Donny Burks

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

ニューヨーク警官も一目置く、腕利き黒人私立探偵シャフト。ある日、彼は黒人街ハーレムのボス、バンピーから、愛娘マーシーの救出を依頼される。誘拐したのはシャフトの旧友ベンだという。ベンは黒人解放過激グループのボスになっていたのだ。現在のベンを知らないシャフトは、疑心暗鬼のまま操作を開始。ようやくベンの組織の集会所を探し出した時、突然の機関銃掃射を受ける！ベンとともに逃げ延びたシャフト…。彼の執拗な捜査によって、事件は意外な結末へと動き始める。