San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.
Cast:John Ritter , Barbara Bosson , Felton Perry , Sydney Walsh , Clarence Felder , Alix Elias , Joseph Gian , Debrah Farentino , Rod Gist , Paul Linke , Daphne Ashbrook , Laura Bassett , Jennifer Warren , Dan Lauria , Lee Garlington , Michael Scott King , Kevin Scannell , Barbara Rush
The owner of an rundown apartment building is killed during a burglary and Harry Hooperman (an Inspector with San Francisco Police Dept.) inherits the building and her beloved (and nasty) dog Bijoux.
Bijoux is put on trial for attacking a mailman and will be destroyed unless Hooperman can prove he is a drug sniffing police dog.
After Smith breaks off their relationship, Hooperman is asked out by a television reporter. DeMott and Silardi agree to allow a famous actor ride with them. Stern is reluctant to take back her estranged husband.
Hooperman is forced to release a suspect for a brutal rape because he is a witness in a federal trial.
Hooperman turns to a psychic to uncover the identity of a dead man; the nephew of Hooperman's deceased landlord decides to contest her will.
Hooperman and McNeil go undercover to stop a series of grocery store holdups.
Hooperman goes undercover to bust a loan shark with the wire being placed in a very unconventional place. Stern reluctantly tries an escort service and is surprised when she sees who her escort is.
A wealthy Sheik puts Hooperman in charge of showing around his spoiled 19-year old daughter. DeMott and Silardi go undercover as a married couple in order to bust a baby broker.
Hooperman tries to get through to a suicidal AIDS suspect; Stern meets her estranged husband's mistress who provides some awkward details about their affair.
Hooperman must protect an elderly man, a repeat retail theft offender, who does a TV interview claiming he could identify an armed robbery suspect. Smith has second thoughts about her relationship with Hooperman.
The Department hosts an open house for Christmas Eve and attracts a variety of interesting characters with different life stories.
Hooperman, Pritzger and McNeil stakeout a coffin robber; Stern tries to settle her divorce.
Smith tells Hooperman she intends to move out of San Francisco; Hooperman houses a snitch and his family at his apartment; Pritzger inadvertently eats evidence.
Hooperman gets a great deal on a classic car from a drug suspect and finds there is lots of baggage that go along with it; Smith interviews other women who are/were in relationships with policemen.
Everyone fears for Hooperman's safety when a dangerous con is freed from prison; Hooperman, Pritzger and McNeil go undercover at a warehouse to nab a merchandise hijacker.
Stern, Hooperman, McNeil and Pritzger are analyzed by a psychologist hired by the department; Hooperman tries to rekindle a romance with an old flame following an argument with Smith.
Hooperman's new boxing trainer aspires to be a police officer; McNeil is nervous about appearing on a game show.
Hooperman investigates a case of a child runaway; Hooperman fears that McNeil's eye problem may put them both at risk.
Hooperman gets unexpected news from Smith; the Department investigates a string of brutal crimes.
Hooperman is held hostage by a bickering couple; Stern overindulges on a remedy given to her by Bushkin.
Hooperman convinces Stern to involve the department in a joint organized crime investigation with a less than stellar private investigator; Smith's mother comes to visit, not knowing anything about her relationship with Hooperman.
Hooperman celebrates a birthday; Silardi's homophobic twin brother visits the station and causes plenty of tension; Smith suspects that one of the tenants murdered his mother.