Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel's Fire is an American television series that ran on ABC in the USA in 1990–1991. A revamped version of the series, entitled Pros and Cons, aired briefly the following season.
Gabriel's Fire is an American television series that ran on ABC in the USA in 1990–1991. A revamped version of the series, entitled Pros and Cons, aired briefly the following season.
22 Episodes
Gabriel Bird, unjustly imprisoned for 20 years, wins his freedom through the efforts of a beautiful female lawyer. Now she wants to hire him as an investigator for her law firm, but an embittered Bird refuses.
September 12, 1990Bird is ensnared in a trap set by O'Neil that uses Bird's long-lost daughter as bait. (Part 1 of 2)
September 20, 1990Bird finds out about his ""daughter"" and, with her help, sets a trap for the men who tried to frame him. (Part 2 of 2)
September 27, 1990A beautiful con artist becomes part of Bird's scheme to help Heller nab a man who cheated elderly people out of a million dollars.
October 4, 1990Despite Bird's suspicions, Heller becomes involved with her new client, a charming gambler who's suspected of murder.
October 18, 1990Victoria Heller defends a teenager accused of killing another boy for his trendy tennis shoes; Bird tries to locate his parents' graves.
October 25, 1990Bird takes on a neighborhood gang leader involved in criminal activities when he seeks to clear Jamil of a murder charge.
November 1, 1990Bird must prove the identity of a former singer, now a derelict who's accused of murder and refuses to speak up in his own defense.
November 8, 1990Bird, Josephine, and others are held hostage in Josephine's restaurant by a panicked would-be robber whose dream is to escape to a ranch in North Dakota.
November 15, 1990On a stakeout, Bird and Jamil see a mobster murdered; Heller has a night of misadventure when she heads for a costume party dressed as a hooker.
November 29, 1990When Victoria defends her father, Judge Norton Heller, against bribery charges, she asks Gabriel and Louis to help prove his innocence—not realizing their investigation will reveal some painful secrets about her family's past.
December 6, 1990An appearance on Oprah Winfrey's television show leads Gabriel to a bittersweet reunion with Ellie, his ex-wife whom he has not seen in twenty years.
December 20, 1990Gabriel is a constant source of support for Josephine as she attempts to adopt a cocaine-addicted infant abandoned at her restaurant.
January 10, 1991Gabriel asks Josephine out for a dinner date, but then starts to have second thoughts about his invitation.
January 24, 1991Victoria Heller faces a tough trial lawyer in court, when she agrees to defend a famous football player accused of homosexuality by a sleazy tabloid magazine.
January 31, 1991A nervous client of Victoria Heller's misinterprets Gabriel Bird's actions and shoots him in the chest.
February 14, 1991Gabriel Bird and Louis Klein entertain customers at Josephine's Cafe with a tall tale in film noir style about a case they solved in Los Angeles.
February 21, 1991Max Goldstein, a Jewish friend of Gabriel Bird's, steals a painting from an art gallery which was originally stolen from him by the Nazis.
March 7, 1991Bird feigns mental illness in order to be checked into a psychiatric hospital and expose the dreadful conditions that exist there.
April 17, 1991Convinced of her client's guilt, Victoria Heller decides whether or not to conceal a piece of evidence that would allow him to go free.
April 24, 1991Gabriel Bird meets with his daughter, Celine, after a twenty-year separation.
May 1, 1991Bird returns to prison to question a serial killer who may be able to identify a murder-rapist stalking a college campus.
June 6, 1991