An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Novel |
| Sound | Eumir Deodato | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Walter Coblenz | Producer |
| Editing | John W. Wheeler | Editor |
| Writing | Eric Roth | Screenplay |
| Art | Brian Eatwell | Production Design |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Screenplay |
| Camera | Charles Rosher Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert S. Mendelsohn | Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Directing | D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Keith Stafford | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | James E. Webb | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Clark King | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Nicholas C. Washington | Music Editor |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Art | Joseph E. Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Art | Gordon Gair | Leadman |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Louis Niemeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jay Kaplan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Hannah Scheel | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Tim Evans | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Joe Garcia | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Art | Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edie Panda | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Harvey | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ed Fincher | Costumer |
| Camera | Harry Rez | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jacque E. Wallace | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Robert Bennett | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Editing | Jack Garsha | Color Timer |
| Crew | Fritz Braden | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Robert Krume | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | John Bonino | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Production | Toni Howard | Casting Associate |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting Associate |
| Production | Herman David | Production Supervisor |
