Episode
Simon & Simon: Little Boy Dead
Overview
Lt. Marsh is devastated when she shoots a young boy and finds it very hard to cope, Rick and AJ notice right away she is out of sorts and come to her rescue to help her make sense of the whole thing.
Details
- Series
- Simon & Simon
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1988-03-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Little Boy Dead is Episode 13 in Season 7 of Simon & Simon. It aired on 1988-03-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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