Episode 9— Ghost in the Machine
Aired December 13, 1990 · 47 min
Synopsis
Barry forms a friendship with an African American former superhero who had previously stopped a terrorist known as the Ghost, who had threatened the city via television. When the supposedly deceased criminal is revived, he returns as the Night Shade to continue his schemes.
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John Wesley Shipp
as Barry Allen
Amanda Pays
as Christina McGee
Alex Desert
as Julio Mendez
Vito D Ambrosio
as Officer Tony Bellows
Biff Manard
as Officer Michael Murphy
George Dickerson
as Quinn
Mike Genovese
as Lt. Warren Garfield
Sergio Gonzalez
as Young Man
Deborah May
as Ruth Werneke
Christopher Neame
as Brian Gideon
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