Midnight Caller
Jack Killian is an ex-cop in San Francisco. He quit the police force after accidentally shooting his partner. He was approached by Devon King, the manager of a local radio station, and accepted a job as a talk-back host. Ever the humanitarian, Jack (together with his side-kick Billy Po) often gets personally involved with the plight of those who call his show.
- 1988-1991
- 3 seasons
- NBC
- Drama
- TV-14
Jack Killian is an ex-cop in San Francisco. He quit the police force after accidentally shooting his partner. He was approached by Devon King, the manager of a local radio station, and accepted a job as a talk-back host. Ever the humanitarian, Jack (together with his side-kick Billy Po) often gets personally involved with the plight of those who call his show.
Season 3 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
The Class of 1980
Fri, Sep 28, 1990
Devon makes Jack take part in a bachelor auction. And the woman who buys him is a wealthy woman and he takes a liking to her. But later he learns that she's a person of interest in some murders. And Jack notices things that could prove her to be a killer.
Episode 2
The Language Barrier
Fri, Oct 5, 1990
A part of the city which has a lot of Asians moving in makes some of the residents unhappy. Jack goes on the air to talk about it. And one of the residents who says he is being forced to leave because someone, a Chinese bought the property where his business is and is raising the rent. Later a Chinese boy is attacked by some kids, who are irate of what's happening, and the boy is killed. The man Jack spoke to, knows them and Jack asks him to convince them to come forward.
Episode 3
Old Friends
Fri, Oct 12, 1990
When Jack's surrogate father dies suddenly, Jack, with the help of Deacon, begins investigating the home where he had been living.
Episode 4
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Fri, Oct 19, 1990
When a scandal-mongering journalist links Killian to the pregnant Devon King, the Nighthawk's surprising reaction is to ask his boss to marry him. But the reappearance of the baby's real father complicates the issue and questions arise over the futures of Jack, Devon and KJCM.
Episode 5
Sale Away
Fri, Oct 26, 1990
Devon's leaving San Francisco with her new husband and baby, so she sells the station. And she gets an offer but the buyer states that the one thing he wants is Jack whom he considers to be the station's primary asset. And Jack gets an offer from someone who wants to syndicate him and he doesn't exactly turn him down.
Episode 6
Life Without Possibility: Part 1
Fri, Nov 2, 1990
At a prison, the convicts revolt and take some of the guards hostage. It seems that one of the convicts who is extremely outspoken about the harsh conditions in the prison, has taken ill and the prison officials are refusing to authorize treatment. They ask for Jack and they want him to broadcast from the prison so they can air their grievances.
Episode 7
Life Without Possibility: Part 2
Fri, Nov 9, 1990
Jack continues to broadcast from the prison and spends some time in various cells. The warden wanting things to end, tries to get the Governor to authorize sending men in to retake the prison. Zymack learns that a man Jack crossed paths with when he was a cop is in the prison and the man wants to see Jack.
Episode 8
Ryder on the Storm
Fri, Nov 16, 1990
When a disc jockey resigns, Killian looks to the past for a replacement: Greg Ryder, one of radio's most radical voices of the 1960s. But there are too many things in his past which can't be forgotten.
Episode 9
Home to Roost
Wed, Dec 5, 1990
A friend of Jack's is approached by a Vietnamese guy who says Jack's friend massacred his village and killed his family. Jack's friend denies what the guy says. But he refuses to stop pressing he matter. Eventually he grabs Jack's friend and calls Jack and says that they will hash it out on his show. So Jack goes to where he says and they go on the air.
Episode 10
With Malice Towards One
Fri, Dec 14, 1990
Jack looks back on his past to a tale of the dark side of human nature when an embittered killer is released, determined to carry out his revenge.
Episode 11
That's Amoré
Fri, Jan 4, 1991
Jack's associate in the underworld seeks his assistance in locating his restaurant's kidnapped chef. The story turns out to be of a personal nature between the kidnapper and his hostage.
Episode 12
Her Dirty Little Secret
Fri, Jan 25, 1991
Jack is put in a dangerous dilemma when the long-lost wife of a policeman reappears and reveals the reason for her disappearance.
Episode 13
Uninvited Guests
Fri, Feb 1, 1991
Lt Zymak's former flame, now an immigration agent, becomes a suspect in the murder of a man accused of smuggling illegal aliens into the US.
Episode 14
Play Blotto... and Die
Fri, Feb 8, 1991
A former snitch seeks Jack's help in collecting his lotto winnings. He's in the witness protection program, and he's not a very popular citizen in San Francisco. When Jack isn't successful, the would-be millionaire approaches various familiar faces to attempt to retrieve the prize.
Episode 15
Can't Say N-N-No
Fri, Feb 15, 1991
Nicky's former boyfriend Danny, a musician with a history of drug dependency, reappears in San Francisco to play a gig at a local club. He tries to rekindle their relationship and also asks Nicky for financial help because he owes money to some thugs in Los Angeles.
Episode 16
Blood Ties
Fri, Mar 1, 1991
Jack becomes a Big Brother and gets very close to a 10-year-old boy whose father then re-appears.
Episode 17
The Added Starter
Fri, Apr 5, 1991
A beautiful college girl embroils Jack in a mystery involving two dead bodies, a senator, a blackmailer and a hooker.
Episode 18
The Loneliest Number
Fri, Apr 12, 1991
Jack's troubled young sister shows up on his doorstep. She and Deacon become emotionally involved and Jack struggles with the relationship.
Episode 19
A Cry in the Night
Fri, Apr 19, 1991
A friend of Jack's kills his crack-addicted son urged on, some say, by comments Jack made to him during an on-air conversation.
Episode 20
The Leopard
Fri, Apr 26, 1991
Ordered to pay a large gambling debt of his father's Jack gets involved in a deadly dispute between two ruthless mobsters over their secret spaghetti sauce recipe.
Episode 21
City of Lost Souls: Part 1
Tue, May 7, 1991
In the first of three-part story, Jack Killian is confronted by a teenager claiming to be his daughter and is launched on a quest that leads to an illegal makeshift settlement for the homeless.
Episode 22
City of Lost Souls: Part 2
Fri, May 10, 1991 112 mins
In the second of a three-part story, a high school friend's flaming death forces Jack back to the homeless community for clues, leaving his boss Nicky in the lurch. Meanwhile a "ladyhawk" threatens both their jobs, and someone is playing politics with people's lives.
Episode 23
City of Lost Souls: Part 3
Fri, May 10, 1991
A more "respectable" corpse makes the local election candidates take notice. But Jack's life is now at risk as he faces a formidable foe manipulating events behind the scenes.
