The BEST episodes of Jake and the Fatman season 5
Every episode of Jake and the Fatman season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jake and the Fatman season 5!
District attorney J.L. McCabe strikes down on the crime in Los Angeles together with his special investigator Jake Styles and assistant D.A. Derek Mitchell.
#1 - You'll Never Know
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1992
A city councilman friend of Jake's is the prime suspect in a murder case.
#2 - Come Closer to Me
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/1992
Jake goes undercover with a group of thieves to find out a hit man's next victim.
#3 - Where or When (2)
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1991
While working undercover as an arms dealer to get the proof needed for Delaney's case, Jake ends up sleeping with the buyer.
#4 - Pennies from Heaven
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/1992
Jake tries to find a happy ending for the "Fairy Godmother", who's been giving money from a bank robber's loot to the homeless.
#5 - All Through the Night
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1992
A psychiatrist convicted of patient abuse attempts to drive Neely to suicide for revenge.
#6 - I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1992
In this clip show, Jake and Derek review possible suspects when Jake's girlfriend is injured in a bomb blast.
#7 - There'll Be Some Changes Made
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/1992
A singer dealing with substance abuse attempts to get her career back on track, but she's being stalked by a murderer.
#8 - Stormy Weather (2)
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/1992
Jake identifies the murderer while McCabe is on the ropes.
#9 - Stormy Weather (1)
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/1992
Jake competes with a reporter over leads in the case of a ritualistic murder.
#10 - Just You, Just Me
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/1992
Jake gets close to a handicapped store owner who defies a street gang's threat.
#11 - Come Along with Me
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/1991
Neely teams up with Jake to probe a series of murders connected to an organ-theft plot on behalf of a rich man who needs a new liver.
#12 - I Could Write a Book
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1991
McCabe concocts a way to solve the murder of an author, whose ex-wife wanted to stop the publishing of his latest novel: a roman à clef.
#13 - I'll Never Be the Same
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1991
Jake feels distraught over accidentally shooting a 14-year-old boy, but an Internal Affairs cop tells him to cool it when her own investigation heats up.
#14 - Street of Dreams
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/1991
A young graffiti artist witnesses a murder and subsequently finds himself in danger when the killers recognize him.
#15 - Every Time We Say Goodbye
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/1991
A new investigator named Neely goes undercover to catch the man who murdered her model friend.
#16 - Nightmare
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/1992
A former football player turned cop teams up with Jake to catch a serial killer.
#17 - Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1992
A cop will not rest until he takes down the killer/rapist who is giving his victims nightmares.
#18 - Last Dance
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/1992
A last-minute confession casts doubt on the guilt of the man McCabe is trying for murder.
#19 - Since I Fell for You
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/1992
An old girlfriend Derek thought was dead comes back into his life, hoping he can protect her from the gangsters who are after her.
#20 - Two Different Worlds
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1991
Jake deals with a case of serious sibling rivalry when a mentally disturbed woman hires an equally disturbed man to murder her twin sister.
#21 - Ain't Misbehavin'
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/1992
A bondswoman named Ethel Mae Haven uses disguise to bail her client out of a murder charge when his life is threatened.
#22 - Where or When (1)
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1991
Jake helps out a boozy PI who swears he wasn't drunk when a murder victim fell into his arms, even though the body disappears.