Hardcastle and McCormick Season 3 Episode 3 The Yankee Clipper 1985
When Bill Bauer is declared dead after being MIA from the Marines for 10 years, Mark, the soldier's former best friend, is asked to handle the funeral arrangements. The funeral does have one positive result for it reunites Mark with old friends Patrick Burke, Jeff Steffan and Peter Trigg. To Mark's surprise, shortly after the funeral, Bauer turns up very much alive. Upon being confronted by his angered friend, Bauer explains that he had been in charge of destroying cash when the United States pulled out of Vietnam in 1975. Instead of following orders, however, he had waited for an opportunity to smuggle the money into the country. Continuing, Bauer relays how he used "his" casket as a way of transporting the cash. Bauer realizes that his plan is falling apart when someone tries to kill him. Seeing no alternative, Bauer decides to go after the men chasing him. Following Bauer, Hardcastle and McCormick discover that Peter Trigg, secretly the leader of a group of terrorists, is trying to get a hold of Bauer's money in order to buy weapons. Although Trigg temporarily manages to capture Hardcastle and McCormick, the two men are able to turn the tables thanks to Bauer's intervention. Later, the police are all set to take Bauer into custody when the ex-soldier decides to disappear again.
- Released: 1985-10-07
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos
- Director: Stephen J. Cannell
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1. She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast 1985-09-23
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2. Faster Heart 1985-09-30
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3. The Yankee Clipper 1985-10-07
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4. Something's Going On On This Train 1985-10-14
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5. The Career Breaker 1985-10-28
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6. Do Not Go Gentle 1985-11-04
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7. Games People Play 1985-11-11
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8. Strangle Hold 1985-11-18
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10. Mirage a Trois 1985-12-02
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11. Conventional Warfare 1985-12-09
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12. Duet for Two Wind Instruments 1985-12-16
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13. If You Could See What I See 1986-01-06
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14. Hardcastle for Mayor 1986-01-13
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15. When I Look Back On All the Things 1986-02-03
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16. Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? 1986-02-10
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17. Round Up the Old Gang 1986-02-17
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18. McCormick's Bar and Grill 1986-02-24
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19. Poker Night 1986-03-03
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20. In the Eye of the Beholder 1986-03-17
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21. The Day the Music Died 1986-03-31
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22. A Chip Off the Ol' Milt 1986-05-05
