Most Wanted

Season

1976

USA

6.9

Dan Stoddard, the mayor of Los Angeles, California, has created a special unit, "The Most Wanted" unit, in the Police Department to capture the most wanted criminals. Captain Linc Evers heads the unit and with Sergeant Benson and Office Manners, sets out each week to capture a different criminal.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

A rapist/killer who preys on nuns prompts the mayor of Los Angeles to create a special task force headed by Linc Evers. Can they catch the killer before he strikes again?

S1 • E1

The Skykiller

An airline hijacker makes a series of strange demands, the first of which is for a Congressman. Linc and Kate make their way onto the plane along with the Congressman.

S1 • E2

The Slaver

A number of co-eds have gone missing and it's beginning to look like human trafficking. The trail leads to Bangkok where the captive women have ended up and the crew must rescue them.

S1 • E3

The Corrupter

The Most Wanted unit must foil a dirty bomb plot which is linked to a small town police department.

S1 • E4

The Two Dollar Kidnapper

High volume kidnapping operation charges $750 ransom.

S1 • E5

The Wolf Pack Killer

Kate infiltrates a domestic terror cell consisting of young hippies, and one member has a crush on her, developing a conscience while the leader ramps up further violence.

S1 • E6

The Heisman Killer

Star college quarterback Eddie Harris is the target of a sniper who's determined to kill him. Evers and his team discover that the assassin is a bitter ex-teammate of Eddie's and his motives have something to do with a tragedy in his past that also involves well-heeled team booster Moose Watson.

S1 • E7

The Torch

The prime suspect in a string of fire bombings has ties to the Mayor. The Mayor doesn't think he's guilty and assigns the Most Wanted crew to find the real arsonist.

S1 • E8

The Ten-Percenter

A crooked Public Defender is the mastermind of a criminal gang from whom she takes 10%.

S1 • E9

The White Collar Killer

The white collar inmates at a minimum security prison are being found murdered. The Most Wanted unit infiltrates the prison in hopes of finding the killer.

S1 • E10

The Fixer

A pair of journalists are investigating a shady businessman's possible ties to the East Coast mob. When one half of the duo is murdered, the Mayor is adamant that the mob not gain a foothold in L.A. so he calls in the Most Wanted unit.

S1 • E11

The Pirate

At a marina, boat owners are turning up dead and their boats missing. When Evers goes undercover as a boat owner, he quickly finds his own life and the lives of his team also in danger.

S1 • E12

The Hit Man

An old political enemy of the mayor hires a hit man to finally get his revenge on the mayor.

S1 • E13

The Ritual Killer

The local news anchor is rape/murdering young women at night in the guise of an Apache Warrior.

S1 • E14

The Tunnel Killer

Bad guy plots to tunnel in to a bank vault via the L.A. canal system

S1 • E15

Ms. Murder

Julius Portugal is a prominent gangster and is grief stricken when his son is gunned down. He puts out a hit on the killer not knowing it's an attractive woman. The force tries to put a stop to the retribution.

S1 • E16

The Insider

A con-artist uses his position at a brokerage firm to bilk moderately wealthy men out of a lot of money -- and leave them dead.

S1 • E17

The Driver

When three high-ranking city employees are killed in automobile accidents where they had been run off the road, Linc Evers and his staff investigate and discover that all had been killed shortly after announcing their opposition to developers plans. When Linc learns a manager had received a threatening letter, his staff looks at stunt drivers and driving school employees who would have the skill necessary to commit this type of vehicular homicide.

S1 • E18

The Parasite

A modern day Fagan has juveniles doing all his dirty work. They target independent trucking companies.

S1 • E19

The Death Dealer

Over 10 years ago, a developer created several underground caches of arms and dynamite. Now, bad guys are trying to find the hidden arms and the old dynamite is leaking, which is leading to some very dangerous situations.

S1 • E20

The People Mover

For $100K a gangster will fix you up with a new identity. Problem is, he dictates the terms and you may end up dead.

S1 • E21

The Dutchman

The Dutchman is out of prison and ready for murder and mayhem. He starts by heisting a load of laser-guided rifles which he in turn uses for more jobs.