Hunter - Season 1 - Eps 4: A Long Way From L.A.
Hunter and McCall are transporting a prisoner back to L.A. when they have to stop at a small town. They place their prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff. Later that evening after the waitress from the local café brings the prisoner his dinner she's attacked and at the same time the prisoner's cell is opened. He runs out and everyone assumes he attacked her. However Hunter and McCall think the Sheriff had something to do with it. When they try to question him, they learn the Sheriff is the step-son of the town's wealthiest man.
About Hunter

Title: Hunter
First Air Date: 1984-09-18
Last Air Date: 1991-04-26
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 87 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 152
Network: NBC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Stephen J. Cannell Productions, NBC Productions
Synopsis
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Cast

Fred Dryer
Rick Hunter

Stepfanie Kramer
Dee Dee McCall

Charles Hallahan
Charlie Devane

Darlanne Fluegel
Joanne Molenski