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Episode Detail: Someone to Love - Midnight Caller

Jack and his AIDS-stricken love Tina (Kay Lenz) face her impending death, but Jack hides his unwillingness to accept the inevitable. Sister Mary Katherine: Mary Jo Deschanel. Ross: J.D. Lewis. Susan: Catherine Rusoff. Tan: Jude Narita. Jack: Gary Cole.
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Premiered: October 25, 1988, on NBC
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Premise: A riveting drama about a San Francisco cop turned late-night radio talk-show host who gets involved in the lives and problems of his listeners (he left the force in the wake of having accidentally killed his partner). Moody, winning stories ranged from murder mysteries to alcoholism and homelessness, but its most memorable episode had a heartbreaking AIDS plotline, highlighted by guest star Kay Lenz's Emmy-winning turn as lead character Jack Killian's former lover.

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