Florida governor Bull Tyler (Roy Scheider) is trying to ease the dissatisfaction of his constituents in the midst of
a major crime wave by getting tough on wrongdoers, and television producer Marty Rockman (Jerry Springer) has offered him a high - profile way to do just that.
In this episodic iteration, a
crime wave — led by a mysterious figure known as the Scarab — is killing off prominent citizens of a
major metropolitan city, and the mayor is haranguing the police commissioner and district attorney about the situation.