Episode

Stingray: That Terrible Swift Sword

Name: Stingray: That Terrible Swift Sword
Released: 1986-05-13
Duration: 48 min
Cast: Nick Mancuso, Robyn Douglass, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, James Laurenson, Susan Blakely

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Overview

When a series of brutal prostitute murders seem to follow a revival crusade around, Ray goes undercover as a minister and gets blamed for the latest murder.

Details

Series: Stingray
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 9
Air date: 1986-05-13
Runtime: 48 min

Episode context

That Terrible Swift Sword is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Stingray. It aired on 1986-05-13. The runtime is 48 min.

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Episode 8: Less Than the Eye Can See 1986-05-06 | 48 min While relaxing at one of his favor-ower's homes, Ray finds himself drawn into a plan by an insane doctor to let loose a highly virulent strain of anthrax when one victim literally pulls up in front of the house. Fighting against time and the possibility of his own contagious infection, Ray dodges corrupt government officials trying to cover up the incident as he tries to prevent the scientist from infecting the local water supply with the anthrax.

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Episode 6: Abnormal Psych 1986-04-15 | 48 min Ray is put on the defensive when an old enemy attacks him via college students who have been programmed to kill.

Episode 5: Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues 1986-04-08 | 48 min Ray is brought in by the police, only to find out that the Captain, Nelson Riskin, wants to "hire" him, favor for favor. Riskin is being framed for his wife's murder. Helped by Riskin's assistant Candace, Ray goes undercover in a variety of guises. He eventually finds out that Riskin had incriminating information on a former Police Chief, Donald Dixon, who is now running for governor. Dixon and his squad of policemen framed Riskin. Ray escapes an execution squad, and reveals the evidence to Dixon's political backer. Dixon and his head goon try to escape, only to be stopped by Ray. At the end, Riskin is cleared but is unaware that Candace is romantically interested in him.

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Episode 3: Ether 1986-03-25 | 48 min Ray goes undercover at a hospital as a surgeon to discover the cause of missing records for patients who are dying there under mysterious circumstances.

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