Outside a cathedral, which is like a giant fortress, armed police are standing guard. Captain McAllister, chomping on a big cigar, takes Cat inside, and explains, ""They call him the Fisherman's Priest, he blesses them and their boats."" A while back, extortionists started demanding $5 per fisherman, per week. That's $5,000 a week-- a quarter of a million dollars a year; several fishermen were killed. The good priest told his flock not to pay, now the priest is marked for death; there have been 3 attempts on his life in the last month. The good priest doesn't want police protection, instead relying on some fishermen, like former champion wrestler ""Mighty Joe"" Slavic. The priest has a patch over his right eye, he explains to Cat: ""acid."" Cat goes outside, and using his grappling hook and rope, makes a dramatic top-story entrance and punches out Slavic, and throws a knife narrowly missing the priest's head-- proving to the good priest that he needs protection. The man in black tell
Title | T.H.E. Cat - Season 1 Episode 1 To Kill a Priest |
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Year | 1967 |
Genre | Action & Adventure, Drama |
Country | |
Studio | NBC |
Cast | Robert Loggia, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Carricart |
Crew | |
Alternative Titles | T.H.E. Cat |
Keyword | san francisco, california, nightclub, bodyguard, ex-con |
First Air Date | Sep 16, 1966 |
Last Air date | Mar 31, 1967 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 26 Episode |
Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 8.00/ 10 by 3.00 users |
Popularity | 8.134 |
Language | English |