Hunter: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hunter Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Not Just Another John Doe
Sep 24, 1987 · 60 min
When Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an unidentified man, their interest is piqued because the victim seemingly never existed, and the killing appears to be a professio
Playing God
Oct 3, 1987 · 60 min
After learning the circumstances leading up to the murder of a notorious Latino crime boss, Hunter and McCallface an ethical dilemma: whether to arrest the killer or let him go fre
The Jade Woman
Oct 17, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter investigates the disappearance of a friend's mail-order bride while he is off duty. The case becomes a homicide investagation when the marriage broker is murdered.
Flashpoint
Oct 24, 1987 · 60 min
Racial tensions mount as Hunter and McCall investigate the accidental shooting by the police of Antonio Elandro, the son of a Hispanic councilman.
Night on Bald Mountain
Oct 31, 1987 · 60 min
When Hunter & McCall travel to a mountaintop mansion to investigate a murder, they are trapped there overnight with the victim's entire family in the midst of a massive snowstorm.
City of Passion (1)
Nov 7, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bizarre murders, which take on the appearance of the result of a Satanic cult rite. Based on a book by Dallas Barnes.
City of Passion (2)
Nov 14, 1987 · 60 min
A serial rapist known as Big Foot stalks McCall while Hunter investigates the death of a teenage prostitute who may have had ties to a Satanic cult.
City of Passion (3)
Nov 21, 1987 · 60 min
McCall risks losing her job when she fails to report a felony, and Hunter tries to trap the killer of a teenage prostitute with possible ties to a Satanic cult.
Turning Point
Nov 28, 1987 · 60 min
When Hunter and McCall investigate the alleged death of reporter Ralph Ormond they uncover an extortion plot involving George Shadwell a wealthy industrialist.
Hot Prowl
Dec 8, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall become suspicious when a Bel Air housewife refuses to identify the man who robbed her of a million-dollar necklace.
Allegra
Dec 29, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious death of Allegra, Hunter's former girlfriend, to determine if the beautiful young heiress jumped or was pushed from a skyscraper window
Renegade
Jan 5, 1988 · 60 min
When Hunter investigates a drug ring, his ex-partner, Frank Garriman, becomes a suspect in the murder of the dealers.
Black Dahlia
Jan 12, 1988 · 60 min
Lawrence Tierney guest stars as Detective Doyle, who comes out of retirement to help Hunter and McCall investigate the real life murder of actress-turned-prostitute Elizabeth Short
Naked Justice (1)
Feb 2, 1988 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious death of a famous movie actress and encounter a surviving sister hungry for the inheritance.
Naked Justice (2)
Feb 9, 1988 · 60 min
Hunter, investigating the murder of a famous movie actress, follows a contract killer to Mexico and learns why the C.I.A. is interested in the killing.
Girl on the Beach
Feb 16, 1988 · 60 min
Captain Devane tries to take Hunter and McCall off the investigation of his ex-wife's murder and violates his forced leave of absence to pursue the killer himself.
The Bogota Million
Mar 1, 1988 · 60 min
A Colombian drug dealer is murdered, and police informant Sporty James becomes the prime suspect, hunted by both Hunter and the criminals.
Death Signs
Mar 12, 1988 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall's investigation of the stabbing of a deaf man hinges on cryptic clues the victim gave in sign language before he died.
Boomerang
Mar 19, 1988 · 60 min
The wife of a businessman who was killed in an explosion on his yacht becomes the prime suspect when Hunter and McCall discover that she was recently removed from his will.
The Fourth Man
Mar 26, 1988 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate the whereabouts of four million dollars still missing from a six-year-old drug bust that implicates the police in criminal activity.
Murder He Wrote
Apr 30, 1988 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate the death of a multi-millionaire, whose four heirs become prime suspects.
Silver Bullet
May 7, 1988 · 60 min
The only clue in a series of murders is a trail of police-issued ammunition that leads Hunter and McCall to suspect a colleague as the killer.