4x1 - Birthday Party

September 26, 1976

On her birthday, Kojak's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to exchange her for an incarcerated cop killer.

4x2 - A Summer Madness

October 3, 1976

Already confronted with problems at home, Detective Jeff Braddock must face the inquiry of the murder of his mistress, while Kojak investigates the bombing of a restaurant.

4x3 - Law Dance

October 10, 1976

Kojak searches for the killer of a key witness in a prominent murder trial.

4x4 - Out of the Shadows

October 17, 1976

Kojak and the detectives scour the city for ""The Grim Reaper"", a slasher who murders his victims out of greed.

4x5 - A Need to Know

October 24, 1976

Kojak and the detectives try to stop a child molester who has diplomatic immunity before he strikes again.

4x6 - An Unfair Trade

October 31, 1976

The shooting of a Puerto Rican youth by the Police anders the community.

4x7 - A Hair-Trigger Away

November 7, 1976

The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.

4x8 - By Silence Betrayed

November 14, 1976

Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.

4x9 - A Shield for Murder (1)

November 21, 1976

A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.

4x10 - A Shield for Murder (2)

November 21, 1976

When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.

4x11 - The Pride and the Princess

November 28, 1976

An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.

4x12 - Black Thorn

December 5, 1976

Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.

4x13 - Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?

December 12, 1976

A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.

4x14 - Dead Again

December 19, 1976

A woman informs the detectives that she had seen a wanted man that had supposedly died in a house fire, but they don't believe her until it's too late.

4x16 - The Condemned

January 11, 1977

A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.

4x17 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead

January 18, 1977

A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.

4x18 - I Was Happy Where I Was

January 25, 1977

A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood to find out who is trying to start a barrio gang war.

4x19 - Kojak's Days (1)

February 1, 1977

Kojak must unravel the mystery of a white Roll-Royce with a body in the trunk while trying to find a woman who murdered her husband.

4x20 - Kojak's Days (2)

February 8, 1977

The search continues for a woman who murdered her husband, abandoned her child and is threatening to commit suicide.

4x21 - Monkey on a String

February 15, 1977

A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light.

4x22 - Kiss it All Goodbye

February 22, 1977

Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.

4x23 - Lady in the Squad Room

March 8, 1977

Kojak and a female detective must overcome their dislike for each other when she is transferred from the rape squad to help nab a drug-dealing rapist-muderer.

4x24 - Sister Maria

March 15, 1977

A vengeful nun tries to bring to justice the gangster who ordered the murder of her sister. (60 mins)

4x25 - Another Gypsy Queen

March 22, 1977