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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. It first aired January 14, 1981. The script was co-written by Dallas and JoAnne Barnes.

Plot

A police sergeant and a parole officer endeavor to stop a rapist-on-parole before he can follow through his threats on five women who testified against him years earlier.

Cast

as Sergeant Tom Stockwell *

as Jennifer *

as Connie Paxton * Kim Lankford as Vickie Stevens *Sharon Spelman as Sara Kates * Rod McCary as Gates *Elta Blake as Beth * Pat Klous as Cathy *Jim Antonio as Doctor *Virginia Paris as Mrs. Quinn * Tracy Reed as Barbara * Ted Shackelford as Delbert Ramsey *Stephen Keep as Roger Shiel

References

External links

* * 1981 horror films American horror television films 1981 television films 1981 films Films directed by Paul Krasny 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub