T. J. Hooker (1982)

S3E19 Death Strip

Romano goes undercover as a male stripper at a nightclub owned by a suspect in a cocaine smuggling operation. While there, he witnesses the murder of his contact, who was in possession of a damning photo of a key drug dealer. However, a petty criminal snatches the picture, aiming to blackmail his way into the drug trade. Before her death, the victim had sent the negative of the photo to her sister, a deaf-mute, who is subsequently attacked by the thief and loses the negative. Hooker and Romano delve into the conflict over the evidence as they seek to expose the leaders of the drug ring and shut them down.