Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire

Dennis Franz as a journalist embroiled in an FBI political-corruption sting. Royce: Alley Mills. Randy Wood: Daniel Roebuck. Agt. King: Anna Gunn. Buddy Rivers: Ray McKinnon. Doug Cooper: Terence Gibney. Directed by Chuck Bowden., Originally telecast as part of NBC’s off-and-on “Moment of Truth” series, the made-for-TV Caught in the Crossfire stars Dennis Franz as Louisiana journalist Gus Payne. Doing undercover work for the FBI, the innocent Payne is framed by a pair of federal agents who don’t want the blunders they’ve made in a political-corruption investigation to be made public. Payne’s only hope is to expose the rogue agents–but that won’t be easy with the full weight of the FBI already marshalled against him. Based on a true story, Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire debuted September 14, 1994.