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. The other cast members were: Nora Adler (Jacqueline Brookes), Jackie’s editor; Anthony Kubecek (Kevin Dunn), Jackie's assistant; Carol (Holly Fulger), the head waitress at Mike's restaurant, Brennan's Grill; and Rick Scotti (Vincent Baggetta), an attorney who appears occasionally. The series, created by Sara Davidson, was filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode
"Ready or Not," 1986
After speaking to one of the FBI agents stationed outside her house, Jackie becomes suspicious of fugitive Matthew Pearson whom she's supposed to turn over to the authorities via a press conference scheduled that afternoon. She wakes up at 5:30 am and quickly proceeds to Harrison Hotel to check up on Pearson. She finds him about to ride his car and flee. But she brought the authorities with her, along with other reporters. Pearson is apprehended and Jackie is very disappointed. Later, Jackie asks Mike to meet her at their house. He arrives and find her crying. She had been to the doctor, she lost their baby. She confesses to Mike that she was ready and realized she wanted the baby all along. Mike confesses he was not ready and was experiencing second thoughts. He asks her if she's all right to which she says yes. They decide that maybe it wasn't meant to be; and they can try another time. The couple embrace.
