Dean Hargrove
Director
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Season 4
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Released Sept. 26, 1987
Episode 60 min
None+
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Production Companies: Viacom Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Strathmore Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
German,
English
S4E1 - God Bless the Child
Two siblings kill their parents when their father threatens to remove them from the will.
Sept. 12, 1990, midnight
S4E2 - The Tender Trap
Derek's uncle reveals he's about to get married. But Derek becomes suspicious because the bride is nearly half his uncle's age, and starts digging into her past.
Sept. 19, 1990, midnight
S4E3 - Exactly Like You
A friend of McCabe is killed execution style. A witness identifies Lyle Wicks as the murderer, and Wicks confesses. But several parts of his confession don't add up, so Jake continues the investigation.
Sept. 26, 1990, midnight
S4E4 - 'Round Midnight
Jake isn't very happy when his friend's Porsche is taken at gunpoint. He tracks down the robber, but holds off when he finds the carjacker associating with an infamous jewel thief. So posing as an alarm cracker, Jake goes undercover to find what their target is.
Oct. 3, 1990, midnight
S4E5 - Only You
Jake goes under cover investigating industrial espionage, trying to find the top man. Things get complicated when an acquaintance for LA comes to visit.
Oct. 24, 1990, midnight
S4E6 - My Boy Bill
A deputy PA is blackmailed into losing a case by kidnappers that have her son.
Oct. 31, 1990, midnight
S4E7 - More Than You Know
Jake investigates a serial killer that leaves an orchid on all his victims, while McCabe gets his biography written.
Nov. 7, 1990, midnight
S4E8 - Night and Day
Jake and private investigator Casey Quinn go after her husband's murderer - suspected smuggler Peter LaMotta.
Nov. 14, 1990, midnight
S4E9 - Goodbye (1)
Jake gets in trouble with a group of crooked LA cops when he discovers a body in the water while fishing on Maui. They intercept Jake's call about the body, and hide it before dispatching someone to pick it up. Frustrated, Jake starts investigating the man who received his call about the body.
Nov. 28, 1990, midnight
S4E10 - Goodbye (2)
Jake is in LA and has to clear himself of murder charges.
Nov. 28, 1990, midnight
S4E11 - I Know That You Know
A woman is found murdered in her home after she surprised a burglar and triggered the alarm. The burglar is found and convicted for the murder, but McCabe thinks something is wrong and gets Jake to snoop around.
Dec. 12, 1990, midnight
S4E12 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
McCabe is prosecuting Robert Burgess - a big crime boss, when his main witness is murdered on his way to court. Jake tracks down Burgess' ex-girlfriend, and has to bring her to court before the judge dismisses the case.
Jan. 2, 1991, midnight
S4E13 - I May Be Wrong
A South African diplomat is killed by a car bomb with the mark of an extreme South African racist group know as ""the Order of Blood"" near by. South Africa sends a black cop to LA who immediately goes after Vanessa Kruger, the leader of a group allied with the Order.
Jan. 9, 1991, midnight
S4E14 - Daddy's Home
Jake is at his niece's christening, when his long lost father suddenly appears - after being gone for 27 years. It turns out he's in trouble after stealing $50,000 from his former employer.
Feb. 6, 1991, midnight
S4E15 - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
An accountant is witness to a murder, and is very keen on helping Jake out with the investigation. But a few days later he turns up at Jake's apartment wanting to report another murder - the murder of him...
Feb. 13, 1991, midnight
S4E16 - Pretty Baby
Cindy O'Malley, a friend of Jake's, is witness to a murder, but is spotted by the killer and he chases her and shoots her. McCabe & Co has to take care of her baby while they try to find her and the killer.
Feb. 27, 1991, midnight
S4E17 - I Cover the Waterfront
Derek gets a visit from a childhood friend who is trying to turn his life around. The next day he's found dead, filled with drugs and alcohol. The police believe he killed himself, but Derek refuses to accept it.
March 6, 1991, midnight
S4E18 - You Don't Know Me
His wife and her lover Gregg Hatton remove Andrew Blane, a good friend of McCabe and head of Blane Electronics, from his position. The next day Hatton is killed in an explosion in his home.
March 13, 1991, midnight
S4E19 - It Never Entered My Mind
Dr. Sloan is charged with murdering hospital director Havilland, who was investigating him and two other doctors.
March 20, 1991, midnight
S4E20 - Second Time Around
McCabe sees a man supposed to have been murdered 5 years ago, and has Jake look into it.
April 3, 1991, midnight
S4E21 - I'd Do Anything
A psychiatrist is having an affair with a patient and her husband finds out and wants a divorce. So she manipulates her lover into killing him.
April 10, 1991, midnight
S4E22 - We'll Meet Again
McCabe is showing a school class around the courthouse, when a man dressed as clown tries to kill him with a shotgun. The man misses, but gets away. McCabe goes over past convictions to see witch of them might be the would-be assassin.
April 24, 1991, midnight
S4E23 - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
A priest is having an affair with a woman half his age, and becomes the prime suspect when she is murdered.
May 1, 1991, midnight
S4E24 - Nevertheless
Todd Kurtin kills his wife in an alley, and makes it look like a mugger assaulted her. But the story doesn't convince McCabe, who prosecutes Kurtin - even though the case is weak.
May 8, 1991, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 6360 min.
Released: Sept. 26, 1987
Last Air Date: May 6, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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