Poltergeist: The Legacy
"The Legacy" is a secret society that began many centuries ago to accumulate knowledge and artifacts to help fight against the evil in the world. This particular Legacy team is set in San Francisco in a castle-like house on Angel Island. Dr. Derek Rayne heads up the team comprised of psychiatrist, Rachel Corrigan; priest, Philip C.; ex-Navy SEAL, Nick Boyle; and researcher/psychic Alex Moreau.
- 1996-1999
- 4 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
"The Legacy" is a secret society that began many centuries ago to accumulate knowledge and artifacts to help fight against the evil in the world. This particular Legacy team is set in San Francisco in a castle-like house on Angel Island. Dr. Derek Rayne heads up the team comprised of psychiatrist, Rachel Corrigan; priest, Philip C.; ex-Navy SEAL, Nick Boyle; and researcher/psychic Alex Moreau.
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1999
Episode 1
Song of the Raven
43 mins
Investigating bizarre murders in which the victims' eyes are ceremoniously gouged out, the Legacy members note the similarity to murders committed five years earlier by Raymond Corvus, currently on Death Row at San Quentin. They further discover that all the victims were in some way involved in Corvus' trial.
Episode 2
Bird of Prey
43 mins
Following Jennifer Hollybrook's funeral, her fiancé, Jeffery Sandor, tells Alex he'd like to help with the investigation. After she leaves, Sandor approaches Father Norman, the priest who gave Corvus his Last Rites. When Sandor defends Corvus' actions, the priest becomes scared and runs off.
Episode 3
Vendetta
43 mins
Derek and Kristin head to a small town to investigate several mysterious deaths by strangulation. They learn that in 1954, Mary Dunworth was lynched by unknown persons who pulled her from her jail cell as she awaited trial for allegedly setting fire to the home of Robert Clay, the fiancé who reportedly jilted her, and members of his family.
Episode 4
The Painting
43 mins
A painting has the power to draw people's souls into it.
Episode 5
The Possession
43 mins
Nick gets possessed by a demon and hallucinates down memory lane.
Episode 6
The Traitor
43 mins
Derek is accused of killing an innocent man when a murder case is opened after 20 years.
Episode 7
Double Cross
43 mins
Franklin Cross begins his takeover of the Legacy House. The team are not sure what is going on, where Derek is or whether or not to trust Cross. The investigations into Reed Horton continue while the team try to find out what has happened to Derek themselves.
Episode 8
Brother's Keeper
43 mins
Nick's deceased brother, Jimmy, suddenly appears claiming that he is being pursued by a Soul Chaser...who then targets the Legacy house.
Episode 9
Initiation
43 mins
Miranda uses the appeal of magic to lure Kat into unintentionally targeting Rachel, Nick and Alex. Can they find out what Miranda is up to before it is to late to save Kat?
Episode 10
Wishful Thinking
43 mins
A Ginelle, a female genie, is released from her bottle only to seeks revenge against her former 'owners' leading Milos to call on his old college roommate -- Derek Rayne -- for help.
Episode 11
Still Waters
43 mins
Alex receives a request from her dead grandmother: Help the owners of a house that is being haunted by the spirit of a boy who drowned years before.
Episode 12
Unholy Congress
43 mins
Excavations in Boston unintentionally releases Dr. Mordecai Church from his long imprisonment. Intent upon starting his own 'religion,' Church recruits runaways as his congregation and soon joins forces with Reed Horton.
Episode 13
Sacrifice
43 mins
With Mordecai Church as his ally, Horton has split The Legacy apart and plans to finish of the rest of the team. It is left to Derek and Nick to persuade Father Callaghan to rejoin their fight and save The Legacy from destruction.
Episode 14
She's Got the Devil in Her Heart
43 mins
To keep herself alive, a succubus who is in love with Nick, is stalking men on the streets of San Francisco and sucking the life from them.
Episode 15
Body and Soul
43 mins
Derek's lover is murdered so he and Alex pursue the killer, only to be drawn into a horrifying web of Horton's making that pits Derek and Alex against each other.
Episode 16
Forget Me Not
43 mins
Kat has a new friend in school who turns out to be the ghost of her older half sister.
Episode 17
The Portents
43 mins
With the death of a young monk, Rachel and Alex are thrown into a struggle to prevent a phony priest from unsealing a portal to hell.
Episode 18
Gaslight
43 mins
A girl appears to be visited by her dead sister's ghost, but it is really her cousin trying to drive her crazy.
Episode 19
Sabbath's End
43 mins
Rachel catches Kat casting a "fun" spell and reprimands her, but Kat's continuing witchcraft practice and friendship with Miranda turns into serious trouble.
Episode 20
The Mephisto Strain
Fri, Oct 8, 1999 43 mins
Alex struggles to cure Nick, and to keep him alive, after he is infected by a demonic parasite that makes him see imaginary evils all around him.
Episode 21
Internal Affairs
43 mins
An ancient deck of tarot cards enlivens a tedious evening for Derek, Nick and Alex. However, each card underscores the high personal cost of their allegiance to the Legacy.
Episode 22
The Beast Within
42 mins
Plagued by nightmares and visitations from his father's evil spirit, Derek fears that the portal to hell has been breached.
