# 0584 - A Departmental Case (1/14/1977)

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Published: 2026-07-08T14:00:03+00:00
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0584 - A Departmental Case (1/14/1977) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry. Cast: Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Teri Keane; Carol Teitel; Earl Hammond. * In Austin, Texas, O. Henry learns why an insurance commissioner tracked down and killed a wife-beating, bank-robbing desperado and how the killer and the victim weren't all that different.

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