| 01 January 1974

Richard Roundtree, George Maharis, James A. Watson, Jr

A police officer is framed for extortion and assault on a singer. He tells Shaft he believes this was done to prevent him from uncovering crooked officers involved in an auto theft ring. Shaft persuades Rossi to go undercover to investigate, but when Rossi is shot down and lies near death, Shaft feels responsible and tries to break the ring himself.