EPISODE 1.1: THE GATHERING…
Written by Dan Gordon.
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
As Duncan MacLeod and his partner, Tessa Noel, enjoy their love-making in the loft adjacent to their antique store, a young street-kid named Richie Ryan breaks into the shop below. He is about to help himself to several of the treasures when Duncan feels the presence of another Immortal nearby. As Duncan grabs his sword, ready to confront the intruder, the man known as Slance Quince crashes through the skylight.
But which MacLeod has Quince has come for? It’s a different MacLeod that’s steps from the shadows… Duncan’s mentor Connor MacLeod who takes up the fight. Quince escapes and the stunned Richie is aware he’s stepped into something much bigger than he realised. In return for not pressing charges, Duncan convinces Richie to forget what he saw… but as Connor decides to stay for a while, it’s clear that Quince is simply biding his time. Which MacLeod will take him on next?
Starring: Adrian Paul (as Duncan MacLeod), Alexandra Vandernoot (as Tessa Noel), Stan Kirsch (as Richie Ryan)
Also featuring: Christopher Lambert (as Connor MacLeod), Richard Moll (as Slan Quince), Wendell Wright (as Sgt. Powell)
EPISODE 1.2: FAMILY TREE…
Written by Kevin Droney
Directed by Jorge Montesi
When Richie breaks into the Westside Adoption Agency to try to find out more about who his real parents were, he’s caught… but once again bailed out by Duncan. However Richie thinks he’s gained some key information.
Duncan has his own reasons for believing no good will come of it – remembering, all too well, the way he was treated by his father and ultimately banished from his own Clan centuries before. However, Richie pursues the lead and meets Joe Scanlon. Joe has fallen on bad times and owes a crooked local casino boss and her henchmen $50,000. Noting that Richie has left a calling card for MacLeod’s antique store, Joe formulates a desperate plan to manipulate both Richie and Duncan…
Also featuring: Peter DeLuise (as Clinch), J E Freeman (as Joe Scanlon), Tamsin Kelsey (as Mrs. Gustavson), Walter Marsh (as Mister Stubbs), Matthew Walker (as Ian MacLeod) Mary McDonald (as Old Peasant), Jessica Van Der Veen (as Secretary), Aurelio Dinunzio (as Security Guard)
EPISODE 1.3: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN…
Written by Terry Nelson
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
An old friend of Richie’s, Gary Correll, is killed when he apparently robs a diamond-merchants and takes a hostage. The crime is blamed on the young man being high, but Richie swears that Gary would never have taken drugs. Duncan notes the particular cranial bruising on Gary’s body and remembers his own encounters with an old immortal named Kiem Sun, a 17th Century Chinese herbalist whose desire to make mankind better led him to take too many chances with his potions, costing the lives of others. Duncan investigates whether there’s any modern connection and Richie heads back to his old neighbourhood to get more answers. In the modern day Kiem Sun isolates himself on holy ground and claims that the last sample of a secret root was stolen by a judas student named Chu Lin. Now Duncan, Kiem and Richie are all on Lin’s trail with scores to settle.
Also featuring: Soon-Teck Oh (as Kiem Sun), Dustin Nguyen (as Chu Lin), Christianne Hirt (as Angie), Kim Kondrashoff (as Forks), Wendell Wright (as Sgt. Powell), Alan C. Petersen (as Bartender), Paul Stafford (as Officer No.1 ), Lisa Bunting (as Woman Hostage).
EPISODE 1.4: INNOCENT MAN
Written by: Dan Gordon
Directed by: Jorge Montesi
Duncan and Tessa head out into the mountain town of Stevesden for a break when he receives a message from an Immortal friend named Lucas Desire . However, Lucas is killed by another Immortal before they arrive. The local sheriff arrests a drifter named Leo Atkins who swears that he had nothing to do with the decapitation and killing but that he witnessed a sudden and strange storm around a local cabin.
Duncan knows that Leo is not the guilty party, but without exposing the secrets of Immortality and the Gathering, how can he possibly convince the local authorities or track down the real culprit? However, maybe the Sheriff is already aware…
Meanwhile, back at the antique store, Tessa tries to persuade an enthusiastic local reporter, Randi MacFarland that there’s no connection between their recent break-in and several recent decapitations…
Also featuring: Vincent Schiavelli (as Leo Atkins), John Novak (as Sheriff Crowley), Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland), Wendell Wright (as Sgt. Powell), Victor A. Young (as Lucas Desiree), Todd Duckworth (as Deputy Struthers), Garry Chalk (as Lemoyne), Colleen Winton (as Gwenn), Jason Michas (as Confederate Guard)
EPISODE 1.5: FREE-FALL…
Written by : Philip John Taylor
Directed by: Thomas J. Wright
A young woman named Felicia Martins (Joan Jett) is apparently being followed through the city by a stranger in a black car. She walks into MacLeod’s antique store feeling confused and ‘drawn’ to the place. She somehow resists Richie’s attempts to charm her and leaves without word. She heads to a nearby skyscraper, strips to her underwear… and jumps.
When the police investigate the suicide, the only identification on her is the business card Richie gave her, but when Duncan and Richie head to the morgue to help identify the body, it has vanished. The police are mystified – after all, dead bodies don’t come back to life… do they?
Several hours later, Felicia walks back into the store hoping Richie can explain how she’s alive. While Duncan tells her the truth and the dangers she still faces – and how she must prepare for them – Tessa remains wary that they know so little about the stranger in their midst. As it turns out, Felicia has far more ‘history’ than anyone realises… and it’s more than just Richie in her sights.
Also featuring: Jay Brazeau (as Commissioner Cominski), Eli Gabay (as Devereux), Leslie Carlson (Sam Thompson), Claudia Ferri (Devereux’s Woman), Patricia Vonk (as Female Executive), Ron Chartier (as M.E. Assistant)
EPISODE 1.6: BAD DAY IN BUILDING A…
Written by Kevin Droney
Directed by Jorge Montesi
After acquiring a mountain of traffic tickets, Tessa has to go to the courthouse to pay all her fines. However, it’s a bad day to be a good citizen when ex-soldier and gangland boss Bryan Slade (Andrew Divoff) is being sentenced in the next courtroom.
In an attempt to break him out of prison, his old gang have no problem with killing the guards but when the attempt goes wrong, Duncan, Tessa, Richie and others are also trapped inside with their captors. Duncan might be Immortal but can he get the other hostages out without further casualties or revealing his ‘gift’, especially when the SWAT team has itchy trigger fingers and wants to go in as soon as possible.
Slade seems more than willing to kill whoever he has to… and a little girl just needs a fairy-tale.
Also featuring: Jay Brazeau (as Commissioner Cominski), Duncan Fraser (as SWAT Commander), Don MacKay (as Stanley), Alf Humphreys (as Janitor), Andrea Libman (as Belinda), Gary Jones (as Klein), Bill Croft (as Mancuso), Ken Kerzinger (as Kirby), Vladamir Kulich (as Pauling) and Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland) – included in opening credits.
EPISODE 1.7: MOUNTAIN MEN…
Written by Marie-Chantal Droney
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Tessa goes hiking in the woods, wanting to take photographs of rock carvings and telling Richie she’ll be back long before it gets dark.
Unfortunately things don’t go according to plan and she encounters three on-the-run backwoodsmen who don’t want her to tell people she has seen them. One of them Caleb Cole (Marc Singer) proves particularly crazy when he insists he doesn’t want to harm her but won’t allow her to leave… because he believes that she’s destined to be his wife.
Using all her powers of persuasion, Tessa must find a way to stay alive and get the upper hand until Duncan can reach her. But with the local sheriff warning that he’s aware of just how dangerous Cole and his family can be with their knowledge of the backwoods, time may still be running out… And things get even worse for all concerned when it turns out Cole may be a bigger threat than anyone anticipated…
Also featuring: Wes Studi (as Sheriff Benson), Byron Lucas (as Joshua Cole), Brent Stait (as Eddie Doyle), Rick Poltaruck (as Big John), John Dennis Johnston (as Carl the Hermit) Doug Abrahams (as Sheriff’s Deputy)
EPISODE 1.8: DEADLY MEDICINE…
Written by Robert L. McCullough
Directed by Ray Austin
MacLeod is the victim of a hit and run and rushed to hospital with extensive internal injuries and deemed unlikely to survive.
Doctor Wilder (Joe Pantoliano) is the attending physician who is mystified when his patient vanishes from ER. Realising something strange is going on, Wilder manages to use the hospital’s standard ID procedures to track down Duncan , intercepting him before he can reach the store and managing to sedate the still-wobbly Immortal.
It turns out that Dr Wilder is somewhat hypocritical when it comes to the Hippocratic oath and has a side-line in his own personal medical studies. Now he has a unique specimen on which to experiment nd he intends to do just that, whatever the consequences. Can Tessa and Richie uncover what’s happened to Duncan before Dr. Wilder discovers the truth about immortality… and before a certain investigative reporter gets a bigger story than she intended?
Also featuring: Beverley Hendry (as Barbara Madison), Stephen E. Miller (as Sgt. Herrald), Leslie Carlson (as Sam Thompson), Catherine Lough (as Carol), Stephen Fanning (as Jack) and Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland) – included in the opening credits.
EPISODE 1.9: THE SEA WITCH…
Written by David Tynan
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Visiting his old neighbourhood (again) on a journey to pick up some antiques, Richie spots an old girlfriend, Nikki, being harassed and, ever the hero, steps in to help her.
But not always thinking too far ahead, Richie finds himself in the middle of a drug-deal gone wrong – he and Nikki narrowly escaping with the lives, but also a satchel full of high-end narcotics and money.
Naturally, drug-lord Alexi Voshin (Stephen Macht) is not pleased with such losses and now he’s looking for Nikki, her infant daughter and Richie. Duncan arrives in time to help them, but it turns out that he and Voshin have encountered each other before… long ago in in 1930s Stalingrad. They did not part on good terms and now both men are long over-due to settle old scores…
Also featuring: Johannah Newmarch (as Nikki), Phillip Maurice Hayes (as Marco), John Tench (as Reese), Brooklyn Brown (as Melinda), Scott McNeil (as Dennis), Gina Brunton (as Niva), Garry Davey (as Soviet Major), Rob Morton (Owner), Adrian Holmes (Street Kid)
EPISODE 1.10: REVENGE IS SWEET…
Written by Loraine Despres
Directed by Ray Austin
1989: As party-goers below get ready to welcome in the new year, Duncan MacLeod and Walter Reinhardt (Christoph Ohrt) duel atop the skyscraper. Duncan narrowly escapes losing and Reinhardt ultimately plummets into the harbour, far below.
1992: An exotic-looking woman, Rebecca Lord (Vanity) comes into the antique store interested in purchasing a rare sword and challenges MacLeod to a ‘friendly’ fencing match later to test the blade and its provenance. Tessa isn’t amused, but as Lord isn’t an Immortal, Duncan is intrigued enough to agree to the meeting. During their match, Duncan notices a signature sword move he recognises as Reinhardt’s and it becomes clear his past is coming back to haunt him.
But is Rebecca part of a plan to kill MacLeod or is she just a pawn herself? With both Tessa and Richie targeted, MacLeod will have to decide his next move quickly…
Also featuring: Ken Kramer (as Doctor Kramer), Kevin McNulty (as Harry Dawes), Tim Reid (as Sgt. Bennett), Elizabeth Claridge (as Molly Parker), Christianne Hirt (Angie Burke), Michael Cavers (as Nobleman), Shirley Broderick (as Noblewoman), Patrick Stevenson (as Street Punk)
EPISODE 1.11: SEE NO EVIL…
Written by Brian Clemens
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Duncan and Tessa arrive at a sports stadium where Tessa is due to meet an old-school friend Natalie Ward to discuss a commission for the foyer. They arrive just as Natalie is being attacked by a masked intruder, dressed in a leather helmet and goggles, who seems intent on scalping her. Duncan sets off in pursuit while Tessa calls for an ambulance… but the attacker makes a getaway on a vintage motorcycle.
The police and reporter Randi MacFarland all think that this could be the work of a man they’ve called ‘The Scalper’ whose attacked women in the area before. The modus operandi of the killer, seeking tall powerful blonde women and scalping them, reminds Duncan of Marcus Korolus ( J. G. Hertler), an Immortal he met nearly seventy years before. But Duncan had to kill Marcus when his old friend went crazy with grief, murdered several women and then attacked him… so it cannot be him.
There’s a copycat killer in town, but now MacLeod must work out how the murderer is going to emulate Korolus… and Tessa may be a big part of stopping him once and for all…
Also featuring: Moira Walley (as Natalie Ward), Dee McCafferty (as The Scalper), Tim Reid (as Sgt. Bennett), Fulvio Cecere (as Tony Graffini), Kelly Fox (as Police Woman), Raimund Stamm (as Herbie), Wanda Wilkinson (as Helen), Glynda Fitzgerald (as Brunette Woman), Stacey Barrington (as 1920’s flapper – uncredited) and Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland) – included in the opening credits.
EPISODE 1.12: EYEWITNESS…
Written by David Tynan
Directed by Ray Austin
During an exhibition of her work at an art gallery, Tessa strikes up a brief conversation with a woman called Anne Wheeler. Later, she sees Anne arguing with a man at the edge of bridge opposite the hotel. The man becomes physical and when Tessa, momentarily distracted, looks back to the bridge, it appears the woman has fallen to her death. However, no-one but Tessa saw the incident and with no body found in the river below, the police are highly skeptical. However, always looking for a story, maybe Randi MacFarland believes her?
The man on the bridge is an Immortal who turns up at the antique store but escapes when challenged. Tessa refuses to leave or be treated as a damsel in distress and Duncan agrees to help – ultimately recognising some of Anne’s work from two decades before in Paris.
As Detective Butler decides to investigate further, he’s unaware that his boss, Andrew Ballin (Tom Butler) IS the man in question and Ballin seems determined to kill the only witness to his crime…
Also featuring: Tim Reid (as Sgt. Bennett), Sheila Paterson (as Greta), Diana Barrington (as Anne Wheeler), Christopher Gaze (as Martin Sorrel), David Patterson (as Detective Taylor) and Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland) – included in the opening credits
EPISODE 1.12: BAND OF BROTHERS…
Written by Marie-Chantal Droney
Directed by Rene Manzor
A man is chased through the backstreets of Paris and almost makes it to the safety of a small church before he is felled by a dagger. The attacker is Grayson (James Horan) who is seeking to draw out the man who dwells within the church itself, a priest named Darius.
Darius, Grayson reminds him, could have been one of the greatest warriors and rulers the world had ever known, but foregoing violence nearly 1500 years ago, the warlord changed his outlook on the world and has remained cloistered on holy ground, refusing to take part in the ‘Game’. Now Grayson has sworn to kill any man who has ever been a protégé of Darius… including a mortal man named Victor Paulus, a possible future candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize and another Immortal… called Duncan MacLeod.
As Tessa ponders a job offer in Paris, Grayson journeys the opposite way across the Atlantic and to the antique store, but Tessa has been forewarned and will not become a pawn in his game to intimidate MacLeod, refusing to be Grayson’s victim or messenger. Meanwhile, Duncan tells Richie how he first encountered Darius and how that fateful meeting changed his own outlook on life… and how Grayson may prove the toughest adversary he has ever had to face.
It’s a fight from which Duncan is far from sure he will be able to walk away…
Also featuring: Earl Pastko (as Victor Paulus), Terry Howsan (as Hoestler), Peter Diamond (as Brigand) and Amanda Wyss (as Randi MacFarland) – included in the opening credits.
