Season 4
Episode #158

Written By:
   John Krizanc

Directed By:
   George Bloomfield

Guest Stars:
   Bartender
     - Robert Kennedy
   Robert Bedford
     - Art Hindle
   Beth Botrelle
     - Dixie Seatle
   Diane Bowen
     - Michaela Mathieu
   Cop
     - Alexander Crawley
   Desk Sergeant
     - Lynne Deragon
   Sam Franklin
     - Bill MacDonald
   Guard
     - Deborah Overes
   Guy in Car
     - Barry Stilwell
   Jocelyn Kerr
     - Jenny Parsons
   Kovacs
     - Emil Molho
   Carmen Miranda
     - Oliver Becker
   Sgt. Eddie Polito
     - Barry Kennedy
   Pretty Woman #1
     - Judi Embden
   Prisoner #1
     - Julie Lemieux
   Prisoner #2
     - Kathryn Kirkpatrick
   Security Guard
     - Charles Seixas
   Carolyn Sherman
     - Nancy Palk
   Trustee #1
     - Angela Maiorano
   Trustee #2
     - Quancetia Hamilton
   Uniform Cop
     - Rob Nickerson

Regular Cast:
   Thomas Dewey
   Diefenbaker
   Benton Fraser
   Jack Huey
   Stanley Kowalski
   Harding Welsh


Brief Synopsis

Kowalski finds himself plagued with doubt when Beth Botrelle, a woman he arrested years ago for murdering her police officer husband, is slated for execution. Accompanied by Fraser, he tracks down evidence that leads to police corruption.

Detailed Overview

Years ago, Stan's first case made sensational headlines. The rookie cop arrested Beth Botrelle for murdering her husband, a Chicago Police detective. In just two days, Beth will be executed, and Stan's conscience is bothering him. It's just a little thing, but he screwed up the evidence gathering that night. He tells Fraser he knows she's guilty - Beth was in the shower washing off her husband's blood when he arrested her. Still, he'd feel more comfortable if there were no loose ends.

At the murder scene, Stan [had] picked up a blood-soaked piece of paper and put it in his pocket, corrupting the chain of evidence. Stan never read it. After the arrest, he turned it over to a senior officer, Detective Sam Franklin, who said he'd take care of it. Franklin put it in a numbered evidence bag. When it didn't come up in court, Stan assumed it was unimportant. Now he'd like to know what it was. If he knew, maybe he'd feel better. At the evidence lock-up, Fraser and Stan find the bag, but it's definitely not the same piece of paper. Someone's covering up something.

No one wants the case reopened. The woman was convicted of killing a cop. She deserves to die. End of story. Except for that one piece of paper nagging at Stan's conscience. State's Attorney Robert Bedford, who worked with Boetrelle on a crime commission, warns them off the case. He's running for Governor and doesn't want them drawing any political heat.

Fraser and Stan discover Detective Boetrelle was a corrupt police officer. Would the missing paper reveal the corruption? Would it implicate others? Beth Boetrelle may be as innocent as she'd claimed all along. With the clock ticking, Fraser and Stan race to solve the mystery surrounding the murder and prevent the execution of an innocent woman.

Music

    All Original Music

Interesting Trivia

  • TV fans may recognize Art Hindle from E.N.G and Dixie Seatle as Mona from Adderly. (Dixie's Adderly co-star Winston Rekert appeared in the Season 3 episode "Strange Bedfellows").
  • Bill MacDonald appeared as the kidnapper in the Season 1 episode "Heaven and Earth," and as one of the dognappers in the Season 1 episode "The Wild Bunch."

Original Broadcast Information

  • Australia: July 8, 1998
  • Canada: October 21, 1998
  • South Africa: June 17, 1998
  • Sweden:
  • Switzerland: June 7, 1998
  • United Kingdom:
  • United States: Week of March 23-29, 1998

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