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S1 E5 A Matter of Life or Death

Drama

PG

1 hour 29 minutes

Nov 1, 1991

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops, devises an ingenious way of keeping a habitually drunk driver off the road, and deftly handles an 'extraterrestrial'.Featuring: Dayna Cornborough, Geoffrey Nauffts, Jason Schombing, John Cygan, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Melinda McGraw, Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana

Season 1, 21 Episodes

The Commish - In the Best of Families

In the Best of Families,

Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

The Commish - Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See?,

The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

The Commish - The Poisoned Tree

The Poisoned Tree,

Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.

The Commish - Nothing to Fear But Fear...

Nothing to Fear But Fear...,

After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.

The Commish - A Matter of Life or Death

A Matter of Life or Death,

Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops, devises an ingenious way of keeping a habitually drunk driver off the road, and deftly handles an 'extraterrestrial'.

The Commish - Behind the Storm Door

Behind the Storm Door,

Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.

The Commish - The Hatchet

Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

The Commish - Two Confessions

Two Confessions,

Tony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime.

The Commish - The Commissioner's Ball

The Commissioner's Ball,

A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge transients and homeless people -- and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

The Commish - No Greater Gift

No Greater Gift,

During the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary.

The Commish - The Fourth Man

The Fourth Man,

After Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers.

The Commish - Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf,

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

The Commish - Skeletons

A mugging triggers a woman's repressed memory of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child.

The Commish - The Wicked Flee

The Wicked Flee,

After seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.

The Commish - True Believers

True Believers,

The unwelcome appearance of white supremacists in Eastbridge leads to a murder, with suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.

The Commish - Officer April

After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.

The Commish - Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

Sex, Lies, and Kerosene,

Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered

The Commish - Judgement Day

Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.

The Commish - Shoot The Breeze

Shoot The Breeze,

Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.

The Commish - Video Vigilante

Video Vigilante,

Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking 'video vigilante' metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.

The Commish - The Puck Stops Here

The Puck Stops Here,

Mike Cermak -- star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.

Details

The Commish

Drama

TV-MA

5 Seasons

46 minutes

Tony Scali is the Police Commissioner in a small town, where solutions to difficult situations often require considerable creativity.

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