Season Three of Kojak begins with the first episode of a two-part story (originally seen as a single two-hour offering), in which NYPD lieutenant Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) is out to get the goods on a mob-controlled loan racket. The hoods specialize in killing those who can't pay up, meaning that the witness list is sparse indeed. Kojak's one hope in busting the racket lies with an imprisoned fence, who just may be angry enough to turn on the loan shark who framed him. By contemporary standards, this episode boasts an all-star guest cast: Eli Wallach, Jerry Orbach, F. Murray Abraham and Charles Kimbrough are among the New York-based actors appearing in key supporting roles.