Episode
Simon & Simon: Zen and the Art of the Split Finger Fastball
Overview
The Simons are hired to protect a Japanese businessman while he is at a fantasy baseball camp.
Details
- Series
- Simon & Simon
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1988-10-22
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Zen and the Art of the Split Finger Fastball is Episode 3 in Season 8 of Simon & Simon. It aired on 1988-10-22. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 2: Simon & Simon and Associates
When Rick's truck is stolen, the publicity about the Simons' much talked about capture of the thief attracts more trouble with business they can hardly handle, bringing associates into the firm seems to make Rick bossy while it makes A.J. uncomfortable.
Episode 4: The Merry Adventures of Robert Hood
AJ is horrified to find almost $9,000 charged to his credit card without his knowledge. Rick is innocent this time and AJ goes to the bank to demand it be taken off his card. To his surprise, the person he starts complaining to bursts into tears. Instantly repentant, AJ takes the lady out to lunch when her stern boss tells her she's holding up the other employee lunches. While eating, the lady, Marion, tells AJ that this is the ninth time someone's credit card has been charged fraudulently and that her boss had threatened to fire her if it happened again. She loses track of time and returns to work late. When her boss comes to yell at her for being late, he surmises the fraud has happened again and proclaims tomorrow will be her last day working there.
AJ is smitten by Marion and decides to investigate what's going on with Rick. They get a lead that takes them to a warehouse that is full of goods bought with stolen credit card money. The brothers see someone and split up to investigat
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