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A Season in Purgatory

TV·1996–1996·1 season, 2 episodes·CBS·Crime, Drama·Created by Robert W. Lenski

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A wealthy, politically connected family covers up the suspicious death of a young woman, a secret that later threatens to destroy the family's rising political star.

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Patrick DempseyPatrick DempseyHarrison BurnsSherilyn FennSherilyn FennKit BradleyCraig ShefferCraig ShefferConstant BradleyEdward HerrmannEdward HerrmannDr. ShugrueDavid Marshall GrantDavid Marshall GrantJerry BradleyKathleen YorkKathleen YorkClaire RaffertyW. Earl BrownW. Earl BrownFatty MalloyWendy PhillipsWendy PhillipsLuanne Utley

Episodes by season

Season012Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Part IMay 5, 1996—
  2. S01E02Part IIMay 7, 1996—

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