Paul Winfield (Sounder) guest stars as Robert Phillips, a prominent African American militant accused of murder. With racial tensions at an all-time high, Commissioner Randall (Gene Lyons) asks Ironside (Raymond Burr) to quietly conduct an investigation to ascertain Phillips' guilt or innocence. Determined to thwart Ironside's efforts are a number of extremists--both black and white--who intend to use Phillips' arrest as catalyst for a bloody, apocalyptic race riot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi