Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman: Season 5

Air Date

September 18, 1991

Episodes

22 episodes

Jake and the Fatman

Season 5

Episodes

1. Where or When (1)

September 18, 1991
60 min

PI Ed Delaney sees a man die and calls the police, but when they come for the body it is gone. He identifies the man as millionaire Richard Rose, who as it turns out, is still alive...

2. Where or When (2)

September 25, 1991
60 min

Jake goes undercover as a middle man between Rose and a rebel army wanting to buy Rose's hi-tech rifles, while Delaney finds proof that Rose isn't who he claims to be.

3. Street of Dreams

October 30, 1991
60 min

A young graffiti painter witnesses a murder and takes the victim's wallet. Jake finds him, but he refuses to talk, figuring that if he could solve the case himself he'd get a reward.

4. I'll Never Be the Same

November 6, 1991
60 min

Jake kills a 14-year-old boy. He claims the boy had a gun and fired upon him, but no gun is found and the neighbors didn't hear anything.

5. I Could Write a Book

November 13, 1991
60 min

A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.

6. Two Different Worlds

November 20, 1991
60 min

A woman follows a client of her sister's law firm, and sees him rob a store and kill the attendants. She confronts the man, and threatens to tell the police unless he kills her sister.

7. Every Time We Say Goodbye

December 11, 1991
60 min

A friend of Neely's is killed by a heroin overdose, just as she was about to quit modeling. Neely goes undercover as a model to find out why.

8. Come Along with Me

December 18, 1991
60 min

Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.

9. Last Dance

January 1, 1992
60 min

McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder and has just placed him at the scene, when another man steps forward claiming to be the murderer.

10. Come Closer to Me

January 8, 1992
60 min

A trio of high-class pickpockets gets in trouble when they pick a mafia hitman's pocket and get a piece of paper with his next target on it.

11. Since I Fell for You

January 15, 1992
60 min

Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.

12. Just You, Just Me

January 22, 1992
60 min

Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.

13. Stormy Weather (1)

January 29, 1992
60 min

A porn producer is killed in a way quite similar to a murder 5 years ago for witch McCabe got a young boxer convicted. Jake investigates, and gets involved with a reporter who seems to know things before the police do.

14. Stormy Weather (2)

February 5, 1992
60 min

Jake continues investigating the murders of Strobach and Blore, and evidence starts to point at Warren's old corner man Doug McKeown. But whom is he working for?

15. You'll Never Know

February 26, 1992
60 min

A doctor is murdered, and is discovered to have been making child pornography. The prime suspect is Elliot Edwards, a city council member with a spotless record.

16. There'll Be Some Changes Made

March 11, 1992
60 min

A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.

17. Pennies from Heaven

March 18, 1992
60 min

Someone is giving out money to poor people or those who have done good deeds, using the name ""the good fairy"". But it turns out the faire's money is from a bank robbery.

18. I Can't Believe I'm Losing You

March 25, 1992
60 min

Jake's girlfriend Sherry is badly hurt by a car bomb, after Jake received a letter threatening to kill her for revenge against him. Devastated, he looks trough previous cases to see who the bomber could be.

19. All Through the Night

April 1, 1992
60 min

A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.

20. Ain't Misbehavin'

April 8, 1992
60 min

Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.

21. Nightmare

April 22, 1992
60 min

Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.

22. Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)

May 6, 1992
60 min

Notorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.