Season 1
22 episodes · Sep 12, 1990
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- S1E1
Gabriel's Fire
Sep 12, 199060mGabriel 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.
- S1E2
To Catch a Con (1)
Sep 20, 199060mBird is ensnared in a trap set by O'Neil that uses Bird's long-lost daughter as bait. (Part 1 of 2)
- S1E3
To Catch a Con (2)
Sep 27, 199060mBird finds out about his ""daughter"" and, with her help, sets a trap for the men who tried to frame him. (Part 2 of 2)
- S1E4
Louis' Date
Oct 4, 199060mA beautiful con artist becomes part of Bird's scheme to help Heller nab a man who cheated elderly people out of a million dollars.
- S1E5
The Descent
Oct 18, 199060mDespite Bird's suspicions, Heller becomes involved with her new client, a charming gambler who's suspected of murder.
- S1E6
Money Walks
Oct 25, 199060mVictoria Heller defends a teenager accused of killing another boy for his trendy tennis shoes; Bird tries to locate his parents' graves.
- S1E7
The Neighborhood
Nov 1, 199060mBird takes on a neighborhood gang leader involved in criminal activities when he seeks to clear Jamil of a murder charge.
- S1E8
I'm Nobody
Nov 8, 199060mBird 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.
- S1E9
The Wind Rancher
Nov 15, 199060mBird, 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.
- S1E10
Windows
Nov 29, 199060mOn 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.
- S1E11
Judgements
Dec 6, 199060mWhen 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.
- S1E12
'Tis the Season
Dec 20, 199060mAn 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.
- S1E13
The Great Waldo
Jan 10, 199160mGabriel is a constant source of support for Josephine as she attempts to adopt a cocaine-addicted infant abandoned at her restaurant.
- S1E14
First Date
Jan 24, 199160mGabriel asks Josephine out for a dinner date, but then starts to have second thoughts about his invitation.
- S1E15
Truth and Consequences
Jan 31, 199160mVictoria 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.
- S1E16
Finger on the Trigger
Feb 14, 199160mA nervous client of Victoria Heller's misinterprets Gabriel Bird's actions and shoots him in the chest.
- S1E17
Postcards from the Faultline
Feb 21, 199160mGabriel 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.
- S1E18
A Prayer for the Goldsteins
Mar 7, 199160mMax Goldstein, a Jewish friend of Gabriel Bird's, steals a painting from an art gallery which was originally stolen from him by the Nazis.
- S1E19
One Flew Over the Bird's Nest
Apr 17, 199160mBird feigns mental illness in order to be checked into a psychiatric hospital and expose the dreadful conditions that exist there.
- S1E20
Kelly Green
Apr 24, 199160mConvinced of her client's guilt, Victoria Heller decides whether or not to conceal a piece of evidence that would allow him to go free.
- S1E21
Birds Gotta Fly
May 1, 199160mGabriel Bird meets with his daughter, Celine, after a twenty-year separation.
- S1E22
Belly of the Beast
Jun 6, 199160mBird returns to prison to question a serial killer who may be able to identify a murder-rapist stalking a college campus.