Malcolm-Jamal Warner 's final performance is just weeks away.

The Cosby Show alum, who died at 54 in an accidental drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica on July 20, filmed a guest appearance for the third episode of season 2 of Fox's Murder in a Small Town earlier this year. The episode, called "Mother Love," is set to air on Oct. 7.

In it, Warner plays Richard Buscombe, a protective father who becomes a lead suspect in a murder investigation when his ex-wife is killed just after returning to town. Still heartbroken years after the split, Richard wears his anger and pain on his sleeve, but his only goal in life is to keep his daughter safe.

"His performance — as a struggling single dad, fiercely protective of his daughter — just glows with integrity," showrunner a

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