Lou Grant Season 5

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Season 5

Air date: 1981-11-02

Episodes: 24

Episodes

E1: Wedding

Air date: 1981-11-02

E2: Execution

Kitty Larsen, a young woman on death row, picks Rossi to tell her story. Although hesitant at first, he soon begins to like her. But Lou has personal feelings against her because she killed a reporter from the Trib.

Air date: 1981-11-09

E3: Reckless

Air date: 1981-11-16

E4: Hometown

When Lou goes back to his elderly home to settle his aunt's estate, he meets an old flame and gets his first story assignment in years from Charlie.

Air date: 1981-11-23

E5: Risk

Air date: 1981-11-30

E6: Doublecross

Air date: 1981-12-07

E7: Drifters

Air date: 1981-12-14

E8: Friends

Air date: 1981-12-28

E9: Jazz

Air date: 1982-01-04

E10: Ghosts

Air date: 1982-01-11

E11: Cameras

Air date: 1982-01-25

E12: Review

Air date: 1982-02-08

E13: Immigrants

The Tribune hires an old acquaintance of Animal's from 'Nam: photographer Lee Van Tam. But Tam's domestic troubles interfere with his work. Lou tries to get out of meeting visiting relatives.

Air date: 1982-02-15

E14: Hunger

Air date: 1982-03-01

E15: Recovery

Air date: 1982-03-08

E16: Obituary

Air date: 1982-03-22

E17: Blacklist

Air date: 1982-04-05

E18: Law

Air date: 1982-04-12

E19: Fireworks

Air date: 1982-04-19

E20: Unthinkable

Air date: 1982-05-03

E21: Suspect

Air date: 1982-05-17

E22: Beachhead

Air date: 1982-05-24

E23: Victims

Lou is shot by a robber, who is in turn killed by policeman Vince DeMayo. Both Vince and Lou have a difficult time getting their life back in order.

Air date: 1982-08-30

E24: Charlie

Air date: 1982-09-13