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  • Toma Blockhouse Breakdown (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Toma

Blockhouse Breakdown (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

In what's almost completely a two-character play, Toma learns that a rooftop sniper has taken 12 shots at 12 cops -- and has scored on every hit. But none of the victims has been seriously injured. Toma tries to figure out the gunman's ...See moreIn what's almost completely a two-character play, Toma learns that a rooftop sniper has taken 12 shots at 12 cops -- and has scored on every hit. But none of the victims has been seriously injured. Toma tries to figure out the gunman's motivation in a definitely-do-not-try-this-yourself way -- he takes a rifle, runs across the rooftop himself under heavy fire from the cops (who have been ordered to miss) and nose-dives into the gunman's wheelhouse, a control room for the building. His so-called mission is to "help" the gunman go after more cops. The gunman doesn't believe that for a minute (would you?), but Toma gets him to talk and tries to find out his motivation. When Toma finds out that the gunman has been playing it so that the cops -- who are hiding out directly underneath the wheelhouse -- are about to get 12 hand grenades dumped live right onto their heads, he must fast-talk the gunman into realizing it's a futile gesture. Written by Peter Harris See less
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Director
Richard C. Bennett (as Richard Bennett)
Writers
Edward Hume (created for television by) | Lonne Elder III (teleplay) | Roy Huggins (story) (as John Thomas James)
Cinematographer
Editors
John J. Dumas (as John Dumas) | Larry Strong
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 8, 1973

Release date
Nov 8, 1973 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Tony Musante
Det. David Toma Det. David Toma   See fewer
Simon Oakland
Inspector Spooner Inspector Spooner   See fewer
Susan Strasberg
Patty Toma Patty Toma   See fewer
Jan-Michael Vincent
Billy Haskell Billy Haskell   See fewer
Rudy Solari
Lieutenant De Gregorio Lieutenant De Gregorio   See fewer
Joan Pringle
Sgt. Doris Harmony Sgt. Doris Harmony   See fewer
Sean Manning
Jimmy Toma Jimmy Toma   See fewer
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