Jake and the Fatman — Season 5
PI Ed Delaney witnesses a death and alerts the authorities, but upon their arrival to collect the body, it has vanished. Delaney identifies the deceased as millionaire Richard Rose, only to discover that Rose is, improbably, still living.
Jake navigated the treacherous path of intermediary, brokering a deal between Rose and a rebel army eager to acquire her advanced rifles. Meanwhile, Delaney unearthed evidence suggesting Rose was not the person she portrayed herself to be.
The spray paint artist, barely more than a boy, saw it happen – a brutal act concealed in the city's shadows. Afterward, driven by a desperate impulse, he took the victim’s wallet. Jake discovered him, this young man, but the boy clammed up…
The life of a fourteen-year-old boy was taken by Jake. His account claimed the youth had brandished a weapon and opened fire, yet no firearm was discovered at the scene, and the surrounding houses remained silent.
The manuscript was nearing completion, the final chapters of a tell-all about his former wife poised for release. Then, he was discovered in the bathroom, lifeless amongst the porcelain and steam.
She shadowed a client of her sister’s law firm, and witnessed him commit a robbery, the act culminating in the deaths of the shop attendants. Confronting him, she issued a stark ultimatum: reveal the truth to the police, or he would kill h…
The news struck Neely hard: a friend, poised to leave the world of modeling, had died from a heroin overdose. The tragedy ignited a fierce resolve within her, a need to understand. She resolved to go undercover, to re-enter the world she wa…
Neely and Jake find themselves embroiled in a disturbing case: victims are discovered with their livers surgically excised.
McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder, having just established his presence at the scene, when a third man comes forward with a claim of guilt.
Three skilled thieves of considerable refinement found themselves in a precarious situation. Their audacious attempt to relieve a mafia enforcer of his wallet yielded not riches, but a scrap of paper detailing the man’s next assignment.
The news struck Derek with the force of a physical blow: the woman he had loved, the one he believed lost in a plane crash six years prior, was very much alive. The revelation left him reeling, a disbelieving shock that threatened to unrave…
Jake offered assistance to the shopkeeper, who stubbornly defied the local gang's demand for an early closing.
The death of a pornography producer bore a striking resemblance to a murder that had occurred five years prior, a case in which McCabe had secured a conviction for a young boxer. Jake began his investigation, finding himself drawn into the …
Jake persisted in his investigation of the Strobach and Blore murders, and a growing body of evidence began to suggest the involvement of Doug McKeown, Warren’s former associate. Yet, the question remained: for whom was McKeown truly workin…
The physician was found dead, the discovery made alongside evidence of his involvement in the production of child pornography. Suspicion immediately fell upon Elliot Edwards, a city councilman known for his impeccable reputation.
She was charting a course for a return, a singer poised to reclaim her career after a year spent in recovery. But as she stepped back into the world, a shadow fell upon her, a dangerous obsession taking root. A stalker emerged, intent on si…
A benefactor, known only as the Good Fairy, distributed wealth to the needy and the virtuous. Yet the source of the Fairy’s generosity was revealed to be a bank robbery.
Sherry, Jake’s girlfriend, sustained severe injuries in a car bomb explosion. The attack followed a threatening letter, explicitly stating her death was intended as retribution against him. Crushed by the news, Jake began a painstaking revi…
Five years prior, Neely had been institutionalized with the assistance of a psychiatrist, only for that same doctor to begin a campaign of harassment upon their release from prison.
Ethel Mae Haven, bound by obligation as a bondswoman, found herself with a pressing task: locating a client for whom she had posted a $1 million bail.
Detective Jake finds himself partnered with the seasoned homicide investigator, Hank Goldman, in a grim pursuit. Their mission: to track down a serial killer preying on women from escort services, a man who leaves his victims strangled.
Detective Mickey Daytona of the New York Police Department was a man known for his ruthlessness. He fixated on Thomas Chetwin, a lawyer, believing him guilty of rape. Reluctantly, Jake, a friend of Daytona’s and a figure reminiscent of his …

