T.J. Hooker

Deadly Ambition

Aired Nov 20, 1982 · 45 min

After a security guard is shot down when trying to stop a diamond volt robbery, an investigating Detective is determined to prove that the guard had taken a bribe from the robbers, and wants to nail him for aiding the theives. The guard is an old friend of Hooker's, who knows that his friend wouldn't have been involved. As he and Romano investigate to find out the true circumstances, it begins to seem as if the investigating Detective is willing to go to any lengths, including blackmail, to see that he is covered in glory for his busts and quickly flies through the ranks...