''Donato and Daughter'', released on video as ''Dead to Rights'', is a 1993 American

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directed by

Rod Holcomb Rod Holcomb is an American television director and producer, best known for directing the pilot and finale of '' ER''. He has directed episodes of numerous television series, including '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Battles ...

and written by Robert Roy Pool, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by

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. It stars Charles Bronson and

Dana Delany Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama '' China Beach'' (1988–1991), for whic ...

as a father and daughter, both LAPD detectives, who must team up to stop a

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. It aired on

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on September 21, 1993.

Plot

Two

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detectives, a father and daughter who have had a frosty relationship for a long time, must team up to stop a brutal sexual predator and serial killer who targets nuns.

Cast

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