Episode

Jake and the Fatman: God Bless the Child

Name: Jake and the Fatman: God Bless the Child
Released: 1990-09-12
Duration: 60 min
Cast: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell, George O'Hanlon, Jr.

Jake and the FatmanSeason 41990-09-12

Overview

Two siblings kill their parents when their father threatens to remove them from the will.

Details

Series: Jake and the Fatman
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1990-09-12
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

God Bless the Child is Episode 1 in Season 4 of Jake and the Fatman. It aired on 1990-09-12. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 2: The Tender Trap 1990-09-19 | 60 min Derek's uncle reveals he's about to get married. But Derek becomes suspicious because the bride is nearly half his uncle's age, and starts digging into her past.

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Episode 3: Exactly Like You 1990-09-26 | 60 min A friend of McCabe is killed execution style. A witness identifies Lyle Wicks as the murderer, and Wicks confesses. But several parts of his confession don't add up, so Jake continues the investigation.

Episode 4: 'Round Midnight 1990-10-03 | 60 min Jake isn't very happy when his friend's Porsche is taken at gunpoint. He tracks down the robber, but holds off when he finds the carjacker associating with an infamous jewel thief. So posing as an alarm cracker, Jake goes undercover to find what their target is.

Episode 5: Only You 1990-10-24 | 60 min Jake goes under cover investigating industrial espionage, trying to find the top man. Things get complicated when an acquaintance for LA comes to visit.

Episode 6: My Boy Bill 1990-10-31 | 60 min A deputy PA is blackmailed into losing a case by kidnappers that have her son.

Episode 7: More Than You Know 1990-11-07 | 60 min Jake investigates a serial killer that leaves an orchid on all his victims, while McCabe gets his biography written.

Episode 8: Night and Day 1990-11-14 | 60 min Jake and private investigator Casey Quinn go after her husband's murderer - suspected smuggler Peter LaMotta.

Episode 9: Goodbye (1) 1990-11-28 | 60 min Jake gets in trouble with a group of crooked LA cops when he discovers a body in the water while fishing on Maui. They intercept Jake's call about the body, and hide it before dispatching someone to pick it up. Frustrated, Jake starts investigating the man who received his call about the body.

Episode 10: Goodbye (2) 1990-11-28 | 60 min Jake is in LA and has to clear himself of murder charges.

Episode 11: I Know That You Know 1990-12-12 | 60 min A woman is found murdered in her home after she surprised a burglar and triggered the alarm. The burglar is found and convicted for the murder, but McCabe thinks something is wrong and gets Jake to snoop around.

Episode 12: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 1991-01-02 | 60 min McCabe is prosecuting Robert Burgess - a big crime boss, when his main witness is murdered on his way to court. Jake tracks down Burgess' ex-girlfriend, and has to bring her to court before the judge dismisses the case.