Jacqueline Zambrano
Director
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 12, 1990
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.falsely-accused, tmdb.ex-cop, tmdb.private-investigator, tmdb.private-detective, tmdb.ex-con, imdb.private-eye, imdb.ex-convict + 6 more, imdb.character-name-in-title, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.punctuation-in-title, imdb.apostrophe-in-title
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
French
S1E1 - Gabriel's Fire
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.
Sept. 12, 1990, midnight
S1E2 - To Catch a Con (1)
Bird is ensnared in a trap set by O'Neil that uses Bird's long-lost daughter as bait. (Part 1 of 2)
Sept. 20, 1990, midnight
S1E3 - To Catch a Con (2)
Bird finds out about his ""daughter"" and, with her help, sets a trap for the men who tried to frame him. (Part 2 of 2)
Sept. 27, 1990, midnight
S1E4 - Louis' Date
A beautiful con artist becomes part of Bird's scheme to help Heller nab a man who cheated elderly people out of a million dollars.
Oct. 4, 1990, midnight
S1E5 - The Descent
Despite Bird's suspicions, Heller becomes involved with her new client, a charming gambler who's suspected of murder.
Oct. 18, 1990, midnight
S1E6 - Money Walks
Victoria Heller defends a teenager accused of killing another boy for his trendy tennis shoes; Bird tries to locate his parents' graves.
Oct. 25, 1990, midnight
S1E7 - The Neighborhood
Bird takes on a neighborhood gang leader involved in criminal activities when he seeks to clear Jamil of a murder charge.
Nov. 1, 1990, midnight
S1E8 - I'm Nobody
Bird 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.
Nov. 8, 1990, midnight
S1E9 - The Wind Rancher
Bird, 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.
Nov. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E10 - Windows
On 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.
Nov. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E11 - Judgements
When 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.
Dec. 6, 1990, midnight
S1E12 - 'Tis the Season
An 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.
Dec. 20, 1990, midnight
S1E13 - The Great Waldo
Gabriel is a constant source of support for Josephine as she attempts to adopt a cocaine-addicted infant abandoned at her restaurant.
Jan. 10, 1991, midnight
S1E14 - First Date
Gabriel asks Josephine out for a dinner date, but then starts to have second thoughts about his invitation.
Jan. 24, 1991, midnight
S1E15 - Truth and Consequences
Victoria 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.
Jan. 31, 1991, midnight
S1E16 - Finger on the Trigger
A nervous client of Victoria Heller's misinterprets Gabriel Bird's actions and shoots him in the chest.
Feb. 14, 1991, midnight
S1E17 - Postcards from the Faultline
Gabriel 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.
Feb. 21, 1991, midnight
S1E18 - A Prayer for the Goldsteins
Max 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, 1991, midnight
S1E19 - One Flew Over the Bird's Nest
Bird feigns mental illness in order to be checked into a psychiatric hospital and expose the dreadful conditions that exist there.
April 17, 1991, midnight
S1E20 - Kelly Green
Convinced 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, 1991, midnight
S1E21 - Birds Gotta Fly
Gabriel Bird meets with his daughter, Celine, after a twenty-year separation.
May 1, 1991, midnight
S1E22 - Belly of the Beast
Bird returns to prison to question a serial killer who may be able to identify a murder-rapist stalking a college campus.
June 6, 1991, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1320 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1990
Last Air Date: June 6, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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