Episode 20 of the Cosy Crime Classics Podcast sees us back with LCPD on a murder case, with a nervous witness subject to Hooker’s unique policing techniques, as we take a look at The Witness, from Season 1 of TJ Hooker. In this episode, Gerry and Iain discuss trust.
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This week, Hooker and Romano have their work cut out after a murder is witnessed by an adulterous couple, Neil Stoner (Robert Hogan) and Allison Baker (Lisa Hartman). Hooker has to turn on the charm to try and ensure the killers, Danny Scott (Jonathan Banks) and Cal Jastrow (Michael O’Hare) are brought to justice, but can he keep himself from making promises he can’t keep?
This episode was directed by Cliff Bole. The writer was Gerald Sanford.
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The Witness was released in 1982. It is 49 minutes long and originally aired on ABC. Episodes are available on DVD and to purchase on Amazon Prime and Apple TV in some territories.
