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Jake and the Fatman (1987 – 1992)

1987 • 5 seasons • Drama, Crime • TV-PG
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Jake and the Fatman — Season 1

23 episodes · Sep 26, 1987

1. Happy Days Are Here Again
Sep 26, 1987 · 60m

The death of Senatorial hopeful Kyle Williams’s paramour cast a long shadow. Her final act, it seemed, had been to threaten exposure of their clandestine relationship. Then, the truth surfaced in a chilling confession. Williams’ speechwrit…

2. Fatal Attraction (1)
Sep 29, 1987 · 60m

Carson Warfield is involved in a clandestine relationship with his stepmother. Together, they orchestrate the murder of his father and frame a former employee, a man who had once served them. As inconsistencies emerge, McCabe begins to inve…

3. Fatal Attraction (2)
Sep 29, 1987 · 60m

Carson Warfield is involved in a clandestine relationship with his stepmother. Together, they orchestrate the murder of his father and frame a former employee, a man who had once served them. As inconsistencies emerge, McCabe begins to inve…

4. Laura
Oct 6, 1987 · 60m

In a shadowed alley, Jake’s former partner met a violent end at the hands of his fiancée. Afterward, she insisted the crime was the work of a young man of Latin descent, whom she claimed to have witnessed pilfering a VCR moments before the …

5. The Man That Got Away
Oct 13, 1987 · 60m

The affluent lawyer orchestrated the death of his ex-wife’s new companion, then meticulously framed her for the crime. She was taken into custody, and he assumed the role of her legal counsel.

6. Love for Sale
Oct 20, 1987 · 60m

The life she led concealed a dangerous truth: her pimp exploited her not only for her body, but as a conduit for illicit substances. Desperate, she reached out to McCabe, a flicker of hope in the darkness. But fate, it seemed, had other pla…

7. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Oct 27, 1987 · 60m

For some time now, David Thompson has been killing vagrants, leading the police to believe a serial killer is at large. His next act, however, will ensure he remains beyond suspicion: he will lure his brother to a secluded alley and kill hi…

8. Body and Soul
Nov 3, 1987 · 60m

The death of Marvin Michaels, proprietor of a local electronics shop, has left the city reeling. Bradford Long, a man with a past, is the prime suspect. Detective Karen Stetson is assigned to the investigation; Long is the man responsible f…

9. The Man I Love
Nov 10, 1987 · 60m

Glen Latimer shoved his new wife, Nancy, from their boat. She survived the ordeal and was taken to a hospital. Uncertain whether it had been merely an accident, Jake began to cultivate a friendship with Glen, posing as Nancy’s brother.

10. Love Me Or Leave Me
Nov 17, 1987 · 60m

During his trial, Ed Galvin made threats against both McCabe and Andy Harmon, the officer who had apprehended him. He fled while being transported to prison.

11. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Dec 1, 1987 · 60m

He committed a brutal act: a woman murdered, her nurse blinded. The perpetrator vanished, but was soon apprehended by the police. Yet, the case crumbled. The nurse, though gravely wounded, could not identify her attacker. Released on a tech…

12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Dec 8, 1987 · 60m

A flicker of opportunity ignited within one of the deputy district attorneys. Her first murder case arrived unexpectedly, cloaked in the grim circumstance of a man she had been investigating for failing to pay alimony now found deceased.

13. After You've Gone
Jan 5, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

At the airport, Jake recognized Sagittarius, the assassin, and shadowed him. But Sagittarius noticed Jake’s pursuit; a gunfight ensued, and Sagittarius was fatally wounded. With Sagittarius gone, Jake stepped into the void, determined to un…

14. It Had to Be You
Jan 12, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

Leslie Randall, formerly a public relations manager for McCabe, is the victim of a brutal rape. The perpetrator, a psychiatrist, then manipulates the investigation by anonymously informing the police, implicating one of his patients.

15. But Not for Me
Jan 19, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

The death of a prominent figure in organized crime occurred within the residence of star reporter Candace Morgan. She reported that the man was struck by gunfire through a window during their interview, but Detective McCabe found the number…

16. What Is This Thing Called Love?
Jan 26, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

The courtroom fell into a tense stillness as a man seized control, holding those within – including Derek and McCabe – captive.

17. Lady, Be Good
Feb 2, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

McCabe’s carefully constructed plan for disappearing – a scheme designed to secure a $4.5 million life insurance payout for his wife – was irrevocably derailed by the sudden death of a friend. The tragedy occurred just as he was poised to e…

18. I'll Be Seeing You
Feb 16, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

After a decade of staying out of trouble, a minor criminal approached McCabe with an offer: he would testify against O'Rourke, the crime boss. McCabe regarded him with suspicion, yet a fervent hope propelled him forward – anything that coul…

19. Babyface
Feb 23, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

Amos Banning's daughter orchestrated her own abduction, a carefully plotted scheme that culminated in the murder of her partner once the ransom was secured.

20. Blues in the Night
Mar 16, 1988 · 60m

Jennifer Wilding’s composure fractured with a sudden, unexpected arrival: her identical twin sister, seeking to rekindle their old arrangement. It was a pact built on necessity – one sister pilfered jewels, the other expertly crafted the pe…

21. How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?
Mar 23, 1988 · 60m

Jake’s friend, Matthew Hammond, is involved in a clandestine relationship with a wealthy woman. They plan to wed, but her pursuit of a divorce from her husband takes a dark turn. He murders her, meticulously crafting a frame-up that implica…

22. I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans
Mar 30, 1988 · 60m

Once a police officer, now a crime novelist, he orchestrated a meticulously planned murder. His motive was singular: to craft a novel so compelling, so chillingly realistic, that it would inevitably become a bestseller.

23. Rhapsody in Blue
Apr 6, 1988 · 60m · 10.0

Disappointed by a missed promotion, Ned Covington and his wife devise a plan to murder his superior, Phil Duncan. However, their carefully laid scheme goes awry when they mistakenly kill another colleague. Faced with this unforeseen consequ…