# Quincy, M.E. season 6

This is a list of episodes for the sixth season (1980–81) of the NBC television series Quincy, M.E..
This season started later than usual due to a writers' strike, and the opening theme is again rearranged.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 83 | 1 | "Last Rights" | Georg Fenady | Sam Egan | September 16, 1980 (1980-09-16) |
| A small-town coroner and friend of Quincy's (William Daniels) encounters two politically-charged problems; the death of a prominent citizen's son and the victim of a plant explosion, both of which may be tied into a textile plant with a history of safety violations. Note: This episode was filmed during season five but was aired here due to the writers' strike that delayed the start of Season 6. ||||||
| 84 | 2 | "A Matter of Principle" | Ron Satlof | Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon | November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) |
| A rape suspect is cleared by a new technique developed by Sam to measure tooth impressions ... but did his technique accidentally free a guilty man? ||||||
| 85 | 3 | "Last Day, First Day" | Leslie H. Martinson | Preston Wood | November 19, 1980 (1980-11-19) |
| The son of a veteran pathologist (Harry Townes) is bribed by the mob to force his father to cover up the real cause of death of a lawyer (and a coke dealer), and it's up to Quincy and a young medical student (Sarah Rush) to determine the truth. ||||||
| 86 | 4 | "The Night Killer" | Jeffrey Hayden | Jeri Taylor | November 26, 1980 (1980-11-26) |
| A new pathologist, Dr. Gage (Jonathan Segal) mistakes a SIDS death of a twin baby for child abuse, which devastates him as well as the deceased baby's parents, and now the parents fear for the life of the surviving twin, who tested at risk for SIDS. Tyne Daly guest stars as the babies' mother. ||||||
| 87 | 5 | "The Hope of Elkwood" | Richard Benedict | S : James Rosin; T : Michael Braverman | December 3, 1980 (1980-12-03) |
| The death of a young track star is blamed on his coach and his rigorous and exhausting training regimen, but Quincy and a young attorney attempt to determine the young man's death was due to natural causes. ||||||
| 88 | 6 | "Welcome to Paradise Palms" | Georg Fenady | S : Jon Dalke & Ray Danton; T : David Moessinger | December 17, 1980 (1980-12-17) |
| Quincy's Native American foster son develops symptoms of the bubonic plague on his reservation, and Quincy fights to alert the public of the potential epidemic despite political and business roadblocks. ||||||
| 89 | 7 | "By Their Faith" | Ron Satlof | Erich Collier | January 7, 1981 (1981-01-07) |
| Quincy and Sam are sent to San Ramos, Mexico (with an international medical team) to determine if a young girl's power to heal comes from the bones of a beloved saint found in a cave or a tragic exploitation by an overzealous tabloid reporter that cost the life of a young boy he befriended. ||||||
| 90 | 8 | "Stain of Guilt" | Ray Danton | Sam Egan | January 14, 1981 (1981-01-14) |
| Quincy is advising on a movie based on a high-profile murder case, but, while examining the movie's murder scene, he determines the murder didn't occur in the same way both the trial and movie had presented, and that the real killer is still out there. Carolyn Jones and Ed Begley, Jr. guest star. ||||||
| 91 | 9 | "Dear Mummy" | Georg Fenady | Michael Braverman | January 21, 1981 (1981-01-21) |
| In investigating an ancient mummy, Quincy uncovers an elaborate diamond smuggling operation from Cairo to Los Angeles spearheaded by a former Nazi soldier, who has kidnapped Danny to ensure Quincy's cooperation in recovering the mummy/gems. Ed Grover and John Karlen reprise their roles as Customs Agents Niven & Brice (from Season 5's "Diplomatic Immunity"); Martine Beswick guest stars as an Israeli agent. ||||||
| 92 | 10 | "Headhunter" | Michael Vejar | Fred J. McKnight | February 4, 1981 (1981-02-04) |
| A stewardess (Lynn Herring) who was a mule for drugs is murdered, and Quincy attempts to determine who is responsible despite Internal Affairs' interference because they suspect a cop who used the dead girl as an informant may have crossed the line and gone dirty. ||||||
| 93 | 11 | "Scream to the Skies" | Ron Satlof | Michael Braverman | February 11, 1981 (1981-02-11) |
| On Quincy's birthday, an airline crash into Santa Monica Bay results in many survivors who later died of hypothermia, and Quincy has to overcome his feelings of rage and depression over the deaths (especially a young girl) to take on the FAA to require life rafts aboard commercial airliners that fly over open waters. ||||||
| 94 | 12 | "Jury Duty" | Georg Fenady | Preston Wood | February 18, 1981 (1981-02-18) |
| Quincy is called for jury duty, and proceeds to drive the presiding judge and counsel crazy with questions, but he also finds major flaws in the prosecution's case that may show an innocent man is being wrongly accused of murder. ||||||
| 95 | 13 | "Who Speaks for the Children" | Georg Fenady | Michael Braverman | February 25, 1981 (1981-02-25) |
| Quincy's investigation of the death of nine-year-old Polly Carmody (found dead and tossed into a trash bin) leads the coroner into the dark world of child sex abuse, and the possibility that the victim of the mother's boyfriend (and a serial child molester) may be the perp — and the girl's sister may be his next target. ||||||
| 96 | 14 | "Seldom Silent, Never Heard" | Jeffrey Hayden | Sam Egan, Maurice Klugman | March 4, 1981 (1981-03-04) |
| The tragic death of a teenager with Tourette's syndrome spurs Quincy into action in the issue of orphan drugs and ways to treat Tourette's and other so-called "orphan disease" patients. ||||||
| 97 | 15 | "Of All Sad Words" | Bob Bender | Jeri Taylor | March 11, 1981 (1981-03-11) |
| Quincy becomes romantically involved with a woman who is under suspicion by her husband's life insurance company of killing him in a fire, and is suspected of killing two other men she was involved with. ||||||
| 98 | 16 | "To Kill in Plain Sight" | Ray Austin | S : Chris Bunch & Allan Cole; T : Geoffrey Fischer | March 18, 1981 (1981-03-18) |
| Quincy rushes to determine who — a senator, a governor, or someone else — is the target of an assassination attempt when a man found dead in an explosion had evidence of a plot to kill a political figure. Fritz Weaver guest stars in a double role as a Senator and actor "Double" ||||||
| 99 | 17 | "Sugar and Spice" | Georg Fenady | Jeri Taylor | April 1, 1981 (1981-04-01) |
| A model is found dead from dehydration after following the diet in a best-selling book, and Quincy has to prove the book caused her death when the author sues both Quincy and the Coroner's Office for defamation. ||||||
| 100 | 18 | "Vigil of Fear" | Bob Bender | S : Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon; S/T : Leo Garen | May 6, 1981 (1981-05-06) |
| A neighborhood watch group-turned-vigilante group has a shoot-out that results in the death of an innocent bystander, and Quincy has to determine who is responsible and try to stop the violence. ||||||