Storyline This drama deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and
what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony Williams (The Mack)
portrays a naïve, ambitious, recklessly optimistic man who finds himself
in difficulty because of his unrealistic hopes. Directed by Tony-winner
Lloyd Richards ("Fences") , and featuring Oscar-winner Louis Gossett,
Jr. (Carolina Skeletons).
Storyline A young black M.D. tries to prove that the community of Echo Park is
endangered by a deadly epidemic. But he has to fight his superior in the
hospital and city government who accuse him of just causing panic.
Storyline A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to
find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious
murders. During the course of the investigation the two begin to develop
an attraction to each other, but the situation is complicated by the
fact that he is married.