screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur.
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from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
Jackie returns to The Mirror from Dr. Cooperman's clinic, where she had a pregnancy test. Nora, her editor, who sent her to the doctor is surprised she didn't take the day off. Jackie says she's fine and ready to work. Anthony Kubecek, Jackie's assistant, informs her that she has a man on Line 3 who doesn't want to say who he is and is waiting for her to take his call. Jackie takes the call in her office. The man on the line says he is Matthew Pearson, a fugitive on the run from the law for 14 years. He wants to meet her at a laundromat for an interview. Jackie goes and, while waiting, witnesses a mother trying to manage her two kids. She reflects on her possible pregnancy. After a waiting a while, she decides to leave, dismissing the call as a prank.
