When a young Army vet dies of Gulf War Syndrome, his brother opts for a cremation and disposal of the body; Ruth has Hiram over to cook dinner and then…

In an effort to raise income, Nate and David decide to rent out a room in the funeral home; Claire struggles to grasp the lessons of her outreach hike in…

An ornery widower camps out in the Fisher Funeral Home; sparks fly between Claire and Billy; Ruth spurns Hiram and is later wooed by a Russian florist; David is pursued…

After a gang member is killed, the Fishers find that his family’s wishes for burial differ from those of his gang leader. Nate’s girlfriend Brenda makes an unfavorable impression during…

Ruth is stunned by the visitors at a porn star’s wake; Nate has a strange first meeting with Brenda’s brother Billy; and Keith takes issue with David’s desire to replace…

When a bakery owner is killed, it’s up to Federico to put the pieces back together. The family considers selling the funeral business altogether to Kroehner.

After a pyramid scheme owner dies and leaves his wife and baby daughter with a load of debt, Nate offers to loan them a casket. Meanwhile, the Fisher family attend…

Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to the shattering news of his father’s death.

As the final episode begins, Mark, who has secretly begun attending law school, is offered a paralegal job by Kenneth Malcolm, one of his professors. Meanwhile, Hardcastle, realizing that Mark’s…

In a change of pace episode, Mark begins to believe that Leprechauns are burying gold on the estate. Ignoring Mark’s outrageous claims, Hardcastle concentrates on preparing the estate for an…

While driving through Arizona on his way home from Las Vegas, Mark is surprised to hear the voice of Nick Damion, a rock deejay he idolized in his youth, on…

When Mark gets a date with a woman named Debbie Pledger, Hardcastle has to find a new player for poker night. To the judge’s regret, Judge Mattie Groves, Lieutenant Frank…

Cleaning out his shed, Hardcastle comes across an old trophy belonging to Teddy Hendrix, his college roommate. Deciding to visit Teddy, who is now a basketball coach, Hardcastle walks into…

After winning a Los Angeles area bar in a poker game, Sonny Daye, Mark’s barely seen father, decides to run it with his son. With some financial help from the…

After 10 years, the judge is paid a visit by his brother Jerry. Suspicious, Hardcastle begins to wonder when his brother, a habitual gambler, will ask him for money. Although…

As the episode begins, wealthy businessman J.J. Norcross asks Hardcastle to run for mayor. Meanwhile, after city councilman Herb Austin goes head-to-head with Mann over a parks bill, a bomb…

Questioning his maturity, Mark decides to trade in the Coyote for a more conservative car. To his surprise, his credit application is rejected due to an $18,000 default. Investigating, Mark…

Not wanting to continue cleaning up the estate, Mark hires Millie Denton, his former prison cellmate’s widow, as a maid. Meanwhile, Hardcastle begins looking into the suspicious death of a…

When the courts discover that a convicted felon named Randy Hopke had been defended by an incompetent lawyer, the original ruling is overturned and all charges are dropped. Hopke’s release…

Innocently given a friendly kiss by a woman named Aleeya “Ali” Casir, Mark unwittingly falls into the middle of a major international incident: Assuming that Mark is the American his…

In an unusual coincidence, a judge’s convention is scheduled at the same hotel as a major mob meeting. Unable to do anything about the mobsters (as they have not been…

While judging the Miss Sixteen beauty contest, Hardcastle becomes wrapped up in the life of car salesman Ed Whitman, the pageants grand marshal. Worried when her boyfriend Victor Hernandez reveals…

Mark surprises the judge when he not only qualifies for, but becomes a winner on, The 1 Million Dollar Trivia Master, a television game show. Unbeknownst to Mark, veteran game…

Shortly after contacting her friend Mark for help, wrestler Kate Murphy dies during a match. Recognizing that Kate’s death was no accident, Mark decides to follow-up on his friend’s suspicions…

Entering the hospital for a routine checkup, Hardcastle discovers that he is dying from an incurable disease. Not wanting to let his friend just fade away, Mark convinces Hardcastle to…

Although Hardcastle is initially pleased to be invited to a party on a private train, his emotion changes to anger when he discovers that he has been lured onto the…

On vacation, Hardcastle travels down to Canary Creek, California to participate in an annual fishing contest. To Hardcastle’s surprise, Tina Cutter, the local sheriff’s sixteen year old daughter, accuses him…

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…

After race car driver Kiki Cutter is injured during a race, Mark, knowing her from his own racing days, decides to pay her a visit. Fortunately for Kiki, Mark arrives…

In the third season opener, Hardcastle and McCormick go on a photo exhibition with Buzz Bird, one of the judge’s old friends. To their regret, Buzz, who is a pilot,…

After seeing reputed mobster Stevie Ray kill a man named Tommy Chen, former prostitute Angie Bloom goes into hiding. Before disappearing, she decides to leave Nicky and Lindsey, her young…

A critically-wounded criminal admits to being paid to frame a former baseball player, Duke McGuire, for murder. Feeling responsible for his false incarceration since he was the presiding judge, Hardcastle…

Seeking Hardcastle’s help on a case of corrupt cops, a young patrolman is killed before he or Hardcastle can seek higher help in the department. With the case dealing with…

After finding strange German bullets on the beach, Hardcastle gets involved in an underground treasure hunt for World War II gold at the beach. Meanwhile, McCormick also gets involved with…

With the judge’s birthday coming up, Mark decides to unofficially help him close a cold case related to a soon-to-be-paroled crimial that Hardcastle put in jail for another crime. Unfortunately,…

Mark is thrilled when he wins $20,000 racing in the Arizona Modified. His joy quickly dissipates when thieves hold him up and steal his winnings as well as the Coyote….

Hardcastle cuts his fishing trip short when he receives word of the death of his old girlfriend’s current husband. After deciding to check up on her, he is shot as…

Hardcase’s two aunts help out during a nursing home jewelry heist.

Perplexed by the apparent suicide of ex-con Denny Frye, an up-and-coming comic, Hardcastle decides to investigate. Thanks to Mark, Hardcastle discovers that Denny was romantically involved with a woman named…

After investigating the suicide of a comic, Hardcastle relizes that it wasn’t really suicide after he and McCormick prevent the attempted kidnapping of the comic’s wife.