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Gabriel's Fire

Gabriel's Fire

★ 6.9/10•1990•1h 0m•Drama
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Gabriel's Fire is an American television series that ran on ABC in the USA in 1990–1991. A revamped version of the series, entitled Pros and Cons, aired briefly the following season.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 12, 1990

Episodes

E160m

Gabriel's Fire

Gabriel Bird, unjustly imprisoned for 20 years, wins his freedom through the efforts of a beautiful female lawyer. Now she wants to hire him as an investigator for her law firm, but an embittered Bird refuses.

Sep 12, 1990

E260m

To Catch a Con (1)

Bird is ensnared in a trap set by O'Neil that uses Bird's long-lost daughter as bait. (Part 1 of 2)

Sep 20, 1990

E360m

To Catch a Con (2)

Bird finds out about his ""daughter"" and, with her help, sets a trap for the men who tried to frame him. (Part 2 of 2)

Sep 27, 1990

E460m

Louis' Date

A beautiful con artist becomes part of Bird's scheme to help Heller nab a man who cheated elderly people out of a million dollars.

Oct 4, 1990

E560m

The Descent

Despite Bird's suspicions, Heller becomes involved with her new client, a charming gambler who's suspected of murder.

Oct 18, 1990

E660m

Money Walks

Victoria Heller defends a teenager accused of killing another boy for his trendy tennis shoes; Bird tries to locate his parents' graves.

Oct 25, 1990

E760m

The Neighborhood

Bird takes on a neighborhood gang leader involved in criminal activities when he seeks to clear Jamil of a murder charge.

Nov 1, 1990

E860m

I'm Nobody

Bird must prove the identity of a former singer, now a derelict who's accused of murder and refuses to speak up in his own defense.

Nov 8, 1990

E960m

The Wind Rancher

Bird, Josephine, and others are held hostage in Josephine's restaurant by a panicked would-be robber whose dream is to escape to a ranch in North Dakota.

Nov 15, 1990

E1060m

Windows

On a stakeout, Bird and Jamil see a mobster murdered; Heller has a night of misadventure when she heads for a costume party dressed as a hooker.

Nov 29, 1990

E1160m

Judgements

When Victoria defends her father, Judge Norton Heller, against bribery charges, she asks Gabriel and Louis to help prove his innocence—not realizing their investigation will reveal some painful secrets about her family's past.

Dec 6, 1990

E1260m

'Tis the Season

An appearance on Oprah Winfrey's television show leads Gabriel to a bittersweet reunion with Ellie, his ex-wife whom he has not seen in twenty years.

Dec 20, 1990

E1360m

The Great Waldo

Gabriel is a constant source of support for Josephine as she attempts to adopt a cocaine-addicted infant abandoned at her restaurant.

Jan 10, 1991

E1460m

First Date

Gabriel asks Josephine out for a dinner date, but then starts to have second thoughts about his invitation.

Jan 24, 1991

E1560m

Truth and Consequences

Victoria Heller faces a tough trial lawyer in court, when she agrees to defend a famous football player accused of homosexuality by a sleazy tabloid magazine.

Jan 31, 1991

E1660m

Finger on the Trigger

A nervous client of Victoria Heller's misinterprets Gabriel Bird's actions and shoots him in the chest.

Feb 14, 1991

E1760m

Postcards from the Faultline

Gabriel Bird and Louis Klein entertain customers at Josephine's Cafe with a tall tale in film noir style about a case they solved in Los Angeles.

Feb 21, 1991

E1860m

A Prayer for the Goldsteins

Max Goldstein, a Jewish friend of Gabriel Bird's, steals a painting from an art gallery which was originally stolen from him by the Nazis.

Mar 7, 1991

E1960m

One Flew Over the Bird's Nest

Bird feigns mental illness in order to be checked into a psychiatric hospital and expose the dreadful conditions that exist there.

Apr 17, 1991

E2060m

Kelly Green

Convinced of her client's guilt, Victoria Heller decides whether or not to conceal a piece of evidence that would allow him to go free.

Apr 24, 1991

E2160m

Birds Gotta Fly

Gabriel Bird meets with his daughter, Celine, after a twenty-year separation.

May 1, 1991

E2260m

Belly of the Beast

Bird returns to prison to question a serial killer who may be able to identify a murder-rapist stalking a college campus.

Jun 6, 1991

Actors

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Gabriel Bird

Laila Robins

Laila Robins

Victoria Heller

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Empress Josephine

Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh

Louis Klein

Meagan Good

Meagan Good

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