A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.

Lee J. Cobb
as Oman Hedgepath

Anthony Zerbe
as Willie Joe Worth

Roscoe Lee Browne
as Lord Byron "L.B." Jones

Lola Falana
as Emma Jones

Lee Majors
as Steve Mundine

Barbara Hershey
as Nella Mundine

Yaphet Kotto
as Sonny Boy Mosby

Arch Johnson
as Stanley Bumpas

Chill Wills
as Mr. Ike

Zara Cully
as Mama Lavorn