The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.

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• Leslie Nielsen
• Hari Rhodes
• Aldo Ray
• Ruby Dee
• Beverly Todd
• Max Julien
• Dana Elcar
• Mel Stewart