Jake and the Fatman

E01

Episode 1

★ 10.0

I Only Have Eyes for You

1989-09-20 · 60m

A newly released convict starts terrorizing the woman who witnessed against him. She goes to McCabe for help, who was prosecutor who put him in jail.

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E02

Episode 2

The Lady in Red

1989-09-27 · 60m

Ed Delaney, an ex-cop and an old friend of McCabe, is killed when he comes close to solving ""The Lady in Red"" Murder - a 20-year-old unsolved murder case that got him fired from the police.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 10.0

Easy to Love

1989-10-04 · 60m

Jake and Stg. Danoho (a LAPD cop) are transporting a prisoner to Los Angeles, when the prisoner escapes and Danoho is killed. Danoho's partner, Sgt. Walker, goes to Hawaii to assist in the investigation and it turns out there's bad blood between her and Jake.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 10.0

The Way You Look Tonight

1989-10-11 · 60m

A young lady is acquitted for killing her mother, and wants to hire Jake privately to find the killer. Jake turns it down because he's on his way to a vacation, but then McCabe refuses to let him take any days off. So Jake quits his job and takes the assignment.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 10.0

Dancing in the Dark

1989-10-25 · 60m

A cat burglar robs a hotel while McCabe is hosting a district attorney convention there. The immediate suspect is Harry McGuinn, a recently released cat burglar. He insists that he is innocent, and tries to help Jake solve the robbery.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 10.0

It All Depends on You

1989-11-01 · 60m

Derek gets his first case - a drunk driver who assaulted a police officer. But the driver is a powerful man, and suddenly Derek's main witness lies and the judge dismisses the case.

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E07

Episode 7

Out of Nowhere

1989-11-08 · 60m

Jake and the FBI go after Victor Potemkin, a suspected drug smuggler. But when they raid his house they find no drugs, but Jake finds someone he knows - a woman who disappeared overnight just as he was about to propose to her.

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E08

Episode 8

Sweet Leilani

1989-11-15 · 60m

An unknown girl washes up on a beach murdered, and a friend of McCabe, the newspaper columnist Leilani Simons, takes an unusual interest in the case.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 10.0

My Shining Hour

1989-11-29 · 60m

Jake helps out the actor, Tom Cody, who played his childhood idol - the Skyhawk. Tom has been reduced to an alcoholized, broke veteran plane pilot, and no one believes him when he witnesses a murder.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 10.0

Long Ago and Far Away

1989-12-06 · 60m

Judge Smithwood starts receiving death threats after sentencing a young man to 20 years for rape. And a mysterious man in an army captain uniform steals a high precision sniper rifle from a local military base.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 10.0

What Child is This?

1989-12-13 · 60m

It's Christmas, and pregnant young lady is on the run from two mobsters. Gertrude makes a surprise visit to McCabe, and helps with the Christmas celebration.

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E12

Episode 12

In the Still of the Night

1990-01-03 · 60m

Derek gets Jake to look into things, when the sister of a good friend is arrested for possession of drugs. She says they were planted by her mother-in-law, who is angry with her son for trying to take control of the family company, and at her for marrying him.

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E13

Episode 13

You Turned the Tables on Me

1990-01-10 · 60m

After several failed raids on mafia boss Everett Ashford, it appears the PA's office has a leak. Evidence starts to point to Leigh Perry, a rising star in the PA's office and the head of the organized crime division.

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E14

Episode 14

One More for the Road

1990-01-17 · 60m

Derek collides with a pedestrian on his way home from a beach party. When the man dies, Derek is charged with manslaughter.

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E15

Episode 15

Who's Sorry Now?

1990-01-31 · 60m

Nick Voss, a wanted criminal whose brother is about to be executed, kidnaps McCabe. Voss demands that his brother is released, or McCabe will share the same fate.

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E16

Episode 16

I'll Dance at Your Wedding

1990-02-07 · 60m

Jake travels to Los Angeles to attend his sister's wedding. The groom has a shady past, but he swears it's all behind him. But then, why is he working for a local gangster?

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E17

Episode 17

My Buddy

1990-02-14 · 60m

Jake catches a young girl picking his pocket. He tries to help her home, but she is very uncooperative. Meanwhile McCabe has problems with a murdered money counterfeiter.

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E18

Episode 18

By Myself

1990-02-28 · 60m

A rapist is loose, attacking single women in their homes. Meanwhile McCabe takes Max to the ""Happy Dogs"" class.

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E19

Episode 19

I Ain't Got No Body

1990-03-07 · 60m

A woman disappears when looking into her mother's death at a health resort. Jake and LA cop Karen Stetson go undercover at the resort, posing as a married couple.

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E20

Episode 20

Put Your Dreams Away

1990-03-14 · 60m

Jake is undercover on a plane transporting drugs, when his real identity is discovered. The pilot fatally wounds him, and jump out with the only parachute. From the control tower McCabe tries to keep Jake conscious by talking about their previous adventures while the plane flies toward the airport.

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E21

Episode 21

If I Didn't Care

1990-03-28 · 60m

Jake gets a visit from an old classmate with a heavy obligation - he must kill Jake Styles.

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E22

Episode 22

You're Driving Me Crazy

1990-04-04 · 60m

McCabe prosecutes a man for murdering his wife, when the man's story about them being assaulted by gang members doesn't check out.

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E23

Episode 23

You Took Advantage of Me

1990-04-25 · 60m

Dr. Carmichael is charged with murdering his wife, but is given an alibi by her secretary. McCabe smells a rat and sends Jake undercover - getting a job as Carmichael's chauffeur.

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E24

Episode 24

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1990-05-02 · 60m

Jake and Derek negotiates with a slightly paranoid man who has evidence against a crocked oil company, while McCabe gets a visit from a young woman claiming to be his daughter.

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E25

Episode 25

Danny Boy

1990-05-09 · 60m

When a gang marks him for death, Daniel joins a group about to escape from the prison. To insure his cooperation the escapees frame him for murder.

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E26

Episode 26

Chinatown, My Chinatown

1990-05-16 · 60m

Jake investigates the murder of a journalist working in Chinatown. He gets help from Chinatown cop Tommy Min Tang, the son of the local godfather.

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