Spenser: For Hire Trial and Error (Season 2, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Spenser: For Hire

Trial and Error (Season 2, Episode 16)

TV-14

TV Episode | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rita has a solid case against a pimp suspected of murdering a teen-age hooker, but Spenser thinks the man is being framed.

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Robert B. Parker (characters) | John Wilder (developed for television by) | Robert Bielak | Nelson Costello

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Updated Feb 21, 1987

Release date

Feb 21, 1987 (United States)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Urich Spenser Spenser See fewer	Lonesome Dove (1989)
Avery Brooks Hawk Hawk See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Carolyn McCormick A.D.A. Rita Fiore A.D.A. Rita Fiore See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Ron McLarty Sgt. Frank Belson Sgt. Frank Belson See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Richard Jaeckel Lt. Martin Quirk Lt. Martin Quirk See fewer	Starman (1984)
Jack Coulter Arnie Wexler Arnie Wexler See fewer	Kerouac, the Movie (1984)
Alice Haining Linda Arpel Linda Arpel See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Barton Heyman Don Clemens Don Clemens See fewer	The Exorcist (1973)
David Patrick Kelly Ned Lloyd Ned Lloyd See fewer	Twin Peaks (2017)
Trey Wilson Terry Vogel Terry Vogel See fewer	Raising Arizona (1987)
Oliver Solomon Officer Simms (uncredited) Officer Simms (uncredited) See fewer	Cop Land (1997)

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