Episode
Jake and the Fatman: How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?
Overview
A friend of Jake, Matthew Hammond, is having an affair with a rich lady. They decide to marry, but when she asks her husband for a divorce, he kills her and frames Hammond.
Details
- Series
- Jake and the Fatman
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1988-03-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
How Long Has This Thing Been Going On? is Episode 21 in Season 1 of Jake and the Fatman. It aired on 1988-03-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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