Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Season 2

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, with Stacy Keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984 to January 12, 1985. The series was 24 sixty minute episodes. The show follows the adventures of Mike Hammer, the fictitious private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane, as he hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.

Where to Watch Season 2

14 Episodes

Torch Song
E1
Episode 1Torch SongMike gets a friend of his a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the explosion and who set it off.
Too Young to Die
E2
Episode 2Too Young to DieA very young hooker, Sally Jordan, is being beaten up by her pimps and Hammer intervenes. He talks her into going for a legitimate job going but she is intercepted on the way and killed. Together with her sister, Louise Jordan, Hammer goes after the killer. Hammer finds the girl's pimp but also finds out that there have been a number of young hookers have been strangled and discarded. The clue is a mysterious black limousine.
Kill Devil
E3
Episode 3Kill DevilVelda is mugged and the gang vows revenge when Hammer intervenes. They frame Hammer for murder and he is on the run until he is able to find the real killer and bring him to justice. Help comes from an unlikely source.
Catfight
E4
Episode 4CatfightHammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey. Rainey is killed but Hammer tries to find the organiser of the escape bid and he must work with the three women that were involved with Rainey.
Warpath
E5
Episode 5WarpathHammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal sets Indian against Indian and murder is the payoff.
Bonecrunch
E6
Episode 6BonecrunchHammer is on the sidelines at a football game when the quarterback is killed. Hammer investigates and finds that there were plenty of reasons because man was into gambling and throwing games. However, finding the killer is more difficult.
Dead Card Down
E7
Episode 7Dead Card DownA friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt. When it turns out that the diamonds were fake Hammer needs to find out who stole them, as the bodies mount up.
The Deadly Prey
E8
Episode 8The Deadly PreyVelda's brother, Gary Adams, returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda. However, he is murdered later that night by what appears to be a man wearing a cat mask. The clues point to his work as a designer in the fur trade but there seems to be no motive. Further investigation points to smuggling and Chinatown, and the necklace seems to be at the centre of it.
A Death in the Family
E9
Episode 9A Death in the FamilyHammer witnesses the murder of a mobster and, in the shooting, the owner of the café is seriously injured. Hammer is determined to avenge her shooting and is out to find the killers, which will also stop a potential mob war.
Cold Target
E10
Episode 10Cold TargetA reporter friend of Hammer's is murdered she found some information about a crime gang. Hammer witnesses the killing but there are attempts on his life to stop him testifying. He has to work hard to find the leader of a criminal gang.
A Bullet for Benny
E11
Episode 11A Bullet for BennyA small shopkeep is murdered and a customer is severely injured in his shop. There doesn't seem to be a motive but the clues point to his connections with the mob. The federal authorities are also interested in what is happening.
Dead Man's Run
E12
Episode 12Dead Man's RunIt is New Year's Eve and the patrons are waiting for Hammer. While they are waiting for him to arrive, Pat relates the story of how Hammer had helped a freedom movement establish a democratic government in Altos.
Firestorm
E13
Episode 13FirestormAn old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called FIrestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday. When she is electrocuted during rehearsal, his holiday is cut short as he investigates her death.
Deadly Reunion
E14
Episode 14Deadly ReunionAn old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers. The friend, who works for a congressman, is found murdered, as is another alumni. Hammer sets to work to find out why.