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First Wave Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
Subject 117
Wed, Sep 9, 1998 60 mins
In the series pilot, reformed thief Cade Foster (Sebastian Spence) experiences hallucinations related to alien subversives, who disrupt his life and frame him for murder. Hannah: Stacy Grant. Mayhew: Myron Natwick.
Episode 2
Crazy Eddie
Wed, Sep 16, 1998 60 mins
Cade befriends Crazy Eddie (Rob LaBelle), a reclusive computer whiz whose periodical is targetted by the aliens when a reporter (Tim Progosh) swipes a silver orb from a cloning lab. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Amsa: Rebecca Reichert.
Episode 3
Mata Hari
Wed, Sep 23, 1998 60 mins
Cade and Crazy Eddie investigate the mysterious death of a brilliant college student involved in an experimental satellite program that the aliens are intent on sabotaging. Hank: Sarah Strange. Elliot: David Lovgren. Lara: Heather Hanson. Cade: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 4
Hypnotic
Wed, Sep 30, 1998 60 mins
Cade's investigation of the Nostradamus text leads him to an abduction therapy group that he suspects has been infiltrated by the alien invaders. Dr. Hagan: Gillian Barber. Nicole: Keegan Tracey. Hannah: Stacy Grant. Vanessa: Julie Patzwald.
Episode 5
Elixir
Wed, Oct 7, 1998 60 mins
Cade suspects alien involvement when he poses as a relative of a woman who died after taking a potion that temporarily reverses the aging process. Hyams: Garwin Sanford. Leonard: Walter Marsh. Patricia: Doris Chillcott. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle. Cade: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 6
Speaking in Tongues
Wed, Oct 14, 1998 60 mins
Cade becomes involved with the followers of a charismatic cult leader (Gordon Currie), who has conceived a twisted plan to save his people from the alien invaders. Jenny: Kendall Cross. Cassandra: Tara Spencer-Nairn. Joshua: Roger Cross. Cade: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 7
Lungfish
Wed, Oct 21, 1998 60 mins
In rural Indiana, the discovery of bass that can breathe out of water leads Cade to suspect alien involvement---a theory that's reinforced when the fish begin to mutate into mammals. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Dr. Gundry: Lorena Gale. Grace: Dana Brooks. Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 8
Book of Shadows
Wed, Oct 28, 1998 60 mins
In Salem, Ore., Cade poses as an investigator for the defense team in a murder case implicating a self-described witch, whose "powers" and testimony suggest an alien involvement. Diana: Camille Sullivan. DA: William S. Taylor. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 9
Joshua
Wed, Nov 4, 1998 60 mins
In forested Montana, Cade's on the run from law enforcers---and an intriguing alien (Roger Cross), who's posing as a U.S. marshal and is homing in on his quarry. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 10
Marker 262
Wed, Nov 11, 1998 60 mins
Outside a rural Missouri town, Cade and Crazy Eddie hurtle into a "quantum pocket"---similar to the Bermuda Triangle---where an alien posing as a teenage bully lures townspeople. Tommy: Kavan Smith. Danny: Brennan Elliott. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 11
Motel California
Wed, Nov 18, 1998 60 mins
At a fashionable inn in a small California town, Cade investigates a hallucination case that's linked to Nostradamus writings---and to alien experiments to control human minds. Mary: Ingrid Torrance. Stacy: Kirsten Robek. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 12
Breeding Ground
Wed, Nov 25, 1998 60 mins
Posing as a track coach at a private school, Cade explores a probable tie between aliens and an orphaned teenage girl who's suddenly imbued with superhuman strength and speed. Julia Hartman: Margot Finley. Nurse: Louise Vallance. Headmaster: Peter Yunker.
Episode 13
Blue Agave
Wed, Dec 2, 1998 60 mins
Cade (Sebastian Spence) relocates to New York to look up a friend of Hannah's and uncovers an alien plot to clone prominent human minds using an exclusive nightclub as a front for their operation. Susan: Rachel Hayward.
Episode 14
Cul-de-Sac
Wed, Dec 9, 1998 60 mins
Cade poses as a reporter in a Missouri town, where he teams up with an inquisitive teen to investigate a plot hatched by an alluring alien who persuades husbands to kill their mates. Michelle: Brandy Ledford. Nick Patterson: Bill Switzer. Cade Foster: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 15
The Box
Wed, Dec 16, 1998 60 mins
Arrested in Chicago for the murder of his wife, Cade undergoes a tough, "good-cop, bad-cop" interrogation that's capped by another startling revelation of the alien presence. Det. Olanski: Aaron Pearl. Det. Ludlow: John Novak. Hannah: Stacy Grant. Cade Foster: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 16
The Undesirables
Fri, Aug 20, 1999 60 mins
The discovery that aliens are traveling to Earth via space-warp shortcuts leads Cade to a NASA expert, who is keeping company with an extraterrestrial being who's fallen for him. Anita: Joely Collins. Dutton: Robert Wisden. Joshua: Roger Cross. Cade: Sebastian Spence. Crazy Eddie: Rob LaBelle.
Episode 17
Second Wave
Wed, Dec 30, 1998 60 mins
In an upper-class neighborhood, Cade huddles with locals bracing for an alien invasion. The crisis heightens deep-rooted tensions that preface tragedy. Sheldon Lamott: Gary Chalke. Pauline: Kathryn Anderson. Cade Foster: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 18
Blind Witness
Wed, Jan 6, 1999 60 mins
At a neglected, inner-city hospital in Los Angeles, Cade and a sight-impaired ally uncover an alien plot that involves secret, horrifying experiments on humans. Alikah: Enuka Okuma. Dr. Reed: Andrew Airlie. Cade Foster: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 19
Deluge
Wed, Jan 13, 1999 60 mins
Suspecting alien involvement, Cade trails an escaped killer to the small town of Athlon, known for its continual rainfall.
Episode 20
Melody
Wed, Jan 20, 1999 60 mins
Teens turn violent when listening to Sonic War, a music group; Cade supects an alien conspiracy.
Episode 21
The Aftertime
Sat, Jun 19, 1999 60 mins
A soldier travels back in time in an attempt to alter the horrors of the second wave of extraterrestrial invaders---and the murder of alien fighter Cade Foster. Lizabeth: Kristin Nicholson. Joshua: Roger Cross. Stephen Kim: Jorgito Vargas. Cade: Sebastian Spence.
Episode 22
The Decision
Wed, Jun 30, 1999 60 mins
In secrecy, the Gua Elite consider launching the "second wave"---an all-out assault on "the vain, weak" human race that meets resistance from Cade's alien ally, Joshua. Maya: Alison Matthews. Karl: William deVry. Joshua: Roger Cross. Cade Foster: Sebastian Spence.
