Spenser: For HireSeason 21986 · 22 episodesEpisodes1An Eye for an EyeNew District Attorney Rita Fiori tries to prosecute Spenser for blackmail.2Widow's WalkA small fishing family hires Spenser to investigate the death of their father. Spenser suspects a rival fishing family, the Almeidas.3White KnightWhile 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.4Rockabye BabyA mobster's pregnant teenage girlfriend tries to keep her unborn son from his father.5And Give Up Show Biz?Spenser protects a man suffering from amnesia.6The Long HuntSpenser travels to Maine to help hunt down an escaped murderer, but the tables are turned when the man's father stalks Spenser.7Home is the HeroRita hires Spenser to investigate a troubled teenager, yet another 'Spenser helps a misguided youth' episode.8One if by Land, Two if by SeaA friend of Spenser's is shot and killed while portraying Paul Revere during a Revolutionary War re-enactment.9ShadowsightA girl who apparently has the unique ability to 'see' through both space and time, enlists Spenser's help to solve a rash of arsons.10The Hopes and FearsWith the help of Hawk, a disgusted Spenser is determined to get rid of thugs who are terrorizing his Boston neighborhood.11Among FriendsHawk 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.12I ConfessA wealthy man is murdererd and, surprise, an innocent man is arrested. If you've seen one Spenser, you've seen them all.13Murder and AcquisitionsSpenser investigates the apparent suicide of a philandering financier about to turn state's 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.14Personal DemonsSpenser and Rita go after a corrupt African.15Mary HamiltonA girl comes to Boston looking for her estranged father. Spenser decides to help her.16Trial and ErrorA 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.17One For My DaughterSpenser 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.18My Brother's KeeperSpenser becomes embroiled in the seamy Vietnamese organized crime racket after a Vietnamese crime boss uses Spenser to track down a former soldier.19The Road BackSpenser loses all feeling in his right arm after he's shot while guarding a politician.20If You Knew SammyNRA 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.21The Man Who Wasn't ThereRita and her old college friends are reunited when a fictional person they created 20 years ago is found dead in his apartment.22Song of OrpheusA prison inmate with a grudge against Hawk hires outside muscle to rub him out.Season 1Season 3
