A Man Called Hawk
This series features the character from Spenser for Hire. This time he is the star. We find Hawk now in Washington. D.C., and there he is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. Also people from his past come calling to settle old scores or to collect/settle old debts.
Main Cast
Avery Brooksas Hawk
Episode Guide
Season 1
- Episode 1: The Master's Mirror
Aired: Jan 28, 1989In the series pilot, Hawk renews acquaintances with old friends and a former employer, who asks his help in locating a rogue Government agent.
- Episode 2: A Time and a Place
Aired: Feb 4, 1989Hawk goes a few rounds with a determined cop when a vengeful ex-con fingers him for the murder of a policeman.
- Episode 3: Hear No Evil
Aired: Feb 11, 1989A deaf Gallaudet University student witnesses a murder and Hawk is hired to protect him and his roommate, who's having a hard time adjusting to worsening hearing impairment.
- Episode 4: Passing the Bar
Aired: Feb 18, 1989Hawk aids an old friend, an aging lawyer who's defending a young man accused of beating another man to death.
- Episode 5: The Divided Child
Aired: Feb 25, 1989Worried parents hire Hawk to protect their family after a kidnap attempt on their son, who remains emotionally troubled as he comes to understand the motives of his South American pursuers.
- Episode 6: Vendetta
Aired: Mar 4, 1989Hawk's cousin needs help when a jealous mobster puts out a contract on him for romancing his girlfriend.
- Episode 7: Choice of Chance
Aired: Mar 11, 1989A family gets caught in the cross-fire when gunmen attack a neighbor, a federal witness.
- Episode 8: Poison
Aired: Mar 25, 1989Hawk repeatedly crosses paths with a determined reporter while tracking the source of some strychnine-laced heroin.
- Episode 9: Never My Love
Aired: Apr 1, 1989A tale of two violent brothers: one shows a temper; the other is gunning for Hawk.
- Episode 10: Intensive Care
Aired: Apr 15, 1989When Hawk and Old Man's ailing sister are among those taken hostage inside a hospital, Hawk attempts to give the gunmen a taste of their own medicine.
- Episode 11: If Memory Serves
Aired: Apr 29, 1989Hawk uses muscle, not magic, to protect a Haitian historian from the voodoo shaman trying to unlock a secret from his psyche.
- Episode 12: Beautiful Are the Stars
Aired: May 6, 1989A hit man wants to put Hawk on ice when Hawk comes into possession of stolen South African diamonds.
- Episode 13: Life After Death
Aired: May 13, 1989A friend's death compels Hawk to help a young man prove that he didn't shoot his pregnant girlfriend.