Partners in Crime
Carole Stanwyck and Sydney Kovak have nothing in common; they are the polar opposites of one another. Carole is a former socialite, who lost her fortune and is now making a living as a photographer and a courier. Sydney's father's a con-man, so she knows her way around the streets. She is also a pick pocket and a jazz bass player. The only thing that they have in common is the fact that they were both married Raymond Caulfield, a private investigator. When he was killed he left everything including his agency to them. After apprehending the one who killed him, they decided to run the agency themselves. Helping them is Shain, Raymond's assistant, Raymond's mother, Jeanine, and Police Lieutenant Vronsky.
- 1984-1984
- 1 season
- NBC
- Suspense, Drama
Carole Stanwyck and Sydney Kovak have nothing in common; they are the polar opposites of one another. Carole is a former socialite, who lost her fortune and is now making a living as a photographer and a courier. Sydney's father's a con-man, so she knows her way around the streets. She is also a pick pocket and a jazz bass player. The only thing that they have in common is the fact that they were both married Raymond Caulfield, a private investigator. When he was killed he left everything including his agency to them. After apprehending the one who killed him, they decided to run the agency themselves. Helping them is Shain, Raymond's assistant, Raymond's mother, Jeanine, and Police Lieutenant Vronsky.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1984
Episode 1
Celebrity
Sat, Sep 22, 1984 60 mins
Carole and Sydney meet a singer who's in town to perform. She reveals that some fan is following her wherever she goes. Her manager says he'll handle it. Carole and Sydney help her meet her former partner, who was shot by the fan, or someone wearing the suit the man always wears.
Episode 2
The Hottest Guy in Town
Sat, Sep 29, 1984
Hired to investigate a blackmail case, Carole and Sydney go after the client's hairdresser, but he is also in danger. Is it the competing salon or racketeers he is running from?
Episode 3
Murder in the Museum
Sat, Oct 6, 1984
Carole's friend, an assistant curator at the museum, has been murdered. Believing in his innocence, Sydney wants to help the young man accused of killing her.
Episode 4
Pilot
Sat, Oct 13, 1984 120 mins
Carole Stanwyck and Sydney Kovack were both married to the same man, a private detective. When he is killed, they both attend his memorial. When they learn how he was killed, they can't help but investigate his murder themselves. They are aided by a couple of guys who works for him, and his mother, a police lieutenant who likes Sydney.
Episode 5
Duke
Sat, Oct 20, 1984
Duke has been set up for murder in a heist gone wrong. He asks his daughter Sydney for help.
Episode 6
Paddles Up
Sat, Oct 27, 1984
Carole and Sydney go to an auction and Carole has her eye on a broach. But a guy named Hermanski is also interested in it and tries to get her not to bid on it. But a surprise bidder gets the broach. He asks the girls to find him. But the man is killed. And someone else is after the broach.
Episode 7
Is She or Isn't He?
Sat, Nov 3, 1984
Hired by the father to find his kidnapped son, Carole and Sydney discovers a threat to the man's business. They are helped by the eyewitness, who isn't what she seems to be.
Episode 8
Fantasyland
Sat, Nov 24, 1984 60 mins
The agency investigates the death of friend from Sydney's old neighborhood.
Episode 9
The Set-Up
Sat, Dec 1, 1984 60 mins
Vronsky is framed. Carole and Sydney offer to help. They operate under the assumption that someone either was out for revenge or was trying to stop one of his investigations. They learn it might be the latter.
Episode 10
Fashioned for Murder
Sat, Dec 8, 1984 60 mins
A talented fashion designer hires Carole and Sidney to find out who has been stealing his creations and may have killed for them.
Episode 11
The Strangler
Sat, Dec 15, 1984 60 mins
Women in Carole and Sydney's neighborhood are being preyed upon by a strangler. It's up to them to bring the culprit to justice.
Episode 12
Getting in Shape
Sat, Dec 22, 1984 60 mins
Carole and Sydney go undercover at a health spa in order to stop a blackmailer, and inadvertently stumble into a something more deadly.
Episode 13
Double Jeopardy
Sat, Dec 29, 1984 60 mins
Two escaped convicts hold Carole hostage at gunpoint, while Sydney finds a way to save her going with the accomplice to retrieve hidden stash of stolen money.
