🔍 **EPISODE ESSENTIALS**
**Title**: Both Sides of the Law
**Season/Episode**: S03E23
**Original Air Date**: March 7, 1976
🎬 **PLOT SUMMARY**:
Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings stolen from a museum. The investigation becomes personal when Kojak discovers the esteemed professor is not what he seems.
⭐ **CAST HIGHLIGHTS**
– Telly Savalas (Lt. Theo Kojak)
– Kevin Dobson (Det. Bobby Crocker)
– Anthony Zerbe (Judge H.B. Calistri)
– Michael Durrell (Asst. D.A. Ryan)
– **Guest Stars**: James Gregory (Paul), Paul Mantee (Edmund), Anthony Costello (Capt. Dorsey), Val Avery (Chief of Detectives Dan Muldoon), Malachi Throne (Deputy Commissioner Frank Scannon)
🌉 **EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS**
– A classic art heist plot with a personal twist that tests Kojak’s instincts.
– The episode features a memorable guest performance by Anthony Zerbe as Judge Calistri.
– Directed by David Friedkin and written by Robert C. Dennis and Selwyn Raab.
