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FX: The Series Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
The Illusion
Mon, Sep 9, 1996 60 mins
In Part 1 of the two-part pilot, Rollie encounters a young woman (Carrie-Anne Moss) seeking help in escaping an abusive relationship. Oscar Hammond: John Neville. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Frank: Jason Blicker. Angie: Christina Cox. Rollie: Cameron Daddo.
Episode 2
The Illusion
Mon, Sep 9, 1996 60 mins
Conclusion. With Rollie on the run, Leo, Angie and Lucinda team up to expose the real killers. Hammond: John Neville. Frank: Jason Blicker. Angie: Christina Cox. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Rollie: Cameron Daddo.
Episode 3
Zero Hour
Mon, Sep 16, 1996 60 mins
A member (J.C. MacKenzie) of an extremist group plants a car bomb and won't cooperate with authorities until it detonates, so Leo recruits Rollie to stage a fake bombing. Caralee: Fiona Highet. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 4
High Risk
Mon, Sep 23, 1996 60 mins
When ex-cons take Colleen (Sherry Miller) hostage after a failed gold heist, Leo and Rollie rise to the occasion and try to rescue her. Lt. Stone: Richard Comar. Capt. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Gatti: Jason Blicker. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Rollie: Cameron Daddo.
Episode 5
Payback
Mon, Sep 30, 1996 60 mins
Rollie and Angie (Christina Cox) reluctantly agree to work on a movie directed by the man they hold responsible for her father's death. But Angie finds herself a murder suspect after the director turns up dead. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Leo: Kevin Dobson.
Episode 6
The Ring
Mon, Oct 7, 1996 60 mins
Leo, with help from Rollie, sets up a sting operation to catch the leader of a crime ring specializing in stolen-car parts. Lt. Stone: Richard Comar. Capt. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Gatti: Jason Blicker. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 7
Dingo
Mon, Oct 14, 1996 60 mins
Rollie's con-man father (Nick Tate) is back in trouble, forcing Rollie to cash in a favor with Leo to protect his dad from loan sharks. Angie: Christina Cox. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 8
White Light
Mon, Oct 21, 1996 60 mins
A pal of Angie's is murdered just before he stumbles onto a secret agency that investigates reports of UFOs. Angie: Christina Cox. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Gatti: Jason Blicker.
Episode 9
The Brotherhood
Mon, Oct 28, 1996 60 mins
The murder of a friend of Leo's is revealed to be part of a gem of a plot by a fanatical Irish nationalist: to steal one of the crown jewels of England. Kevin Dobson. Capt. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Gatti: Jason Blicker. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 10
French Kiss
Mon, Nov 4, 1996 60 mins
An explosion on the set kills two people, and the investigation reveals that it was no accident, but a bomb meant for a banker planning to turn evidence against drug dealers. Vega: Carlos Bernard. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Leo: Kevin Dobson.
Episode 11
Eye of the Dragon
Mon, Nov 11, 1996 60 mins
Rollie falls head over heels for an old flame (Vivian Wu) while working on a movie, but Leo suspects she's putting the moves on Rollie for a sinister purpose. Ernie Reyes. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 12
Target
Mon, Nov 18, 1996 60 mins
After a hit man hired from an ad on the Internet kills a witness of Leo's, the detective schemes to trap the killer---by putting out a contract on himself. Kevin Dobson. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Frank: Jason Blicker. Colleen: Sherry Miller. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 13
Supernote
Mon, Nov 25, 1996 60 mins
A drug dealer with diplomatic immunity escapes arrest after injuring a cop, but Leo is determined to bring him down. Aiding him in his quest: Rollie (Cameron Daddo), of course. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Van Duran: Richard Waugh. Colleen: Sherry Miller. Frank: Jason Blicker. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 14
Medea
Mon, Jan 20, 1997 60 mins
A once-famous actress (Linda Thorson) tries to make a comeback on Broadway, but a stalker threatens to upstage her---permanently. Diane: Wanda Cannon. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 15
Shivaree
Mon, Jan 27, 1997 60 mins
Leo (Kevin Dobson), armed with part of a map showing the whereabouts of a stolen $2 million, must find the money before the statute of limitations on the crime expires, and the cash reverts to the man who stashed it five years ago---Leo's look-alike nemesis. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 16
Gemini
Mon, Feb 3, 1997 60 mins
Leo fears it's not make believe but murder when the plot and zodiac symbol in Rollie's current film recreate details from an unsolved serial-killer case. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Rollie: Cameron Daddo.
Episode 17
Double Image
Mon, Feb 10, 1997 60 mins
It's the ultimate in sibling rivalry when Rollie and Angie are caught in a war between brothers, with the younger man forcing them to help him impersonate the elder. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Angie: Christina Cox. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 18
Quicksilver
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 60 mins
An FBI agent (Maria Conchita Alonso) steps in when an arms smuggler assumes Rollie's identity in order to steal an experimental weapon. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Angie: Christina Cox. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 19
Get Fast
Mon, Apr 21, 1997 60 mins
After being dismissed from a movie set, Rollie joins forces with a narcotics agent to bring down rival drug gangs. Cameron Daddo. Gatti: Jason Blicker. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 20
Bad Influence
Mon, Apr 28, 1997 60 mins
Rollie (Cameron Daddo) and members of the high-school class that he's helping to make a video are taken hostage by gunmen. So he joins forces with a tough student to escape the captors. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Angie: Christina Cox.
Episode 21
Reunion
Mon, May 5, 1997 60 mins
A meeting with an old friend turns dangerous for Angie (Christina Cox) when she's mistaken for a woman with knowledge of a law firm's mob connections. Rollie: Cameron Daddo. Leo: Kevin Dobson. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss.
Episode 22
Script Doctor
Mon, May 12, 1997 60 mins
Rollie accepts an opportunity to rewrite and direct a robbery scene in a movie---unaware that thieves are using his ideas to stage their own heist. Meanwhile, Gatti is suspected of wrongdoing. Lucinda: Carrie-Anne Moss. Gatti: Jason Blicker. Leo: Kevin Dobson.