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Premiered

Sunday, September 27, 1987

Ended: Saturday, May 7, 1988

When does Spenser: For Hire Season 3 come out?

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 premiered Sunday, September 27, 1987 on ABC and ended Saturday, May 7, 1988. The season has 21 episodes.

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Spenser: For Hire Season 3 release schedule

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 episode release dates
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1. Homecoming

A cop who helped send a gangster's son to prison years ago has been hiding, cause the gangster wants to get him. But now he wants to come home, so he and his father, asks Spenser to act as intermediary. While the gangster is unwilling to settle for nothing less than seeing him dead. Spenser tries to see what he can do. At the same time Spenser has to deal with Susan, who came back to town, and would like to see if they have a future, but this case is taking up all of his time.

Sunday · 39 years ago

2. My Enemy, My Friend

A streetwise young kid gets involved over his head in the underworld. Spenser and Hawk try to protect him from would-be killers.

Sunday · 39 years ago

3. The Heart of the Matter

Lt. Quirk faces his mortality when he suffers a heart attack. Spenser and Hawk protect him from revenge-minded villains as he recovers.

Sunday · 39 years ago

4. On the Night he Was Betrayed

Spenser helps an old friend, an alcoholic priest who tries to help homeless teenagers, when he gets involved over his head.

Sunday · 39 years ago

5. Sleepless Dreams

Spenser becomes obsessed with an apparently suicidal woman after a chance encounter on the street.

Sunday · 39 years ago

6. Consilum Abditum

Susan is in trouble when her claims of sexual harassment lead her college counselor to retaliate by hiring a hit man to keep her quiet. Spenser gets arrested for getting involved in a fight.

Sunday · 39 years ago

7. Thanksgiving

Spenser runs into an old friend while visiting a recreation of a Puritan village. Spenser does everything in his power to exonerate said friend when he's accused of a brutal slaying. As he uncovers more and more, Spenser begins to think it might be hard to clear the name of a guilty man.

Sunday · 38 years ago

8. Gone Fishin'

Spenser's fishing trip is interrupted when he has to protect a young man who's not allowed to marry the girl he loves.

Sunday · 38 years ago

9. Child's Play

A sniper takes some shots at Spenser and Susan, and a young boy ends up dead in the crossfire. Spenser sets out to determine why such a tragedy happened and track down the shooter.

Sunday · 38 years ago

10. Skeletons in the Closet

Spenser and Hawk find themselves on opposite sides of the same case. Spenser is hired to retrieve a stolen journal containing information damaging to a judge's career. Hawk is hired by the thief to extort money from the judge.

Sunday · 38 years ago

11. The Siege

Hawk and Susan along with other people are held captive in a post office. Richard Brooks later seen on Law and Order during Season's 1 & 2 plays one of the hostage takers.

Sunday · 38 years ago

12. Arthur's Wake

Spenser protects an old friend, Arthur, after he's assaulted and robbed. In the course of his investigation, Spenser comes across disturbing information connecting Arthur with racketeering.

Saturday · 38 years ago

13. To the End of the Line

When Frank's niece dies of a drug overdose, Spenser and Frank go after the men responsible.

Saturday · 38 years ago

14. Play it Again, Sammy

Sammy Backlin calls Spenser for protection when he's being hunted by a 'vicious horde of bloodthirsty assassins'.

Saturday · 38 years ago

15. The Big Fight

One of Spenser's old trainers lures Spenser to a deserted warehouse where Spenser is supposed to be killed, to get out from under a gambling debt. Spenser survives, then turns around and protects his trainer from the goons now after him.

Saturday · 38 years ago

16. Substantial Justice

Spenser protects a theater owner from gangsters, but begins to suspect she's not as innocent as she appears.

Saturday · 38 years ago

17. Company Man

Spenser suspects insurance fraud when a building blows up. Susan has a possibly cancerous mass removed.

Saturday · 38 years ago

18. Watercolors

Spenser protects a child artist after the child witnesses a mob execution while painting in the forest.

Saturday · 38 years ago

19. Hawk's Eyes

Spenser investigates the death of a friend apparently involved with white supremicists. Hawk is rendered blind by an explosion.

Saturday · 38 years ago

20. McAllister

Spenser assists a lawyer in proving the innocence of his client, a Navy seaman accused of murdering the captain's daughter. The only witness is a missing Polish sailor.

Saturday · 38 years ago

21. Haunting Finale

Spenser investigates an old child kidnapping case when he tries to track down a teenage girl's biological parents.

Saturday · 38 years ago

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 guest stars

  • Lois Smith

    Lois Smith

  • Kadeem Hardison

    Kadeem Hardison

  • John Bedford Lloyd

    John Bedford Lloyd

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar

    Sarah Michelle Gellar

    Emily

  • Ving Rhames

    Ving Rhames

  • Louis Zorich

    Louis Zorich

  • James Eckhouse

    James Eckhouse

  • William Youmans

    William Youmans

    Stefan Smolens

  • Jordan Marder

    Jordan Marder

    R.C. Camden

  • Norman Matlock

    Norman Matlock

    Lt. Grayson

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 FAQ

When does Spenser: For Hire Season 3 come out?

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 premiered Sunday, September 27, 1987 on ABC.

How many episodes are in Spenser: For Hire Season 3?

Spenser: For Hire Season 3 has 21 episodes.

Are new episodes of Spenser: For Hire Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Spenser: For Hire Season 3 finale?

The Spenser: For Hire Season 3 finale (Episode 21) aired Saturday, May 7, 1988.

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