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

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Episodes

1. Homecoming

A dying judge hires Spenser to safeguard his only child, an ex-cop threatened by a powerful mobster. Susan, Spenser's girlfriend returns to Boston.

2. My Enemy, My Friend

Spenser and Hawk fight over an inner-city teenager, who is on the run from dope dealers and the law after witnessing a murder.

3. The Heart of the Matter

Job stress and death threats from a vengeful ex-con incapacitate Lt. Quirk with a heart condition. His anxious wife and loyal compadre, Belson, prevail upon Spenser and Hawk to stop Quirk's tormentor.

4. On the Night He Was Betrayed

Believing that he may have killed someone in a drunken stupor, an alcoholic priest in Boston's sleazy "combat zone" turns to Spenser for help.

5. Sleepless Dreams

Obsessed with the case of a tormented young woman who tried to commit suicide, Spenser, who witnessed her attempt, seeks to unravel her haunted past in an investigation paved with murder.

6. Consilium Abditum

Sexually harassed by her psychology professor, Susan turns for help to Spenser and Hawk.

7. Thanksgiving

Spenser plans a traditional Thanksgiving in the Pilgrim town of Plymouth, but plans go awry when he meets a former army buddy who is being framed for murder.

8. Gone Fishin'

Spenser and Hawk play Cupid to bring together an 18-year-old preppie and his girl friend, whose father hires a top-notch hitman to break up their romance.

9. Child's Play

A furious gunfight with a mysterious and seemingly invisible hitman leaves Spenser accused of shooting an innocent boy.

10. Skeletons in the Closet

A routine case of blackmail involving one of Boston's prominent judges turns into a complicated murder mystery when Spenser is hired to insure that a public figure's private life remains private.