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Title:
The Man Must Die
Plot:
The son of a court judge is tremendously angered when his father sentences a convicted killer to two decades of life imprisonment instead of death. He then plans to meet the convict to clear things out.
Episode:
0243
Air Dates:
First Run - March 21, 1975
Repeat - June 17, 1975
Actors:
Dabney, Augusta

Martin, Ian

Prince, William

Tabori, Kristoffer

Writer:
Eric, Elspeth
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2 Responses to Episode 0243


A judge's son refuses to support his father's decision to give a murderer life in prison instead of the death penalty. The young man decides to take the matter into his own hands and goes to visit the convicted killer. This story really doesn't seem to go anywhere and isn't much more than a surface examination of the death penalty debate. Genre: Drama

Roberta, 2012-12-16 10:41:18

A judge is about to make a decision on a difficult murder case that could either lead to the death penalty, or to life in prison. His son is quite adamant that the defendant should be killed for his crimes and pesters his father about it. After the judge gives a 20 year sentence the son is livid and talks about taking the law into his own hands. He is goes so far as to acquire a gun and seek a meeting with the convict in his cell…

Bridgette, 2013-01-17 11:06:35

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