

The Commish
Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.In the Best of Families
28-09-199160mTony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.
- Ep 2
2.Do You See What I See?
05-10-199160mThe commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.
- Ep 3
3.The Poisoned Tree
12-10-199160mRachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.
- Ep 4
4.Nothing to Fear But ...
26-10-199160mAfter receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.
- Ep 5
5.A Matter of Life or Death (1)
02-11-199160mTony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all th...
- Ep 6
6.A Matter of Life or Death (2)
02-11-199160mTwo missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.
- Ep 7
7.Behind the Storm Door
09-11-199160mTony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.
- Ep 8
8.The Hatchet
16-11-199160mTony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.
- Ep 9
9.Two Confessions
30-11-199160mTony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance wit...
- Ep 10
10.Commissioner's Ball
07-12-199160mA serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.
- Ep 11
11.No Greater Gift
21-12-199160mDuring the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a home...
- Ep 12
12.The Fourth Man
04-01-199260mAfter Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding th...
- Ep 13
13.Charlie Don't Surf
18-01-199260mVietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.
- Ep 14
14.Skeletons
08-02-199260mA mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hi...
- Ep 15
15.The Wicked Flee
22-02-199260mAfter seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.
- Ep 16
16.True Believers
29-02-199260mThe unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.
- Ep 17
17.Officer April
07-03-199260mAfter he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.
- Ep 18
18.Sex, Lies, and Kerosene
21-03-199260mTony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.
- Ep 19
19.Judgement Day
04-04-199260mTony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.
- Ep 20
20.Shoot the Breeze
02-05-199260mTony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.
- Ep 21
21.Video Vigilante
09-05-199260mTony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.
- Ep 22
22.The Puck Stops Here
16-05-199260mMike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.
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