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- Season 1 overviewSep 20, 1985-Apr 8, 198623 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Promised Land Sep 20, 1985
- A wealthy businessman hires Spenser to find his missing wife.
- 2. Promised Land Sep 20, 1985
- A wealthy businessman hires Spenser to find his missing wife.
- 3. No Room at the Inn Sep 27, 1985
- Mobsters plan to escape justice by killing bodyguard Spenser and his charge, a grand-jury witness.
- 4. The Choice Oct 4, 1985
- The influential connections of two young psychopaths foil Spenser's attempts to arrest them.
- 5. Children of the Tempest Storm Oct 11, 1985
- Spenser learns two children are orphaned by his self-defense killing of a hit man.
- 6. Original Sin Oct 18, 1985
- Spenser probes the death of a novitiate who left the convent to join a fight against power brokers.
- 7. Discord in a Minor Oct 25, 1985
- A symphony director hires Spenser to prevent his teenage daughter from running away with her lover.
- 8. The Killer Within Nov 12, 1985
- A woman hires Spenser to protect her elusive sister, a former secret agent.
- 9. Autumn Thieves Nov 19, 1985
- Criminals battling over a stolen museum piece turn Susan and Spenser's vacation into a nightmare.
- 10. Blood Money Nov 26, 1985
- A wife hires Spenser to deliver a $1 million ransom to terrorists holding an oil tycoon.
- 11. Resurrection Dec 3, 1985
- Spenser tries to save the parole of an ex-prostitute (Kasi Lemmons) charged with weapons possession.
- 12. Internal Affairs Dec 17, 1985
- When Quirk refuses to discuss a bungled gambling raid, Spenser suspects blackmail.
- 13. Death by Design Jan 7, 1986
- A researcher studying "designer" drugs hires Spenser to find a gigolo and recover $50,000.
- 14. A Day's Wages Jan 14, 1986
- Bodyguards Spenser and Hawk accept blame when security methods fail.
- 15. A Madness Most Discreet Jan 21, 1986
- A former ballerina hires Spenser to recover a tape stolen from her murdered cosmonaut husband.
- 16. Brother to Dragons Feb 4, 1986
- A student's heroin death traumatizes high-school counselor Susan, so Spenser investigates.
- 17. When Silence Speaks Feb 11, 1986
- An advice columnist hires Spenser to protect a letter writer with whom she has fallen in love.
- 18. In a Safe Place Feb 14, 1986
- Spenser searches for the husband of an illegal alien who has abandoned her injured child.
- 19. Angel of Desolation Mar 4, 1986
- Complications arise after an ex-model hires Spenser to protect her, and her husband is shot.
- 20. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Mar 11, 1986
- Spenser investigates old friend Sgt. Belson, whose partner, now dead, may have been taking bribes.
- 21. At the River's Edge Mar 25, 1986
- Spenser discovers a murdered debutante was a follower of a charismatic evangelist (John Davidson).
- 22. Rage Apr 1, 1986
- Susan and Spenser get involved in a hostage situation when a killer abducts a teenager.
- 23. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 8, 1986
- Spenser takes up the cause of a man whose son died in the collapse of an apartment building.
Spenser: For Hire: Created by John Wilder. With Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel. 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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Spenser's been hired by a conductor to find his daughter who...
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A deaf woman hires Spenser to find a man she had been...
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Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder and starring Robert Urich, was broadcast on ABC from September 20, 1985, until May 7, 1988.
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A deaf woman hires Spenser to find a man she had been corresponding with who had gone missing. As Spenser investigates, he realizes that the missing man is somehow involved with a gang of thieves who are trying to kill Spenser in revenge for busting up their diamond heist.
Susan enlists Spenser's help in determining the past of a young amnesiac woman who had been sexually abused as a child. The inquiry brings Spenser back to the case of a young girl who was kidnapped from her wealthy family, the case that he resigned from the police force over.
Spenser, a Boston private eye, tackles a different case each week with the occasional assist from his buddy Hawk. At the local police department, Spenser has a friend in gruff Lt. Martin Quirk.
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Buy Spenser: For Hire — Season 1 on Prime Video, Apple TV. Spenser, a Boston private eye, tackles a different case each week with the occasional assist from his buddy Hawk. At the local police...
At the local police department, Spenser has a friend in gruff Lt. Martin Quirk. On the rare occasions when he issn't working, Spenser spends time with his girlfriend, Susan, a school guidance...
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