, 1970
Sammy Davis Jr. plays brash film star Willie Rush, who's feigning indifference to threats on his life. Pete: Michael Cole. Marci Weaver: Lola Falana. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Cal Rush: Lawrence Cook.
Search And Destroy
Oct 27, 1970
A narcotics-linked murder pits the squad against an ex-cop---the dead man's brother. Tom Blake: Steve Ihnat. Pete: Michael Cole. Vinnie: Michael Baseleon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
Just Ring the Bell Once
Nov 03, 1970
The squad aids an 8-year-old boy who calls an orphanage home. The reason: his mother won't free him for adoption. Lukie: Brian Dewey. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Velma Patch: Linda Meiklejohn. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!
Nov 10, 1970
Pete is knocked out and jailed in a small town when he tries to assist Levi Frazee, an Indian who is believed to be withholding the whereabouts of his cousin, who is suspected of murder.
A Far Away Place So Near
Nov 17, 1970
A friend of Linc's is reported killed in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dawson: Mike Margotta. Pete: Michael Cole. Mike Sierra: Tom Nardini. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
A Time of Hyacinths
Dec 01, 1970
Vincent Price as a seafaring stranger who enchants Julie. She's determined to find out his identity; he's just as adamant about keeping it a secret. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Castor: Charles McGraw. Pete: Michael Cole. Haines: Warren Stevens.
The Judas Trap
Dec 08, 1970
Patricide: a strong charge against a 17-year-old boy. Pete learns the slightly mentally disabled boy had good reason to be terrified of his father---enough to kill him. Dana: Barry Brown. Pete: Michael Cole. Dean Marcus: Don Porter. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III.
Fever
Dec 15, 1970
Terrifying journey for Julie: a man who kidnapped his son forces her to drive them to Los Angeles, knowing both he and the child were exposed to a deadly disease. Cliff Hansen: Robert Viharo. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Morrison: Frank Maxwell. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.
Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?
Dec 29, 1970
Fernando Lamas as a cop with a reputation for helping the Mexican-American community. Now he's putting his job on the line by aiding a man sought by immigration authorities. Pete: Michael Cole. Paco Montoya: Ricardo Romanos. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Anita: Amparo Pilar.
A Short Course in War
Jan 05, 1971
A campus demonstration may turn into a bloody conflict if a mentally disturbed student has his way. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Walter: Bob Balaban. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Miss Osgood: Josephine Hutchinson.
Kicks Incorporated
Jan 12, 1971
Jack Cassidy as the mastermind of an unusual business: his clients pay him to harass people and he employs a gang of youths to do the dirty work. Pete: Michael Cole. Mrs. Hamilton: Barbara Rush. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Johnny: Richard Kim Milford. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
A Bummer for R.J.
Jan 19, 1971
Carl Betz plays a disillusioned solid citizen who becomes involved in the death of a hippie girl. He's seeking the girl's killer while his heartsick daughter searches desperately for him. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Lorrie: Annette O'Toole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Johnny: Dan Travanty.
The Hot, Hot Car
Jan 26, 1971
A businessman reports the theft of his partner's car---and admits that he wired it with dynamite, set to go off in eight hours. Unfortunately, the search for the car is complicated, as the thieves change the plates, and the car changes drivers more than once.
Suffer, Little Children
Feb 09, 1971
Kaz Garas as a minister playing hippie to find the men who murdered his brother and incriminated him in a theft. Angie: Jenny Sullivan. Pete: Michael Cole. Joe Foster: Sheldon Allman. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
Is That Justice? No, It's Law
Feb 16, 1971
Greer and another veteran cop have both been frustrated by a drug pusher they've been trying to nail, who has twice had his case dismissed on legal technicalities. Finally, the third time appears to be the clincher, as the man is caught at an airport with a case full of heroin.
A Double for Danger
Feb 23, 1971
Julie goes under cover to probe the death of a girl trying to unmask a narcotics czar. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Ray Abruzzi: Michael Ansara. Greer: Tige Andrews. J.B.: Ray Walston. Schwartz: Ron Soble.
Welcome to Our City
Mar 02, 1971
The squad tangles with a deadly loan shark as they try to find the father of a farm boy. Billy Clark: Billy Bowles. Pete: Michael Cole. Hattie: Virginia Gregg. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dunn: Edward Faulkner. Julie: Peggy Lipton.
The Comeback
Mar 09, 1971
A middle-aged legendary prizefighter tries for a comeback match, mainly to please his troubled son, whom he thinks wants him to prove he's not a has-been. But the son may have other reasons: he is in debt to gamblers who want him to give them inside information on his dad's odds.
We Spy
Mar 16, 1971
While working undercover as safe crackers, Pete and Linc meet a timid, clumsy young man who asks them to teach him about their trade. They learn that the young man has a twin brother who is a successful businessman. What they don't know is that the businessman is actually the leader of the industrial spying ring they are trying to investigate. And that's only the start of the surprises to come.
The Price of Love
Mar 23, 1971
When his motorcycle breaks down on a trip, Linc stops in an abandoned town, only to discover that a kidnapped boy is being held there for ransom. The kidnappers decide to hold Linc as well until they get the money.
Season 4
No overview available for this season.
The Sentinels
Sep 14, 1971
While searching for a pair of murderers, the trio uncovers a link between murder, a stolen car and a threatened epidemic.
Cricket
Sep 21, 1971
Julie and a young boy named Cricket go to the park where Cricket finds a gun dropped by a man he runs into. Cricket then accidentally shoots Julie and, thinking he's killed her, runs away.
Home Is the Streets
Sep 28, 1971
A former addict helps the trio catch a cop killer - her own stepfather.
Survival
Oct 05, 1971
After Julie picks up a blind hitchhiker, they have a flat tire and flag down a passing car for help. Unfortunately, the people in the car trick them into switching cars and abandon them in the desert.
Color of Laughter, Color of Tears
Oct 12, 1971
A circus owner asks the trio for help in finding out who's committed sabotage and murder in the big top.
The Medicine Men
Oct 19, 1971
Julie is drawn into a bittersweet romance and blackmail.
The Sands of Anger
Oct 26, 1971
Julie, Linc and Pete attend a dune buggy race where a pickup truck blows up, killing a young man Julie had just met. The trio then investigate the incident, suspecting foul play.
The Poisoned Mind
Nov 02, 1971
After Captain Greer shoots and kills a young man in self defense during a bust, he suffers from feelings of guilt and remorse. Julie suggests he take a vacation at a secluded resort to sort things out.
Exit the Closer
Nov 09, 1971
The trio helps a used-car salesman who's made a deal with the devil.
Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?
Nov 16, 1971
On his way to the liquor store, Linc is mugged and hit over the head. When he comes to, he wanders around in a daze, unable to remember who he is or what he was doing.
And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them
Nov 23, 1971
The trio must protect a TV clown from an assassination attempt.
The Loser
Nov 30, 1971
Someone is out to kill an unfortunate young man.
Death of a Nobody
Dec 07, 1971
The trio investigates after an innocent bystander is killed by a speeding car after it narrowly misses Pete.
Feet of Clay
Dec 14, 1971
The Trio help a young deaf-mute save a guard from a warehouse fire. Linc then gets involved with helping the young-deaf mute who is targeted for assassination.
I Am My Brother's Keeper
Jan 04, 1972
Pete is targeted by the very gunman he's tracking down.
Deal with the Devil
Jan 11, 1972
Pete is contacted by his old friend Rusty Bryson, a war correspondent whom he knew and idolized as a boy. But the Treasury department is looking for Bryson, who it suspects of smuggling drugs from Vietnam.
Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie
Jan 18, 1972
The trio and Greer know that a paroled killer plans to get revenge on Pete, but Pete has no idea why the man is out to get him.
Shockwave
Jan 25, 1972
Julie grows attached to a baby that's been abandoned by a couple on a robbery and murder spree.
No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland
Feb 01, 1972
A Vietnam veteran returns to the police force with questionable ideas of dealing with dissident ghetto residents.
The Cave
Feb 08, 1972
Julie, Link and Pete break down in the desert during a sandstorm and seek shelter in an abandoned mine. An old man embittered by the death of his son in the war who hates hippies then sets off dynamite and traps the trio inside.
The Wild Weekend
Feb 15, 1972
When Pete runs into an old girlfriend, she invites him to her birthday party but he turns her down, only to be kidnapped by her two friends and forced to attend the party.
The Tangled Web
Feb 22, 1972
Pete and Linc come close to breaking the law as they attempt to help a parolee, an old friend of Julie's, return stolen jewelry.
Outside Position
Feb 29, 1972
A stable boy's employer frames him for possessing drugs and continues conspiring against him after his parole, all in order to stop the young man's romance with his daughter.
Big George
Mar 07, 1972
A man happens to witness the murder of a sales clerk and agrees to testify at the trial. As a result he and his family are relentlessly terrorized by someone, even after the trial has ended.
Season 5
No overview available for this season.
The Connection (1)
Sep 14, 1972
The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.
The Connection (2)
Sep 14, 1972
The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.
The Thunder Makers
Sep 21, 1972
A youth joins a motorcycle gang that plans to pull off a robbery of his father's company.
Yesterday's Ashes
Sep 28, 1972
The trio believes that plastic surgery may be the best way to rehabilitate a disfigured girl caught shoplifting.
A Gift for Jenny
Oct 05, 1972
A fur coat is the only lead the trio has in a case involving kidnapping and murder that has them baffled.
Taps, Play It Louder
Oct 12, 1972
The trio searches for Julie's cousin, a Vietnam veteran who missed his stop when he took the bus home.
Eyes of the Beholder
Oct 19, 1972
A killer stalks Pete as he helps a formerly blind girl.
Good Times Are Just Memories
Oct 26, 1972
A dirty cop frames Pete for the murder of a confederate in crime.
Corbey
Nov 02, 1972
A policeman attempts to nab a pusher who's able to get off on technicalities.
Can You Hear Me Out There?
Nov 09, 1972
A rash of car thefts appear to be connected to a particular radio station and a puzzling code. Pete becomes friends with the car thief while Julie and Linc check out the station.
Another Final Game
Nov 16, 1972
Pete and Julie pose as a newlywed couple to outsmart a master con artist.
Crime Club
Nov 23, 1972
Students with high IQs commit crimes just for kicks.
The Twain
Nov 30, 1972
A Korean girl finds trouble in her search for her American father. Pete accidentally hits her with his car after she runs from the scene of a murder she witnessed, and the killers are still after her.
Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum
Dec 07, 1972
The squad must determine if a former child star is a klutz or a target for murder.
Kristie
Dec 14, 1972
A little girl's father gets in trouble with jewel thieves just before Christmas. He leaves his daughter with Pete, an old friend, but then doesn't return for her as promised, and the trio tries to find him.
Sanctuary
Dec 21, 1973
Julie is put in the hospital when she's targeted by syndicate undercover agents.
Run, Lincoln, Run
Jan 04, 1973
Linc tries to save his cabby friend from loan sharks.
Don't Kill My Child
Jan 18, 1973
A father is suspected of beating his own son.
Death in High Places
Jan 25, 1973
The trio's investigation of a cover-up in a construction-site murder leads them to a pair of bad heavies.
Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death
Feb 01, 1973
The trio investigates a euthanasia that may turn out to be murder. The accused man, who killed his terminally ill wife, claims she was in intolerable pain, but doctors say she was receiving too much morphine to be suffering that much.
Scion of Death
Feb 08, 1973
The parents of a kidnapped young man give the trio a hard time with their silence.
The Night Holds Terror
Feb 15, 1973
Julie is trapped in a strange house with an escaped lunatic.
Cry Uncle
Feb 22, 1973
The visit of Captain Greer's eccentric Uncle Max, a Greek painter, coincides with a series of art thefts. The robberies are baffling police as the guards can recall no one entering or leaving the galleries.
And Once for My Baby
Mar 01, 1973
An imaginative thief plots a spectacular heist. The trio hopes to stop it before it happens, but they learn of another urgency.