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A professional thief tries to break with his past but has to pull off one last job to pay off a gambling debt.
Acting
Crenna's sweaty desperation — not your typical TV dad energy.
Direction
Graham squeezes cinematic tension from 1971 TV constraints.

Director
William A. Graham
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