Burke's Law

Seasons

1994

6.6

Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire. Burke is a widower with a son, Peter, who is a detective under his command: glamorous backgrounds, convoluted plots and big names.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Who Killed the Starlet?

When an actress is murdered while filming a scene in a movie, in full view of the cast and crew, Amos and Peter investigate. They have a long list of suspects.

S1 • E2

Who Killed the Fashion King?

A disliked fashion designer is murdered at his own fashion show. He is shot in the back with an ice arrow from an ice sculpture, in full view of everyone. Amos and Peter find many suspects who hated him.

S1 • E3

Who Killed Nick Hazard?

At a convention for Private Investigators, a P.I. is murdered. He had a lot of enemies among in the detective community, so Peter and Amos have many suspects to investigate.

S1 • E4

Who Killed the Beauty Queen?

When the front runner in a beauty contest is murdered, there are multitudes of suspects for Peter and Amos to choose from. Then, the only witness to the murder is killed before he can be questioned.

S1 • E5

Who Killed the Host at the Roast?

A comedian being honored at a roast by his peers is electrocuted in front of everyone. Peter and Amos investigate his death, and discover many suspects who have motives.

S1 • E6

Who Killed Alexander the Great?

A famous magician named Alexander is murdered while performing a trick in front of other magicians, and no one can figure out how it was accomplished. Peter and Amos realize the other magicians were jealous of Alexander.

S1 • E7

Who Killed the Soap Star?

When the star of a popular daytime soap arrives at the annual awards show, she is murdered on the red carpet in full view of a television audience. Peter and Amos have many suspects to choose from.

S1 • E8

Who Killed Romeo?

A philandering hair-stylist is murdered with his own hair spray. Peter and Amos have a plethora of suspects and jilted lovers.

S1 • E9

Who Killed the Legal Eagle?

When an unscrupulous, ambulance-chasing lawyer is run down by a speeding ambulance, it is considered murder by the police. Peter and Amos find many suspects who don't like shysters.

S1 • E10

Who Killed Good Time Charlie?

When a man noted for his incessant practical jokes is found at a hotel frozen to death on a hot summer day, Peter and Amos find plenty of suspects who wished him wanted him murdered.

S1 • E11

Who Killed the Romance?

When a glamorous romance novelist is blown sky high by an exploding box of candy, Amos and Peter have several suspects to throw the book at, including a rival romance novelist with whom Amos had a brief.affair.

S1 • E12

Who Killed Skippy's Master?

Amos and Peter look for a killer need of more than a little obedience training after the obnoxious owner of a popular dog star is strangled to death with a dog leash.

S1 • E13

Who Killed the Anchorman?

A TV news program's anchorman is planning to leave the station where he works. And everyone there fears that when he does, the show's ratings are going to go down. Later the man is stabbed. Burke goes to investigate and among the suspects is the station manager, the field reporter who succeeds him as anchor, a reporter who gets the field reporter's job, the anchorwoman, the weatherman and the sports man who all hated the anchorman. And it seems like before the man died he entered a number on his cellphone but he didn't call the number and when Burke calls it, but it's a dead end. So why did he enter it?