A Substantial Gift

A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) is the first episode of the television series Police Squad!. It was written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. Tonight's Special Guest Star Lorne Greene is introduced during the opening credits. Greene, wearing a trench coat, is thrown from a speeding car. He lands on the ground, then rolls over, wincing in pain and clutching his chest where a knife handle is protruding. He promptly expires in Police Squad! guest star fashion, setting the precedent for the immediate death of all special guest stars in the series. The episode starts inside the office of the Acme Credit Union. A young credit union teller named Sally Decker (played by Kathryn Leigh Scott) is arguing with her...