Episode
Hunter: Pen Pals
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Hunter
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1984-11-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Pen Pals is Episode 7 in Season 1 of Hunter. It aired on 1984-11-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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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 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.
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Episode 5: Legacy
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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 4: A Long Way From L.A.
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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 3: The Hot Grounder
After the Commissioner's wife is murdered, Hunter and McCall have to piece together the clues in order to find the true killer.
Episode 11: The Garbage Man
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 2: Hard Contract
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 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.
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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.
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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.