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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.
Episode 24 : Nevertheless
May. 08,1991
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.
Episode 23 : It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
May. 01,1991
A priest is having an affair with a woman half his age, and becomes the prime suspect when she is murdered.
Episode 22 : We'll Meet Again
April. 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.
Episode 21 : I'd Do Anything
April. 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.
Episode 20 : Second Time Around
April. 03,1991
McCabe sees a man supposed to have been murdered 5 years ago, and has Jake look into it.
Episode 19 : It Never Entered My Mind
March. 20,1991
Dr. Sloan is charged with murdering hospital director Havilland, who was investigating him and two other doctors.
Episode 18 : You Don't Know Me
March. 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.
Episode 17 : I Cover the Waterfront
March. 06,1991
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.
Episode 16 : Pretty Baby
February. 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.
Episode 15 : I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
February. 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...
Episode 14 : Daddy's Home
February. 06,1991
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.
Episode 13 : I May Be Wrong
January. 09,1991
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.
Episode 12 : Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
January. 02,1991
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.
Episode 11 : I Know That You Know
December. 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.
Episode 10 : Goodbye (2)
November. 28,1990
Jake is in LA and has to clear himself of murder charges.
Episode 9 : Goodbye (1)
November. 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.
Episode 8 : Night and Day
November. 14,1990
Jake and private investigator Casey Quinn go after her husband's murderer - suspected smuggler Peter LaMotta.
Episode 7 : More Than You Know
November. 07,1990
Jake investigates a serial killer that leaves an orchid on all his victims, while McCabe gets his biography written.
Episode 6 : My Boy Bill
October. 31,1990
A deputy PA is blackmailed into losing a case by kidnappers that have her son.
Episode 5 : Only You
October. 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.
Episode 4 : 'Round Midnight
October. 03,1990
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.
Episode 3 : Exactly Like You
September. 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.
Episode 2 : The Tender Trap
September. 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.
Episode 1 : God Bless the Child
September. 12,1990
Two siblings kill their parents when their father threatens to remove them from the will.
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