7.5

Star Cops•Season 1•Episode 1

An Instinct for Murder

7.5/10 · 32 votesJul 6, 198750 min

Ranked #9 of 9 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

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With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, Spring is unconvinced by the machine's verdict of accidental death. And instinct is telling him to pursue it even if it means laying his own life on the line.

Directed byChristopher Baker

Written byChris Boucher

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Season 1 Episodes9

E1 7.5Now viewing

An Instinct for Murder

E2 8.3

Conversations With the Dead

E3 8.3

Intelligent Listening for Beginners

E4 8.2

Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits

E5 8.0

This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years

E6 8.4

In Warm Blood

E7 7.7

A Double Life

E8 8.6

Other People's Secrets

E9 8.9

Little Green Men and Other Martians

Cast1

David Calder

Commander Nathan Spring

Crew3

Chris Boucher

Writer

Christopher Baker

Director

Jim Stephens

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Episode Summary

"An Instinct for Murder" is episode 1 of Star Cops season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 32 votes, ranking #9 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Christopher Baker and written by Chris Boucher, it aired on July 6, 1987.

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