Dean Hargrove
Director
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Season 5
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
S5E1 - Where or When (1)
PI Ed Delaney sees a man die and calls the police, but when they come for the body it is gone. He identifies the man as millionaire Richard Rose, who as it turns out, is still alive...
Sept. 18, 1991, midnight
S5E2 - Where or When (2)
Jake goes undercover as a middle man between Rose and a rebel army wanting to buy Rose's hi-tech rifles, while Delaney finds proof that Rose isn't who he claims to be.
Sept. 25, 1991, midnight
S5E3 - Street of Dreams
A young graffiti painter witnesses a murder and takes the victim's wallet. Jake finds him, but he refuses to talk, figuring that if he could solve the case himself he'd get a reward.
Oct. 30, 1991, midnight
S5E4 - I'll Never Be the Same
Jake kills a 14-year-old boy. He claims the boy had a gun and fired upon him, but no gun is found and the neighbors didn't hear anything.
Nov. 6, 1991, midnight
S5E5 - I Could Write a Book
A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.
Nov. 13, 1991, midnight
S5E6 - Two Different Worlds
A woman follows a client of her sister's law firm, and sees him rob a store and kill the attendants. She confronts the man, and threatens to tell the police unless he kills her sister.
Nov. 20, 1991, midnight
S5E7 - Every Time We Say Goodbye
A friend of Neely's is killed by a heroin overdose, just as she was about to quit modeling. Neely goes undercover as a model to find out why.
Dec. 11, 1991, midnight
S5E8 - Come Along with Me
Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.
Dec. 18, 1991, midnight
S5E9 - Last Dance
McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder and has just placed him at the scene, when another man steps forward claiming to be the murderer.
Jan. 1, 1992, midnight
S5E10 - Come Closer to Me
A trio of high-class pickpockets gets in trouble when they pick a mafia hitman's pocket and get a piece of paper with his next target on it.
Jan. 8, 1992, midnight
S5E11 - Since I Fell for You
Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.
Jan. 15, 1992, midnight
S5E12 - Just You, Just Me
Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.
Jan. 22, 1992, midnight
S5E13 - Stormy Weather (1)
A porn producer is killed in a way quite similar to a murder 5 years ago for witch McCabe got a young boxer convicted. Jake investigates, and gets involved with a reporter who seems to know things before the police do.
Jan. 29, 1992, midnight
S5E14 - Stormy Weather (2)
Jake continues investigating the murders of Strobach and Blore, and evidence starts to point at Warren's old corner man Doug McKeown. But whom is he working for?
Feb. 5, 1992, midnight
S5E15 - You'll Never Know
A doctor is murdered, and is discovered to have been making child pornography. The prime suspect is Elliot Edwards, a city council member with a spotless record.
Feb. 26, 1992, midnight
S5E16 - There'll Be Some Changes Made
A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.
March 11, 1992, midnight
S5E17 - Pennies from Heaven
Someone is giving out money to poor people or those who have done good deeds, using the name ""the good fairy"". But it turns out the faire's money is from a bank robbery.
March 18, 1992, midnight
S5E18 - I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
Jake's girlfriend Sherry is badly hurt by a car bomb, after Jake received a letter threatening to kill her for revenge against him. Devastated, he looks trough previous cases to see who the bomber could be.
March 25, 1992, midnight
S5E19 - All Through the Night
A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.
April 1, 1992, midnight
S5E20 - Ain't Misbehavin'
Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.
April 8, 1992, midnight
S5E21 - Nightmare
Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.
April 22, 1992, midnight
S5E22 - Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
Notorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.
May 6, 1992, 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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