Officer Luca, You're Dead (3 Apr. 1976)

The basic idea of "Rashomon" -- the same event told in flashbacks from different perspectives -- fuels this story of Luca killing a man. The man, a distraught husband, had carried a .25 ... See full summary »

Director:

Bernard McEveety

Writer:

John Tomerlin

Stars:

Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Steve Forrest	...	Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Robert Urich	...	Officer Jim Street
Rod Perry	...	Sergeant David 'Deacon' Kay
Mark Shera	...	Officer Dominic Luca
James Coleman	...	Officer T.J. McCabe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Kirby Cullen	...	Lance Izing
Laurence Haddon	...	Judge Zell
Mitzi Hoag	...	Donna Izing
Morgan Jones	...	Officer Hickock
Sandra Kerns	...	Jackie
Richard O'Brien	...	Chief Roman
David Perna	...	Vince Fredericks
Gary Pillar	...	Assistant D.A. Pierce (as Gary Carpenter)
Judson Pratt	...	O.C. Sullivan
Robert Sorrells	...	Alan Izing

Storyline

The basic idea of "Rashomon" -- the same event told in flashbacks from different perspectives -- fuels this story of Luca killing a man. The man, a distraught husband, had carried a .25 five-bullet automatic pistol up to his wife's lover's apartment and shot the lover (one bullet), one at a cop in a hallway (two), and two more out a window at the S.W.A.T. team (four). When he takes the wife downstairs to a cellar, Luca is waiting with his rifle and drops him in his tracks. The question remains now -- did the gunman fire the final bullet at Luca (Luca's version) -- did Luca fire on him without provocation (which is what the wife thinks) -- or was the last bullet a dud that didn't detonate (which is what a photographer trailing Luca thinks)?

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Plot Keywords:

bullet | character name in episode title | series finale

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1976 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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