Spenser: For Hire

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parkers \Spenser\ novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

1985 HD 60min United States English

Robert B. Parker Avery Brooks Robert Urich Barbara Stock Ron McLarty

Crime Drama

private investigator private detective boston massachusetts

S1E1 - Promised Land 1985-09-20

Spenser is hired to find the runaway wife of a wealthy businessman. Based on a story by Spenser novelist Robert B. Parker.

S1E2 - No Room at the Inn 1985-09-27

Spensers apartment burns down, but hes allowed to move into an old fire station as thanks for saving a firefighters life. Meanwhile, Spenser and Hawk are hired to protect the life of grand jury witness. When it starts to look like someone on the inside might be trying to have the witness killed, and that the witness may not be who she says she is, things get convoluted.

S1E3 - The Choice 1985-10-04

A old man whom Spenser and Hawk knows is shot. They discover that the killer are a couple who comes from an affluent background, which they hide behind. It turns into a cat and mouse game for Spenser and Hawk, who are determined to take them down.

S1E4 - Children of a Tempest Storm 1985-10-11

Spenser kills a would-be thief in the course of thwarting a robbery. He and Susan take in the mans two children while investigating his past. Susan discovers shes pregnant.

S1E5 - Original Sin 1985-10-18

Spenser investigates the apparent suicide of a young nun, and stumbles onto a corrupt landlord.

S1E6 - Discord in A Minor 1985-10-25

Spensers been hired by a conductor to find his daughter who ran away with her boyfriend. When he finds them, she tells him that her father has been molesting her. Spenser then tells her father what she said which he denies. After Spenser leaves, he calls Hawk, who once did a job for him, to do something for him.

S1E7 - The Killer Within 1985-11-12

Spenser is hired to protect a womans identical twin sister from assassins, only to discover his employer suffers from a split personality.

S1E8 - Autumn Thieves 1985-11-19

Spenser stumbles onto a ring of thieves while investigating a relic stolen from a museum.

S1E9 - Blood Money 1985-11-26

The wife of a kidnapped oil tycoon hires Spenser to deliver $1 million in ransom money to a ring of terrorists while police have the drop-off area surrounded.

S1E10 - Resurrection 1985-12-03

Spenser investigates a crooked vice cop involved in the mugging of one of Susans friends.

S1E11 - Internal Affairs 1985-12-17

Marital infidelity and suspected involvement in a gambling ring lead to Lt. Quirks suspension. Belson is shot during a raid. Spenser works to clear Quirks name and catch Belsons would-be killer.

S1E12 - Death By Design 1986-01-07

Spenser and Hawk blame themselves for failing to protect their respective clients from the clutches of the underworld, and vow to settle the score with a big-time racketeer and his henchmen.

S1E13 - A Day's Wages 1986-01-14

A young ex-con named Louis Harper steals from his boss, John Brady. Brady hires Spenser to prove it and Harper hires Hawk to protect him from leg-breakers. Spenser and Hawk team up to solve Louis murder.

S1E14 - A Madness Most Discreet 1986-01-21

Spenser tries to protect a former Russian ballerina, when she hires him to help her find stolen papers, but he gets more than he bargained for once he discovers that she is a person of interest to dueling government agents employed by American and Russian forces.

S1E15 - Brother to Dragons 1986-02-04

Spenser is going skiing with Susan, but when he picks her up at Smithfield High School where she works, he finds out one of her students died of a heroin overdose. Spenser gets hired by the superintendent and goes undercover as a teacher at her school to find out where the drugs are coming from. He obviously gets into it with the dealers.

S1E16 - When Silence Speaks 1986-02-11

A deaf woman hires Spenser to find a man she had been corresponding with who had gone missing. As Spenser investigates, he realizes that the missing man is somehow involved with a gang of thieves who are trying to kill Spenser in revenge for busting up their diamond heist.

S1E17 - In a Safe Place 1986-02-14

Spenser searches for the father of an undocumented boy killed by an unhinged unemployed man. The trail leads Spenser into a conspiracy involving the exploitation of undocumented workers on the waterfront.

S1E18 - Angel of Desolation 1986-03-04

Spenser is hired by the fashion model wife of a rich bank owner who says her life is in danger. After multiple attempted murders and one successful murder, Spenser realizes that the wife is not the target. When the wifes past comes to light, the investigation takes a whole new direction.

S1E19 - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not 1986-03-11

Detective Belsons ex-partner is murdered during his daughters wedding reception. The dead cop is suspected of being involved in criminal activities, so Lt. Quirk asks Spenser to investigate the dead man and find out if Belson is dirty too.

S1E20 - At the River's Edge 1986-03-25

Spenser witnesses an ex convict murder a 19 year girl then kill himself. The girls wealthy younger sister hires Spenser to find out why her sister was killed. Clues lead Spenser to a crusading preacher that had a secret relationship with the 19 year old.

S1E21 - Rage 1986-04-01

When Spenser is trying to locate a runaway. The girl meets a psychotic man but Spenser saves her but the man escapes. He then wants to get back at Spenser and he starts by holding Susan hostage.

S1E22 - Hell Hath No Fury 1986-04-08

Partnering with an attractive TV news reporter, Spenser investigates the reason a newly constructed building collapsed killing a boy. He suspects the building company after data samples show suspect concrete core strength results.

S2E1 - An Eye for an Eye 1986-09-27

New District Attorney Rita Fiori tries to prosecute Spenser for blackmail.

S2E2 - Widow's Walk 1986-10-04

A small fishing family hires Spenser to investigate the death of their father. Spenser suspects a rival fishing family, the Almeidas.

S2E3 - White Knight 1986-10-18

While Spenser and Hawk are in a small town to view a boxing match, Hawk is arrested, ostensibly for carrying a concealed weapon, but Spenser suspects racism may be involved.

S2E4 - Rockabye Baby 1986-10-25

A mobsters pregnant teenage girlfriend tries to keep her unborn son from his father.

S2E5 - And Give Up Show Biz? 1986-11-01

Spenser protects a man suffering from amnesia.

S2E6 - The Long Hunt 1986-11-08

A young criminals father attacks a bus transporting convicts to the state prison.

S2E7 - Home is the Hero 1986-11-22

Rita hires Spenser to investigate a troubled teenager, yet another Spenser helps a misguided youth episode.

S2E8 - One if by Land, Two if by Sea 1986-11-29

A friend of Spensers is shot and killed while portraying Paul Revere during a Revolutionary War re-enactment.

S2E9 - Shadowsight 1986-12-13

A girl who apparently has the unique ability to see through both space and time, enlists Spensers help to solve a rash of arsons.

S2E10 - The Hopes and Fears 1986-12-20

With the help of Hawk, a disgusted Spenser is determined to get rid of thugs who are terrorizing his Boston neighborhood.

S2E11 - Among Friends 1987-01-10

Hawk is the main suspect when Lt. Quirk is shot, due to a recent fracas between the two. Spenser suspects a new man in town, trying to take Hawk down to make a name for himself.

S2E12 - I Confess 1987-01-17

A wealthy man is murdererd and, surprise, an innocent man is arrested. If youve seen one Spenser, youve seen them all.

S2E13 - Murder and Acquisitions 1987-01-24

Spenser investigates the apparent suicide of a philandering financier about to turn states evidence to bring down insider trading. Rita has problems of her own when an old boyfriend shows up. Belson hires Spenser to find his missing wallet containing a winning lottery ticket.

S2E14 - Personal Demons 1987-02-07

Spenser and Rita go after a corrupt African.

S2E15 - Mary Hamilton 1987-02-14

A girl comes to Boston looking for her estranged father. Spenser decides to help her.

S2E16 - Trial and Error 1987-02-21

A pimp is wrongfully arrested for the murder of one of his girls. Spenser agonizes between pursuing the real murderer or letting the pimp take the rap.

S2E17 - One For My Daughter 1987-03-07

Spenser and Hawk protect a man who owes money to men of dubious ethics. When their client, Bo Braxton tries to blackmail his creditors, he and his alcoholic teenage daughter go on the run.

S2E18 - My Brother's Keeper 1987-03-14

Spenser becomes embroiled in the seamy Vietnamese organized crime racket after a Vietnamese crime boss uses Spenser to track down a former soldier.

S2E19 - The Road Back 1987-03-21

Spenser loses all feeling in his right arm after hes shot while guarding a politician.

S2E20 - If You Knew Sammy 1987-04-04

NRA poster-boy Sammy Backlin breezes into town for a book signing, unwittingly involving Spenser in a shoot out. Spenser agrees to protect Sammy from gangland thugs.

S2E21 - The Man Who Wasn't There 1987-05-02

Rita and her old college friends are reunited when a fictional person they created 20 years ago is found dead in his apartment.

S2E22 - Song of Orpheus 1987-05-09

A prison inmate with a grudge against Hawk hires outside muscle to rub him out.

S3E1 - Homecoming 1987-09-27

A cop who helped send a gangsters son to prison years ago has been hiding, cause the gangster wants to get him. But now he wants to come home, so he and his father, asks Spenser to act as intermediary. While the gangster is unwilling to settle for nothing less than seeing him dead. Spenser tries to see what he can do. At the same time Spenser has to deal with Susan, who came back to town, and would like to see if they have a future, but this case is taking up all of his time.

S3E2 - My Enemy, My Friend 1987-10-04

A streetwise young kid gets involved over his head in the underworld. Spenser and Hawk try to protect him from would-be killers.

S3E3 - The Heart of the Matter 1987-10-11

Lt. Quirk faces his mortality when he suffers a heart attack. Spenser and Hawk protect him from revenge-minded villains as he recovers.

S3E4 - On the Night he Was Betrayed 1987-11-01

Spenser helps an old friend, an alcoholic priest who tries to help homeless teenagers, when he gets involved over his head.

S3E5 - Sleepless Dreams 1987-11-08

Spenser becomes obsessed with an apparently suicidal woman after a chance encounter on the street.

S3E6 - Consilum Abditum 1987-11-15

Susan is in trouble when her claims of sexual harassment lead her college counselor to retaliate by hiring a hit man to keep her quiet. Spenser gets arrested for getting involved in a fight.

S3E7 - Thanksgiving 1987-11-29

Spenser runs into an old friend while visiting a recreation of a Puritan village. Spenser does everything in his power to exonerate said friend when hes accused of a brutal slaying. As he uncovers more and more, Spenser begins to think it might be hard to clear the name of a guilty man.

S3E8 - Gone Fishin' 1987-12-06

Spensers fishing trip is interrupted when he has to protect a young man whos not allowed to marry the girl he loves.

S3E9 - Child's Play 1987-12-20

A sniper takes some shots at Spenser and Susan, and a young boy ends up dead in the crossfire. Spenser sets out to determine why such a tragedy happened and track down the shooter.

S3E10 - Skeletons in the Closet 1988-01-03

Spenser and Hawk find themselves on opposite sides of the same case. Spenser is hired to retrieve a stolen journal containing information damaging to a judges career. Hawk is hired by the thief to extort money from the judge.

S3E11 - The Siege 1988-01-10

Hawk and Susan along with other people are held captive in a post office. Richard Brooks later seen on Law and Order during Seasons 1 & 2 plays one of the hostage takers.

S3E12 - Arthur's Wake 1988-01-16

Spenser protects an old friend, Arthur, after hes assaulted and robbed. In the course of his investigation, Spenser comes across disturbing information connecting Arthur with racketeering.

S3E13 - To the End of the Line 1988-01-23

When Franks niece dies of a drug overdose, Spenser and Frank go after the men responsible.

S3E14 - Play it Again, Sammy 1988-01-30

Sammy Backlin calls Spenser for protection when hes being hunted by a vicious horde of bloodthirsty assassins.

S3E15 - The Big Fight 1988-02-06

One of Spensers old trainers lures Spenser to a deserted warehouse where Spenser is supposed to be killed, to get out from under a gambling debt. Spenser survives, then turns around and protects his trainer from the goons now after him.

S3E16 - Substantial Justice 1988-03-05

Spenser protects a theater owner from gangsters, but begins to suspect shes not as innocent as she appears.

S3E17 - Company Man 1988-03-12

Spenser suspects insurance fraud when a building blows up. Susan has a possibly cancerous mass removed.

S3E18 - Watercolors 1988-03-19

Spenser protects a child artist after the child witnesses a mob execution while painting in the forest.

S3E19 - Hawk's Eyes 1988-03-26

Spenser investigates the death of a friend apparently involved with white supremicists. Hawk is rendered blind by an explosion.

S3E20 - McAllister 1988-04-30

Spenser assists a lawyer in proving the innocence of his client, a Navy seaman accused of murdering the captains daughter. The only witness is a missing Polish sailor.

S3E21 - Haunting 1988-05-07

Spenser investigates an old child kidnapping case when he tries to track down a teenage girls biological parents.

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