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The Big Easy Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

20 Episodes 1996 - 1997

Episode 1

Pilot Episode

Sun, Aug 11, 1996 60 mins

In the series pilot, Det. McSwain (Tony Crane) is the point man on a homicide investigation that's complicated by his romantic interest in a Federal attorney (Susan Walters). C.D.: Barry Corbin. Darlene: Karla Tamburelli. DuBois: J.C. Quinn.

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Episode 2

Murder In Mind

Sun, Aug 18, 1996 60 mins

A psychic provides clues to a murder case that makes reluctant partners of Det. McSwain (Tony Crane) and DA liaison Anne Osborne, whose relationship is heating up. Zelda: Katherine LaNasa. Percy: J. Patrick McNamara. Anne: Susan Walters. C.D.: Barry Corbin.

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Episode 3

Cinderfella

Sun, Aug 25, 1996 60 mins

Strippers and female impersonators figure in a seamy and complex murder case embroiling Remy and Anne. Fairchild: Taylor Nichols. Tawny: Robert De Crovel. Monique: Hunt Scarritt. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters. Veronica: Mari E. Ferguson.

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Episode 4

Hot Shot

Sun, Sep 8, 1996 60 mins

Supernatural elements underscore intrigue in the music biz and complicate an investigation of the murder of a bluesman. Elmore: Jimmy Witherspoon. Tyrell: Tom Verica. Smiley: Eric George. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters. Lightnin': Troy Bryant.

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Episode 5

A Dead Man Is Hard to Find

Sun, Sep 15, 1996 60 mins

Elizabeth Ashley plays a socialite who's linked to the murder of her husband. She's also romantically tied to C.D. (Barry Corbin). Alana: Mary Catherine Garrison. Kent: Douglas Griffin. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters.

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Episode 6

Stodermayer

Sun, Sep 22, 1996 60 mins

Thanks to Remy, Anne's straight-arrow fiancé gets mixed up in homicide cases---and involved with a confidential source posing as an exotic dancer. Geoffrey: Kenny Johnson. Gigi: Rebecca McFarland. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters.

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Episode 7

The Gambler

Sun, Sep 29, 1996 60 mins

A gambler friend of Remy's is the main suspect in the murder of a Treasury agent, whom the player attacked earlier on a riverboat casino. Gentry: Robert Knepper. Delbert: Jeremiah Birkett. Remy: Tony Crane. C.D.: Barry Corbin. Anne: Susan Walters.

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Episode 8

Crawdaddy

Sun, Oct 6, 1996 60 mins

The murder of a flamboyant businessman exposes the dark secrets and duplicity of two major suspects: women who both claim to be the victim's wife.

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Episode 9

The Love Doctor

Sun, Oct 13, 1996 60 mins

The murder of a radio personality known as The Love Doctor coincides with a visit from Anne's troubled sister, who was once the victim's sweetheart. Sophie: Leslie Kay Sterling. Dominic: Blake Gibbons. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters. Smiley: Eric George.

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Episode 10

That Voodoo You Do

Sun, Oct 20, 1996 60 mins

Voodoo spells, an exotic hallucinogen and a jilted lover are elements in Remy's investigation of a businessman's murder. Det. McSwain: Tony Crane. Smiley: Eric George. Lilly: Amy Jacobson. Amos: John Boyle. Anne: Susan Walters. Girod: Eric Cadora.

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Episode 11

Snake Dance

Sun, Dec 8, 1996 60 mins

The death of a slimy self-help guru is linked to a constricting snake, but who trained the creature? Remy's on the trail, somewhat reluctantly because "snakes make me a little queasy." Remy: Tony Crane. Evie: Anna Gunn. C.D.: Barry Corbin. Conner: Neb Vaughn.

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Episode 12

Big Life

Sun, Dec 15, 1996 60 mins

Mardi Gras frames tense hostage situations, in which Remy becomes the captive of an escaped, convicted killer, and C.D. is held captive by that fellow's pregnant girlfriend. Lyle: Silas Weir Mitchell. Grace: Dawn Maxey. Doug: Seth Jay Gillum. C.D.: Barry Corbin.

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Episode 13

Master of Illusion

Sun, Dec 22, 1996 60 mins

A mystery recalling "Rear Window" occupies Remy and Anne: a friend is laid up with a broken leg and thinks she's seen a murder in an apartment across her courtyard. Holly: Paula Sorge. Preston: Harry Van Gorkum. Anne: Susan Walters. Remy: Tony Crane. C.D.: Barry Corbin.

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Episode 14

Don't Shoot the Piano Player

Sun, Jan 12, 1997 60 mins

Romance and mobsters figure in a homicide that links the slaying of a jealous hood to his girlfriend's new beau. He's a jazzman who's now on the run from the victim's boss. Remy: Tony Crane. Smiley: Eric George. Romeo: David Newsom. Gina: Kari Wuhrer.

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Episode 15

The Long and the Short

Sun, Jan 19, 1997 60 mins

This complex episode revolves around con artists, masquerades, larceny, murder---and a 1934 Mercedes Roadster in mint condition that's worth $250,000. Nikki: Laurie Fortier. Polk: Steven M. Porter. Remy: Tony Crane. Smiley: Eric George.

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Episode 16

Gatoraide

Sun, Jan 26, 1997 60 mins

A swampland murder mystery preoccupies Remy, who links the slaying to alligator poachers. But that's merely a setup by killers who have bigger fish to fry. Joyce: Victoria Haas. Michelle: Terumi Matthews. Remy: Tony Crane. C.D.: Barry Corbin.

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Episode 17

Driving Miss Money

Sun, Feb 2, 1997 60 mins

Clues in the murder of a wealthy socialite point to the prospective inheritors, including a flighty neice, a suave nephew and, of course, the butler. Felice: Erica Gimpel. Bernard: James Pickens Jr. Peter: James Ivey Gleason. Remy: Tony Crane. Lightnin': Troy Bryant.

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Episode 18

The Fabulous Bill Brothers

Sun, Feb 9, 1997 60 mins

Clips from past episodes recall perils faced by Remy and Anne, who are currently being chased by vengeful thugs through reptile-infested bayous. Remy: Tony Crane. Anne: Susan Walters. C.D.: Barry Corbin. Wild Bill: John Hawkes. Smiley: Eric George.

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Episode 19

La Fitte Don't Fail Me Now

Sun, Feb 16, 1997 60 mins

Treasure hunters in search of loot buried by pirate Jean Lafitte are being slain, and the No. 1 suspect is a handsome rogue with eyes for Anne. Perrine: Marcus Gilbert. Anne: Susan Walters. Ida: Evelyn Furtak. Remy: Tony Crane. C.D.: Barry Corbin.

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Episode 20

The Ghost of the Prickly Rose

Sun, Feb 23, 1997 60 mins

Michelle Phillips plays a madam whose clients are meeting strange deaths at the hands of what one reporter calls "the ghost of vengeful Rose"---the spirit of a deceived woman. Kenneth: Scott Paetty. Jessica: Kymberly Kalil. Penelope: Tia Batiste. Remy: Tony Crane.

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