JOSEPH WAMBAUGH'S DONE IT AGAIN. But he has never done it like this.
When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
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Robert Foxworth
Sgt. A.M. Valnikov
Paula Prentiss
Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman
Harry Dean Stanton
Philo Skinner
Barbara Babcock
Madeline Whitfield
John Hancock
Clarence Cromwell
Raleigh Bond
Captain "Hipless" Hooker
Judy Landers
Pattie Mae
Pat Corley
Itchy Mitch
Paul Henry Itkin
Det. Bullets Bambarella
Richard Dix
Alex Valnikov
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Dr. Rivera
Marilyn Chris
Mavis Skinner
Doris Belack
Harried Woman
Dallas Alinder
Chester Biggs
Elizabeth Farley
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