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22 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 0
Mon, Sep 18, 1989120 mins
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 25, 198947 mins
Sikes' issues with aging are intensified when he learns that the Newcomer life-span is almost twice that of humans. The death of a police officer during surgery raises questions about the hospital.

Episode 2
Mon, Oct 2, 198947 mins
Sikes tries to help a 16-year-old Newcomer prostitute. George deals with the intrusion of Uncle Moodri and his traditional Tenctonese values.

Episode 3
Mon, Oct 9, 198947 mins
Sikes and Francisco must each try to deal with their own problem children while keeping a witness safe from a mob hit man.

Episode 4
Mon, Oct 16, 198947 mins
While the city suffers a riot, Francisco and Sikes alone must defend their precinct house from a gang of thieves.

Episode 5
Mon, Oct 23, 198947 mins
Francisco comes under the scrutiny of the IRS and wrestles with the ethics of asking for a loan from an influential Newcomer that he has helped.

Episode 6
Mon, Oct 30, 198947 mins
As Halloween approaches, a series of Newcomer murders seems to follow the pattern of a Tenctonese myth.

Episode 7
Mon, Nov 6, 198947 mins
The murder of an astronomer leads Sikes and Francisco to the discovery of an extra-terrestrial probe passing through the solar system. But is it friend or foe? Sikes' relations with his Newcomer neighbor, Cathy, develops. George and Susan discuss having another baby.

Episode 8
Mon, Nov 13, 198947 mins
A series of murders of Binnaum, a rare kind of Tenctonese needed for catalyzing reproduction, raises fears that Purists are trying to stop the Tenctonese from breeding. Francisco asks Albert to be the Binnaum for his and Susan's next child.

Episode 9
Mon, Nov 20, 198947 mins
The Day of Descent, the fifth anniversary of the Tenctonese's liberation from slavery with their ship's arrival on Earth, finds Francisco depressed. A lethal form of gambling from the ship may be continuing on Earth.

Episode 10
Mon, Nov 27, 198947 mins
Sikes and Francisco seek an elusive Newcomer woman - all of whose dates wind up dead. George worries about Susan's fidelity.

Episode 11
Mon, Dec 18, 198947 mins
A break in at a behavioral lab and a series of execution-style murders dredges up buried memories for Francisco.

Episode 12
Mon, Jan 15, 199047 mins
As Susan and Buck campaign for Tenctonese suffrage, bombings and kidnappings are linked to the anti-Newcomer "Purist" organization.
Episode 13
Mon, Jan 29, 199047 mins
Several parties claim ownership of a mysterious Tenctonese box that leaves a trail of death in its wake.

Episode 14
Mon, Feb 5, 199047 mins
The line between reality and fantasy blurs when a crossed video phone line lets a boardroom of executives see a sex actress attacked. George becomes swept up in celebrity when a news crew does a week-long special on him.

Episode 15
Mon, Feb 12, 199047 mins
George is suspended from the force when several grams of drugs go missing on his watch. An old mentor of Sikes' returns. The Francisco family prepares for the Ejection, when the baby will transfer from Susan to George.

Episode 16
Mon, Feb 19, 199047 mins
Sikes and Francisco investigate possible steroid dealings at a gym. George must reconcile his and humanity's conceptions of manhood while he is pregnant.

Episode 17
Mon, Feb 26, 199047 mins
Francisco worries that Sikes is hiding something when he cancels his vacation plans to help track down a killer.

Episode 18
Mon, Mar 12, 199047 mins
When Sikes comes back after being pronounced dead, he becomes obsessed with finding the Newcomer he believes healed him.

Episode 19
Mon, Apr 9, 199047 mins
George investigates the murder of the chief scientist at a company in which he is heavily invested. Buck, inspired by one of his teachers, protests that the workers at the company are being exploited. Matt sells one of his lottery tickets to Albert, only to see him win.

Episode 20
Mon, Apr 30, 199047 mins
Cathy finds a boy she knew from the ship, but suspects he has been abused.

Episode 21
Mon, May 7, 199047 mins
Tensions between partners erupt when Francisco passes the Detective 2 exam and is promoted over Sikes. Matt becomes uncomfortable with his attraction to Cathy. The mysterious death of a Newcomer judge points to a lethal bacterium being used as a weapon.