Simon & Simon

S03 E01 · 1983-09-29 · 60 min

Grand Illusion

A magician hires the Rick and AJ to find out how a rival stole his spectacular new trick.

S03 E02 · 1983-10-06 · 60 min

D.J., D.O.A.

A disc jockey is beaten and then disappears, a fellow D.J. who witnessed the beating hires the Simons to find out what happened to her co-worker.

S03 E03 · 1983-10-13 · 60 min

I Heard It Was Murder

Rick and AJ take on the job of protecting a blind witness.

S03 E04 · 1983-10-20 · 60 min

Bail Out

AJ goes undercover as a tennis pro when he and Rick are hired by an executive's widow to investigate the parachute ""accident"" that had killed her husband.

S03 E05 · 1983-10-27 · 60 min

Fly the Alibi Skies

This is a cross-over with the Whiz Kids who help the Simons solve their case.

S03 E06 · 1983-11-03 · 60 min

Shadow of Sam Penny

AJ's idol, famous detective Sam Penny (""the man who wrote the book"") needs the Simons help to solve a 30 year old case.

S03 E07 · 1983-11-10 · 60 min

Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Rick and AJ are hired by a woman to find her ex-husband, a cop accused of robbery and cop-killing. In this episode, the Simons meet Downtown Brown for the first time as they help him prove his friends's innocence.

S03 E08 · 1983-11-17 · 60 min

The Bare Facts

In order to find a missing contractor, the Simons have to search a nudist colony.

S03 E09 · 1983-12-01 · 60 min

Too Much of a Good Thing

A woman comes to the Simons when her husband disappears, they start the investigation with his job (inspecting produce for illegal pesticides) but the real surprises turn up when the investigation veers into his personal life.

S03 E10 · 1983-12-08 · 60 min

Betty Grable Flies Again

WWII pilot wants to find his long lost B-25.

S03 E11 · 1983-12-15 · 60 min

Bon Voyage, Alonso

Cecelia agrees to chaperone two teenage girls on a cruise, with Rick's help, but then the ship is highjacked.

S03 E12 · 1983-12-22 · 60 min

All Your Favorite Games

When her star witness is nearly killed while under police protection, Janet asks Rick and AJ to take over the protective custody, but the witness's compulsive need to gamble makes her very uncooperative.

S03 E13 · 1984-01-05 · 60 min

John Doe

A man comes to Rick and AJ claiming to be an amnesiac who can't remember the last three months of his life and wants them to find out why he's accused od murder.

S03 E14 · 1984-01-12 · 60 min

Dear Lovesick

An advice columnist hires Rick and AJ when she fears one of her regular readers is in danger.

S03 E15 · 1984-01-19 · 60 min

Bloodlines

While the Simons are looking for a stolen horse, they uncover some revealing information about the racing accident that had killed their client's father years before.

S03 E16 · 1984-02-02 · 60 min

Heels and Toes

AJ's broken wrist puts him and Rick in position to help a dancer, a ballerina by day and an exotic dancer by night, who is accused of murdering her roommate.

S03 E17 · 1984-02-09 · 60 min

The Wrong Stuff

An innocent young woman fears her future will be ruined when a producer turns a movie she made as a teenager into an x-rated film and gives it wide distribution.

S03 E18 · 1984-02-16 · 60 min

Double Play

Rick is haunted by a recurring dream while he and AJ are trying to figure out who devised the elaborate frame that gets them arrested for transporting stolen securities to Mexico, and their investigation leads them to a look-a-like escort service.

S03 E19 · 1984-02-23 · 60 min

Under the Knife

AJ goes undercover as a patient in a hospital when a surgeon hires the Simons to prove that the plaintiff in a malpractice suit is phony.

S03 E20 · 1984-03-01 · 60 min

Harm's Way

A woman hires the Simons to find a man she claims is her ex-husband, but when they find him, the larger-than-life Brian Harm's, he recuits them into his world of espionage and international intrigue.

S03 E21 · 1984-03-08 · 60 min

The Dillinger Print

A retired FBI agent thinks he has some new evidence in the John Dillinger case and then he is murdered, and AJ is forced to face his own fear when his reaction to a violent warning is not what he would have expected.

S03 E22 · 1984-03-22 · 60 min

Corpus Delecti

A steel denture found in a burned car is the major clue in proving a woman is dead and her insurance policy payable, but is it? The Simons $120,000 commission sits in the balance when AJ insists that they continue digging into the case.

S03 E23 · 1984-03-29 · 60 min

The Disappearance of Harry the Hat

A mild mannered accountant hires Rick and AJ to teach him how to vanish. He tells them that he wants to evade a demanding wife, but maybe he has another reason.

S04 E01 · 1984-09-27 · 60 min

C'est Simon (1)

The Simons follow their mother to Paris where she has an affair with a suave Frenchman, but is he all that he seems?

S04 E02 · 1984-09-27 · 60 min

C'est Simon (2)

The Simons follow their mother to Paris where she has an affair with a suave Frenchman, but is he all that he seems?

S04 E03 · 1984-10-04 · 60 min

A Little Wine with Murder

A restuarant critic is killed, and his partner hires Rick and AJ to find out why and by whom.

S04 E04 · 1984-10-18 · 60 min

The Dark Side of the Street

A threatened bridegroom begs for help a few days before the wedding, who doesn't want the bridegroom to get married?

S04 E05 · 1984-10-25 · 60 min

Manna from Heaven

Rick is in big trouble when he is accused of murdering the president of the company that repossessed his boat.

S04 E06 · 1984-11-01 · 60 min

What Goes Around Comes Around

A racecar driver hires the Simons to investigate his string of bad luck.

S04 E07 · 1984-11-08 · 60 min

Who Killed the Sixties?

After she finds new evidence, AJ's former girlfriend shows back up in his life to have him and Rick look into her brother's death, which could possibly have been a murder, trouble is it was eighteen years ago and it uncovers more than that.

S04 E08 · 1984-11-15 · 60 min

Break a Leg, Darling

A stage actress is threatened when feuding with her co-star and ex-husband.

S04 E09 · 1984-11-22 · 60 min

Almost Completely Out of Circulation

There is a clue to the murderer of a cartoonist in one of his comic books.

S04 E10 · 1984-11-29 · 60 min

Our Fair City

The mayor of Abalone Bay (aka as Sin City) hires the Simons to prove that his ex-wife, the chief of police, is trying to kill him, but when they get there, it's the mayor who's being indicted for murdering the chief.

S04 E11 · 1984-12-06 · 60 min

Deep Cover

A tv reporter put out a contract on himself to flush out a hitman for a story and now needs Rick and AJ to save him.

S04 E12 · 1984-12-13 · 60 min

Revolution #9½

The Simons fun-loving fortune-hunting uncle turns up and drags them off to a South Seas island to investigate why the dividend checks stopped coming from a crazy investment that had started to pay off.

S04 E13 · 1984-12-20 · 60 min

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Liberace

On Christmas Eve Rick and AJ go to Las Vegas in search of the father of a little girl.

S04 E14 · 1985-01-03 · 60 min

Almost Foolproof

Rick's friend Lolita asks him and AJ to look into the disappearance of a couple of transients she was helping, then she herself disappears.

S04 E15 · 1985-01-17 · 60 min

Enter the Jaguar

S04 E16 · 1985-01-24 · 60 min

Simon Without Simon (1)

When they accidentally solve ""the crime of the century"" Rick and AJ accept the lucrative, but separate, job offers that result from the publicity, but things don't go as planned when they're ambushed and framed for espionage and attempted murder.

S04 E17 · 1985-01-31 · 60 min

Simon Without Simon (2)

When they accidentally solve ""the crime of the century"" Rick and AJ accept the lucratve, but separate, job offers that reslt from the publicity, but things don't go as planned when they're ambushed and framed for espionage and murder.

S04 E18 · 1985-02-07 · 60 min

Slither

AJ is undercover as a coach to check out a teen's drug habits, then when she runs away, he feels responsible, but when he and Rick try to bring her home, her street friends find a nasty way to fight back.

S04 E19 · 1985-02-14 · 60 min

The Mickey Mouse Mob

A candidate in a major union election hires Rick and AJ to find his wife and child he deserted years ago, the search gets the Simons involved with the bosses of both the East and West coast ties to the mob.

S04 E20 · 1985-02-21 · 60 min

Mummy Talks

A graduate student in Egyptology finds a mummy in the museum basement that's never been reported, and the Simons help her swipe it so she can study it to see if it's real.

S04 E21 · 1985-02-28 · 60 min

Marlowe, Come Home

Rick enters Marlowe in a dog show in an attempt to locate the man who is holding their client's championship bitch for ransom, but the case hits too close to home when Marlowe gets snatched too.

S04 E22 · 1985-03-28 · 60 min

Out-of-Town Brown

Soon after Town's cousin, a student veterinarian finds evidence that there is something wrong with the livestock at the biggest ranch in the area, his house is vandalized and then he's accused of murder.

S05 E01 · 1985-10-03 · 60 min

Love and/or Marriage

A wedding sets the stage, as Rick falls in love with their client (who suspects her husband is having an affair) and AJ proposes to Liz.

S05 E02 · 1985-10-10 · 60 min

Burden of the Beast

A trained chimp is the only witness to a murder and they try to figure out who the chimp is identifying as the assailant.

S05 E03 · 1985-10-17 · 60 min

The Third Eye

A writer asks to be an apprentice P.I. to get background information for his book and then he is framed.

S05 E04 · 1985-10-24 · 60 min

Enchilada Express

Their current case takes them to a Mexican divorce resort when a worried ex-wife asks them to find her husband.

S05 E05 · 1985-10-31 · 60 min

The Skull of Nostradamus

An apprentice witch seeks Rick and AJ's help when she is threatened, but the case gets tricky when events seem to be influenced by the supernatural.

S05 E06 · 1985-11-07 · 60 min

Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?

Just when his breakup with Liz has AJ looking for love in all the wrong places, the brothers are hired by a TV sex therapist to investigate the death of one of her employees.

S05 E07 · 1985-11-14 · 60 min

Reunion at Alcatraz

Sam Penny is back searching for the only prisoner ever to have escaped from Alcatraz, almost 25 years ago.

S05 E08 · 1985-11-21 · 60 min

Down-Home Country Blues

The Simons set out to find a missing country singer.

S05 E09 · 1985-12-05 · 60 min

Quint Is Out

The brothers become concerned when a vengeful ex-con is on the loose.

S05 E10 · 1985-12-12 · 60 min

Walk a Mile in My Hat

The brothers switch identities.

S05 E11 · 1985-12-18 · 60 min

Facets

AJ is devastated when he shoots a young man during an investigation of a diamond theft which reveals a family feud separating two lovers.

S05 E12 · 1986-01-02 · 60 min

Sunrise at Camp Apollo

The guys pose as camp counselors at a camp for street kids, as a favor to Town.

S05 E13 · 1986-01-16 · 60 min

The Blue Chip Stomp

The Simons help Town and a high school basketball coach when the teams star is accused of murdering a college recruiter.

S05 E14 · 1986-01-23 · 60 min

Something for Sarah

A woman hires Rick and AJ to find her long-lost father after $10,000 is left anonymously on her front porch and she thinks it might have been from him.

S05 E15 · 1986-01-30 · 60 min

Mobile Home of the Brave

A cameraman is pursued by the mob and involves a charming family on vacation in their mobile home at a theme park.

S05 E16 · 1986-02-06 · 60 min

Family Forecast

The MC of a family style tv quiz show is worried that the show might be rigged and asks the Simons to investigate, which they do by becoming contestants.

S05 E17 · 1986-02-13 · 60 min

A Significant Obsession

Espionage at the laser research center. A former client obsessed with AJ hinders the investigation.

S05 E18 · 1986-02-20 · 60 min

For the People

The D.A. has AJ testify about a shooting he witnessed, but the accused may be innocent.

S05 E19 · 1986-03-06 · 60 min

Full Moon Blues

Rick moves in with a woman for the first time in his life, but she won't continue their relationship until he meets her missing roommate, when Rick and AJ search for him, they find themselves caught between the government and the mob.

S05 E20 · 1986-03-13 · 60 min

Eye of the Beholder

A rich industrialist hires the Simons to provide security for the cursed Peruvian icon he's about to receive, and as long as they're there, he asks if they could also keep an eye on his two teenage daughters.

S05 E21 · 1986-03-27 · 60 min

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Rick and AJ help a couple of friends who claim they want a divorce, but act otherwise.

S05 E22 · 1986-04-03 · 60 min

Act Five

When the Simons find out their client has used them to cheat his wife out of her rightful settlement, they enlist the help of Town's cousin to set up a scam to get even.

S05 E23 · 1986-04-10 · 60 min

The Last Harangue

AJ runs for the city council while Rick investigates his opponent's alleged toxic waste dumping and murder.

S05 E24 · 1986-05-01 · 60 min

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

When hoods try to steal the family journal, Rick and AJ are prompted to go to Boston (with cousin Elizabeth) and trace the family tree, where they learn about pairs of Simon brothers down through the ages. Wayne (AJ) and Mad Benedict (Rick) Simon and their mother (Cecelia) in revolution-era Boston. 1775 and 1776 Sir Francis (AJ) and Black Jack (Rick) Simon and their mother Evangeline (Cece) in Pirate's Key, Florida. 1692 Orville (AJ) and Wilbur (Rick) Simon, shoe salesmen from Buffalo (owners of Simon Brothers shoes) in 1986.

S06 E01 · 1986-09-25 · 60 min

Competition--Who Needs It?

A large PI firm moves into the Simons office building vowing to drive them out of business, meanwhile, they're trying to get their client, a charter boat captain, the insurance settlement she deserves for the boat that blew up.

S06 E02 · 1986-10-02 · 60 min

A.W.O.L.

A young sailor who is framed for drug possession and goes A.W.O.L. gets help from the Simons

S06 E03 · 1986-10-09 · 60 min

Still Phil After All These Years

AJ and Rick dig up a time capsule for their mother's high school reunion and get a surprise when they find things connecting her former classmate to a long ago murder.

S06 E04 · 1986-10-16 · 60 min

The Cop Who Came to Dinner

Town is injured and becomes their house guest, without telling them his life may be in danger.

S06 E05 · 1986-10-23 · 60 min

Treasure

Against his better judgement, AJ agrees to go along on a job helping a wealthy old prospector find a lost mine in Mexico, when he finds himself attracted to the client, the man's daughter.

S06 E06 · 1986-10-30 · 60 min

The Last Big Break

A surfer who was thought to be drowned some 20 years ago turns up alive - and a target for murder.

S06 E07 · 1986-11-06 · 60 min

The Rookie

A rookie cop with a problem comes to the Simons for help, she suspects her partner, Town's mentor, is dirty, but she thinks if she reports him it will ruin her career.

S06 E08 · 1986-11-13 · 60 min

Like Father, Like Son

Temple Hill asks Rick and AJ to protect the threatened son of a investigatve reporter who was murdered while working on an expose of a boxing promotor, but the boy wants them to help him find his father's killer.

S06 E09 · 1986-11-20 · 60 min

The Case of Don Diablo

Rick refuses to give up his search for the $100,000 case of Don Diablo Wine Cooler when the contest's ad executive hires AJ to find it, making Rick and AJ rivals in the search.

S06 E10 · 1986-12-04 · 60 min

Mrs. Simon & Mrs. Simon

Rick and AJ are hired by two lovely Greek stewardesses to investigate a murder they witnessed, then they end up marrying them to keep them from being deported to Greece (where the killers await) when their visas expire.

S06 E11 · 1986-12-11 · 60 min

Just Because I'm Paranoid...

A woman insists on running in a marathon even though she is a target, AJ runs along with her and Rick patrols the path.

S06 E12 · 1986-12-18 · 60 min

Tonsillitis

Rick protests violently when the doctor wants to remove his tonsils, but he has to. While he is under anesthetic, he sees what he thinks is a murder, and no one will believe him.

S06 E13 · 1987-01-08 · 60 min

Deep Water Death

While doing a security check of a marine park, the Simons spot a ruthless pair they had a run-in with years before, and stick around to figure out what they're up to.

S06 E14 · 1987-01-15 · 60 min

For Old Crime's Sake

The Simons investigate a 50 year old bank robbery, when one robber took all the money and his three accomplices want revenge.

S06 E15 · 1987-01-29 · 60 min

Opposites Attack

Rick and AJ vie with two female private detectives to find the set of Samurai swords they were all hired to protect, when competition doesn't bring results, they decide to join forces.

S06 E16 · 1987-02-05 · 60 min

Judgement Call

Downtown plans to propose to Temple, but they disagree about an arrest. Downtown thinks the arrested man is a criminal and Temple thinks he is the victim of a plot to evict him from his home.

S06 E17 · 1987-02-12 · 60 min

Tanner, P.I. For Hire

The actor who plays tv's hottest detective disappears from the private detectives convention that Rick and AJ helped to organize, but it's a clue from a famous real detective, now down on his luck, that helps them find the guest of honor.

S06 E18 · 1987-02-19 · 60 min

Ancient Echoes

A young Indian finds some prehistoric artifacts at a construction site and then disappears. His uncle hires the Simons to investigate.

S06 E19 · 1987-02-26 · 60 min

Second-Story Simons

In a James Bond style caper, the Simons search the Yugoslavian embassy for some stolen top secret plans.

S06 E20 · 1987-03-05 · 60 min

I Thought the War Was Over

Rick becomes obsessed about the war in Vietnam when a buddy who saved his life there is murdered. His determination to find the killer pushes him over the edge and into a VA hospital.

S06 E21 · 1987-03-12 · 60 min

Lost Lady

Janet returns with amnesia and involved in some serious trouble. The brothers work hard to discover what happened to the last four years and to save her.

S06 E22 · 1987-03-26 · 60 min

Walking Point

Another malpractice suit needs their attention, but the lawyer who is running a center for the disabled thinks AJ has sold out to the defendant.

S07 E01 · 1987-12-03 · 60 min

New Cop in Town

Arrested for wiretapping, the Simons seek help from Downtown Brown and find he has been replaced by a tough new chief detective.

S07 E02 · 1987-12-10 · 60 min

Desperately Seeking Dacody

A former girl friend of Rick, a zealous reporter becomes a problem when she hires them to prove a man innocent.

S07 E03 · 1987-12-17 · 60 min

You, Too, Can Be a Detective

Rick gets a telephone call from a girl who is inspired by his book and does some detective work herself, only to be arrested. Her eagerness equals trouble to have around, but it turns out she's right, and the Simons wish they'd taken her hunch more serious a lot earlier.

S07 E04 · 1988-01-07 · 60 min

Shadows

The Simon family are enjoying a day at the ballpark when a 'kid' takes off with AJ's wallet. AJ pursues the kid and catches her, but Allison swears it was just an initiation into a club, so he lets her go. She turns up again at the office to return some things that had 'fallen out' of AJ's wallet. She says she's there to ask for help, but the minute the brothers' backs are turned, she takes off with Rick's $1,000 camera. It turns out that she is working as a prostitute to survive. Her pimp has decided one of her co-workers who is also a friend needs to die. Allison is doing her best to keep her friend alive and out of the pimp's reach. She's pawned Rick's camera for $50 worth of groceries. When the 'customers' get rough with her, Allison flees to AJ's for a safe haven for a night. She's touched by his kindness after she'd stolen Rick's camera, but not touched enough to keep from 'borrowing' AJ's gun. AJ and Rick catch up to her in time to find her friend is dying. When she dies at t

S07 E05 · 1988-01-14 · 60 min

Second Swell

AJ's past comes back to haunt him when a routine serving of a summons goes terribly wrong. Bracken, a murderer convicted by AJ's testimony 17 years ago, has returned and wants revenge on both him and his ex-girlfriend, Kristen. The beating he gives AJ leaves the young Simon in the hospital. AJ doesn't tell anyone who attacked him, and as soon as he can stand, he leaves the hospital and goes in search of the girl he used to love. Once he finds her, he convinces her to let him stay while her husband's gone to protect her from Bracken. Meanwhile, Rick is beside himself with worry. AJ has gone off without telling him where he was going, and Rick knew it had something to do with the attack. Many hours of research later, he finds out about the old murder case AJ was involved in that happened while Rick was in Vietnam. Convinced more than ever that AJ's in real trouble, he starts tracking Kristen down. AJ and Kristen find themselves attracted to each other after all these years, but AJ refu

S07 E06 · 1988-01-21 · 60 min

Forever Hold Your Piece

S07 E07 · 1988-01-28 · 60 min

Tale of the Tiger

When the Simons are hired to discover a saboteur on a fishing boat, Rick decides to spend some time at sea with the crew. When he returns, one of his shipmates, a Vietnamese man, is severely beaten before Rick and AJ can put a stop to it. While in the hospital, he is killed by poison injected into his IV. At the funeral, AJ is attracted to the man's sister, Ho Xuan, and offers his sympathies. Rick, meanwhile, sees a beloved war buddy there that he hasn't seen in years - Chen. Unbeknownst to Rick, Chen and Ho Xuan have had a love affair gone very sour. Rick and Chen go out to dinner to celebrate their reunion. AJ starts investigating the sabotage on his own and runs into Ho Xuan. She tells him that her brother was killed by a man known as 'the Tiger', who is the leader of organized crime in the area. She's afraid for her life, so AJ goes to Abigail for more information. She tells him that 'the Tiger' is Chen. AJ goes to Rick's boat to tell him what he's discovered, only to find Rick a

S07 E08 · 1988-02-04 · 60 min

Nuevo Salvador

Rick and AJ are protecting a relief worker from a Salvadoran death squad.

S07 E09 · 1988-02-11 · 60 min

Bad Betty

The Simons race to capture a thief called the Weazel before a bounty hunter called ""Bad Betty"" catches him.

S07 E10 · 1988-02-18 · 60 min

Baja, Humbug

After the Simons have a case go downhill on them, Rick inherits a charter boat in Mexico and decides to take over the charter business. He tries different ways to talk AJ into going along with his idea and only wins when he reminds AJ of the novel he always wanted to write and now he could.

S07 E11 · 1988-02-25 · 60 min

A Firm Grasp of Reality

A woman, a biochemist, on the verge of a multi-million dollar discovery, goes into a mental hospital when no one will believe she's being followed and harrassed, everyone thinks she's making it up, which leads to her having a relapse of her mental disorder. The Simons go undercover to protect her.

S07 E12 · 1988-03-03 · 60 min

Ties That Bind

Officer Nixon goes to the Simons to ask them to investigate the activities of a fellow officer and close friend, when the officer borrows a large sum from a loan shark shortly after his brother returns to town.

S07 E13 · 1988-03-10 · 60 min

Little Boy Dead

Lt. Marsh is devastated when she shoots a young boy and finds it very hard to cope, Rick and AJ notice right away she is out of sorts and come to her rescue to help her make sense of the whole thing.

S07 E14 · 1988-03-17 · 60 min

Sudden Storm

After returning home from a date and spurning his advances, Cecilia's power is knocked out and she is beaten and raped by a man she can't see. AJ, who'd been on the phone with her when she was was attacked, rushed to her aid, but got there too late. Rick joined AJ and Abby in the waiting room, horrified to discover his mother has been so brutally attack. He vows vengeance while AJ withdraws into himself, unable to speak about it. They go in to visit Cecilia and find a deeply hurt and defensive woman. The brothers are both enflamed by her pain, and both start to look for the monster who did this. Rick is sure it is the man Cecilia had been out with, and goes about trying to prove it. AJ, meanwhile, is equally sure it is the gardener, who'd been seen skulking around Cecilia's house. They are both sure the other is completely wrong. Things become strained between all of the Simons - Cecilia doesn't want her boys hovering over her, and the brothers are angry with each other. After Rick b

S07 E15 · 1988-03-31 · 60 min

Something Special

Both of the Simon brothers are amazed of the architect they are protecting, when she hires them.

S07 E16 · 1988-04-07 · 60 min

May the Road Rise Up

The Simons' world turns upside down when the brothers discover the car that their father had died in was driving down the street. They stopped the driver to discover it was indeed their father's car, but he knew nothing - it had been bought at an auction the month before. Cecilia wouldn't believe the boys at first, but they finally convinced her it was the same car. While she and Rick couldn't believe he was still alive, AJ clung to the hope that he was, to the point of striking his brother. Both were horrified by how close they'd come to really hurting each other and resumed their search for the truth. After a long, frustrating search, they finally discover that Jack Simon hadn't died in a fiery car crash on a rainy night. He'd actually died months later of radiation poisoning, contracted when he was stopping some terrorists of stealing the radioactive materials. Jack's old boss and good friend shows them the cabin where he had really died and gave them the key. Inside the one-roo

S08 E07 · 1988-11-19 · 60 min

Simon & Simon, Jr.

An old girlfriend tells Rick he has a teen-aged son and asks to protect the boy from a murderer who knows he witnessed the crime.

S08 E08 · 1988-12-03 · 60 min

Cloak of Danger

AJ writes a play based on a long-unsolved murder case, then suddenly it flushes out the real culprit.

S08 E09 · 1988-12-10 · 60 min

The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall

The Simon brothers join the Van Alder family at their elaborate estate for the first wedding anniversary of AJ's best friend Tommy Van Alder and his beautiful wife Trish, but as they repeat their vows, Tommy is stricken with an apparent heart attack and dies.

S08 E10 · 1988-12-17 · 60 min

Play It Again, Simon

There's a 40 year old ""LOST"" manuscript to be found and A.J. is excited about the idea of one more story from his favorite detective novelist, even if it means going to L.A., where he finds everything strange, while Rick never wanted the job to begin with.

S08 E11 · 1988-12-31 · 60 min

First, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

Woody Grant, John Channing, and Mark Fordham are all involved in an insider trading scheme using information gained from Woody's father's company. When Woody tells John he wants out, he ends up dead. His grieving father hires Rick and A.J. to investigate, and the two manage to finger John as the killer, but their mother's new beau Doug McKenna is an old Channing family friend, and ends up defending him in court, and in his attempt to defend a client he believes is innocent, he has to rip both A.J. and Rick apart on the stand. John is acquited of the crime, and the Simon brothers come under investigation. They manage to convince Lloyd Grant to keep them on the case, but they're going nowhere until Mark also tells John he wants out, and ends up being thrown off a walkway at the university library. They go to Doug with what they know, and the three hatch a plan to catch Channing at his own game.

S08 E12 · 1989-03-01 · 60 min

Photo Finished

Rick and AJ are asked by Tom Huntley, a State Senatorial candidate, to find out whether his wife Colleen is having an affair. Despite their rule against working on cases involving marital difficulties, they agree. Naturally, it's all a setup. The Simons are put in place as witnesses to the apparent murder of Mrs. Huntley. They report the murder and turn over the pictures they've taken to the police. After her body turns up, they realize that what they saw was a scripted scene played out between two hired actors.

S08 E13 · 1989-03-02 · 60 min

Simon Says 'Good-Bye'