Jessie

1h

Drama

Crime

Jessie is an American 1984 ABC television police drama series starring Lindsay Wagner as a psychiatrist. It originated as a 1984 television movie. The series was based in part on the book "Psychologist with a Gun".

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

2h

18th Sep 1984

Dr. Jessie Hayden, a psychiatrist, begins a new job with the police department. She finds herself on a murderer's hit list when she realizes that he has been lying during an interview about a crime of which he is suspected.

The Lady Killer

2. The Lady Killer

1h

25th Sep 1984

Jessie jeopardizes her job to help a battered woman, while Ascoli pursues The Streak, a box-office bandit-turned-killer.

Flesh Wounds

3. Flesh Wounds

1h

9th Oct 1984

Jessie wants Kit Parnell, an undercover policewoman who is a former centerfold model, pulled off a case when she sees signs of extreme stress. Ascoli refuses to do it.

The Long Fuse

4. The Long Fuse

1h

16th Oct 1984

A bomb blast at the health club used by Jessie's mother triggers a search by Jessie and Ascoli for a group of '60s radicals from the college that Jessie attended.

McLaughlin's Flame

5. McLaughlin's Flame

1h

23rd Oct 1984

After being badly burned while on the job, a cop (Brauner) comes to terms with his predicament with the help of Dr. Hayden (Wagner).

King of the Streets

6. King of the Streets

1h

30th Oct 1984

King is a good veteran policeman, but his efforts to live up to his perfect image drive him over the edge despite Jessie's offers of help.

In the Line of Duty

7. In the Line of Duty

1h

13th Nov 1984

Cantwell, an innocent man, is framed by police officer Ben Grant who uses him as a tool to get a departmental promotion, The wronged man manages to get out on parole to seek revenge on Ben and his partner.

Psychic Connection

8. Psychic Connection

When Captain Harding suggests using a psychic to help solve a series of murders, Ascoli reluctantly agrees.

Valerie's Turn

9. Valerie's Turn

Jessie becomes concerned about the high number of women dropouts from the police academy, and she and Ascoli train four of the remaining women cadets in self-defense.

Trick of Fate

10. Trick of Fate

Jessie protects April, a teenage prostitute, who has witnessed a murder, but the woman won't reveal the killer's name - and he's out to silence her.

Ties That Kill

11. Ties That Kill

After losing her policeman-husband, a woman turns to Lt. Ascoli for comfort, and Jessie learns a frightening secret withheld for many years by the dead man's former partner.

First air date

18th Sep 1984

Last air date

13th Nov 1984

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks