Sergeant T.J. Hooker spearheads a police officer recruitment program that provides on-the-street training. Hooker's recruits have to learn fast when they go up against a pair of cold-blooded killers on a crime spree.

Hooker and Romano track down the "Bible Mugger," a sociopath who attacks women at knifepoint and leaves a Bible as his calling card. Dogging the police investigation is a pesky television reporter.

Busting a heroin ring becomes personal for Hooker when he discovers the dealers are selling smack at his daughter's high school.

A motorcycle gang is dealing in weapons, arming the streets with illegal guns. Hooker and Romano tap informants and follow the leads to uncover the kingpin at the top.

Hooker turns on the charm to convince a fearful woman who witnessed a murder to testify in court. The killers are just as intent on intimidating her into silence.