Uma armadilha faz com que quatro policiais de Nova York sejam assassinados, o que põe em alerta todo o departamento. Francis Tierney, o chefe dos detetives, pede a um de seus filhos, Ray, que lidere a investigação sobre o caso. Inicialmente relutante, Ray assume a função tendo em mente que os policiais mortos já trabalharam para seu irmão, Francis Tierney Jr., e também com seu cunhado, Jimmy Egan. De início o caso aparenta ser uma desastrosa tentativa de desmembrar uma quadrilha de drogas, mas aos poucos Ray descobre que alguém denunciou os policiais aos traficantes
The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. In 1981, a stage production of Pippin was videotaped for Canadian television. The stage production was directed by Kathryn Doby, Bob Fosse's dance captain for the original Broadway production, and David Sheehan directed the video adaptation, with Roger O. Hirson in charge of the music. Ben Vereen returned for the role of Leading Player, while William Katt played the role of Pippin. However, this version was a truncated adaptation and several sections of the play were cut. An extended version running 135 minutes is also available.
