Spenser: For Hire(1985)
A lot of people think I like to get even. They're dead right.
Overview
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
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Season 1
22 episodes • 1985
Season 1
22 episodes • 1985
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Promised Land | Sep 20, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 2 | No Room at the Inn | Sep 27, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Choice | Oct 4, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Children of a Tempest Storm | Oct 11, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Original Sin | Oct 18, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Discord in A Minor | Oct 25, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Killer Within | Nov 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Autumn Thieves | Nov 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Blood Money | Nov 26, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Resurrection | Dec 3, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Internal Affairs | Dec 17, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Death By Design | Jan 7, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Day's Wages | Jan 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Madness Most Discreet | Jan 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Brother to Dragons | Feb 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | When Silence Speaks | Feb 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 17 | In a Safe Place | Feb 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Angel of Desolation | Mar 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not | Mar 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 20 | At the River's Edge | Mar 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rage | Apr 1, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hell Hath No Fury | Apr 8, 1986 | 0.0 |
Season 2
22 episodes • 1986
Season 2
22 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Eye for an Eye | Sep 27, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Widow's Walk | Oct 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 3 | White Knight | Oct 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rockabye Baby | Oct 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | And Give Up Show Biz? | Nov 1, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Long Hunt | Nov 8, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Home is the Hero | Nov 22, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | One if by Land, Two if by Sea | Nov 29, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shadowsight | Dec 13, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Hopes and Fears | Dec 20, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Among Friends | Jan 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | I Confess | Jan 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Murder and Acquisitions | Jan 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Personal Demons | Feb 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mary Hamilton | Feb 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Trial and Error | Feb 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | One For My Daughter | Mar 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | My Brother's Keeper | Mar 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Road Back | Mar 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | If You Knew Sammy | Apr 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Man Who Wasn't There | May 2, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Song of Orpheus | May 9, 1987 | 0.0 |
Season 3
21 episodes • 1987
Season 3
21 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homecoming | Sep 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | My Enemy, My Friend | Oct 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Heart of the Matter | Oct 11, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | On the Night he Was Betrayed | Nov 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sleepless Dreams | Nov 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Consilum Abditum | Nov 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Thanksgiving | Nov 29, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gone Fishin' | Dec 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Child's Play | Dec 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Skeletons in the Closet | Jan 3, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Siege | Jan 10, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Arthur's Wake | Jan 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | To the End of the Line | Jan 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Play it Again, Sammy | Jan 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Big Fight | Feb 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Substantial Justice | Mar 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Company Man | Mar 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Watercolors | Mar 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hawk's Eyes | Mar 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | McAllister | Apr 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Haunting | May 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
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