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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Once a Thief (Pilot)

    • September 29, 1996
    • CTV

    An underground crime lord known as The Godfather, who resides in Hong Kong has three professional criminals who has raised and trained - his son Michael Tang, his foster daughter Li Ann and the white Mac Ramsey. Mac and Li Ann are lovers, but when Li Ann is promised to Michael and Mac is doomed to a life in a job he hates, they set about in order to escape from Hong Kong. However, the Godfather and Michael find out about his plans and alhthough Li Ann escapes unharmed, the building which both Michael and Mac are in is blown up and they are both presumed dead.

  • S01E01 The Big Bang Theory

    • September 15, 1997
    • CTV

    It is three months since the event of the pilot episode. Mac, in particular, is not happy. He is still working for the vixen known as the Director and Li Ann is still in love with Victor. The trio are sent to get a computer disk off a criminal. Unfortunately he is killed before they can, and in the heat of the moment - Mac quits. Surprisingly, the Director lets him go. Li Ann goes to find him but he refuses to come back when he realises she still loves Victor.

  • S01E02 Rave On

    • September 22, 1997
    • CTV

    An investigation into the death of several teens uncovers a dangerous youth rave culture.

  • S01E03 Trial Marriage

    • September 29, 1997
    • CTV

    Mac follows husband and wife terrorists while Li Ann and Vic investigate the death of several scientists who attended the same convention.

  • S01E04 Art of Death

    • October 6, 1997
    • CTV

    A cop who arrested Mac and Li Ann works with the agency to stop a terrorist cult.

  • S01E05 Mac Daddy

    • October 13, 1997
    • CTV

    Mac is suspicious when his father shows up; Li Ann disappears while investigating a spa that's linked to an arms dealer

  • S01E06 Wang Dang Doodle

    • October 20, 1997
    • CTV

    The team are assigned to investigate a group of psychotics who were once normal. It soon becomes a race against time when the agency's ""cleaners"" - Camier & Murphy - are sent to dispose of the people. Dr Bernard Fry, employed by the agency, is using mind-altering drugs to turn people into ""droogs"".

  • S01E07 It Happened One Night

    • October 27, 1997
    • CTV

    An Arabian prince is kidnapped while under the team's protection.

  • S01E08 Drive, She Said

    • November 10, 1997
    • CTV

    Victor and Mac are sent to a safe house after several male agents are assassinated.

  • S01E09 Jaded Love

    • November 17, 1997
    • CTV

    Victor's old flame asks him for help after she's threatened by a client.

  • S01E10 Wedding Bell Blues

    • January 17, 1998
    • CTV

    Mac investigates, then falls in love with, a woman who's suspected of organizing the sale of a hand-held nuclear grenade.

  • S01E11 That Old Gang of Mine

    • January 24, 1998
    • CTV

    Mac and Li Ann investigate a teen-age mob boss and encounter their ""Godfather.''

  • S01E12 Last Temptation of Vic

    • January 31, 1998
    • CTV

    Victor gets mixed up with a gang of wiseguys.

  • S01E13 Mama's Boys

    • February 7, 1998
    • CTV

    When Mac is sent to investigate a spree of jewel thefts, he doesn't stop the thieves after suppoesdly falling in love with the hostage they take. The Director, annoyed with the teams continual lack of discipline sentences all three to a week of appreciating what goes on inside the agency, beginning with a postmortem with Murphy & Camier. Mac discovers Angie, the supposed hostage, is in on the plan. She lives with her adopted brothers and mother in a ""Brady Bunch"" style family that steals jewels and reports back to a murderous criminal mastermind who is manipulating them. The family soon adopt Mac as one of them and the Director sends Jackie to find out what Mac is up to. Mac confesses to Angie that although her family is odd, he has never had a family. Meanwhile, Vic has to put up with Nathan, who belives LiAnn and everyone else are bug people, Vic is the only one he can allegedly trust. The Rivers family meanwhile have a problem - they need someone else muscular to pull off a diamond

  • S01E14 Li Ann's Choice

    • February 14, 1998
    • CTV

    Jackie, Mac and Victor set out to shut down a feuding family of weapons dealers

  • S01E15 True Blue

    • February 21, 1998
    • CTV

    Victor's haunted by criminal ex-cop buddies who think he's ratting them out.

  • S01E16 Kangaroo Court

    • February 28, 1998
    • CTV

    The gang attempts to save Jackie from an underground justice system.

  • S01E17 Little Sister

    • March 7, 1998
    • CTV

    Victor is summoned to rescue his little sister from a gang of alt-culture criminals.

  • S01E18 The Director Files

    • March 14, 1998
    • CTV

    The Director turns against the agency thanks to a close encounter with an unknown force.

  • S01E19 Shaken Not Stirred

    • March 21, 1998
    • CTV

    When the former member of an Irish terrorist group begins stealing antiques and blowing up antique trucks, the agency's number 1 spy in the British division - Ian Leslie, with a licence to terminate - joins them. He's suave, sophisticated and is spending a lot of time getting to know Li Ann. Mac and Vic, obviously jealous, try to interfere with their relationship. The Director also warns her to stay away from him as he is really there to kill the terrorist. Ian denies it but Li Ann is unsure. As the group come together at the climax of their adventure, Mac comes to realise he still loves Li Ann but he doesn't think she feels the same way; Vic is unsure of what he feels but worries he may lose her to Mac; and Ian has to make a new evaluation of who he can trust. Li Ann, knowing Ian didn't lie to her is sad to see him leave but knows that ""he won't even think about another woman for a long time"". But little does she know he and the Director are already on a plane to Paris... Meanwhile in

  • S01E20 Politics Of Love

    • March 28, 1998
    • CTV

  • S01E21 Family Reunion (1)

    • April 25, 1998
    • CTV

  • S01E22 Endgame (2)

    • May 2, 1998
    • CTV

    SPOILER ALERT - FOR THOSE AMERICAN VIEWERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ENDING OF THE EPISODE, DO NOT READ THE NOTES BELOW THIS SYNOPSIS In the aftermath of the Godfather's assassination, the team comes close to breaking up, but the arrival of a top-notch assassin who not only is gunning for the Director but used to WORK for the Director (pre-Murphy and Camier) keeps them together. Li Ann is ready to believe in Michael again, who is working with the Director, but Mac is having his reservations. Mac finally does reach out to Michael, only to have it all blow up in his face.