Jake and the Fatman

1God Bless the Child

60 minSep 12, 1990

Two siblings kill their parents when their father threatens to remove them from the will.

2The Tender Trap

60 minSep 19, 1990

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.

3Exactly Like You

60 minSep 26, 1990

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.

4'Round Midnight

60 minOct 3, 1990

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.

5Only You

60 minOct 24, 1990

Jake goes under cover investigating industrial espionage, trying to find the top man. Things get complicated when an acquaintance for LA comes to visit.

6My Boy Bill

60 minOct 31, 1990

A deputy PA is blackmailed into losing a case by kidnappers that have her son.

7More Than You Know

60 minNov 7, 1990

Jake investigates a serial killer that leaves an orchid on all his victims, while McCabe gets his biography written.

8Night and Day

60 minNov 14, 1990

Jake and private investigator Casey Quinn go after her husband's murderer - suspected smuggler Peter LaMotta.

9Goodbye (1)

60 minNov 28, 1990

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.

10Goodbye (2)

60 minNov 28, 1990

Jake is in LA and has to clear himself of murder charges.

11I Know That You Know

60 minDec 12, 1990

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.

12Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

60 minJan 2, 1991

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.

13I May Be Wrong

60 minJan 9, 1991

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.

14Daddy's Home

60 minFeb 6, 1991

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.

15I'm Gonna Live Till I Die

60 minFeb 13, 1991

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...

16Pretty Baby

60 minFeb 27, 1991

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.

17I Cover the Waterfront

60 minMar 6, 1991

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.

18You Don't Know Me

60 minMar 13, 1991

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.

19It Never Entered My Mind

60 minMar 20, 1991

Dr. Sloan is charged with murdering hospital director Havilland, who was investigating him and two other doctors.

20Second Time Around

60 minApr 3, 1991

McCabe sees a man supposed to have been murdered 5 years ago, and has Jake look into it.

21I'd Do Anything

60 minApr 10, 1991

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.

22We'll Meet Again

60 minApr 24, 1991

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.

23It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

60 minMay 1, 1991

A priest is having an affair with a woman half his age, and becomes the prime suspect when she is murdered.

24Nevertheless

60 minMay 8, 1991

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.