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Episode Title
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On The Job |
Personal/Vampire
Issues |
Flashbacks/Dreams |
Episode
1
KILLER INSTINCT
****
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At a new precinct with new captain,
Amanda Cohen, Nick and Schanke investigate
the strangulation deaths of several
drug offenders. |
Nick suspects that another vampire
is out to sabotage his present life
as a cop by framing him for murder. |
Paris, 1228 - Nicholas learns from
LaCroix about the new bond they now
share, and will continue to share forever. |
Episode
2
A FATE WORSE THAN
DEATH
***
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Nick and Schanke investigate the murder
of a prostitute, whose pimp is their
number one suspect. |
Nick is surprised by a sympathetic
Janette who goes out of her way to
aid and protect mortal ladies of the
evening. |
Paris, c. 1000 - To save her from life
as an impoverished and battered prostitute,
LaCroix brings Janette across. |
Episode
3
STRANGER THAN FICTION
**** |
When an attempt is made on the life
of Emily Weiss, author of a famous
series of vampire novels, Nick and
Schanke are assigned to protect her. |
Nick is being pressured by LaCroix
and Janette to kill Emily because the
vampire community thinks her novels
are too realistic. |
Everybody into the pool! Nick, Nat,
Emily and Schanke each have their own
fantasy daydream scenes from the book,
casting themselves as the lead characters. |
Episode
4
BAD BLOOD
** |
Inspector O'Neal of Scotland Yard assists
Nick and Schanke in tracking a Jack
the Ripper type serial killer. |
Inspector O'Neal , who knows the killer
he's hunting is a vampire, suspects
Nick of being one too. |
London, 1888 - LaCroix attacks Jack
the Ripper, whose blood he discovers
is poisonous, then asks Nicholas to
destroy Jack to keep him from coming
across. |
Episode
5
FORWARD INTO THE
PAST
*** |
Nick knows more than he's willing to
share with his partner about an elderly
woman found tortured to death. |
Hoping to find an old friend before
a killer does, Nick seeks the help
of Aristotle, a vampire who assists
others in establishing a new life. |
Toronto, 1950's - Nicholas Hammond
helps a mortal friend to disappear
after an attempt is made on her life. |
Episode
6
CAPITAL OFFENSE
*** |
Nick believes that Laura Garfield,
a young woman convicted of murder in
Texas, was framed. |
Nick makes it a personal issue to prove
that Laura is innocent before she can
be extradited back to Texas for execution. |
France, Early 1800s - While escaping
from a mob, Nicholas finds refuge in
a church root cellar aided by a young
nun. |
Episode
7
HUNTED
*** |
A series of murders lead to the conclusion
that the victims were being hunted
for sport. |
The hunter has discovered what Nick
is and decides to make him the next
target. |
Early 1800s - LaCroix takes his youngsters
hunting, to teach them the "thrill
of the chase." |
Episode
8
FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS
*** |
Nick goes undercover in a cult to investigate
the supposedly accidental death of
a Councilman's son. |
Natalie and Schanke are concerned when
it appears that Nick has fallen deeply
under the cult's spell. |
Egypt, c. 1924 - Thomas, an archeologist
and vampire tells Nicholas that he's
discovered "the cure" written in ancient
hieroglyphics and just needs someone
special to translate. |
Episode
9
UNDUE PROCESS
*** |
Nick and Schanke must protect the suspected
killer of Natalie's goddaughter from
vigilante violence while waiting for
sufficient forensic evidence to charge
him. |
Nick uses his hypnotic powers to coax
a confession from the suspected child
murderer. |
Mid 1700's - Nick is hung by a mob
for a crime he did not commit, and
returns to take his revenge on its
leader. |
Episode
10
FATHER'S DAY
**** |
Nick goes against Capt. Cohen's orders
as he tries to help the great-grandson
of Don Constantine escape from his
mob family ties. |
Nick comes to terms with having LaCroix
as a father figure in his life. |
1925 - Nicholas tries to escape from
the domineering LaCroix, with the help
of mob leader, Don Constantine. |
Episode
11
CAN'T RUN CAN'T
HIDE
*** |
Nick and Schanke go after respected
parole officer, Casey Brown who's a
suspect in the murder of several Vietnam
vets. |
Nick attempts to save Casey from another
vampire seeking revenge for the deaths
of his people in Vietnam. |
Vietnam, 1971 - The inhabitants of
a small village that Red Cross worker,
Nick Parker has been treating, is massacred
by an American cleanup crew. |
Episode
12
NEAR DEATH
**** |
The detectives investigate the mysterious
death of a doctor who shouldn't be
dead. |
Nick becomes involved in a near-death
experiment, in hopes of dying as a
mortal. |
1228 - Nicholas is on the verge of
death after LaCroix drains his blood
and awaits his return as a vampire. |
Episode
13
CRAZY LOVE
**** |
Nick and Schanke search for an escaped
psychopathic killer while investigating
the murders of other patients from
a mental hospital. |
Having gone a little too long without
intimate contact of a vampiric nature,
Nick calls on Janette to fill the void. |
Nicholas is driven to possess a young
woman's will, knowing that her love
for him will only lead to her destruction. |
Episode
14
BABY BABY
*** |
Selena, a mistake from Nick's past
complicates a murder investigation. |
Selena plans to use a mortal man to
obtain her goals, despite Nick's objections. |
Paris, 1922 - Nicholas misinterprets
a highly independent woman's advances
towards him. |
Episode
15
PARTNERS OF THE
MONTH
**** |
Nick and Schanke are at odds with each
other over a case involving a woman
who may have killed her husband. |
Nick reluctantly allows his partner
to move in with him after Schanke leaves
his wife. Schanke later has a nice
heart-to-heart chat with Janette. |
Italy, c. 1500 - Janette decides to
leave Nicholas after spending nearly
a hundred years together as a couple. |
Episode
16
THE FIRE INSIDE
** |
A man calling himself "The Dragon"
uses a flame-thrower to eliminate the
homeless living in the sewers and tunnels
beneath the streets. |
Because of the case he's working on,
Nick has to face his fear of fire. |
1850's - Against LaCroix and Janette's
advice, Nick aids a runaway slave and
his son who show up at the cabin where
they planned to spend the day. |
Episode
17
AMATEUR NIGHT
*** |
Schanke provides expert help for a
cop movie being filmed in the area.
Meanwhile, Nick deals with a drive-by,
gang shooting of a young girl. |
Nick gives in to Schanke's request
to let movie star, Alix Logan hang
out with them unofficially so she can
prepare for her movie role. |
Chicago, Late 1960's - Using his hypnotic
capabilities, Nick gets himself hired
as a cop, bypassing the usual Police
Academy training. |
Episode
18
THE FIX
**** |
When an old partner of Schanke's commits
suicide, leaving the indication that
he had been a dirty cop, Nick is convinced
that there's more to the story. |
Natalie seems to have found a cure
for Nick's vampirism, but the drug
used has some bad side effects, including
being highly addictive. |
1850's - In searching for a cure for
his vampirism, Nick puts his trust
in a doctor whose true motives lie
elsewhere. |
Episode
19
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER
**** |
Nick is in quite a quandary when he
has to investigate the murder of a
radio talk show host known as the Nightcrawler. |
Feeling responsible for a woman's death,
causes Nick to be catapulted into an
alternate world where he's mortal and
vampires don't exist. |
1228 - Fledgling vampire, Nicholas
begins to feel guilt over having to
kill for food. |
Episode
20
BEYOND THE LAW
** |
An Ambassador with diplomatic immunity
is the prime suspect in the strangulation
deaths of two young women. |
Nick goes against orders and risks
his career to bring to justice the
diplomat he feels is responsible for
the murders. |
Chicago, 1968 - Off duty cop, Nick,
provides security for a presidential
candidate who abuses his political
power with disastrous results. |
Episode
21
THE QUEEN OF HARPS
*** |
At an auction house, the auctioneer
is murdered and the only item taken
from the premises is a harp which Nick
had bid on and lost. |
Nick is willing to do almost anything
to get his hands on an antique harp
which belonged to someone he knew before
he became a vampire. |
During his pre-vampire days, Sir Nicholas
meets Lady Gwyneth, an enchanting harp
player, but alas, their budding romance
is not meant to be. |
Episode
22
CLOSE CALL
**** |
After Nick miraculously saves him during
a shootout, Schanke begins to wonder
just how his partner manages such impressive
police work. |
Schanke questions both Janette and
LaCroix when he grows to suspect Nick
of being not quite human. |
This time the flashbacks belong to
Schanke who begins to think twice about
some of the odd things he's witnessed
Nick do and say. |
Episode
23
BE MY VALENTINE
**** |
Nick and Schanke investigate the murders
of two women who received valentines
from their killer. |
Nick finally takes the first steps
towards romance with Natalie, but he
doesn't realize that he's being watched
closely by a lovelorn LaCroix. |
Brabant, 1229 - LaCroix is annoyed
at having to visit Nicholas' human
family, until he meets and falls in
love with Fleur, Nick's little sister. |
Episode
24
THE CODE
*** |
Nick and Schanke strongly disagree
over the deaths of two people who ingested
the same tainted, over-the-counter
drug. |
Nick finds himself feeling left out
when an old partner and childhood friend
of Schanke's shows up. |
The Old West - Lone drifter Nick meets
up with another drifter who's not as
friendly as he first appears. |
Episode
25
A MORE PERMANENT
HELL
**** |
An astronomer's apparent suicide leads
to predictions of a meteor colliding
with Earth and widespread panic. |
Afraid of dying when the meteor hits,
Natalie asks Nick to make her a vampire. |
Pompeii, 79 - As Mount Vesuvius is
about to erupt, LaCroix is given the
opportunity to extend his existence,
indefinitely. |
Episode
26
BLOOD MONEY
*** |
The son of a financier is suspected
of killing his father to gain access
to the family fortune so he can pay
off gambling debts. |
Nick becomes nervous about losing all
the wealth he's accumulated over the
centuries when the mortal handling
his secret finances is killed. |
France c.1600's - A taste for riches
as well as for blood leads Nicholas
to join in on a kidnapping scheme,
then betray his accomplice. |
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