Presented by Oscar nominated director Robert Altman, this anthology series follows the path of a handgun and the impact it has on the lives of those who encountered it. An all-star cast, acclaimed writers and directors, all contribute a different story to each riveting episode.
CreatorJames Steven Sadwith
The Shot
Apr 12, 1997
A struggling L.A. actor decides to return with his family to Virginia. En route, he stops at a convenience store, where he interrupts a robbery and winds up using the thief's gun to prevent his own son's kidnapping. Acclaimed a hero, the down-and-out actor finds himself an overnight celebrity with a movie deal.
Ricochet
Apr 19, 1997
The last case for retiring cop Van Guinness involves the death of a Japanese businessman. Circumstantial evidence points to the man's cold-hearted second wife, but Van Guinness can't make a move until he finds the murder weapon.
Columbus Day
May 3, 1997
A housewife drifts into an affair with an author suffering from writer's block. Complicating matters is her overprotective husband, who owns a gun that, unbeknownst to him, could be used as evidence against a terrorist.
All the President's Women
May 10, 1997
After the death of a golf-club president, womanizer Bill Johnson is elected the new leader. But though he's now in carge at the club, he's losing his grip on the many women he's seeing.
The Hole
May 24, 1997
A teen longing to escape her abusive home life befriends a young man on parole after eight years in prison for the shooting of his girlfriend.
Father John
May 31, 1997
A priest's cynical nephew returns home for his uncle's funeral. But his hero worship turns to intense curiosity when he discovers a large sum of money and a gun among his uncle's possessions.
