Broadcast date
20-09-1989 • 26 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. I Only Have Eyes for You
event 20-09-1989 • schedule 1h
A newly released convict starts terrorizing the woman who witnessed against him. She goes to McCabe for help, who was prosecutor who put him in jail.
2. The Lady in Red
event 27-09-1989 • schedule 1h
Ed Delaney, an ex-cop and an old friend of McCabe, is killed when he comes close to solving ""The Lady in Red"" Murder - a 20-year-old unsolved murder case that got him fired from the police.
3. Easy to Love
event 04-10-1989 • schedule 1h
Jake and Stg. Danoho (a LAPD cop) are transporting a prisoner to Los Angeles, when the prisoner escapes and Danoho is killed. Danoho's partner, Sgt. Walker, goes to Hawaii to assist in the investigation and it turns out there's bad blood between her and Jake.
4. The Way You Look Tonight
event 11-10-1989 • schedule 1h
A young lady is acquitted for killing her mother, and wants to hire Jake privately to find the killer. Jake turns it down because he's on his way to a vacation, but then McCabe refuses to let him take any days off. So Jake quits his job and takes the assignment.
5. Dancing in the Dark
event 25-10-1989 • schedule 1h
A cat burglar robs a hotel while McCabe is hosting a district attorney convention there. The immediate suspect is Harry McGuinn, a recently released cat burglar. He insists that he is innocent, and tries to help Jake solve the robbery.
6. It All Depends on You
event 01-11-1989 • schedule 1h
Derek gets his first case - a drunk driver who assaulted a police officer. But the driver is a powerful man, and suddenly Derek's main witness lies and the judge dismisses the case.
7. Out of Nowhere
event 08-11-1989 • schedule 1h
Jake and the FBI go after Victor Potemkin, a suspected drug smuggler. But when they raid his house they find no drugs, but Jake finds someone he knows - a woman who disappeared overnight just as he was about to propose to her.
8. Sweet Leilani
event 15-11-1989 • schedule 1h
An unknown girl washes up on a beach murdered, and a friend of McCabe, the newspaper columnist Leilani Simons, takes an unusual interest in the case.
9. My Shining Hour
event 29-11-1989 • schedule 1h
Jake helps out the actor, Tom Cody, who played his childhood idol - the Skyhawk. Tom has been reduced to an alcoholized, broke veteran plane pilot, and no one believes him when he witnesses a murder.
10. Long Ago and Far Away
event 06-12-1989 • schedule 1h
Judge Smithwood starts receiving death threats after sentencing a young man to 20 years for rape. And a mysterious man in an army captain uniform steals a high precision sniper rifle from a local military base.
11. What Child is This?
event 13-12-1989 • schedule 1h
It's Christmas, and pregnant young lady is on the run from two mobsters. Gertrude makes a surprise visit to McCabe, and helps with the Christmas celebration.
12. In the Still of the Night
event 03-01-1990 • schedule 1h
Derek gets Jake to look into things, when the sister of a good friend is arrested for possession of drugs. She says they were planted by her mother-in-law, who is angry with her son for trying to take control of the family company, and at her for marrying him.
13. You Turned the Tables on Me
event 10-01-1990 • schedule 1h
After several failed raids on mafia boss Everett Ashford, it appears the PA's office has a leak. Evidence starts to point to Leigh Perry, a rising star in the PA's office and the head of the organized crime division.
14. One More for the Road
event 17-01-1990 • schedule 1h
Derek collides with a pedestrian on his way home from a beach party. When the man dies, Derek is charged with manslaughter.
15. Who's Sorry Now?
event 31-01-1990 • schedule 1h
Nick Voss, a wanted criminal whose brother is about to be executed, kidnaps McCabe. Voss demands that his brother is released, or McCabe will share the same fate.
16. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
event 07-02-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake travels to Los Angeles to attend his sister's wedding. The groom has a shady past, but he swears it's all behind him. But then, why is he working for a local gangster?
17. My Buddy
event 14-02-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake catches a young girl picking his pocket. He tries to help her home, but she is very uncooperative. Meanwhile McCabe has problems with a murdered money counterfeiter.
18. By Myself
event 28-02-1990 • schedule 1h
A rapist is loose, attacking single women in their homes. Meanwhile McCabe takes Max to the ""Happy Dogs"" class.
19. I Ain't Got No Body
event 07-03-1990 • schedule 1h
A woman disappears when looking into her mother's death at a health resort. Jake and LA cop Karen Stetson go undercover at the resort, posing as a married couple.
20. Put Your Dreams Away
event 14-03-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake is undercover on a plane transporting drugs, when his real identity is discovered. The pilot fatally wounds him, and jump out with the only parachute. From the control tower McCabe tries to keep Jake conscious by talking about their previous adventures while the plane flies toward the airport.
21. If I Didn't Care
event 28-03-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake gets a visit from an old classmate with a heavy obligation - he must kill Jake Styles.
22. You're Driving Me Crazy
event 04-04-1990 • schedule 1h
McCabe prosecutes a man for murdering his wife, when the man's story about them being assaulted by gang members doesn't check out.
23. You Took Advantage of Me
event 25-04-1990 • schedule 1h
Dr. Carmichael is charged with murdering his wife, but is given an alibi by her secretary. McCabe smells a rat and sends Jake undercover - getting a job as Carmichael's chauffeur.
24. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
event 02-05-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake and Derek negotiates with a slightly paranoid man who has evidence against a crocked oil company, while McCabe gets a visit from a young woman claiming to be his daughter.
25. Danny Boy
event 09-05-1990 • schedule 1h
When a gang marks him for death, Daniel joins a group about to escape from the prison. To insure his cooperation the escapees frame him for murder.
26. Chinatown, My Chinatown
End of season • event 16-05-1990 • schedule 1h
Jake investigates the murder of a journalist working in Chinatown. He gets help from Chinatown cop Tommy Min Tang, the son of the local godfather.
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This season's cast
William Conrad
Jason McCabe
Jason McCabe
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Joe Penny
Jake Styles
Jake Styles
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Alan Campbell
Derek Mitchell
Derek Mitchell
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