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The Commish/In the Shadow of the Gallows
| In the Shadow of the Gallows | |
| Season 5, Episodes 1 & 2 | |
| Airdate | November 30, 1995 |
| Production Number | 95501/95502 |
| Written by | David Levinson |
| Directed by | Scott Brazil |
| ← 4x22 Off Broadway (2) |
5x03 → Father Image (1) |
| The Commish — Season Five | |
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In the Shadow of the Gallows is the first and second episodes of the fifth season of The Commish, and the eighty-ninth and ninetieth episodes overall.
Starring: Michael Chiklis (Commissioner Tony Scali), Theresa Saldana (Rachel Scali), Kaj-Erik Eriksen (David Scali)
and John Cygan (Paulie Pentangeli)
Guest Starring: Maria Bello (Betsy), Steve Eastin (Chief Aaron Darrow), Sheila Larken (Patricia Allardyce)
Special Appearance by: Dean Stockwell (Robert Allardyce)
Starring: Angela Strader (Brenda Yates), Gillian Barber (Dr. Helen Mallory), Jon Cuthbert (Baer), Jano Frandsen (Fuller), Jan D'Arcy (Amelia MacKenzie)
Featuring: Dayna and Justine Cornborough (Sarah Scali) Byron Chief-Moon (Clyde Smoke), Alex Ferguson (Webster MacKenzie), Alfred E. Humphreys (Calvin Spencer), William McManus (Officer Jim McGinley), Carmen Moore (Shirley), Michael Puttonen (Benzinger)
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Plot Overview
An unusual case for Tony begins when a man on Death Row in Albany State Prison confesses to a series of serial killings for which another man was executed in Pennsylvania. Tony has an interest in the case, as he helped put away the suspect in the Pennsylvania killings. The condemned man in New York wants Tony's help...he insists he's innocent of the murder that he was convicted for and will tell Tony where the bodies are buried if he helps to clear him. Tony eventually discovers that the man is lying about being the real killer in the serial case, but he also believes his claim of innocence in the single murder. He and Paulie travel to nearby Cedar Lake, where the murder was committed, and are led to an Indian casino ran by the victim, the town's most popular resident. They discover a hotbed of theft and police corruption, and Paulie even finds romance. Back in Eastbridge, Tony deals with a stuffy psychiatrist hired by City Council to view police operations, and after Rachel catches David and his new girlfriend in 'the act', asks Tony to give their son 'the talk'.
