Episode
Early Edition: Redfellas
Overview
The newspaper arrives with an article written in Russian. Gary saves a cab driver in a seemingly unrelated article written in English. The cab driver is able to read the Russian article to Gary. Gary then must save a beautiful Russian violinist from being murdered and brings her together to her long lost father.
Details
- Series
- Early Edition
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1997-11-08
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Redfellas is Episode 7 in Season 2 of Early Edition. It aired on 1997-11-08. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 6: Angels and Devils
Sister Mary works with inner-city youths but begins to question her effectiveness and faith after witnessing too many young people ruin their lives through crime and violence. Gary tries to help her keep a young boy named Marcus on the straight and narrow path after his older brother, Kareem, is released from prison. Kareem has plans to tutor Marcus in the ways of crime and he has no patience for Gary's interference.
Episode 8: March in Time
After learning that a leader of a racist movement will be assasinated during a march, Gary begans to debate whether he should save his life or let him die. Marissa manages to convince him to save him, but the dilemma is further compromised when the leader's comrades attack and vandalize McGinty's. Now Gary has to stop the sniper from killing the leader of the movement. The situation is further complicated when the leader's son befriends a young African-American kid.
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