This is another early indication of the direction the show would take in later years. Highlighting serious social or moral issues instead of being a crime thriller.
Carl DeReatis is a serial rapist who always seems to avoid justice. His wife always gives him an alibi or a smart lawyer manages to have the evidence dismissed in court.
Quincy is concerned that police, lawyers, doctors at hospitals are not trained to deal with victims of rape in a proper way. When a nurse is raped and killed by DeReatis. Quincy is horrified that so much evidence has been destroyed by front line hospital staff. He wants to raise $20,000 that could provide essential training.
An angry DeReatis targets rape counsellor Carol Bowen (Adrienne Barbeau) when she and Quincy turned up to his house. Now Carol as a rape victim has to face the justice system which seems stacked against her especially as the evidence is unreliable. The staff at the hospital did not preserve it properly.
Klugman is a very angry Quincy in this one. Although there is some light humour as Quincy visits an old friend to raise funds. However there is a hint of preachiness which did get worse in later years.
Barbeau is very good in an early role. A young Kim Cattrall plays DeReatis's put upon wife.