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Episode: 0771
Title: The Safety Match
(adapted from the Anton Chekov classic)
Air Dates: First Run - January 26, 1978
Repeat - June 22, 1978
Plot: Two brilliant detectives, one young and arrogant, the other old and pompous, team up to solve a complicated murder with few leads. Their only clue is a spent safety match found on the floor of the apartment. Their conclusions prove stunningly accurate until, suddenly, they stop making sense.
Actors: Robert Dryden
Russell Horton
Fred Gwynne
Evie Juster
Court Benson
Gilbert Mack
Writer: Percy Granger