The Rookies/Crossfire

Crossfire
Season 1, Episode 16
Airdate	January 15, 1973
Written by	James Basler
Directed by	Leonard Horn
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The Rookies — Season One

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Crossfire is the sixteenth episode of the first season of The Rookies.

Starring:

Guest Stars: Percy Rodrigues (R.C. Taylor), Wayne Maunder (Don Pierce), Xenia Gratsos (Kathy)

Co-Starring: Eric Laneuville (Mark Culpepper), Clint Howard (Dennis Palmer), Woodrow Parfrey (Maxwell), Virginia Capers (Mrs. Culpepper)

Featuring: Mitzi Hoag (Mrs. Reynolds), Eddie Firestone (Janitor), Kai Hernandez (Cindy), Ellen Sommers (Linda)

Plot Overview

Terry finds himself partnered with a cynical veteran officer--the first black man hired for the force--and they wind up helping to supervise at-risk youths at a camp in the woods. Unbeknownst to them, a burglar is after one of the kids there, a kid they busted who was the witness to his crime.

Quotes

• Lt. Ryker (to R.C. Taylor, after Taylor pounds his fist on Ryker's desk during an exchange): The next time you slam your fist on my desk, it better have a badge in it!