Episode

Hunter: The Hot Grounder

Name: Hunter: The Hot Grounder
Released: 1984-10-05
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook, Darlanne Fluegel

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Overview

After the Commissioner's wife is murdered, Hunter and McCall have to piece together the clues in order to find the true killer.

Details

Series: Hunter
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1984-10-05
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Hot Grounder is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Hunter. It aired on 1984-10-05. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 2: Hard Contract 1984-09-28 | 60 min Hunter & McCall make a pact of protectiveness and loyalty toward each other when she is nearly killed by her old partner after she tries to stop him from a killer-for-hire assignment.

Episode 4: A Long Way From L.A. 1984-10-26 | 60 min A meek "pick-pocket" is accused of brutally beating a woman. Hunter and McCall unconvinced that he could do such a thing have to find the true culprit before it's too late.

More episodes from this season

Episode 1: Hunter 1984-09-18 | 120 min Son of a mobster, Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter finds it difficult to keep a partner. The Captain assigns Hunter a new partner, but Hunter has another maverick in mind, Sergeant Dee Dee McCall. Hunter and McCall team up to catch a serial killer.

Episode 5: Legacy 1984-11-02 | 60 min 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 6: Flight on a Dead Pigeon 1984-11-09 | 60 min 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 7: Pen Pals 1984-11-16 | 60 min 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 8: Dead or Alive 1984-11-30 | 60 min 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 9: High Bleacher Man 1984-12-07 | 60 min 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 10: The Shooter 1985-01-04 | 60 min 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 11: The Garbage Man 1985-01-11 | 60 min 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.

Episode 12: The Avenging Angel 1985-01-18 | 60 min 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.

Episode 13: The Snow Queen (1) 1985-03-23 | 60 min 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.