Bored To Death, Episode 5

In the humorous season premiere, a between-books writer, saddened by a recent breakup, places an ad on the Internet offering his unlicensed services as a private investigator.

While trying to win back Suzanne, Jonathan is hired to follow a man and discover if he has been unfaithful.

An ill-advised encounter undermines Jonathan's chance to rewrite a Jim Jarmusch script.

Jonathan falls for the mother of a boy whose skateboard was stolen by the neighbourhood bully. Ray agrees to help a lesbian couple start a new family; George hopes to woo a young publicist at a restaurant opening.

A Russian parolee hires Jonathan to track down a Russian chanteuse. George decides to get in touch with his feminine side.

A married man hires Jonathan to retrieve a damning sex tape from a female escort.

Jonathan and Ray investigate a lesbian black-market scheme. George publishes a scathing editorial directed at his rival Richard Antrem.

In the season finale, George, Jonathan and Ray step into the ring for a grudge match against their publishing rivals.