Joe Nipote as Frankie Waters

Episodes 78

Pilot

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January 2, 19941h 30m
1x1

City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor.

After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had.

Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.

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Once a Thief ...

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January 7, 199450m
1x2

Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

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Ghosts

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January 14, 199450m
1x3

Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

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Safe as Houses

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January 21, 199450m
1x4

Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.

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Firehawk

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January 28, 199450m
1x5

As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.

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Mind Games

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February 11, 199450m
1x6

After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.

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The Face

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February 18, 199450m
1x7

"The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.

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Wheels of Fire

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February 25, 199450m
1x8

Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.

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Past Tense

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March 4, 199450m
1x9

The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.

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Scoop

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March 11, 199450m
1x10

Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.

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Thief of Hearts

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March 18, 199450m
1x11

An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.

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Crown of Thorns

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Season Finale
April 1, 199450m
1x12

A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

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Winner Take All

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September 27, 199650m
2x1

The Viper returns to the streets of Metro City. The new prototype is given to Ex-CIA operative Thomas Cole (Jeff Kaake) and his team: Technician Frankie Waters (Joe Nipote) and systems programmer Dr. Allie Farrow (Dawn Stern). After the death of her partner, police officer Cameron Westlake (Heather Medway) joins the Viper team. The team then concentrates on taking Dekker, a rogue trucker who has been terrorizing the city.

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MIG-89

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October 5, 199650m
2x2

Cameron uncovers an illegal arms-smuggling ring---but not before Allie and a visiting scientist are kidnapped and forced to develop a highly advanced fighter jet.

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Condor

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October 12, 199645m
2x3

The massacre of four undercover cops, all of them set to share information regarding the mob, leads the team to seek help from a helicopter squad that's Viper's aerial equivalent.

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Talk is Cheap

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October 19, 199645m
2x4

A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.

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Diamond in the Rough

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October 26, 199645m
2x5

A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.

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Standoff

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November 2, 199645m
2x6

Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.

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White Fire

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November 9, 199645m
2x7

A string of diamond thefts points to a notorious criminal, but she cooperates with the Viper team to catch whom she claims is the real culprit.

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Die Laughing

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November 16, 199645m
2x8

It's no joke when the Viper team's assigned to protect a comedienne and her son, who's witnessed the murder of an undercover FBI agent.

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On a Roll

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November 23, 199645m
2x9

The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.

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Street Pirates

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November 30, 199645m
2x10

A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.

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Breakdown on Thunder Road

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January 11, 199745m
2x11

A scientist fears his runaway son may be behind the theft of an extremely combustible rocket fuel, which the boy is using to power racing cars.

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Manhunt

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January 18, 199745m
2x12

A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.

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Turf Wars

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February 1, 199745m
2x13

The Viper team is assigned to stop a gang war between two rival factions, and a 13-year-old gets caught in the middle of the fighting.

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Forget-me-Not

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February 8, 199745m
2x14

A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

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Wheelman

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February 15, 199745m
2x15

An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.

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Shutdown

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February 22, 199745m
2x16

The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.

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Echo of Murder

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March 1, 199745m
2x17

Cole's investigates the death of his friend, an investigative reporter, but his only clue is a holgram of a movie star who committed suicide long ago.

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Thieves Like Us

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March 22, 199745m
2x18

The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.

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Cold Storage

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April 26, 199745m
2x19

A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.

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Whistle Blower

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May 3, 199745m
2x20

An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.

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Black Box

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May 10, 199745m
2x21

A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.

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The List

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Season Finale
May 17, 199745m
2x22

Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.

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Triple Cross

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September 23, 199745m
3x1

Cole's former fiancée, who says she's dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant, convinces Cole to temporarily release a prisoner whose marrow matches hers.

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Cat and Mouse

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September 30, 199745m
3x2

Westlake kills the lover of a professional assassin during a prison break, and soon finds herself targeted for revenge.

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The Best Couple

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October 7, 199745m
3x3

A simple background check on Westlake's friend's new husband turns up information suggesting that the groom may not be what he seems.

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Hidden Agenda

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October 14, 199745m
3x4

An arson killing rings a bell for Cole, who investigated similar cases years ago and suspects they're related. His only lead is a mysterious woman who was on the scene.

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Out from Oblivion

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October 21, 199745m
3x5

When Cole discovers an old CIA buddy living on the streets, he's again led into a world of espionage and intrigue.

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Storm Watch

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October 28, 199745m
3x6

A fully equipped motorcycle and rider threaten the future of the team.

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Cold Warriors

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November 4, 199745m
3x7

Westlake's mother is captivated by a secret agent.

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First Mob Wives' Club

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November 11, 199745m
3x8

Cole goes under cover at a health club frequented by the beautiful wives of gangsters in order to solve the murder of one woman's husband.

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Getting MADD

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November 18, 199745m
3x9

Cole's niece must live with the consequences of a fatal drunken driving accident; Frankie, Catlett and Cole uncover a drug ring at a local club.

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Wilderness Run

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November 25, 199745m
3x10

Cameron Westlake, a police officer, volunteers to spend a week helping her friend Elise Grayhawk, who run Camp Sasamat, a retreat for over worked executives.

Hanley (Michael Mahonen) and his friend, Mike, plot to kidnap his former boss, Iris Bentine, and hold her for five million dollars ransom. Hanley had been a janitor at her corporation, but was fired and is very bitter about it. He plots revenge...

Iris, and her assistant, Julie Stone, have come for a week long retreat in the wilderness. Here they are supposed to spend time in the woods, enjoying nature and learn team work skills as a ""get back to nature, and find your true self..."" experience; but, Iris is work driven and can not relax . She is annoyed that Julie talked her into taking time off from work.

Hanley stops a pair of forest rangers, kills them and steals their uniforms. Then he and his Mike, pretending to be Rangers Crawford and Barnes, proceed to the woods to find and kidnap his former boss, Iris Bentine!

Cole a

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Breakout

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January 6, 199845m
3x11

Cole and Westlake desperately search for an escaped convict who is carrying a deadly virus.

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The Getaway

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January 27, 199845m
3x12

A crime lord's murder threatens to reveal government corruption.

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What Makes Sammy Chun

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February 3, 199845m
3x13

An ex-con turned tabloid news reporter gets mixed up in Cole's investigation of an arms dealer.

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Paper Trail

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February 10, 199845m
3x14

Cole's girlfriend becomes a prime suspect in a million-dollar robbery.

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Regarding Catlett

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February 17, 199845m
3x15

After an attempt on Catlett's life, Cole and Frankie must find the insider responsible.

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Trust No One

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February 24, 199845m
3x16

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

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Double Team

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March 3, 199845m
3x17

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

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Hot Potato

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March 17, 199845m
3x18

A computer disk becomes the key to catching a corrupt federal marshal.

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Homecoming

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April 21, 199845m
3x19

Cole returns to his hometown to help his father solve a mystery when the local police chief dies.

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Old Acquaintance

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April 28, 199845m
3x20

Westlake must protect her photojournalist ex-husband from sudden attempts on his life.

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Internal Affair

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May 5, 199845m
3x21

After an undercover assignment goes awry, Westlake is abducted by mercenaries bent on detonating a bomb -- with her help.

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About Face

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Season Finale
May 12, 199845m
3x22

Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.

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The Return

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September 22, 199845m
4x1

Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.

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Once a Con

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September 29, 199845m
4x2

A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.

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Wisegal

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October 6, 199845m
4x3

Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.

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Holy Matrimony

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October 13, 199845m
4x4

Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.

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Wanted: Fred or Alive

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October 20, 199845m
4x5

Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.

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The Full Frankie

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October 27, 199845m
4x6

Frankie bares all to uncover a blackmail-murder plot at a local strip club for women.

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Honest Abe

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November 3, 199845m
4x7

A former Israeli spy's new life is threatened when arms dealers kidnap his wife.

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Aftermath

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November 10, 199845m
4x8

An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.

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Family Matters

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November 17, 199845m
4x9

Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.

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The Really Real Re-Enactment

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December 8, 199845m
4x10

While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.

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Best Seller

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January 5, 199945m
4x11

After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.

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Seminar from Hell

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February 6, 199945m
4x12

One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.

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People Like Us

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February 13, 199945m
4x13

Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.

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My Fair Hoodlums

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February 20, 199945m
4x14

Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.

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Safe House

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February 27, 199945m
4x15

After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.

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Tiny Bubbles

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March 20, 199945m
4x16

Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.

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Of Course, It's a Miracle

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March 27, 199945m
4x17

Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.

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Holy Terror

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April 17, 199945m
4x18

Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.

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Hell Hath No Fury

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May 1, 199945m
4x19

A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.

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Attack of the Teki-Ya

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May 8, 199950m
4x20

A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.

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Split Decision (1)

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May 15, 199945m
4x21

An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.

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Split Decision (2)

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Season Finale
May 22, 199945m
4x22

Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.

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