HILL STREET BLUES: FATHERS AND HUNS (TV)
Summary
One in this series of police dramas about the personal and professional lives of the officers of Hill Street Station, a precinct located in a run-down urban area. In this episode, Davenport brings Sims a suit for court, though he still refuses to save himself by informing on Kanetti. Jablonski tells the precinct that they may actually have a decrease in crime in their area for the month, though Goldblume is annoyed when he is tasked with protecting the "Cleansing Fire," a group of Neo-Nazis, during a march. The cops soon experience a great upswing in drug-related crimes and Furillo makes a request for extra men. Davenport appeals to him to help Sims as he was caught with only a small amount of drugs, but he refuses, now all the more determined to imprison Kanetti. Hill's estranged father Reggie arrives and claims to be dying, though Hill is suspicious when he asks to borrow money yet again. Kanetti's lawyer O'Dwyer tries to bargain with Furillo to reduce Kanetti's charges, hinting that his client has stopped the flow of drugs on the street on purpose to force their hand with a panic, but Furillo sees through the blackmail.
Belker continues his undercover work at the bookie office, and Myron is upset to hear that the Nazis are marching nearby. Hill tells Renko that Reggie is likely lying about his illness, though Renko pushes him to spend time with the man anyway. Buntz's informant Sid tells him that Kanetti's associate Corso is behind the drugs embargo and warns him about his other lieutenant, Stellini. A neighborhood priest, Solano, approaches Jablonski, complaining that a scrap metal dealer is overcharging his kids during their canned-food drive, though Jablonski is hesitant to take action. Furillo interrogates Corso, but he refuses to talk, suggesting only that things will calm down once Kanetti's request is appeased. Coffey swears that his arrest of Kanetti was a "good bust," and matters escalate when some desperate youths rob a health clinic in search of narcotics. Belker tries to stay undercover when a fight breaks out at the Nazi rally, and the scrap metal dealer, Mr. Glinn, tells Jablonski that the priest is a "maniac" and is causing trouble unnecessarily. Furillo argues with Deputy Chief Briscoe about the drug panic, and Briscoe orders him to make a deal with Kanetti after all.
Stellini protests that Kanetti is going senile and should not be prosecuted harshly, but Furillo challenges him to lead them to Kanetti's full stash and to testify against him. Hill confronts his father, who denies lying to him and hints that he wants to repair their relationship. Belker learns that Tataglia was mildly injured in the line of duty and angers her by accusing her of endangering their unborn child. Furillo is further frustrated when LaRue and Washington break into the wrong house in pursuit of Stellini and Kanetti's stash. The Nazis accuse "the Jew" of insufficiently protecting their rally, and Jablonski intervenes when Solano scuffles with Glinn over the can disagreement. Solano despairs of "the injustice" in his community and admits that he feels unfit to lead, but Jablonski manages to broker a compromise. Goldblume tracks down the proper address of Kanetti's stash and Bates and Coffey make several arrests, and Renko criticizes Hill for sending Reggie away without a proper goodbye, telling him that he should appreciate his father despite their differences. Hill reconsiders and heads back to the bus station, but finds that Reggie has already departed. Later at night, Davenport again urges Furillo to give Sims a break, adding that she gave him one of Furillo's suits to wear. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 21, 1985 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:45
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:66600
- GENRE: Drama, police/detective
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, police/detective
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1981-1987
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jeffrey Lewis … Executive Producer
- David Milch … Co-Executive Producer
- Scott Brazil … Supervising Producer
- Michael Vittes … Producer
- Walon Green … Co-Producer, Writer
- Ellen S. Pressman … Associate Producer
- Stan Lathan … Director
- Michael Kozoll … Created by
- Steven Bochco … Created by
- Mike Post … Music by
- Daniel J. Travanti … Cast, Capt. Frank Furillo
- Michael Warren … Cast, Officer Bobby Hill
- Bruce Weitz … Cast, Sgt. Mick Belker
- Robert Prosky … Cast, Sgt. Stan Jablonski
- James B. Sikking … Cast, Lt. Howard Hunter
- Joe Spano … Cast, Det. Henry Goldblume
- Taurean Blacque … Cast, Det. Neal Washington
- Kiel Martin … Cast, Officer J.D. LaRue
- Betty Thomas … Cast, Sgt. Lucy Bates
- Ed Marinaro … Cast, Officer Joe Coffey
- Dennis Franz … Cast, Lt. Norman Buntz
- Charles Haid … Cast, Officer Andrew Renko
- Veronica Hamel … Cast, Joyce Davenport
- James McEachin … Cast, Reggie Hill
- Michael Aldredge … Cast, Edsel
- Richard Kuss … Cast, Mr. Glinn
- Peter Jurasik … Cast, Sid the Snitch
- Ray Reinhardt … Cast, Father Solano
- Andy Romano … Cast, Deputy Chief Warren Briscoe
- Lisa Sutton … Cast, Officer Robin Tataglia
- Larry Gelman … Cast, Myron
- Robert Pastorelli … Cast, Bobby Stellini
- David Froman … Cast, Charles Corso
- Peter MacLean … Cast, Channing O'Dwyer
- Judith Hansen … Cast, Celeste Patterson
- Jack Grapes … Cast, Attorney Ritchins
- Norman Lee Harris … Cast, Doctor
- Edmund Stoiber … Cast, Lou
- Joe Tornatore … Cast, Man
- David Blackwood … Cast, Hess
- Gary Miller … Cast, Ballantine
- Patricia Lee Wilson … Cast, Khaki Officer
- G. Smokey Campbell … Cast, Arthur Sims
- David Darrell … Cast, Druggist
- Ron Jarvis … Cast, Bus Driver #1
- Vincent Pandoliano … Cast, Guy
- Gregory E. Clark … Cast, Bus Driver #2
- Garret Pearson … Cast, Reporter
- Talbot Simons … Cast, Counter Guy
- Oz Tortora … Cast, Harry
- Caleb Asch … Cast, Uniform Cop
- Marshall Mitchell … Cast, Junkie
- Johnny Venocur … Cast, Junkie
- Michael Anthony … Cast, Skater