The Past Is Prologue

Summary

A friend of the Chief's turns out to have been living under an assumed identity for the last nineteen years, and is wanted in New York for murder. The mayor is determined to have him extradited back to NY for execution, but Ironside is equally determined to save him, especially when it becomes clear that he is innocent.

Guest stars

• John Zaremba
• John Hoyt as Malcolm Henderson
• Harrison Ford as Tom Stowe
• Victor Jory as Wally Stowe / Frank Tomachek
• Bartlett Robinson as Attorney Whittier
• Barry Cahill as Police Officer (uncredited)
• Walter Coy as Chief Paul Wilson (uncredited)
• Lee Miller as Police Officer (uncredited)