About this season
Leg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. The show was short-lived and only 10 episodes were produced, of which only six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode aired on November 7, 1987. The cable network TV Land later aired the remaining four episodes.
Episodes (10)
1. Pilot
Aired 3 October 1987 • 60 min
Claire's deadbeat client is murdered while she attempts to collect the large fee owed to her detective agency.
2. Things That Go Bump in the Night
Aired 10 October 1987 • 60 min
Claire is hired to provide proof that a car-wash manager did not plant the bomb that blew up a gangland figure's car.
3. The Best Couple I Know
Aired 17 October 1987 • 60 min
Claire agrees to help organize a surprise party for a friend's husband, but when she searches for some of his old friends, she discovers that the man's past is a complete fabrication.
4. All This and a Gold Card Too
Aired 24 October 1987 • 60 min
Claire agrees to work for a law firm representing an elderly woman and her money-hungry heirs.
5. Blind Trust
Aired 31 October 1987 • 60 min
Claire investigates the owner of a welfare hotel and learns that the owner is a close friend of her brother.
6. The Art of Murder
Aired 7 November 1987 • 60 min
Claire agrees to assist a former client who is being prosecuted for murder by Willie.
7. Mystery Woman
Claire goes undercover to investigate conditions in a local nursing home.
8. Life Itself
Claire helps a friend suffering from AIDS and, in the process, comes to re-examine her own life.
9. The American Dream
Claire becomes suspicious when her cleaning lady wins big in Atlantic City.
10. Peaches
Claire tries to help a car thief who is trying to steal enough money so an old man can get a desperately needed operation.