Partners in Crime — Season 1
An unexpected dream team.
About this season
When their ex-husband Raymond winds up murdered, Carole and Sydney set out to find his killer and eventually decide to run the detective agency Raymond has left them.
Episodes (13)
1. Celebrity
Aired 22 September 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd are hired to protect a famous rock singer (Vanessa Williams).
2. The Hottest Guy in Town
Aired 29 September 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd investigate a popular hairdresser suspected of blackmailing a wealthy customer after she told him of a past indiscretion
3. Murder in the Museum
Aired 6 October 1984 • 60 min
The assistant curator of a museum is found murdered. The lady was very close to Carole, so she sets out to investigate. The prime suspect pleads innocence. The motive is clear, the possession of a valuable Egyptian tablet.
4. Pilot
Aired 13 October 1984 • 60 min
Two ex-wives of an ex-detective are summoned to the reading of the will after he is murdered in his office. They discover they've inherited his rundown mansion office- and a 50/50 partnership in the detective agency. Their first matter of business is a reluctant collaboration to track down their husband's killer, which leads to a dangerous search for a valuable art pie
5. The Duke
Aired 20 October 1984 • 60 min
Duke, Syd's father, is searching for a bronze dog. Syd locates the figure at a Chinatown gambling house and while inspectioning the piece she comes by a key hidden inside it.
6. Paddles Up
Aired 27 October 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd investigate the kidnapping of a young man; the only witness is a hoarse-voiced actress. The crooks demand as a ransom the top-secret plans of a sports car.
7. Is She or Isn't She?
Aired 3 November 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd outwit a gangster while investigating the murder of one of Syd's childhood friends
8. Fantasyland
Aired 24 November 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd come to the aid of police Lt. Vronsky when he comes under investigation for murder and embezzlement.
9. The Set-Up
Aired 1 December 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd don the latest fashions when they pose as models in an attempt to capture a design thief and solve a murder.
10. Fashioned for Murder
Aired 8 December 1984 • 60 min
Carole and Syd unravel the identity of a strangler who leaves red handkerchiefs around the victims' necks.
11. The Strangler
Aired 15 December 1984 • 60 min
A blackmailer is doing his business at a health resort.
12. Getting in Shape
Aired 22 December 1984 • 60 min
Three escaped convicts take Carole and Syd as hostages when they seek a hiding place from the police.
13. Double Jeopardy
Aired 29 December 1984 • 60 min
At an auction, Carole meets a retriever of lost museum pieces. He is interested to retrieve a brooch included in the auction catalogue. A fat man who bids higher for the jewel is subsequently killed.