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Detective Mike Hammer uses his savvy grit against deceptive enemies in Southern California.
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- 01
Songbird. Part ILila B is a singer who is romantically involved with a mobster, Johnny Dive. When she becomes a murder suspect, Mike tries to help. - 02
Songbird. Part IIMike tries to extricate Lila B. from her troubles.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Prodigal SonSeptember 28, 1997—After a friend is killed investigating the death of his son, Mike keeps following the trail, leading to Russian mobsters. - S01E02
Beat StreetOctober 5, 1997—An accused polluter hires Mike but then the reporter who did an expose on the him is found dead making him a murder suspect. - S01E03
www.murderOctober 12, 1997—Hammer is hired to look into the disappearance of a girl who may have been killed in a ""snuff film"" shown on the internet. - S01E04
Hoop NightmaresOctober 19, 1997—When a basketball player's sports agent is murdered just before he becomes the number one pick in the draft, he turns to Mike to prove his i - S01E05
False TruthsOctober 26, 1997—Mike flies to tinseltown to help an actress accused of murdering her lover and producer. - S01E06
HalloweenNovember 2, 1997—Someone seems to be targeting Hammer's friends in the style of a cultist killer whom Mike put in jail. - S01E07
Body OdorNovember 9, 1997—A surgery patient's body emits noxious gasses, killing him and three members of a surgical team. His daughter hires Mike. - S01E08
Sins of the FatherNovember 16, 1997—The murder of a priest puts Hammer on the trail of a serial killer murdering prostitutes.
Spoilers Faith, a prostitute, is murdered. Afte - S01E09
A Penny SavedNovember 23, 1997—When a simple minded janitor all but frames himself for the murder of a stockbroker, he asks Mike Hammer to prove his innocence. - S01E10
The Life You SaveJanuary 18, 1998—After witnessing suspicious behavior between a cop and a mobster, Mike saves the cop's life and the mobster is arrested. Then on his birthd - S01E11
The Long Road to NowhereJanuary 25, 1998—After a hard boiled mystery writer hires Mike to help him with an ending to his latest book, he is murdered. Mike, Velda and Nick realize t - S01E12
The Art of MurderFebruary 1, 1998—When the artist Velda is seeing is murdered, Mike looks into it. Was the killer the assistant artist who may have been painting forgeries, - S01E13
Countdown to MurderFebruary 8, 1998—When Mike's former flame is accused of murdering her former husband and co-star right before their broadway play opens, Mike tries to clear - S01E14
The Cutting EdgeFebruary 15, 1998—Mike is a two time convict's alibi when a cutting edge computer chip stolen by a masked murderer with the same modus operandi and even the s - S01E15
Big Brother's SecretFebruary 22, 1998—The murder of an investigative reporter was a friend of Mike's leads the private eye to stolen satellite photos. - S01E16
A Candidate for MurderFebruary 28, 1998—Barry Lawrence is running for district attorney and he becomes Hammer's main suspect when his mistress is murdered. - S01E17
Dump the CreepApril 12, 1998—After Hammer berates a radio host on the air for telling Mike's girlfriend to dump him, he becomes a suspect when the host is murdered. - S01E18
Chop ShopApril 18, 1998—Mike goes to Texas to attend a friend's wedding but organ thieves have kidnapped his fiancé. - S01E19
The Maya ConnectionApril 26, 1998—When Maya Ricci's paramour comes to town, he draws Maya and Mike into a web of espionage and assassination. - S01E20
Lucky in LoveMay 3, 1998—When a gambling buddy of Mike's is murdered, he is asked to help out with the buddy's race horse. - S01E21
Songbird. Part IMay 10, 1998Lila B is a singer who is romantically involved with a mobster, Johnny Dive. When she becomes a murder suspect, Mike tries to help. - S01E22
Songbird. Part IIMay 17, 1998Mike tries to extricate Lila B. from her troubles. - S01E23
Gone FishingMay 23, 1998—Mike and Skip are trapped in a bar by bank robbers. And they left their guns at home because they were going fishing. - S01E24
Dead Men TalkMay 30, 1998—A friend of Mike's who is believed dead turns up and asks Mike to find out who was behind the attempt on his life and the deaths of two othe - S01E25
A New Leaf. Part IJune 6, 1998—Mike investigates the death of a tobacco company scientist who was about to testify. - S01E26
A New Leaf. Part IIJune 14, 1998—After solving who killed the scientist, Mike investigates who killed a member of a wealthy family that owns a tobacco company.
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