The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.
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William Conrad
as William Battles
Lane Caudell
as Deacon Johnson
Robin Mattson
as Shelby Battles
Marj Dusay
as Dean Mary Phillips
Tommy Aguilar
as Tuliosis
Jimmy Borges
as Lt. Frank Fowler
Roger Bowen
as Coach Spaulding
Sharon Acker
as Jill Spencer
Edward Binns
as Allan Battles
José Ferrer
as Jeff Briggs
John Hillerman
as Paul Harrison
Mike Kellin
as Capt. Ames
Ben Piazza
as Dr. John Spencer
Don Porter
as Gen. Rocky Jensen
Kenneth Tobey
as Chuck Parks