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Spenser: For Hire•Season 3•Episode 3

The Heart of the Matter

8.3/10 · 45 votesOct 11, 198760 min

Ranked #2 of 21 in Season 3•+0.6 vs season avg

Lt. Quirk faces his mortality when he suffers a heart attack. Spenser and Hawk protect him from revenge-minded villains as he recovers.

Directed byWinrich Kolbe

Written byNorma Safford Vela

Previous episodeE2 · My Enemy, My Friend Next episodeE4 · On the Night he Was Betrayed

Seasons3

Cast4

Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Spenser

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Hawk

Barbara Stock

Barbara Stock

Susan Silverman

Ron McLarty

Ron McLarty

Frank Belson

Crew2

N

Norma Safford Vela

Writer

W

Winrich Kolbe

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Heart of the Matter" is episode 3 of Spenser: For Hire season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 45 votes, ranking #2 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Norma Safford Vela, it aired on October 11, 1987.

Next: E4 · On the Night he Was Betrayed Best of Season 3