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.
Leslie Nielsen
as Lt. Sam Danforth
Hari Rhodes
as Leslie Washburn
Aldo Ray
as Edward Logan
Ruby Dee
as Lucinda
Beverly Todd
as Melissa Rodan
Max Julien
as Coley Walker
Dana Elcar
as George Stack
Mel Stewart
as Gamal
James McEachin
as Noah
Roger Bowen
as Ski
Charles Lampkin
as Councilman
Fred Williamson
as Officer Williams
