Episode
Jake and the Fatman: Blues in the Night
Overview
Jennifer Wilding gets a surprise when her identical twin sister turns up wanting to resume their previous partnership - one steals jewelry and the other provides an alibi.
Details
- Series
- Jake and the Fatman
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1988-03-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Blues in the Night is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Jake and the Fatman. It aired on 1988-03-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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