Jake and the Fatman (1987) Season 1

Jake and the Fatman (1987)

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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1x01 Happy Days Are Here Again

26 September, 1987 8:00 am

A speechwriter frames a politician for murdering his assistant, then tries to blackmail him.

1x02 Fatal Attraction (1)

29 September, 1987 8:00 am

McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.

1x03 Fatal Attraction (2)

29 September, 1987 8:00 am

McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.

1x04 Laura

06 October, 1987 8:00 am

Jake's former partner is killed while chasing an alleged burglar, but the evidence points towards the dead man's fiancee.

1x05 The Man That Got Away

13 October, 1987 8:00 am

Jake and McCabe question the evidence found in the case of a woman charged with murder, whose lawyer is also her ex-husband.

1x06 Love for Sale

20 October, 1987 8:00 am

Jake becomes attracted to a woman involved in a drug-smuggling operation while investigating the murder of one of McCabe's informants.

1x07 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

27 October, 1987 8:00 am

A skid-row serial killer matches wits with McCabe after murdering a surprising victim.

1x08 Body and Soul

03 November, 1987 8:00 am

Jake helps a determined cop (who is also a former lover) try to convict the man who killed her father, a criminal whom McCabe suspects of committing another murder.

1x09 The Man I Love

10 November, 1987 8:00 am

A young bride survives an attempt on her life, so McCabe sends Jake to dig up dirt on her suspicious husband.

1x10 Love Me or Leave Me

17 November, 1987 8:00 am

Jake gets close to an aspiring rock star in order to catch a dirty cop who's involved in a million-dollar robbery

1x11 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

01 December, 1987 8:00 am

The man who attacked a blind woman is found dead, supposedly shot by the woman's cheating husband.

1x12 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

08 December, 1987 8:00 am

It's Christmastime, but McCabe isn't feeling so jolly as an ambitious assistant DA helps Jake find a murderous Santa Claus.

1x13 After You've Gone

05 January, 1988 8:00 am

Jake discovers a murder plot and takes the place of a dead hit man whose target happens to be McCabe.

1x14 It Had to Be You

12 January, 1988 8:00 am

When Jake discovers that a serial rapist's weakness is cats, a victim agrees to help set a trap.

1x15 But Not for Me

19 January, 1988 8:00 am

Jake suspects that a newswoman knows more about a gangster's murder than she's letting on, so McCabe attempts to get the truth from an unwilling witness: the newswoman's daughter.

1x16 What is This Thing Called Love?

26 January, 1988 8:00 am

McCabe and Derek are held captive by a grenade-laden gunman claiming to be out for revenge, but Jake discovers a different motive.

1x17 Lady, Be Good

02 February, 1988 8:00 am

McCabe believes that what looks like a drunken-driving accident is a murder, so he sends Jake to investigate.

1x18 I'll Be Seeing You

16 February, 1988 8:00 am

After ten years on the run, a murder witness returns to use McCabe against a powerful defendant for a big payoff, and Jake must escort the witness to court in one piece.