1988

S1.E1 ∙ The Room Above the Indian Grocery

Tue, Nov 01, 1988

D. P. Murphy is an insurance investigator and recovering alcoholic. His ex-wife won't let him see his daughter, his girlfriend won't take him back, and he must determine if a woman who died of an apparent heart attack was really murdered.

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S1.E2 ∙ Where Are My Socks and Other Mysteries of Love

Fri, Dec 02, 1988

A fashion company executive is killed and Murphy must investigate. New company Vice-President Harriett Tapplinger gets on the case of both Murphy and his supervisor Wesley Harden.

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S1.E3 ∙ If You Can't Win, Shoot for a Tie

Fri, Dec 09, 1988

Victor Beaudine takes on an insurance case involving Murphy's ex-wife, Marissa. Murphy has to find a missing rottweiler and locate a sea captain the company owes a check. If he gets a chance he hopes to see his daughter.

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S1.E4 ∙ Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job

Fri, Dec 16, 1988

A brother and sister murder their rich uncle but are seen by a vacuum cleaner salesman. Murphy must prove murder before the killers can eliminate the witness.

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S1.E5 ∙ Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn

Fri, Jan 13, 1989

Murphy's complaints about a disco club get him involved in an FBI investigation. Meanwhile, his attorney (played by Norman Fell) persuades Murphy to serve subpoenas.

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S1.E6 ∙ Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing

Fri, Jan 20, 1989

Murphy and Kimi investigate arson involving an international relief organization. It may or may not have been an inside job. Kimi goes undercover to find out. Meanwhile, Murphy gets a promotion.

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S1.E7 ∙ Two Wrongs Are Only the Beginning

Fri, Jan 27, 1989

Murphy delivers $1 million to the owner of a stolen motorcycle. With a social worker checking on him ahead of potential visitation rights, Murphy thinks an apartment fire gives him cover so he can pretend it wasn't always a mess.

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S1.E8 ∙ Never Wear Earmuffs in a Bed of Rattlesnakes

Fri, Feb 03, 1989

As Kimi visits Wes at work to ask him to keep Murphy company while she is away on a photo shoot, a disgruntled customer takes everyone in the office hostage. Meanwhile, Murphy has an odd visit from a fellow A.A. member.

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S1.E9 ∙ Where There's a Will, There's a Won't

Fri, Feb 10, 1989

Mean boss Victor Beaudine has Wes Harden fired, but as Murphy tries to get Wes's job back, the office is taken over by even meaner Morgana DeSade who creates a truly hostile workplace.

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S1.E10 ∙ When You're Over the Hill, You Pick Up Speed

Fri, Feb 17, 1989

Murphy plays unwilling host to his aunt, a mystery writer; an imperious co-worker dispossessed of everything; and Wes, who's a suspect in a murder.

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S1.E11 ∙ Experience Is Something You Don't Get Until Just After You Need It

Fri, Mar 10, 1989

Kimi goes undercover to pose as the latest bride of a polygamist, called the Fox, whom Murphy has been after for insurance fraud. Meanwhile, Murphy anxiously awaits a visit from his daughter.

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S1.E12 ∙ Doing It the Hard Way Is Always Easier

Fri, Mar 17, 1989

Murphy gets a visit from his daughter, Kathleen. Kimi finds out Murphy assumes she will help him. Wes wants Murphy to talk to a witness, but his sense of obligation to his daughter keeps getting in the way.

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S1.E13 ∙ All's Wrong That Ends Wrong

Fri, Mar 24, 1989

While Marissa is being suspiciously kind to Murphy, a jeweled egg is stolen at a charity gala and Murphy thinks the thief is the daughter of Alex Kovac, a well-known jewel thief.

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