Hardcastle and McCormick

Season 2, Episode 18

Episode Title: The Birthday Present

Air Date: 1985-02-25

Overview:

With the judge's birthday coming up, Mark decides to unofficially help him close a cold case related to a soon-to-be-paroled crimial that Hardcastle put in jail for another crime. Unfortunately, the new trial winds up with Hardcastle being shot and the criminal escaping.