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Hoodlums and law-abiding citizens alike are endangered when a Fagan-like character uses a mentally deranged teenager to inflict revenge in "Vendetta." The downtown section of town is being terrorized by Arty Riis, a scruffy character who specializes in coercion. With a scary Pied Piper skill, Arty surrounds himself with juvenile delinquent followers - his favorite being a teenage escapee from an institution for the criminally insane. Arty's young strong arm "protects" him from "double-crossers" with violent tactics, smashing one thug's kneecaps with a lead pipe, and in a fit of jealousy, murdering another of Arty's juvenile followers. When Starsky and Hutch cross Arty's path, they both get a sample of Arty's vengeance. Starsky's tires are slashed. Hutch gets a brick through his window, a dead rat in his refrigerator, a bomb in his car radio and, ultimately, his girlfriend is visited by the mentally deranged "hit kid." David Soul stars as Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Paul Michael Glaser stars as Dave Starsky. Antonio Fargas also stars as Huggy Bear and Bernie Hamilton as Captain Dobey.

Part 1 A plot to kidnap the President's Special Envoy to the United Nations unfolds in Vail, Colorado, the sight of the World Pro-Am Ski Competition. Government agent, Phil Heverly, reluctantly, enlists the Angels assistance in protecting Carl Hansworth, the Envoy. When an agent previously working on the case is fund dead by Heverly and Kris, their exchange gunfire with the unseen assailants. Hansworth refuses to drop out of the ski competition, so the Angels must simply tighten security. Members of a French radical dissident group are seeking revenge for their "unjust" prison terms. Franco Sorella, Vincenti Donettelli and his son, Paolo, plan the kidnap despite the Angels' security net. Paolo maneuvers on to the same chair lift as Hansworth but the Angels pursue them in a wild downhill ski chase. The men escape by leaping off a cliff and ski safely away. The Angels learn. of Paolo's radical involvement yet he is the only link to the case. When, on a ski picnic with Paolo, Sabrina is captured by the men following a mad chase on skis.

Hansworth complies with the request to trade his life for Sabrina's. Hansworth makes the rendezvous, but Sabrina escapes, telephoning the Angels to stop Carl. They arrive in tine to stop the terrorists' car with Carl inside. Franco is subdued, Vincenti is knocked to the ground and dies in his son's arms. Katy Jackson stars as Sabrina Duncan, Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett and Cheryl Ladd as Kris Munroe. David Dole is Bosley, Charlie's harried assistant.

Max's ex-wife makes an unexpected appearance that draws him and the Harts into a battle for a stolen necklace.

At the grocery store, Edith has an accident in the parking lot. She loses control of her shopping cart which smashes into a car and a can of Cling Peaches (in heavy syrup) flies out of the cart, onto the car, and makes a dent. She immediately leaves a note on the car with her name and number. This boggles Archie's mind and he does all he can to try to get out of paying for damages.

The Bunkers are having problems with their furnace which gets Archie entertaining the idea of possibly moving to California. When an unscrupulous black real-estate salesman, Mr. Byrd, offers Archie a hefty sum of money for his home, Archie is all for it despite Mike's warnings that Byrd is a blockbuster (someone who persuades white home-owners to sell by appealing to the fear that minority groups will move into the neighborhood causing property values to decline).