Episode

Jake and the Fatman: The Man That Got Away

Name: Jake and the Fatman: The Man That Got Away
Released: 1987-10-13
Duration: 60 min
Cast: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell, George O'Hanlon, Jr.

Jake and the FatmanSeason 11987-10-13

Overview

A wealthy lawyer kills his ex-wife's new man and frames her for the murder. She is arrested, and he takes the job of being her lawyer.

Details

Series: Jake and the Fatman
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 1987-10-13
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Man That Got Away is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Jake and the Fatman. It aired on 1987-10-13. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 4: Laura 1987-10-06 | 60 min Jake's former partner is killed by his fiancÃ©e in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.

Episode 6: Love for Sale 1987-10-20 | 60 min A call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.

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Episode 11: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 1987-12-01 | 60 min A burglar kills a woman and blinds her nurse before fleeing. The police catch him, but have to let him go because the nurse can't identify him. When she is scheduled for an operation that could restore her eyesight, they fear he'll try to kill her.

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Episode 13: After You've Gone 1988-01-05 | 60 min Jake spots the hit man Sagittarius at the airport and follows him, but he spots Jake and is fatally wounded in the following gunfight. Jake takes his place to try to find out who the target was.