Jake and the Fatman

1987 - 1992

Happy Days Are Here Again

26th September 1987

Episode 1

Senator candidate Kyle Williams' lover is killed after she threatens to reveal their affair. His speechwriter admits to him that he was the murderer, but threatens to frame him unless he cooperates.

Fatal Attraction (1)

29th September 1987

Episode 2

Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.

Fatal Attraction (2)

29th September 1987

Episode 3

Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.

Laura

6th October 1987

Episode 4

Jake's former partner is killed by his fiancÃ©e in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.

The Man That Got Away

13th October 1987

Episode 5

A wealthy lawyer kills his ex-wife's new man and frames her for the murder. She is arrested, and he takes the job of being her lawyer.

Love for Sale

20th October 1987

Episode 6

A call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

27th October 1987

Episode 7

For some time David Thompson has gone out and killed bums, so that the police believe a serial killer is loose. Then when he lures his brother to an alley and kills him the same way, he won't be a suspect.

Body and Soul

3rd November 1987

Episode 8

""Mad"" Marvin Michaels, the owner of an electronics store, is killed, and ex-con Bradford Long is the main suspect. McCabe assigns the case to the cop Karen Stetson, whose father was killed by Long.

The Man I Love

10th November 1987

Episode 9

Glen Latimer pushes his newly married rich wife Nancy of their boat, but she survives and is brought to a hospital. She is unsure if it was just an accident, so Jake goes befriends Glen posing as Nancy's brother.

Love Me Or Leave Me

17th November 1987

Episode 10

Ed Galvin escapes while he is being transported to prison, after threatening the life of McCabe and Andy Harmon (the cop who arrested him) during his trial.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

1st December 1987

Episode 11

A burglar kills a woman and blinds her nurse before fleeing. The police catch him, but have to let him go because the nurse can't identify him. When she is scheduled for an operation that could restore her eyesight, they fear he'll try to kill her.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

8th December 1987

Episode 12

One of the deputy DAs finally gets her first murder case when a man she was investigating for skipping alimony payments turns up dead.

After You've Gone

5th January 1988

Episode 13

Jake spots the hit man Sagittarius at the airport and follows him, but he spots Jake and is fatally wounded in the following gunfight. Jake takes his place to try to find out who the target was.

It Had to Be You

12th January 1988

Episode 14

Leslie Randall, a former PR manager for McCabe is raped. The rapist, a psychiatrist, frames one of his patients with an anonymous tip to the police.

But Not for Me

19th January 1988

Episode 15

A known mob man is killed in the home of star reporter Candace Morgan. She says he was shot through the window while she was interviewing him, but McCabe gets suspicious when there is one too many bullets.

What Is This Thing Called Love?

26th January 1988

Episode 16

A man takes a courtroom hostage - with Derek and McCabe in it.

Lady, Be Good

2nd February 1988

Episode 17

A friend of McCabe is murdered just as he is about to fake his own death so his wife can collect a 4.5 million-dollar life insurance.

I'll Be Seeing You

16th February 1988

Episode 18

A small time crook comes to McCabe offering to testify against the crime boss O'Rourke, after laying low for ten years. McCabe is suspicious, but is more than willing to go along with anything that can get O'Rourke behind bars.

Babyface

23rd February 1988

Episode 19

The daughter of the wealthy Amos Banning arranges her own kidnapping, and murders her accomplice once she has the ransom.

Blues in the Night

16th March 1988

Episode 20

Jennifer Wilding gets a surprise when her identical twin sister turns up wanting to resume their previous partnership - one steals jewelry and the other provides an alibi.

How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?

23rd March 1988

Episode 21

A friend of Jake, Matthew Hammond, is having an affair with a rich lady. They decide to marry, but when she asks her husband for a divorce, he kills her and frames Hammond.

I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans

30th March 1988

Episode 22

A former cop who is now a crime writer commits a clever murder so that he can write a book about it that is likely to become a best seller.

Rhapsody in Blue

Episode 23

Ned Covington and his wife plan to kill his boss, Phil Duncan, when he is passed over for promotion, but they kill another employee by mistake. Realizing this they try to frame Duncan for the murder.

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William Conrad•Joe Penny•Alan Campbell

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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.

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