As of July 2026, Cagney & Lacey Season 4 aired in 1984 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Cagney & Lacey Season 4

1984 22 Episodes Crime · Drama ⭐ 7/10

If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Cagney & Lacey Season 4 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Tyne Daly anchors it, but the writing does the real work. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Cagney & Lacey Season 4 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. At its heart, Cagney & Lacey Season 4 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. Season 4 of Cagney & Lacey includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1984 to April 1985. This season stars Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless and John Karlen. Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1984. Cagney & Lacey Season 4 is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in Cagney & Lacey Season 4. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Tyne Daly carries scenes that would sink a lesser production. The resolution feels inevitable rather than arbitrary, which is rarer than it sounds.

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🎬 Cagney & Lacey Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
Child Witness
1984-10-15
A little girl appears to have been molested by her babysitter, but the girl's father doesn't want her to testify, not because he's a bad guy, but because he doesn't want her to face a trial
E2
Heat
1984-10-22
Mary Beth is taken hostage by a very dangerous man.
E3
Insubordination
1984-10-29
Dory McKenna is back, rehabilitated from cocaine, and C&L again get to assist him. Meanwhile, Samuels must deal with a former subordinate who is now a captain and wants to ""improve"" the 14th Precinct.
E4
Old Debts
1984-11-05
A cop killer has just been paroled. C&L have to guard him for only a little while, but of course he gets killed on their shift. This was a popular killing, but the ladies don't like anybody messing with them, so they track down the killer.
E5
Fathers and Daughters
1984-11-12
Both the wife and daughter confess to a killing, but they can't both have done it. ADA Feldberg has a great time sarcastically pointing out how two confessions are not better than one
E6
Taxicab Murders
1984-11-19
This is the only episode with the title displayed. The cabbies of New York are disappearing, and the detectives drive shifts to find the killer. This so worries Michael Lacey that he runs off to Christine's to get reassurance.
E7
Unusual Occurrence
1984-11-26
Cagney shoots an Hispanic teenager. It doesn't matter that he attacked her or that he was full of angel dust - the local press has her drawn and quartered.
E8
Thank God It's Monday
1984-12-03
The 14th Precinct has done its paperwork so badly that everyone (except for Petrie) has to come in over the weekend and clear it up. but C&L discover a statute of limitations that's about to expire and they must serve the warrant that weekend. The paperwork doesn't get done. Petrie is no better off ...
E9
Hooked
1984-12-10
Dory's sponsor in the cocaine rehabilitation program is caught with cocaine. When Dory defends him, Chris has to consider the possibility that Dory is still using it himself
E10
Lady Luck
1984-12-17
The episode begins with Mary Beth talking a successful businesswoman out of jumping off a ledge. Not so successful - she has a good income, but horrendous gambling debts. When she dies they must track down the loan shark. To make contacts, C&L go out gambling themselves
E11
Out of Control
1984-12-31
The crime story concerns a cat burglar who never uses a gun. Yet somebody gets shot. Chris is now sufficiently involved with Dory to meet his kids by a prior marriage
E12
American Dream
1985-01-07
A company is getting ahead in business by some well-placed fires. The small firms can choose between burning and blackmail
E13
Happily Ever After
1985-01-14
Dory finally pops the question. Will Christine marry him? Of course he will; there's just a few things to iron out. The crime story concerns a fellow who works in the credit department of a store and is making good money by stealing one penny from each refund
E14
Rules of the Game
1985-01-28
C&L think it's wonderful to be assigned to a hot case under the hot Captain Hennessey. it seems that his interest in Chris is more personal than professional. Finally, Chris announces that she will file departmental charges against him for sexual harassment.
E15
Stress
1985-02-04
Cagney is a witness to a stabbing. The bad guy has the charming habit of erasing people he doesn't like, such as witnesses, and he goes after her
E16
Who Says It's Fair (1)
1985-02-11
A two parter where Mary Beth discovers that she has a lump in her breast, but she refuses to talk about it or do anything about it. Chris finds out when Harvey gets worried and sneaks out to tell her. Chris finally convinces Mary Beth to see a doctor and then to get a second opinion. Meanwhile the d...
E17
Who Says It's Fair (2)
1985-02-18
E18
Lost and Found
1985-02-25
Cagney's car (a yellow Corvette) has been stolen and boy is she mad. She doesn't get much help from Mary Beth, who is convalescing at home and considering quitting for good. The good news is that the second half of the sergeants exam has a question about auto theft technique.The episode introduces H...
E19
Two Grand
1985-03-04
In a sequel to #18, the noted jewel thief Albert Grand returns. All Chris asks of him is that he not give her anything stolen. It is considered a classic episode for Albert Grand's confession to Cagney
E20
Con Games
1985-03-11
Cagney's sexual harassment case comes to trial (follow up to #49). Lacey is busy with the bunco squad. She manages to get approached by a completely different bunco scam and reels them in.

🎭 Cast of Cagney & Lacey Season 4

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly
Mary Beth Lacey
Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless
Christine Cagney
John Karlen
John Karlen
Harvey Lacey
Al Waxman
Al Waxman
Lieutenant Bert Samuels
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly
Mark Petrie
Martin Kove
Martin Kove
Det. Victor Isbecki
Sidney Clute
Sidney Clute
Paul La Guardia
Harvey Atkin
Harvey Atkin
Sergent Ronald Coleman

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