The Unicorn

Grand theft cobra venom? That is what seems to be the charge, along with murder, when a robbery attempt of an Asian ship goes wrong and leads to a wild gunfight. A longshoreman is killed ... See full summary »

Director:

Virgil W. Vogel

Writers:

Jerry Ziegman (teleplay), Morton S. Fine (teleplay) (as Mort Fine)

Stars:

Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Richard Egan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Karl Malden	...	Detective Lt. Mike Stone
Michael Douglas	...	Inspector Steve Keller
Richard Egan	...	Father Joe Scarne
Charles Aidman	...	Dr. Robert Jason
Mitchell Ryan	...	Abel Hoffman
Jonathan Goldsmith	...	Las Vegas Hitman (as Jonathan Lippe)
William Bramley	...	Officer Pete Morgan
David McLean	...	Clint, Deputy Harbor Master
Bill Williams	...	Burt Logan
Taylor Lacher	...	Officer Frank Wade
Eve McVeagh	...	Mrs. Logan
Paul Genge	...	Hitman's Henchman
Stephen Bradley
George Sawaya	...	Police Officer
Darwin Gillett

Storyline

Grand theft cobra venom? That is what seems to be the charge, along with murder, when a robbery attempt of an Asian ship goes wrong and leads to a wild gunfight. A longshoreman is killed and another one is wounded, but steals his assailant's gun, kills him and makes off with a large shipment box supposedly full of cobra venom to be used in research. The wounded man goes into hiding on the docks with the gun and the case, believing he has actually stolen a shipment of much greater value. He meets secretly with a priest and refuses to turn himself in. Meanwhile, Stone and Keller have traced the dead robber to a Mafia unit in San Francisco, and learn on their own that hired guns are coming in to find the longshoreman and finish the theft -- which turns out to be a multimillion-dollar shipment of heroin.

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Plot Keywords:

catholic priest | villain arrested | police shootout | fistfight | shootout | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1973 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hall of Justice - 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Abel Hoffman: Two cops were shot with this gun.
Father Joe Skarn: You did that?
Abel Hoffman: Same as. I was there.
Father Joe Skarn: No, it's not the same. Not if you didn't pull the trigger.
Abel Hoffman: It is to the law.
Father Joe Skarn: Not God's law.
Abel Hoffman: I don't know nothin' about God's law, Scarne. But I do know what cops do to guys they think killed cops.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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