On his first day of duty, Patrolman Ralph Warren, whose father was a decorated policeman, is running late. He stops to call in and sees a man being hanged by two others. When they see him, they flee. The rookie pursues them into the street, where they hit a pedestrian with their car. Kojak believes it is a gang war between the Fisher and Largo gangs. When a couple of Largo's guys are knocked off, they want revenge on Fisher's men. Actually, the feud has been set in motion by a third group which no one suspects, not even Kojak.
—jeaneva