Lou Grant season 3

Lou becomes suspicious when a patrol officer is assigned to investigate a murder that's happened on Lou's block, while the Tribune faces the ethics of naming five people who were killed in a fire at a gay bar.

The Tribune's coverage of a politician's marriage problems is called into question when a magazine does a story about the Tribune newsroom.

Lou becomes an advisor to a group of prisoners trying to do a newspaper in the prison, while Mrs. Pynchon is called for jury duty.

The Tribune's religious editor interferes with their investigation of possible financial misdeeds in a church, while Lou is summoned to testify on behalf of a pornographer trying to publish the identities of drug enforcement agents.

Billie is set up after she exposes a manufacturing company's efforts to win government concessions.

Lou uncovers a scandal at a university where he volunteers as a subject in a medical study.

The staff of the Tribune look at the world of gambling from different perspectives.

Billie must go into protective custody when her investigation of a celebrity's murder leading to another celebrity makes her the best witness in the state.

The Tribune investigates the disappearance of a chartered plane loaded with high-school athletes, while Mrs. Pynchon considers selling the paper again.

Donovan's cousin Andrew is revealed to be seriously disturbed when he's released from a mental institute, leading Donovan and his aunt to worry about Andrew's perilous situation.

Donovan's cousin Andrew is tried for murdering a young woman, and Donovan fears that the Tribune's coverage the case might ruin Andrew's chances at freedom.

Lou uncovers a 30-year-old murder at a Hollywood nightclub, while Rossi tries to gain the confidence of the reclusive owner.

The staffers of the Tribune look for stories on children's issues.

A brush fire in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains affects some staffers of the Tribune personally.

The Tribune focuses on American Indians facing various problems in Los Angeles.

A teacher from a private school where Mrs. Pynchon serves on the board is wrongly accused of sexual misconduct with a student, while other wrong accusations thwart an investigation of corruption within the film industry.

As Billie wonders if her mother took a discredited hormone treatment, Rossi gets involved with an Armenian woman who was disinherited from her father's will because she married a Turk and her family still blames the Turks for committing genocide against the Armenians.

Lou learns the source of widespread censorship and intimidation in a small town where Rossi investigates it, while the Tribune considers removing a controversial comic strip.

The staffers of the Tribune are concerned about Lou when he has a bad day.

The Tribune tries to get an issue out during a blackout in Los Angeles and Charlie offends the person most likely to help them.

Rossi investigates a dog-fighting ring when he investigates the disappearance of Mrs. Pynchon's beloved Yorkie.

Mrs. Pynchon attends meetings of business insiders interested in an air project, while Adam's drinking problem worries everyone in the city room.

Lou is stunned that a man appreciated at McKenna's is accused of delivering stolen guns to terrorists in the Emerald Isle.

Rossi thinks about paying off a source for an exclusive story about a company trying to ignore the safety failures of their cheap motorcycles.