S02:E07 - Vendetta

Hoodlums and law abiding citizens alike are endangered when a Fagan-like character uses a mentally deranged teenager to inflict revenge in "Vendetta." The downtown section of town is being terrorized by Arty Riis, a scruffy character who specializes in coercion. With a scary Pied Piper skill, Arty surrounds himself with juvenile delinquent followers - his favorite being a teenage escapee from an institution for the criminally insane. Arty's young strong arm "protects" him from "double-crossers" with violent tactics, smashing one thug's kneecaps with a lead pipe, and in a fit of jealousy, murdering another of Arty's juvenile followers. When Starsky and Hutch cross Arty's path, they both get a sample of Arty's vengeance. Starsky's tires are slashed. Hutch gets a brick through his window, a dead rat in his refrigerator, a bomb in his car radio and, ultimately, his girlfriend is visited by the mentally deranged "hit kid." David Soul stars as Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Paul Michael Glaser stars as Dave Starsky. Antonio Fargas also stars as Huggy Bear and Bernie Hamilton as Captain Dobey.