A Threat of War

A Threat of War
Episode #	522
Air Date	March 21, 1982
Briefing	A gang leader challenges Ponch to a karate match

Brief Plot

Ponch talks about being part of a gang called Clone Condoris years ago before there was violence.

Plot

Ponch and Jon are on patrol once again Ponch's old neighborhood admiring the artwork of Carlos Arguelus. Jon asks who is Carlos Argulus. Ponch mentions the local Rembrandt the guy with lot of talent, and also the leader of the street gang Clone Condoris. Jon goes oh yeah very heavy that the gang use to belong to yah right. Ponch goe years ago before violence when Carlos was just a baby, and his sister Rosa she was crazy about me. Jon asks what happen. Ponch mentions that she wanted a lasting commitment but I was too young, and I was only 13. Jon asks how old was she. Ponch mention 8 going on 9.

All of a sudden a black Camaro speeds around the corner, and cuts off another car. Both Ponch and Jon have to cut the break short, and take off turning on their police sirens, and start chasing the car. The car speeds by where is road work, and quickly turns around the corner, and now cutting off another car, also turning another corner. Ponch and Jon are now forced to ride by the road work while still in pursuit, and now quickly turning the corner, and another corner. The car quickly turns again aroud the corner, and so do Ponch and Jon. The car now drives through the narrow to go park underneath the bridge. The two guys are now practicing martial arts, also the two other guys get out of the car, and began to run. Ponch and Jon now stop and get off their bikes. Both Ponch and Jon now start walking towards the four gang members. Bill now whistles, and four members of a different gang show up carrying their weapons. Billy goes remember me. Jon now sees Billy, and all of sudden has a flashback where Baricza tells them to get down on the ground, but Billy fights back. He's taking quite a beating and knocked back onto his cruiser. He rolls off just before the van backs into his cruiser. Baricza keeps fighting, but gets knocked on the ground. Finally, he pulls his gun on Billy and the kids drive off

Guest Stars

• Co-Starring

Fun Facts

• Danny Bonaduce who is best known as Danny Partridge of The Partridge Family had previously had played Fred in the third episode second season called Family Crisis, and Billy in the sixteenth episode of the fourth season called Karate. Once again reprises his rule as Billy as part of the gang Clone Condoris.
• The episode contains a flashback scene where Billy resists arrest and beat up Baricza is actually from the episode Karate.

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Preceded by: "The Game of War"

A Threat of War 522

Followed by: "Trained for Trouble"