Jake and the Fatman — Season 4
Jake and the Fatman

Season 4

24 episodes· 24 hSeptember 12, 1990

All episodes — Season 4

  1. S4 E1

    God Bless the Child

    Sep 12, 199060 min

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

  2. S4 E2

    The Tender Trap

    Sep 19, 199060 min

    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.

  3. S4 E3

    Exactly Like You

    Sep 26, 199060 min

    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. S4 E4

    'Round Midnight

    Oct 3, 199060 min

    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

  5. S4 E5

    Only You

    Oct 24, 199060 min

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

  6. S4 E6

    My Boy Bill

    Oct 31, 199060 min

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

  7. S4 E7

    More Than You Know

    Nov 7, 199060 min

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

  8. S4 E8

    Night and Day

    Nov 14, 199060 min

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

  9. S4 E9

    Goodbye (1)

    Nov 28, 199060 min

    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 inves

  10. S4 E10

    Goodbye (2)

    Nov 28, 199060 min

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

  11. S4 E11

    I Know That You Know

    Dec 12, 199060 min

    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.

  12. S4 E12

    Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

    Jan 2, 199160 min

    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.

  13. S4 E13

    I May Be Wrong

    Jan 9, 199160 min

    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

  14. S4 E14

    Daddy's Home

    Feb 6, 199160 min

    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.

  15. S4 E15

    I'm Gonna Live Till I Die

    Feb 13, 199160 min

    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...

  16. S4 E16

    Pretty Baby

    Feb 27, 199160 min

    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.

  17. S4 E17

    I Cover the Waterfront

    Mar 6, 199160 min

    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.

  18. S4 E18

    You Don't Know Me

    Mar 13, 199160 min

    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.

  19. S4 E19

    It Never Entered My Mind

    Mar 20, 199160 min

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

  20. S4 E20

    Second Time Around

    Apr 3, 199160 min

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

  21. S4 E21

    I'd Do Anything

    Apr 10, 199160 min

    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.

  22. S4 E22

    We'll Meet Again

    Apr 24, 199160 min

    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.

  23. S4 E23

    It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

    May 1, 199160 min

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

  24. S4 E24

    Nevertheless

    May 8, 199160 min

    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.