by Hal Erickson
synopsis
In the conclusion of Kojak's two part second-season opener (originally telecast as a single 120-minute episode), Lt. Kojak (Telly Savalas) races against time to solve a series of murders in New York's Chinatown--and, hopefully, prevent a bloody full-scale war between two rival crime clans. Meanwhile, the murderers persist in their plans to play both sides down the middle, kidnapping a powerful mob boss and holding him for ransom. Most of this episode was filmed on location--a rarity during Season Two of Kojak, when much of the series was being shot in the studio.
