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Leg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. The show was short-lived and only 10 episodes were produced, of which only six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode aired on November 7, 1987. The cable network TV Land later aired the remaining four episodes.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01PilotOctober 3, 1987—Claire's deadbeat client is murdered while she attempts to collect the large fee owed to her detective agency.
- S01E02Things That Go Bump in the NightOctober 10, 1987—Claire is hired to provide proof that a car-wash manager did not plant the bomb that blew up a gangland figure's car.
- S01E03The Best Couple I KnowOctober 17, 1987—Claire agrees to help organize a surprise party for a friend's husband, but when she searches for some of his old friends, she discovers tha
- S01E04All This and a Gold Card TooOctober 24, 1987—Claire agrees to work for a law firm representing an elderly woman and her money-hungry heirs.
- S01E05Blind TrustOctober 31, 1987—Claire investigates the owner of a welfare hotel and learns that the owner is a close friend of her brother.
- S01E06The Art of MurderNovember 7, 1987—Claire agrees to assist a former client who is being prosecuted for murder by Willie.
- S01E07Mystery Woman—Claire goes undercover to investigate conditions in a local nursing home.
- S01E08Life Itself—Claire helps a friend suffering from AIDS and, in the process, comes to re-examine her own life.
- S01E09The American Dream—Claire becomes suspicious when her cleaning lady wins big in Atlantic City.
- S01E10Peaches—Claire tries to help a car thief who is trying to steal enough money so an old man can get a desperately needed operation.
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