Where's the nerd now?

Answer: You mean Thom Bray, who played Murray "Boz" Bozinsky on "Riptide," which ran on NBC from 1984 until 1986 and was about private eyes Nick Ryder (Penny) and Cody Allen (King)? Hmmmm ... Well, Bray went on to become a writer-producer on such TV series as "Nash Bridges" (CBS, 1996-2001) and "Now and Again" (CBS, 1999-2000). Now he teaches theater and writing at a college in Oregon.

Question: I am writing regarding the 1991 movie "Doc Hollywood" starring Michael J. Fox and Julie Warner. Could you please tell us what happened to Warner and if she ever starred in any other movies?

Answer: Well, it's not like she's descended into working for a newspaper or anything. Warner recently appeared in the TV movie "Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness," and she plays Megan O'Hara on the FX series "Nip/Tuck."

Question: There was a "Cold Case" episode in which an African-American girl dresses in men's clothes to go into a nightclub to listen to Billie Holiday. She falls in love with a white girl who is into poetry. They can't be together so they decide to drive off a bridge and die together, but only one of them died. Can you tell me the name of the songs in that episode?

Answer: The episode was "Best Friends," which originally aired in May 2005. The songs were "I Got Rhythm" by Ethel Waters, "Travelin' All Alone" by Billie Holiday, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" by Bessie Smith.

Question: I'm interested in finding a copy of the miniseries "Fatal Vision," about the trial of Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald, who was accused of killing his wife and daughters. Is it on video or DVD? Is MacDonald still imprisoned?

Answer: "Fatal Vision," based on the book by Joe McGinnis, aired as a miniseries in 1984. Gary Cole played MacDonald, and Karl Malden played the father-in-law who helped bring him to justice. It's on video but not DVD. MacDonald is still imprisoned in Maryland. He was denied parole in 2005.

Question: About 13 or 14 years ago my family watched a Charlie Brown special in which Linus' girlfriend got cancer. It became a favorite, but I haven't seen it since. My husband passed away from cancer, and we had our church choir sing the old gospel song "Farther Along," which was sung on the cartoon. Can you please locate the name of this and find out if it is in circulation?