Vertical (Sledge Hammer!)

"Vertical"
Sledge Hammer! episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 6
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Written by David Ketchum and Tony DiMarco
Production code 28
Original air date October 29, 1987
Guest stars

Deborah Harmon, Al Israel, Mario Roccuzzo, Leslie Norris

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"Vertical" is the 28th episode of the television series Sledge Hammer! and the fifth episode of the series' second and final season. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on October 19, 1987. The episode is a parody of the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo.[1]

Plot summary

Hammer is assigned to protect a woman named Angelica Delmonte (Deborah Harmon), but his fear of heights prevents him from saving her from being thrown off a lighthouse by a hitman (Al Israel). Days later, while at a bar, Hammer discovers that Angelica is indeed alive - having faked her death and disguising herself as a waitress.

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