Police Woman
S01E08 Flowers of Evil
In the 1974 episode "Flowers of Evil" from the American crime series Police Woman, Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson goes undercover in a nursing home to probe a murder case. Her investigation reveals a group of three lesbians involved in robbing and killing elderly residents. This eighth episode of the inaugural season premiered on November 8, 1974. The portrayal of the criminals sparked protests from gay and lesbian organizations, who criticized the depiction of lesbianism as negative and stereotypical. Following backlash over a similar episode from Marcus Welby, M.D., NBC postponed airing "Flowers of Evil" and made some adjustments, but these did little to appease concerns, leading to an agreement not to rerun the episode.
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The End Game
The Beautiful Die Young
Warning: All Wives...
Seven Eleven
Anatomy of Two Rapes
It's Only a Game
Fish
Flowers of Evil
The Stalking of Joey Marr
Requiem for Bored Wives
Smack
The Cradle Robbers
Shoefly
Target Black
Sidewinder
Blast
No Place to Hide
Nothing Left to Lose
The Company
Ice
Bloody Nose
The Loner