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.
Writer: Robert E. Thompson, Chester Krumholz
Director: Lamont Johnson
Producer: William Sackheim, Mort Zarcoff
Director of Photography: Vilis Lapenieks
Story: Roland Wolpert, William Sackheim