Episode
The Hitchhiker: Dead Heat
Overview
A sculptor uses a drifter and his own abused girlfriend to recreate a murder/suicide.
Details
- Series
- The Hitchhiker
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1987-03-03
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Dead Heat is Episode 3 in Season 2 of The Hitchhiker. It aired on 1987-03-03. The runtime is 30 min.
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