Dinallo & Irving PearlbergĪ politically active priest is found dead of natural causes in the bed of a prostitute, and Quincy attempts to find out how he got there. The unusual cause of death of an auto accident victim results in the arrest of an innocent man, and Quincy attempts to clear his name by investigating the source of radiation exposure the victim received before his death. Astin's wife picks up a hitchhiking child and is involved in an auto accident however, Quincy determines some of the boy's injuries occurred before the crash, and he immediately suspects the parents of child abuse.Ī university medical student uncovers evidence (including a hot dog) that a body donated to the university was actually a murder victim. Larson leaving the show at the end of the season.ĭr. NOTE: Jack Klugman does not appear in the episode (for the only time in the series) because he disliked the script, and the incident began the process of Glen A. Bob Crane, Yuki Shimoda, and Louise Sorel guest star. Quincy is nowhere to be found when a corpse brought into the morgue isn't as dead as believed, Monahan investigates a diamond smuggling case, and a boy with unique symptoms arrives at the hospital. Quincy has to find out who was responsible for a hit-and-run accident at Danny's place, but there are some government officials who would rather keep the person's identity secret. Jack Kelly guest stars and Jamie Lee Curtis made her acting debut as a girl in a changing room that Quincy opened by mistake looking for someone else.Ī death investigation in a refinery fire brings Quincy into conflict with his former pathology professor and mentor who now has become a witness-for-hire. Quincy's and Danny's fishing trip in the town of Paradise turns into a murder investigation which some members of the town, including the sheriff ( Pernell Roberts) tries to prevent Quincy from working on. ( Note: This episode marks the final appearance of Lynette Mettey as Lee, Quincy's girlfriend, and the final episode as part of the NBC Mystery Movie series). ![]() Quincy and a group of medical school students work on a cold murder case after they find a femur bone with a gunshot mark at a construction site. ".The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Knee Bone." It was divided into two parts for syndication. NOTE: This was the first two-hour episode of the series. Van Johnson, Buddy Hackett, and Jo Ann Pflug guest star. Quincy continues to work with the doctors in Lake Tahoe to determine the cause of the mysterious illness that has killed or sickened dozens of guests, and it turns out the murderer was one of their own. In a story based on the then-recent outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease, a mysterious illness strikes dozens of guests at a Lake Tahoe resort where Quincy and Lee are attending a forensic investigator's convention. Teleplay by : Joel Oliansky & Michael Sloan This episode aired in January 1977, so not sure if they actually filmed it right at the time of the bicentennial, but the timing seems to be about right.See also: List of Quincy, M.E. Seriously? One thing I did find interesting was that this episode takes place over the July 4th holiday and you see some bicentennial decorations in the background of various scenes since it was 1976. I also couldn't believe both of the murder attempts in the water were conducted in broad daylight with other boaters all over the place nearby and no one witnessed anything. There are some especially ridiculous scenes where the sheriff is so frustrated by Quincy that he threatens him with violence and does some type of Kung Fu-like move. You will see many familiar faces of character actors that made the rounds appearing on many shows in the 70s, but I didn't find any of them to be that compelling here and felt their performances were more caricature. I didn't find this episode to be as strong as the ones that preceded it in terms of the plot or the guest stars. Quincy cannot fathom how the man was bitten by a poisonous fish native to Africa and also cries foul when the man later dies in the hospital of respiratory failure leading him to investigate further. He is quickly rescued and brought ashore where Quincy is called in to assist in reviving him. When one of the henchmen of the burglars is found trying to help himself to the goods, they inject him with the venom of a poisonous stonefish and throw him in the water to drown. ![]() ![]() ![]() Later, they are hiding out on their boat in the waters near Avalon, a resort area in the Catalina Islands, where Quincy (Jack Klugman) and his girlfriend Lee (Lynette Mettey) are also enjoying the July 4th weekend on his boat. Hot Ice, Cold Hearts starts off with three burglars stealing rare and exquisite diamond jewelry out of a museum.
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