18 Dec 1982
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Private Relations
A P.R. man having financial problems attempts to blackmail a country singer.
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John Damon Earl Dudley
Uta Erickson Wilhemina 'Willi' Trueblood
Janet Banzet Katie Mallory
Linda Boyce Stripper
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