The Law & Harry McGraw Season 1 Episode 13 Beware the Ides of May ( Air Date 1988-01-20 ) Genre Mystery category. Overview "The Law & Harry McGraw is an American mystery crime drama television series created by Peter S. Fischer and a spin-off of Murder, She Wrote. The series stars Jerry Orbach as a Harry McGraw, a loudmouthed, uncouth, old school private detective who continually finds himself solving mysteries on behalf of the prim and proper attorney Ellie Maginnis who has an office across the hall.".