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Quantum Leap S3E19 — Last Dance Before an Execution

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Quantum Leap•Season 3•Episode 19

Last Dance Before an Execution

8.1/10 · 480 votesMay 1, 199147 min

Ranked #5 of 22 in Season 3•+0.4 vs season avg

May 12, 1971: "Just think of someplace far away" is the advice Sam hears as he leaps into Jesus Ortega, a Cuban-American being strapped into an electric chair. A last second stay of execution gives Sam just forty-eight hours to either prove himself innocent or

Directed byMichael W. Watkins

Previous episodeE18 · A Hunting We Will Go Next episodeE20 · Heart of a Champion

Seasons5

Cast2

Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

Sam Beckett

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Al Calavicci

Crew7

Michael W. Watkins

Michael W. Watkins

Director

Donald P. Bellisario

Donald P. Bellisario

Story

Michael W. Watkins

Michael W. Watkins

Director of Photography

D

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunt Coordinator

J

Jon Koslowsky

Editor

Deborah Pratt

Deborah Pratt

Story

B

Bill Bigelow

Story

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Episode Summary

"Last Dance Before an Execution" is episode 19 of Quantum Leap season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 480 votes, ranking #5 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Michael W. Watkins, it aired on May 1, 1991.

Next: E20 · Heart of a Champion Best of Season 3