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Mike Hammer, Private Eye

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

★ 6.9/10•1997•1h 0m•TV-14•Mystery•Drama•Crime
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Crime never pays.

Detective Mike Hammer uses his savvy grit against deceptive enemies in Southern California.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 28, 1997

Episodes

Episode 1 - Prodigal SonE160m

Prodigal Son

After a friend is killed investigating the death of his son, Mike keeps following the trail, leading to Russian mobsters.

Sep 28, 1997

Episode 2 - Beat StreetE260m

Beat Street

An accused polluter hires Mike but then the reporter who did an expose on the him is found dead making him a murder suspect.

Oct 5, 1997

Episode 3 - www.murderE360m

www.murder

Hammer is hired to look into the disappearance of a girl who may have been killed in a ""snuff film"" shown on the internet.

Oct 12, 1997

Episode 4 - Hoop NightmaresE460m

Hoop Nightmares

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 innocence. Was it the player, Mayron Hughes; his father Norton ""Norrie"" Hughes; his childhood friend who was injured and now has a licensing business, Desmond Ishmael; his new sports agent, Susan Wake; or his teammate and competitor, Elvin Grace?

Oct 19, 1997

Episode 5 - False TruthsE560m

False Truths

Mike flies to tinseltown to help an actress accused of murdering her lover and producer.

Oct 26, 1997

Episode 6 - HalloweenE660m

Halloween

Someone seems to be targeting Hammer's friends in the style of a cultist killer whom Mike put in jail.

Nov 2, 1997

Episode 7 - Body OdorE760m

Body Odor

A surgery patient's body emits noxious gasses, killing him and three members of a surgical team. His daughter hires Mike.

Nov 9, 1997

Episode 8 - Sins of the FatherE860m

Sins of the Father

The murder of a priest puts Hammer on the trail of a serial killer murdering prostitutes. Spoilers Faith, a prostitute, is murdered. After a priest, Father Dressler, asks Hammer to protect ladies of the evening, he is murdered. Faith's body is found with a wooden cross and a red wig. The killer next murders Rosie. Suspects include Father James, the handyman Ozzie, construction executive Jason Carter and Slick, a pimp. Slick is murdered to draw Hammer into a trap. The killer tracks down and kills Angel, who saw him pick up Rosie. Finally, Candy, a prostitute and friend of the murdered girls, offers to be bait to draw out the killer but things go awry and Hammer races to find her before the killer adds her to his list of victims.

Nov 16, 1997

Episode 9 - A Penny SavedE960m

A Penny Saved

When a simple minded janitor all but frames himself for the murder of a stockbroker, he asks Mike Hammer to prove his innocence.

Nov 23, 1997

Episode 10 - The Life You SaveE1060m

The Life You Save

After witnessing suspicious behavior between a cop and a mobster, Mike saves the cop's life and the mobster is arrested. Then on his birthday, Mike gets a call saying he has 24 hours to live.

Jan 18, 1998

Episode 11 - The Long Road to NowhereE1160m

The Long Road to Nowhere

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 the book was based upon an actual disappearance or murder and try to solve it in order to find out who murdered the writer.

Jan 25, 1998

Episode 12 - The Art of MurderE1260m

The Art of Murder

When the artist Velda is seeing is murdered, Mike looks into it. Was the killer the assistant artist who may have been painting forgeries, the gallery owner, the jealous ex-girlfriend who gets into a catfight with Velda, the rich collector whose daughter he was romancing or the art reviewer dabbling in blackmail?

Feb 1, 1998

Episode 13 - Countdown to MurderE1360m

Countdown to Murder

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 her. Is the killer the producer / director, the business manager, her understudy, the victim's understudy or the stagehand who seems to be stalking her?

Feb 8, 1998

Episode 14 - The Cutting EdgeE1460m

The Cutting Edge

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 same limp.

Feb 15, 1998

Episode 15 - Big Brother's SecretE1560m

Big Brother's Secret

The murder of an investigative reporter was a friend of Mike's leads the private eye to stolen satellite photos.

Feb 22, 1998

Episode 16 - A Candidate for MurderE1660m

A Candidate for Murder

Barry Lawrence is running for district attorney and he becomes Hammer's main suspect when his mistress is murdered.

Feb 28, 1998

Episode 17 - Dump the CreepE1760m

Dump the Creep

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.

Apr 12, 1998

Episode 18 - Chop ShopE1860m

Chop Shop

Mike goes to Texas to attend a friend's wedding but organ thieves have kidnapped his fiancé.

Apr 18, 1998

Episode 19 - The Maya ConnectionE1960m

The Maya Connection

When Maya Ricci's paramour comes to town, he draws Maya and Mike into a web of espionage and assassination.

Apr 26, 1998

Episode 20 - Lucky in LoveE2060m

Lucky in Love

When a gambling buddy of Mike's is murdered, he is asked to help out with the buddy's race horse.

May 3, 1998

Episode 21 - Songbird. Part IE2160m

Songbird. Part I

Lila B is a singer who is romantically involved with a mobster, Johnny Dive. When she becomes a murder suspect, Mike tries to help.

May 10, 1998

Episode 22 - Songbird. Part IIE2260m

Songbird. Part II

Mike tries to extricate Lila B. from her troubles.

May 17, 1998

Episode 23 - Gone FishingE2360m

Gone Fishing

Mike and Skip are trapped in a bar by bank robbers. And they left their guns at home because they were going fishing.

May 23, 1998

Episode 24 - Dead Men TalkE2460m

Dead Men Talk

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 others, who were less lucky.

May 30, 1998

Episode 25 - A New Leaf. Part IE2560m

A New Leaf. Part I

Mike investigates the death of a tobacco company scientist who was about to testify.

Jun 6, 1998

Episode 26 - A New Leaf. Part IIE2660m

A New Leaf. Part II

After solving who killed the scientist, Mike investigates who killed a member of a wealthy family that owns a tobacco company.

Jun 14, 1998

Actors

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Mike Hammer

Shannon Whirry

Shannon Whirry

Velda

Malgosia Tomassi

Malgosia Tomassi

Rebekah Chaney

Rebekah Chaney

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