Episode
Silk Stalkings: Powder Burn
Overview
Hutch goes undercover as a Jamaican drug dealer, in order to stop a gun-runner and drug kingpin. Meanwhile, Rita tries to work out her relationship with an old flame, who wants to rekindle their old romance.
Details
- Series
- Silk Stalkings
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1992-03-26
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Powder Burn is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Silk Stalkings. It aired on 1992-03-26. The runtime is 48 min.
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