Episode
Forever: The Pugilist Break
Overview
What looks like a drug overdose death of a reformed junkie-turned community activist results in Henry and Jo tracking a murderer. The complex investigation involves dirty dealings between a real estate developer and a community organizer with millions of dollars at stake. Henry flashes back to the same 1890s New York tenement where he worked as a doctor to help the poor, including an orphan boy who gives him a special handmade gift. Meanwhile, Abe cooks up a Sunday dinner feast for Henry, Jo and himself. When Jo tries to find out how the two men know one another, ...
Details
- Series
- Forever
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2014-10-14
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Pugilist Break is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Forever. It aired on 2014-10-14. The runtime is 42 min.
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