Episode
Riptide: Beat the Box
Overview
Cody and Nick use Murray's lie-detector to crack a tough case of an author who killed himself just prior to a scheduled TV appearance.
Details
- Series
- Riptide
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1984-11-13
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Beat the Box is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Riptide. It aired on 1984-11-13. The runtime is 48 min.
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