Human Target
Christopher Chance is a highly discreet problem solver who specializes in desperate causes. He works with retired police detective Winston, who acts mainly as back-office, and Guerrero, a scary computer wizard and former gangster. Christopher is, and needs to be, a fearless, unbeatable commando as well as handy and clever as MacGyver, assuming all kinds of identities, from bodyguard to monk, and from lawyer to sports professional.
- Metascore70
- 2010-2011
- 2 seasons
- Fox Network
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Christopher Chance is a highly discreet problem solver who specializes in desperate causes. He works with retired police detective Winston, who acts mainly as back-office, and Guerrero, a scary computer wizard and former gangster. Christopher is, and needs to be, a fearless, unbeatable commando as well as handy and clever as MacGyver, assuming all kinds of identities, from bodyguard to monk, and from lawyer to sports professional.
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
Ilsa Pucci
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 60 mins
Six month after the liberation of Winston, who was kidnapped and tortured to force him help bank-robbers, Chance still lives in Nepal, where he came to clear his mind. Ilsa, the widow of billionaire philanthropist Pucci, who recently died in a helicopter crash, is convinced it was murder and hires Chance. The team is reassembled and has to make her bait at the Pucci philanthropic foundation's annual grand benefit. There the opponents surprise the team, stealing and kidnapping. Chance however follows them to Switzerland, where all threads come together. Finally, a contested reward.
Episode 2
The Wife's Tale
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 60 mins
Donnelly, Chance's boss in his hit-man days, tips him off that there is a contract on Rebecca Brooks, economy professor like her late husband Daniel, whom Chance killed, with a top-assassin. He accepts out of guilt to protect her. Winston has to explain things to widow Pucci, why trying to work out how her expensive new equipment works. Guerrero is not amused with unruly greenhorn Ames' meddling, even when he's locating and terrifying an intermediary lawyer. It soon becomes clear the late Daniel's research is the real target, Rebecca's wrath the worst complication.
Episode 3
Taking Ames
Wed, Dec 1, 2010 60 mins
Chance was right to watch what Ames gets up to in her 'spare time': stealing explosives from an industrial plant with her foster days buddy Brody Rivera, an incurable rascal who just got out of jail. Warned it's more than her job is worth, she still plays along when Brody accepts for both of them to partake in redoubtable crime lord Andre Markus's latest robbery plan, three historic diamonds in a museum exhibition. Guerrero gets a caught hired cahoot to betray enough for Chance to take his place undercover. Only on the spot he discovers he was hired as 'cleaner,' and not the only one. Ilsa has to grow up fast during this job.
Episode 4
The Return of Baptiste
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 60 mins
Ilsa wants the team to rescue her friend, reporter Susan Connors, who is captured by Paragayan border crime lord Miguel Cervantes. To find them, Chance must team up with his former hit men 'brother' Baptiste, whom he therefore 'borrows' from a Siberian prison. The rest of the team had a hard time getting Ilsa's private jet liberated, which Pentagon captain Mike Harmen's contact has pinned down by local troops. Baptiste plays his own dirty games with Chanca and Esteban.
Episode 5
Dead Head
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 60 mins
Winston is hell-bent on the team taking the case of an amnesiac John Doe, whom they call J.D., as he's threatened by a motor gang hired by dirty SFPD lieutenant Broward, who wrecked his own police career 8 years ago. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear JD was a criminal himself and a coward, but he's the only way to hit Broward where it really hurts, his Caribean bribes and blackmail fruits bank accountant.
Episode 6
The Other Side of the Mall
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 60 mins
Richard Applebaum hires the team for protection, believing he and his family are under attack since he anonymously tipped off the FDA about his company's dodgy research practices. It turns out the superior Richard suspected only barks. Son Joel however, whom Ames was assigned to, made his own enemies after overreacting to a zombie game. Meanwhile Chance and Pucci learn to deal with their aversion from Christmas.
Episode 7
A Problem Like Maria
Wed, Jan 5, 2011 60 mins
Chance and Ilsa's partnership is put to the test when Chance's old flame asks for his help in rescuing a kidnapped colleague from a ruthless South American dictator.
Episode 8
Communication Breakdown
Wed, Jan 5, 2011 60 mins
Winston, Guerrero and Ames must save a bumbling private investigator whose botched case has him targeted for death.
Episode 9
Imbroglio
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 60 mins
Chance and Ilsa must protect her sister-in-law when a night at the opera turns into a hostage situation.
Episode 10
Cool Hand Guerrero
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 60 mins
Guerrero gets a taste of southern hospitality when he's framed for the murder of a friend, forcing Chance to help break him out of prison.
Episode 11
Kill Bob
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 44 mins
Chance and the team protect a husband who doesn't know his wife is a Russian spy and out to kill him for classified defense secrets. Meanwhile, Ames has a secret of her own that she doesn't want Chance to find out.
Episode 12
The Trouble with Harry
Wed, Feb 2, 2011 60 mins
Chance is reunited with Harry when he is hired to protect the girlfriend of a rival security agency owner. Meanwhile, Ilsa must go into the field on a mission for the first time, and two team members get closer than ever.
Episode 13
Marshall Pucci
Wed, Feb 9, 2011 60 mins
Chance's investigation into Ilsa's late husband's past uncovers a web of deception and lies that may tear the team apart forever.
