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Petrocelli/Night Games
| Night Games | |
| Pilot | |
| Airdate | March 16, 1974 |
| Written by | E. Jack Neuman |
| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| — N/A |
1x01 → The Golden Cage |
| Petrocelli — Season One | |
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Night Games is the pilot episode of Petrocelli.
Guest Starring: Luke Askew (D.D. Franklin), Joanna Cameron (Thelma Lattimer), Anjanette Comer (Jenny Kenedesis), Jon Cypher (Dale Hannigen), Henry Darrow (D.A. Luis Martinez), Ralph Meeker (Sheriff Dutch Armbrock), Stefanie Powers (Pauline Hannigen), William Prince (Clayton Nikell)
Co-Starring: Robert Emhardt (Judge Ambrose), William Hansen, Richard D. Hurst, Dennis Patrick (Judge Medford)
With: Ernst Neumann (Clete Shephard), Larry Thor (Court Reporter), Peter Forster (Jury Foreman), Evans Thornton (Judge Baker), Ron Quay (Bailiff), Michael Alexander (Assistant D.A.), Steve Eastin (Airline Official), Kathy Sweatman (Hannah)
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Plot Overview
A socialite is accused of killing her husband, and their lawyers bring in Tony Petrocelli, a New York-raised, Harvard-educated lawyer who's moved to San Remo, Arizona, to help with her defense. The prosecution is out to prove that she knew her husband was going to leave her for another woman, but the dogged lawyer forges onward, finding the other woman who has been subpeonaed as a prosecution witness and won't talk to him. Tony's poking around stirs up someone's ire--his camper is run off the road by a mysterious cyclist, causing an accident which kills his wife Maggie's unborn baby, making him more determined to clear his client.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Pete's last name is given as 'Toley'...in the series, his last name is changed to 'Ritter'.
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
A lot of the series' trademarks are in effect here...Tony's correcting of anyone who mispronounces his name (here, he corrects a tough-guy sheriff and even the judge presiding over the trial), the house that they're building (which they're still working on at the end of the series), Tony's constant scams to park his camper illegally (posting a sign on the front of the vehicle, usually saying that it's 'evidence' in a case) and the occasional threat on Tony's life, usually by someone shooting at him from a moving vehicle or trying to run him off the road...in this case, Tony being run off the road results in an accident that costs him his unborn baby.
Memorable Moments
Tony's quick to correct anyone who mispronounces his name as 'Petro-SELL-i' rather than 'Petro-CHELL-i', but how many lawyers would have the audacity to call a sidebar to the judge's bench to correct the judge?
