Jake and the Fatman
Season 3
198926 episodes
Episode 1
I Only Have Eyes for You
Sep 20, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
A newly released convict starts terrorizing the woman who witnessed against him. She goes to McCabe for help, who was prosecutor who put him in jail.
Episode 2
The Lady in Red
Sep 27, 19891h
Ed Delaney, an ex-cop and an old friend of McCabe, is killed when he comes close to solving ""The Lady in Red"" Murder - a 20-year-old unsolved murder case that got him fired from the police.
Episode 3
Easy to Love
Oct 4, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
Jake and Stg. Danoho (a LAPD cop) are transporting a prisoner to Los Angeles, when the prisoner escapes and Danoho is killed. Danoho's partner, Sgt. Walker, goes to Hawaii to assist in the investigation and it turns out there's bad blood between her and Jake.
Episode 4
The Way You Look Tonight
Oct 11, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
A young lady is acquitted for killing her mother, and wants to hire Jake privately to find the killer. Jake turns it down because he's on his way to a vacation, but then McCabe refuses to let him take any days off. So Jake quits his job and takes the assignment.
Episode 5
Dancing in the Dark
Oct 25, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
A cat burglar robs a hotel while McCabe is hosting a district attorney convention there. The immediate suspect is Harry McGuinn, a recently released cat burglar. He insists that he is innocent, and tries to help Jake solve the robbery.
Episode 6
It All Depends on You
Nov 1, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
Derek gets his first case - a drunk driver who assaulted a police officer. But the driver is a powerful man, and suddenly Derek's main witness lies and the judge dismisses the case.
Episode 7
Out of Nowhere
Nov 8, 19891h
Jake and the FBI go after Victor Potemkin, a suspected drug smuggler. But when they raid his house they find no drugs, but Jake finds someone he knows - a woman who disappeared overnight just as he was about to propose to her.
Episode 8
Sweet Leilani
Nov 15, 19891h
An unknown girl washes up on a beach murdered, and a friend of McCabe, the newspaper columnist Leilani Simons, takes an unusual interest in the case.
Episode 9
My Shining Hour
Nov 29, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
Jake helps out the actor, Tom Cody, who played his childhood idol - the Skyhawk. Tom has been reduced to an alcoholized, broke veteran plane pilot, and no one believes him when he witnesses a murder.
Episode 10
Long Ago and Far Away
Dec 6, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
Judge Smithwood starts receiving death threats after sentencing a young man to 20 years for rape. And a mysterious man in an army captain uniform steals a high precision sniper rifle from a local military base.
Episode 11
What Child is This?
Dec 13, 19891h
TMDB rating 10.0TMDB
It's Christmas, and pregnant young lady is on the run from two mobsters. Gertrude makes a surprise visit to McCabe, and helps with the Christmas celebration.
Episode 12
In the Still of the Night
Jan 3, 19901h
Derek gets Jake to look into things, when the sister of a good friend is arrested for possession of drugs. She says they were planted by her mother-in-law, who is angry with her son for trying to take control of the family company, and at her for marrying him.
Episode 13
You Turned the Tables on Me
Jan 10, 19901h
After several failed raids on mafia boss Everett Ashford, it appears the PA's office has a leak. Evidence starts to point to Leigh Perry, a rising star in the PA's office and the head of the organized crime division.
Episode 14
One More for the Road
Jan 17, 19901h
Derek collides with a pedestrian on his way home from a beach party. When the man dies, Derek is charged with manslaughter.
Episode 15
Who's Sorry Now?
Jan 31, 19901h
Nick Voss, a wanted criminal whose brother is about to be executed, kidnaps McCabe. Voss demands that his brother is released, or McCabe will share the same fate.
Episode 16
I'll Dance at Your Wedding
Feb 7, 19901h
Jake travels to Los Angeles to attend his sister's wedding. The groom has a shady past, but he swears it's all behind him. But then, why is he working for a local gangster?
Episode 17
My Buddy
Feb 14, 19901h
Jake catches a young girl picking his pocket. He tries to help her home, but she is very uncooperative. Meanwhile McCabe has problems with a murdered money counterfeiter.
Episode 18
By Myself
Feb 28, 19901h
A rapist is loose, attacking single women in their homes. Meanwhile McCabe takes Max to the ""Happy Dogs"" class.
Episode 19
I Ain't Got No Body
Mar 7, 19901h
A woman disappears when looking into her mother's death at a health resort. Jake and LA cop Karen Stetson go undercover at the resort, posing as a married couple.
Episode 20
Put Your Dreams Away
Mar 14, 19901h
Jake is undercover on a plane transporting drugs, when his real identity is discovered. The pilot fatally wounds him, and jump out with the only parachute. From the control tower McCabe tries to keep Jake conscious by talking about their previous adventures while the plane flies toward the airport.
Episode 21
If I Didn't Care
Mar 28, 19901h
Jake gets a visit from an old classmate with a heavy obligation - he must kill Jake Styles.
Episode 22
You're Driving Me Crazy
Apr 4, 19901h
McCabe prosecutes a man for murdering his wife, when the man's story about them being assaulted by gang members doesn't check out.
Episode 23
You Took Advantage of Me
Apr 25, 19901h
Dr. Carmichael is charged with murdering his wife, but is given an alibi by her secretary. McCabe smells a rat and sends Jake undercover - getting a job as Carmichael's chauffeur.
Episode 24
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
May 2, 19901h
Jake and Derek negotiates with a slightly paranoid man who has evidence against a crocked oil company, while McCabe gets a visit from a young woman claiming to be his daughter.
Episode 25
Danny Boy
May 9, 19901h
When a gang marks him for death, Daniel joins a group about to escape from the prison. To insure his cooperation the escapees frame him for murder.
Episode 26
Chinatown, My Chinatown
May 16, 19901h
Jake investigates the murder of a journalist working in Chinatown. He gets help from Chinatown cop Tommy Min Tang, the son of the local godfather.