Scott Templeton seeking stories. Templeton is part of a team led by Executive Editor James Whiting planning a series of articles about the problems with education. Templeton wins favor with Whiting when he backs his philosophy that the piece requires little context and should remain tightly focused on the schools themselves. Haynes unsuccessfully argues the alternative position—that more context increases the relevance and effectiveness of any story. Templeton is assigned the color story about the Baltimore Orioles opening day game. He plans to write a story about a dedicated fan but his canvassing does not render anyone that fits his profile. When
Bob Peck Martin - who had previously written the screenplay for the film "The Italian Job" and created the popular police procedural television series "Z-Cars" (in which Peck had appeared during the 1970s) - cast Peck in the starring role of policeman Ronald Craven in his television miniseries "Edge of Darkness". This crime drama/political thriller follows Peck's character as he attempts to unravel the truth behind the brutal murder of his daughter, portrayed in the series by Joanne Whalley. Another of Peck's co-stars in the series was US actor Joe Don Baker, along with fellow UK actors Charles Kay and Ian McNeice.