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Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death.
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.
Barry Newman Harold Gould Diana Muldaur Robert Colbert Kathleen Crowley Warren J. Kemmerling Booth Colman Ken Swofford E.J. André William Sylvester Jeffery V. Thompson Tom Harvey Ivor Barry Melendy Britt John Himes Ralph Thomas Mary Charlotte Wilcox Gene O'Donnell Walter Mathews Ray Ballard James McEachin Robert L. Poyner Michael Murphy Antonino Garcia Tony
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