Power Corrupts (6 Dec. 1997)

The VCTF team is on the trail of a serial killer in Chicago who seems to be taking aim at people he deems corrupt. Jim Henegar, the Chicago detective investigating the murders, is reluctant... See full summary »

Director:

Tucker Gates

Writers:

Cynthia Saunders (creator), Jeremy R. Littman

Stars:

Ally Walker, Robert Davi, Julian McMahon

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ally Walker	...	Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters
Robert Davi	...	Agent Bailey Malone
Julian McMahon	...	Det. John Grant
Roma Maffia	...	Grace Alvarez
Peter Frechette	...	George Fraley
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Det. Marcus Payton (credit only)
Erica Gimpel	...	Angel Brown
Caitlin Wachs	...	Chloe Waters
Heather McComb	...	Frances Malone
Traci Lords	...	Sharon Lesher / Jill of All Trades (credit only)
Dennis Christopher	...	Jack of All Trades (as Jack)
Richard Roundtree	...	Det. James Henegar
Jon Cypher	...	Judge Neil MacGruder
Larry Brandenburg	...	Judge A. Santa Croce
Thomas Kopache

Storyline

The VCTF team is on the trail of a serial killer in Chicago who seems to be taking aim at people he deems corrupt. Jim Henegar, the Chicago detective investigating the murders, is reluctant to relinquish control of the case, and he becomes a hindrance to Sam and the team. The evidence leads to a judge, MacGruder, whose son was corrupted in one way or another by the three victims. At the same time, Bailey, who is still healing from the shotgun wound inflicted by his daughter, receives an unexpected phone call from Francis who is still on the run and whom he tries to persuade her to return home, but to no avail. Also, the still unseen Jack angrily rips down his wanted sketch posters from post offices and sends the VCTF a package that includes his own artistic self portrait made from the hair and teeth of his past victims.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi profiler | profiler

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sander/Moses Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was actually intended as the second episode in season 2 (between 'Ambition in the Blood' and 'Primal Scream'); this accounts for plot points that are inconsistent/out of sequence. Anecdotally, the change in broadcast sequence was to allow more episodes deemed more gripping to be shown during sweeps.

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