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The Insiders

Drama, Action, Crime · 1985

Last aired: S1 E13, Close Shave · 1986-06-02

Escapades of two investigative reporters for a national magazine, Nick Fox and James Mackey, whose shady and chequered pasts provide them with the contacts to get inside various criminal enterprises.

Cast

Season 1

E1 Pilot 1985-09-25 · 60 min With the assistance of his ex-con sidekick Mackey, investigative reporter Nick Fox exposes a story on a car-theft ring.
E2 Fashion Flame 1985-10-02 · 60 min Nick and Mackey investigate when an arsonist plagues the fashion industry.
E3 Lonely Hearts 1985-10-09 · 60 min Alice's mother suspects a video dating service is an information center for thieves.
E4 Cold Shot 1985-10-16 · 60 min Nick is wounded in a gang-related incident and decides to write a story about gang violence.
E5 Another Fine Mess 1985-10-30 · 60 min When a friend arrested for killing a police officer is found dead in his jail cell, Nick and Mackey believe two murders remain unsolved. Nick and Mackey discover, during the course of a murder investigation, that all is not well inside the police department.
E6 The Mentor 1985-11-06 · 60 min Nick takes on the task of proving a drug suspect innocent. Trouble is, the suspect is an old friend. The gangland execution of Nick's mentor puts the reporters on the trail of a politically ambitious district attorney with mob backing.
E7 Gun Runners 1985-11-13 · 60 min Nick and Mackey link an illegal-weapons dealer with bikers involved in the cocaine trade.
E8 Doctors Incorporated 1985-11-20 · 60 min When a friend's father dies as a result of being transported to a distant hospital, Nick and Mackey look into corrupt medical practices.
E9 Carly 1985-12-04 · 60 min A singer suspects his recording company is bootlegging copies of his album.
E10 High Iron 1985-12-11 · 60 min Fox and Mackey get a behind-the-scenes look at corruption in the construction industry that endangers the lives of innocent bystanders. Nick's investigation of a crooked construction company takes a dangerous turn when he's set up to take the fall for a murder rap.
E11 All This and the Old School Tie 1985-12-18 · 60 min Reporters Nick  and Mackey devise a scheme to expose the counterfeiting of designer products.
E12 Den of Thieves 1986-01-08 · 60 min Nick and Mackey pose as safecrackers to thwart kidnappers trying to force a former thief out of retirement.
E13 Close Shave 1986-06-02 · 60 min Jessica Tierney, a popular actress, is being blackmailed by big-time gambler Jack Gorman who has pornographic photos of Jessica taken early in her career. She is forced to date basketball star Ed Stern until she threatens to go to the police with information that they are point shaving. However, the following day, a truck runs into her car, killing the driver and injuring Jessica's son, Steve.

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