The setting for this episode is very strange....a town full of redneck scum...and yet they have a black sheriff! While this is hard to believe, it's not a problem with the show.
In this horrible town, there are three bullies who pretty much do as they like. So, it's not surprising when the leader of this gang is found dead. A man the victim had attacked and beaten earlier that evening is arrested...not just because he's the most likely culprit but because the scum in town are looking for a lynching! Can Jessica unravel this mystery before the town blows sky high?
This is only a fair episode. One problem is that the guy who actually did the killing not only admits to it (something he easily could have claimed was in self defense considering how violent the victim had been), but he admits to another murder as well..one for which there was no evidence he'd committed.
One thing worse seeing is Larry Wilcox. While known for his famous role on "CHiPS" back in the 1970-early 80s as a nice-guy cop here he's a trashy, evil man...and quite the departure for his nice-guy image.
