8 Season
148 Episode
Quincy, M.E. - Season 5 Episode 6 Sweet Land of Liberty
A policeman is killed while on a routine visit to a house. The killer turns out to be an old friend of Sam's, the gentlest man Sam has ever known. Arrested he admits that he killed the policeman and then, while in a cell, kills himself. Sam is determined to find out what changed his friend and investigates. He finds radiation in the jawbone and uncovers the story of a military experience in Germany that involved torture and, possibly, the force-feeding of a radioactive drug. Can Sam prove that this is what caused his friend to kill and restore his good name?
- Year: 1983
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: los angeles, california, doctor, coroner, murder investigation, medical examination
- Director: Glen A. Larson
- Cast: Jack Klugman, Robert Ito, Val Bisoglio, John S. Ragin, Garry Walberg, Joseph Roman