Lt. Kojak is taken hostage during a jewelry store robbery gone wrong. A mind game begins between him and the robber, but Kojak quickly realizes that someone else is calling the shots for both of them.
Kojak takes on a dangerous pro bono hitman who kills his targets with a sniper rifle simply for the fun of it. The only clue they have is an e-mail that the hitman uses to receive jobs.
The murder of a real estate developer leads Kojak to the man's lover and Kojak's personal friend, Kate McNeil, which unfortunately makes her jealous husband and Kojak's boss, Captain Frank McNeil, the prime suspect.
A brutal serial killer is targeting prostitutes who have children. When he contacts police lieutenant Kojak to taunt him, the case becomes personal for him.
A popular nightclub singer is stalked by a mad bomber who targets those she used to work with and sends her VHS tapes of his crimes. Kojak suspects that the stalker is not simply a crazed fan but someone she personally knows.
An elderly crook may be the killer of Kojak's father. Amateurs with military grade weapons including a mini-gun rob a place and kill a young father. A criminal threatens one of Kojak's female officers, so they set up a sting at his club.