Adam-12 Skywatch: Part 1 (1968–1975) Online

Adam-12 Skywatch: Part 1 (1968–1975) Online

On Reed's suggestion, Mac arranges for him and Malloy to spend a few days on air patrol so that they can get a feel for what air patrol can or cannot do in assisting ground patrol. If this pilot test is successful, other ground units may also take shifts up in the air, much to some officer's chagrin. Upon their arrival at the helicopter station, they learn that they will be in the air with an old ground patrol friend, Officer Lou Walters, and Officer Chet Mills. Their first call is a heist at a wholesale jewelers located in a high rise complex downtown, the perpetrators still somewhere in the building. Malloy wonders if they can not only patrol the exterior of the building, such as the roof, but also do visual checks in windows. He soon gets his answer. They are then asked to assist in a ground patrol call in an apparent homicide, where the perpetrator left the scene in an identified vehicle. Air patrol takes up the search for that car, based partly on some past information Malloy is ...

This episode features the return of Officer Walters (William Stevens), who frequently appeared in the first two seasons. His absence is explained, as he transferred out of Central Division to Harbor Division, where he trained to become a helicopter pilot.

Although Jack Hogan returns after a long absence from the series as well, he does not return as his previous character, Detective Miller, but rather a different character altogether.