Review of A Night to Raise the Dead

This episode of "Quincy" begins with a huge rain storm--so huge that there are landslides. Unfortunately, the landslide occurs at an old cemetery--and bodies come rolling all over a nearby community (Yuck!!!). While this is really bad, it gets worse--it seems someone illegally buried some typhoid victims in the cemetery recently--and these corpses are highly infectious. Oddly, however, despite the serious public health issue, a high mucky-muck from the cemetery board tries his best to wrap up the investigation ASAP--even if there are more deadly bodies floating about the neighborhood. Naturally, this enrages the always hot-headed Doctor and he starts to dig deep--to discover just how many infected bodies they have as well as why the investigation is being pushed aside.

Unlike the typical episode of "Quincy", this one is not about murder and Quincy seems much more rational in his crusade. Because of this, it's a nice change of pace...albeit a bit creepy. Well worth seeing and it's nice to see that although into its fourth season, the show could still be original and thought-provoking.