Episode
Hunter: The Garbage Man
Overview
A parole officer is killed one night after meeting with a parolee. When the parolee confesses that he was not the killer, Hunter and McCall must track down a killer who has been shooting parolees.
Details
- Series
- Hunter
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1985-01-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Garbage Man is Episode 11 in Season 1 of Hunter. It aired on 1985-01-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 10: The Shooter
A motorcycle cop is killed by a man on a "nighthawk." Upon further investigation, Hunter and McCall discover the killer may have been motivated by a dispute over a western shootout game at a bar.
Episode 12: The Avenging Angel
A mentally disturbed surveillance expert attempts to "help" Hunter by killing a suspect and a witness. McCall is kidnapped when the surveillance expert is unhappy that Hunter does not approve of his actions.
More episodes from this season
Episode 9: High Bleacher Man
Hunter and McCall are assigned to protect a sleazy criminal, who has been given immunity for fingering a top criminal. Outraged at having to protect him, Hunter and McCall set out to find someone else who can finger the top criminal.
Episode 13: The Snow Queen (1)
A cocaine dealer being escorted by an obnoxious detective escapes. Hunter and the detective pursue her, meanwhile, McCall goes undercover to bring down a drug lord.
Episode 8: Dead or Alive
A bounty hunter tracking two bank robbers crosses paths with Hunter and McCall. After initially letting the bounty hunter go, Hunter and McCall come to realize there is more to pursue.
Episode 14: The Snow Queen (2)
The pursuit of the cocaine dealer continues and the plot thickens as Hunter and McCall find their cases colliding.
Episode 7: Pen Pals
A notorious drug dealer is killed by a thief who stole Hunter's "backup" gun, returning it immediately after the killing. With Hunter locked up in jail with an inmate planning on killing him, McCall must catch the true killer to clear Hunter's name.
Episode 15: The Beach Boy
The Beach Boy arrives in L.A. from Hawaii and begins to kill local drug dealers. Hunter and McCall have to figure out his next move before another victim is claimed.
Episode 6: Flight on a Dead Pigeon
Hunter and McCall help a small girl who claims her uncle just died and all of his pigeons had been stolen. Upon further investigation into the missing pigeons, Hunter and McCall discover that the girl's uncle was killed.
Episode 16: Guilty
Hunter and McCall go after a convicted murderer who is back out on the street and has vowed to kill the jurors who convicted him.
Episode 5: Legacy
A mobster's girlfriend overhears gunshots after an argument between her boyfriend and his father. Hunter, unable to prove anything with her testimony decides to use her as bait to lure her boyfriend in.
Episode 17: The Last Kill
Hunter and McCall go after a contract killer who is making hits throughout the city in order to ingratiate himself with a criminal kingpin in order to kill him.