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The Rookies/Take Over
| Take Over | |
| Season 3, Episode 14 | |
| Airdate | December 30, 1974 |
| Written by | Bruce Shelly & David Ketchum |
| Directed by | E.W. Swackhamer |
| Produced by | Hal Sitowitz |
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| The Rookies — Season Three | |
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Take Over is the fourteenth episode of the third season of The Rookies, and the fifty-ninth episode overall.
Starring: Georg Stanford Brown (Officer Terry Webster), Sam Melville (Officer Mike Danko), Bruce Fairbairn (Officer Chris Owens), Kate Jackson (Jill Danko)
and: Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Lt. Eddie Ryker)
Guest Starring: Vic Tayback (Brakow), Harold J. Stone (Al Stelman), Ray Walston (Harry Melrose), Vince Baggetta (DiMarco), Barbara Baxley (Clara)
Co-Starring: Donald Dubbins (Officer Louden), Lou Tiano (Officer Jensen), William H. Basset (Walden), Sandy Kenyon (Officer Bell), Albert Popwell (Dort), Joseph Bernard (Sgt. Ellis)
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Plot Overview
What was supposed to be a routine Wednesday overnight shift, aside from the arrival of a Syndicate leader being held temporarily, turns into a night of terror for Terry, Lt. Ryker and several other officers, as they are held hostage by a gang of criminals hoping to spring the prisoner. Most of the other duty cops, save for Mike and Chris, are sent out on phony calls, and they must figure out what exactly is going on at the precinct Meanwhile, Ryker deals with the gang's leader, a corrupt former colleague with a grudge against him, while Terry and two other cops are locked in a cell, trying to save the life of a critically wounded cop.
