Under siege from the corruption-seeking Sullivan Commission, Frank is recommended a lawyer (Canadian character actor Robin Gammell, "Rituals") by Joyce, and has to learn the lesson that sometimes looking innocent and knowing you're innocent *isn't* enough: it still has to be proven in court. A typically over-zealous Hunter is put in charge of taking care of the city's wild dog problem; among those recruited for his operation are J. D. (who complains endlessly) and Washington. Belker, Hill, and Renko work undercover at a downtown bar / restaurant that's been the victim of shakedowns. And Ray becomes suspicious - and with good reason - of a perky young sexpot (Janet DeMay, 'Remington Steele') hired as a clerk; she doesn't seem to know her job at all.
One great element that makes this series so successful is that no character is ever rendered strictly one-note. Hunter is a case in point: although the search for the wild dogs is treated with humor at first, Hunters' situation becomes pretty serious about 26 minutes in. And Hunter is visibly touched when he's later visited by Frank in the hospital. Even the guy who serves subpoenas could easily have been portrayed as a one-dimensional sleazy creep, but he gets fleshed out a little too. That said, it's amusing to see the embarrassing situation facing the ever-shifty Police Chief Daniels (another effective portrayal by Jon Cypher). Dennis Dugan makes an unfortunately brief but welcome contribution as Captain Freedom; here we learn that he may have been the victim of an abusive childhood. Bruce Weitz is as hilarious as he's ever been as the terminally gruff Belker, and he has some typically funny insults to dish out along the way.
This is a solid episode that just gets better as it goes along, wrapping up with another of those warm, endearing scenes with Frank & Joyce. Also guest starring is John Karlen ('Cagney & Lacey') as a crooked cop; the significance of the title character (played by Jerome Thor ("10 to Midnight")) is explained in the closing minutes.
Eight out of 10.