Season 5 • Episode 22
LatestNotorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Acting
William Conrad's voice could prosecute a rock into confessing.
Production
Hawaii locations that scream 'tax write-off vacation'.
Writing
Spin-off engine that birthed an entire Diagnosis: Murder Cinematic Universe.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Conrad was already famous as the voice of Cannon and the radio Matt Dillon; this was his third iconic fat detective role.
The show pioneered the 'grumpy mentor and pretty protégé' formula later perfected by Psych, Castle, and The Mentalist.
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