After being ousted from the force for taking bribes, Hooker goes to Las Vegas as part of a plan to clear his name.After being ousted from the force for taking bribes, Hooker goes to Las Vegas as part of a plan to clear his name.After being ousted from the force for taking bribes, Hooker goes to Las Vegas as part of a plan to clear his name.
Amanda Horan Kennedy
- April DeMarco
- (as Barbra Horan)
Harrison Page
- Internal Affairs Det. Fallon
- (as Harrison Fambro Page)
Lynda Robertson
- Flight Attendant on Escalator
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe car used by the gun thugs when they pick up Hooker is a relatively rare 1984.5 Ford Mustang SVO, one of 4,508 made that year. It used a 4 cylinder turbocharged engine and was only produced for three years, 1984-86.
- GoofsAn officer would not be arraigned (criminally charged) the day after a verbal allegation of corruption was made. In addition, no charge would be filed while an investigation was underway. An investigation would cover things such as the officer's bank account and it would attempt to verify the payoffs took place when and where they were alleged to have taken place.
- ConnectionsFeatures In a Lonely Place (1950)
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Hooker Gambles His Life In Sin City
Veteran cop Sgt. T.J.Hooker (William Shatner) and his young partner Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed) are on stakeout whilst plainclothes narcotics colleagues burst in on a drug deal going down inside a condo where high-class madam April DeMarco (Barbra Horan) runs a call-girl operation. The result of the huge bust is a rather unpredictable piece of evidence on videotape.
April DeMarco is seen on tape discussing with a call-girl a system of graft she has set up with the local police. Sgt. T.J.Hooker, badge #115 is the one named as receiving bribes of the financial and amorous variety. Of course our hero must be innocent right? All is not what it seems and Hooker leaves town whilst Internal Affairs launches a probe of him. He heads to Las Vegas gambling his life upon a scheme that will either restore his reputation or leave him at the mercy of a deadly mob boss (Joe Santos).
This episode contrasts with most others in the series with the exception of how it begins and how it ends. For most of it Hooker is in plainclothes in an entirely different setting acting completely unlike himself. Most episodes looked so much like others it is almost like this one is a long dream sequence.
To say that it is entertaining whilst also saying it is unlike other episodes in the series might imply that the series isn't good. The show had good entries and bad ones. There were also a fair number of terrible ones.
You could say Joe Santos was typecast as a cop from early on in his career though he also played his share of gangsters. For that reason he was an ideal guest star for this show. By the time he appeared in this episode of T.J.Hooker it didn't matter what he played. Just his presence in the episode brought with it that subconscious deja vu credibility from previous cop show roles.
April DeMarco is seen on tape discussing with a call-girl a system of graft she has set up with the local police. Sgt. T.J.Hooker, badge #115 is the one named as receiving bribes of the financial and amorous variety. Of course our hero must be innocent right? All is not what it seems and Hooker leaves town whilst Internal Affairs launches a probe of him. He heads to Las Vegas gambling his life upon a scheme that will either restore his reputation or leave him at the mercy of a deadly mob boss (Joe Santos).
This episode contrasts with most others in the series with the exception of how it begins and how it ends. For most of it Hooker is in plainclothes in an entirely different setting acting completely unlike himself. Most episodes looked so much like others it is almost like this one is a long dream sequence.
To say that it is entertaining whilst also saying it is unlike other episodes in the series might imply that the series isn't good. The show had good entries and bad ones. There were also a fair number of terrible ones.
You could say Joe Santos was typecast as a cop from early on in his career though he also played his share of gangsters. For that reason he was an ideal guest star for this show. By the time he appeared in this episode of T.J.Hooker it didn't matter what he played. Just his presence in the episode brought with it that subconscious deja vu credibility from previous cop show roles.
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