"DUE SOUTH" Season One Episode Guide Episodes 101 - 122 Originally Broadcast on CBS in The United States (Thursdays at 8:00pm Eastern. Simulcast on CTV in Canada (Thursdays at 8:00pm Eastern.) Also Broadcast in the following countries: United Kingdom - BSKYB - Have aired through episode #116 United Kingdom - BBC - Began airing Thu. May 18 with the Pilot Ireland - RTE - Have aired through episode #116 Germany - RTL#2 - 7:30 p.m. Sundays. - 4 Eps. aired (dubbed) Australia - Seven Network - Thursday at 7:30. The following countries will begin airing Due South soon, or may have already begun. Netherlands - NOS (subtitled) New Zealand - TV New Zealand France - TF1 (begins in Fall '95) (dubbed) Poland - Polsat (begins in Fall '95) (subtitled) Norway - NRK (begins in fall '95) (subtitled) Finland - YLE (begins in fall '95) (version unknown) Mexico - On pay television (version unknown) International Airdates were not available. If you have any updates please provide them to the author (rscooper@inforamp.net) Cast ---- CONST. BENTON FRASER - Paul Gross DET. RAY VECCHIO - David Marciano LT. HARDING WELSH - Beau Starr DET. LOUIS GARDINO - Daniel Kash DET. JACK HUEY - Tony Craig ELAINE BESBRISS - Catherine Bruhier Production Team --------------- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Paul Haggis CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Kathy Slevin CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Jeff King LINE PRODUCER - Norman Denver CO-PRODUCER (109-122) - George Bloomfield CREATIVE CONSULTANT (101-108) - Stephen Neigher CREATIVE CONSULTANT (109-122) - Peter Lefcourt CREATIVE CONSULTANT (120-122) - Kimberly Hill STORY EDITOR (101-108) - David Cole STORY EDITOR - David Shore STORY EDITOR (115-122) - Carla Kettner DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Malcolm Cross PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Harold Thrasher COSTUME DESIGNER - Suzette Daigle MUSIC - Jay Semko, John McCarthy, Jack Lenz EDITOR (Even Episodes) David B. Thompson EDITOR (Odd Episodes) Eric Goddard
Episode #101 "FREE WILLIE" Constable Benton Fraser sets out to prove the innocence of a twelve year-old purse snatcher who is accused of taking part in an armed robbery. Although the boy, Willie, is a chronic thief and liar, Fraser convinces his friend, Detective Ray Vecchio, to trust in the boy's basic goodness -- as well as his claim that he can lead them to the true criminals -- even though clearing the boy will mean putting Ray's job on the line. When the investigation attracts the attention of the guilty parties, Willie is targeted for removal. In an unorthodox chase through the streets of Chicago, involving speeding vehicles, a snarling wolf, and Fraser and Ray at the reins of a horse-drawn carriage, our heroes must rescue Willie and bring the criminals to justice. Written by Kathy Slevin & Paul Haggis Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars WILLIE - Christopher Babers HAMLIN - Ed Sahley MORGAN - Christina Cox LANDLORD - Domenic Cuzzocrea IT'S ALL OVER Headstones, Picture of Health
Episode #102 "DIEFENBAKER'S DAY OFF" A six year-old girl who lives in Fraser's building appeals to him to help her Daddy who seems to have a bad habit of "hurting himself a lot." Fraser soon discovers the reason; her father, Charlie, is the "Fall Guy" for a personal injury fraud ring. For a paltry $200 a crack, he throws his body in front of moving vehicles. Fraser and Ray's investigation takes them undercover, in the world of boxing -- but never is Fraser so out of his element as when he's taken on a date by Mackenzie King, a beautiful female investigative reporter, who mistakenly believes that Fraser is in on the scam. When Charlie's bosses get wind of Fraser and Ray's investigation, they decide that it's time for Charlie to have an accident -- a fatal one. Fraser must keep him alive, both to break a murderous fraud ring, and to give Charlie's daughter the key to a better life: a father she can look up to. In the meantime Diefenbaker has his own brush with the law. Defying Fraser's instructions to remain in their apartment until Fraser can somehow obtain him a "wolf" license, he sets out to discover Chicago on his own. Unfortunately, it isn't long before the local dog catcher is hot on his trail. Written by Kathy Slevin Directed by Joe Scanlan Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER Guest Stars MACKENZIE KING - Madolyn Smith-Osborne CHARLIE - Brendan Kelly LUCY - Azura Bates VINCE - Tony Cacciotti DR. HOWARD - David Eisner WARREN - Marvin Karon AMERICAN WOMAN The Guess Who, The Greatest of The Guess Who
Episode #103 "MANHUNT" Sergeant Duncan "Buck" Frobisher, a legendary Mountie and best friend of Fraser's dead father goes missing a week before retirement. Frobisher's distraught daughter, Julie, seeks Fraser's help as she believes that her father has crossed the border and is in Chicago. Fraser tracks the aging Mountie to a fleabag hotel on the Southside. The Frobisher he finds is not the legend he remembers, but a broken man. Fraser discovers the reason for this -- the arch-villain, Harold Geiger, that Frobisher arrested three decades ago has broken out of prison, and has sworn vengeance on Frobisher -- and for the first time in his life, Frobisher is scared. Frobisher believes that he's old, tired, and not the man he used to be. And he is deeply ashamed of his cowardice. Fraser convinces his boyhood idol that he can't hide from his own fears, that the price of shame is too high. His spirit rekindled, Frobisher joins Fraser on the manhunt for the deadly villain who has come to Chicago to hunt him down. Now Fraser just has to keep this legend's legend alive long enough to reach retirement. And Ray has to contend with two Mounties riding hell-bent-for-leather down Michigan Ave in their dress reds. Written by Paul Haggis Directed by Paul Lynch Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars FROBISHER - Leslie Nielsen GEIGER - William Smith JULIE - Cali Timmins FRASER SR. - Gordon Pinsent
Episode #104 "THEY EAT HORSES, DON'T THEY?" Ray takes Fraser on his first trip to a supermarket. While there Fraser sniffs a pound of ground chuck and senses that the "All Beef" label may be a bit optimistic. In fact, it smells suspiciously like a mixture of Black Angus and Quarterhorse. Further Investigation reveals a small epidemic of food poisonings in the Chicago area. Convinced that these illnesses are linked to this bogus beef, Fraser drags Ray along intent on discovering it's source. Tracking beef backwards, from market to the meat packing plant, to the slaughterhouse, they gradually discover that a criminal element has been rounding up wild and discarded horses from surrounding states and trucking them to Chicago for slaughter and distribution. Consequently consumers are not only eating an animal they didn't intend, but meat which hasn't been properly inspected. In the course of their pursuit, Fraser and Ray find themselves held prisoner in a frigid meat locker and are forced to take advantage of Fraser's Inuit skills and wrap themselves in animal carcasses in order to retain their body heat and survive. Written by Stephen Neigher Directed by Tim Bond Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars LEGGETT - Al Waxman STEPHANIE CABOT - Teri Polo MRS. VECCHIO - Kaye Ballard FRANCESCA - Ramona Milano LANDLORD (ARGYLE) - Domenic Cuzzocrea MARIA - Paulina Gillis TONY - Vito Rezzo ZALEB CARNEY - Richard Moll UPHILL BATTLE Sarah McLachlan, "Touch" Arista, c 1989 Arista Records, Inc. AL-8594 An original Piece by Ashley MacIssac (Not currently available on CD/Tape)
Episode #105 "PIZZAS AND PROMISES" When Lenny, a local pizza delivery boy, has his car stolen right in front of Fraser's building, Diefenbaker takes off in relentless pursuit. To Ray's disbelief, Fraser tracks Diefenbaker's "scent" through the streets of Chicago, eventually coming upon the wolf and the stolen car. The odd thing is that the car Diefenbaker has identified, although the same make, looks nothing like the car they saw stolen. Ray and Fraser go undercover as used car salesmen in order to solve the mystery of the stolen car ring. In the course of their investigation, they must contend with a sleazy salesman, his libidinous wife, Fraser's futile attempts at lying and Ray being trapped in the trunk of a car destined for the bottom of Lake Michigan. And worst of all, the first car thief Fraser manages to apprehend is Lenny who, unfortunately, had his own ideas about how to get his car back. Now, unless Ray and Fraser can prove their suspicions, Lenny is destined to go to prison for trying to steal his own car. Written by David Shore Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, ELAINE Guest Stars FRANCESCA - Ramona Milano LENNY - Fab Filippo TEX MARKLES - Harvey Atkin TAMMY MARKLES - Debra McGrath GARY - Patrick McKenna
Episode #106 "CHINATOWN" While dining out in Chinatown, Fraser "hears" a kidnapping take place and must follow down his earwitness clues in order to save the young man's life. With Ray's help Fraser discovers that the victim is the son of Henry Lee, a Chinatown restaurateur, and that the kidnapping is an effort to convince Lee to stop rallying his neighbours against the spreading influence of the local ganglord, Charlie Wong. Henry Lee is terrified for his son's safety and sees no alternative but to bend to the ganglord's wishes. Fraser, however, advises him to "trust in the law." A fine and noble concept -- until two power hungry FBI agents force their way onto the case and "trusting in the law" threatens to cost Henry Lee his son's life. Written by David Cole Directed by Lyndon Chubbuck Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars MR. LEE - Lu Yu CHARLIE - Joel de la Fuente AGENT FORD - Alex Carter MRS. LEE - Tsai Chin PROSPERO'S SPEECH Loreena McKennitt, "The Mask and the Mirror" Loreena McKennitt/Warner Bros. Records Inc. c 1994 9 45420-2
Episode #107 "CHICAGO HOLIDAY" - PART ONE An apparently mundane Consulate assignment escalates into a wild ride for Fraser. Christina Nichols, the sixteen year old daughter of a Canadian diplomat, is placed in his charge for the evening and chooses that night to wildly break free from her repressive lifestyle. From bizarre after-hours clubs and a police raid to a tourist bus and a foreigner looking for Graceland, Fraser tries desperately to keep up with the debutante turned hell-raiser. Unfortunately, Fraser isn't the only one trying to keep pace with Christina. She's also being tailed by the very man that Ray and half of Chicago's finest are desperately trying to track down. What Christina, Fraser and Ray don't realise is that in the course of her adventures Christina has picked up something of desperate importance to this crimelord -- something he's already shown a willingness to kill for. To Be Continued.... Written by Jeff King & Paul Haggis Directed by Paul Lynch Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY Guest Stars CHRISTINA NICHOLS - Lisa Jakub JANICE - Stacey Haiduk EDDIE BEETS - Stephen Shellen MR. NICHOLS - Ron Lea MEDICAL EXAMINER - Deborah Rennard GEROME - Peter Williams BUTTERFLY WINGS Machines of Loving Grace, Machines of Loving Grace NEON BLUE Holly Cole Trio, Yesterday & Today
Episode #108 "CHICAGO HOLIDAY" - PART TWO As the conclusion to this two part episode opens, Christina Nichols, sixteen year old daughter of a Canadian diplomat has decided that she doesn't need a chaperon and has managed to elude Fraser. For once in her life, she just wants to be an adult -- to be able to decide what she's going to do and when. Unfortunately, she may have eluded Fraser, but she hasn't eluded the killer that Ray and the rest of the force are desperately trying to hunt down. Unbeknownst to her, she has accidentally acquired something that he is prepared to kill for. As she innocently seeks fun and adventure in the Chicago night, Fraser and Ray must find her, keep her alive and help her learn that growing up isn't just about growing older. A task which takes Fraser back to a wild after hours club as well as tobogganing down an escalator and plummeting down a garbage chute. Written by Jeff King & Paul Haggis Directed by Lyndon Chubbuck Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY Guest Stars CHRISTINA NICHOLS - Lisa Jakub JANICE - Stacey Haiduk EDDIE BEETS - Stephen Shellen MR. NICHOLS - Ron Lea MEDICAL EXAMINER - Deborah Rennard GEROME - Peter Williams HOLLY COLE TRIO as themselves QUE SERA SERA Holly Cole Trio, "Don't Smoke in Bed" Capitol Records, Inc. c 1993 CDP 0777 7 81198 2 1 SMILE Holly Cole Trio, "Blame it On My Youth" Capitol Records, Inc. c 1992 CDP 7 97349 2 NEW WORLD COMING Written by Jack Lenz
Episode #109 "A COP, A MOUNTIE AND A BABY" When Fraser and Ray discover a baby cooing in the back seat of Ray's car, Fraser deduces that this was not a simple case of child abandonment. He believes the mother is afraid and is running from something. He convinces Ray to give him six hours to track down the infant's parents before turning him over to the appropriate authorities. Using clues drawn from the baby's food and clothing they are able to track down the father. Unfortunately, moments after they hand the baby over, they discover that the father is the person the mother was running from. The father has found himself deeply in debt to some very unsavoury types. With no other assets, dad has chosen to "sell" his baby -- to allow the boy to be adopted in exchange for enough money to pay off his debt. Fraser attempts to convince the father of the greater value of the love of a child. However, Diefenbaker takes a more proactive approach to the problem and won't let the child out of his sight. But what choice does the father have -- give up his son or give up his life. Story by Peter Colley & Kathy Slevin Teleplay by Kathy Slevin Directed by Steve DiMarco Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER Guest Stars LOUISE - Natalie Radford VINNIE - Mark Ruffalo FEAR Sarah McLachlan, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" Arista, c 1993 Arista Records, Inc. 07822-18725-2 L ESTRALLA Dave Wall, Lozenge Hypnotic Records, c 1993 Hypnotic Records 713561013-2 WORLD'S AWAY Northern Pikes, Neptune
Episode #110 "THE GIFT OF THE WHEELMAN" When a gang of Santa Clauses hold up a bank, Fraser and Ray attempt to enlist the assistance of the one person who saw one of the burglars unmasked. When he refuses to co-operate despite tremendous danger, Fraser determines that the young man is bitterly protecting his own father -- the driver of the bank robber's getaway car. The father robbed the bank to provide for his son but, disillusioned by the dishonesty he witnessed, the young man now wants nothing more to do with his father. Further investigation by Fraser and Ray leads them to discover that the father has double-crossed his partners -- a double-cross he can't possibly pull off and live. Fraser must determine the man's plan and stop him before he and his co-conspirators go up in a giant fireball, taking Fraser and Ray with them. In order to do this, Fraser must make the wheelman understand the most valuable gift a father can give to his son -- an example of how to be a man. Meanwhile, Detectives Huey and Gardino are continuing their investigation by hauling down to the precinct every department store Santa in town. Written by Paul Haggis Directed by Gerry Ciccoritti Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars DEL - Ryan Phillippe PORTER - James Purcell JIMMY - Tom McCamus FRASER SR. - Gordon Pinsent STEAMING Sarah McLachlan, "Touch" see above. Also available as a single. HENRY MARTIN & RUMBOLT Figgy Duff, Weather Out The World Episode #111 "YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS" When Fraser decides to stop and give some friendly advise to a man parked by a fire hydrant, the man surprises them both by drawing a gun and speeding away. Ray gives chase but is quickly stopped by a reckless hit and run driver. Badly hurt and lying unconscious in the middle of the street, his life is save by a mysterious beautiful woman. When the man's car is recovered, the trunk is found to contain a huge stock of illegal automatic weapons. The police department springs into action, establishing a 24 hour a day stakeout of the man's apartment. But Ray is shocked when the first person to enter the place is his mystery woman. And when she easily beats the hell out of two cops, Ray realises that the woman of his dreams is an arms dealer. After an unbelievably bold daylight robbery of a National Guard Armoury, in which things go from bad to worse for Ray as the love of his life tries to kill him, Fraser and Ray triangulate the woman's cell phone like they'd track a caribou. The search leads them to a farmhouse where a kiss and a bottle over the head leads to a car chase through horse paths and ravines. Finally, Ray and the arms dealers face off in a little game of chicken: a forty ton army truck vs. Ray's 1972 Buick Riviera. All of which culminates in a lesson for Ray -- when it comes to love, nothing is ever as it seems to be. Written by Peter Lefcourt Directed by David Warry-Smith Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars SUZANNE CHAPIN - Susan Gibney BODINE - Michael Shaner WHY'D YOU LIE? Colin James, Colin James
Episode #112 "HAWK AND A HANDSAW" While accompanying Ray to his annual psychological examination, Fraser saves the life of a man precariously walking along a fifth story ledge. The man, a psychiatric patient, is desperately searching for Ty. His cryptic comments are dismissed as the rantings of a delusional John Doe. But something rings true to Fraser. On and off the buses and over the bridges of Chicago he somehow manages to make sense of the bizarre clues and tracks down Ty -- only to tragically discover that he killed himself 5 years earlier. But Fraser persists in his belief that someone was out on that ledge. And when a naked corpse is pulled from the river, Fraser is convinced that the corpse is the person whom John Doe saw on the ledge. Fraser goes to the hospital and tells them a little bit of the truth about himself -- a Mountie in Chicago with a lip reading wolf. As he anticipated, he is promptly admitted as a psychiatric patient. While locked up, the patients tell Fraser frightening stories of a mysterious blue room where patients are taken and die. But when he and Ray get too close to uncovering the truth, they're both placed in straight-jackets, thrown in a sealed padded cell and targeted for the "blue room" themselves. In a few hours, they will receive a lethal injection, the evidence will be destroyed and all will be lost, unless they can escape and draw upon the help of the other patients. Story by David Shore Teleplay by David Shore & Paul Haggis Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars WALTER - Michael Riley NURSE UNGER - Kate Trotter FARMER - Terri Hanauer DR. ESTHER PEARSON - Deborah Rennard FATHER BEHAN - Shay Duffin AKA TUTA Kashtin, Aka Tuta
Episode #113 "AN EYE FOR AN EYE" Fraser inspires a group of senior citizens to stand up against crime and form a neighbourhood watch. Unfortunately, he also inspires an elderly vigilante who believes the only way to rid the streets of criminals is to fight back with a baseball bat. Ray finds his troubles doubled: not only must he find a mugger who seems to be able to blend into the background at will but he must also track down the vigilante. When Fraser cleverly deduces who is behind the muggings, Ray must turn for help to Herb Colling, a long time local resident and the only one capable of identifying the mugger. Ray is surprised when Herb refuses to identify the suspect, but this only confirms Fraser's suspicions: Herb is the vigilante and he has his own brand of justice in mind. Herb sets a trap for the mugger that night in the local park. Fraser and Ray must find Herb before he can commit his final act of vengeance; both to save the mugger and to save Herb from becoming what he hates most. Meanwhile, Diefenbaker has trouble of his own. With Fraser preoccupied with the criminal investigation, Diefenbaker has been virtually adopted by one of the women at the senior's centre whose only fault appears to be a compulsion to knit. The poor wolf desperately hopes that Fraser can solve the crime before he is forced to wear crocheted booties on all four paws. Story by Carla Kettner Teleplay by Carla Kettner and Kathy Slevin & Jeff King Directed by Steve DiMarco Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars HERB COLLING - Carl Gordon STEG - Andre Meyers MRS. CHAFFEY - Clarice Taylor MR. PORTER - Ardon Best MR. RUBENS - Rummy Bishop STAIN Salvador Dream, "UR" BONE OF CONTENTION Spirit of The West, "Faithlift" PUSH Moist, "Push"
Episode #114 "THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE" Fraser is assigned the job of escorting a pathological liar back to Canada to face, not surprisingly, perjury charges. Unfortunately Ian MacDonald's uncanny ability to cause trouble renders only one route possible -- Ray's car. So Ray, Fraser, Diefenbaker and Ian hit the road for what Ray feels confident will be an easy run. But it seems that a certain trio from north of the border are not too anxious to have Ian tell the truth. Like all Canadians, they're polite, well groomed and respectful. But unlike most Canadians, these three are killers. When our heroes narrowly avoid being killed in a wild shoot out at a roadside diner, they take to the back roads to avoid their pursuers. But things turn from bad to worse as Ray's car becomes stuck in the mud and Fraser and Ray free it only to have it stolen by Ian. Covered in mud and freezing in the middle of nowhere, Fraser and Ray must deduce where Ian would have gone and get there before the bad guy's do. Regrettably, the bad guys have two advantages over Fraser and Ray: firstly, they have attached a tracking device to Ray's car and secondly, they don't have to hitch- hike. When Fraser and Ray do track Ian down just moments before the bad guys arrive, a show-down ensues; one which can only be resolved by the sacrifice of Ray's beloved car. Only in this way can they bring Ian back to Canada to face the surprising truth. Written by Frank Siracusa Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars IAN MacDONALD - Rino Romano LAURIER - Dean McDermott McGILL - Joseph Griffin BROCK - William Dunlop SUCH IS THE SITUATION The Sidemen, "The Sidemen"
Episode #115 "THE WILD BUNCH" Diefenbaker, Fraser's faithful wolf, is arrested for biting an animal control officer and is ordered by the court to be destroyed. Stunned by the gentle wolf's strange behaviour, Fraser must discover the reason behind it before the sentence can be carried out. In spite of Diefenbaker's latest escapades with the Wild Bunch, a pack of stray mutts who are wreaking havoc in the neighbourhood, Fraser entrusts him into the hands of young Willie (the reformed pickpocket from our first episode.) Willie proves something of a pushover, and Diefenbaker escapes his supervision for a romantic rendezvous with Maggie, an attractive husky. Maggie is captured by Officer Benedict, a crooked dog catcher who is lining his pockets by selling neighbourhood dogs to research labs. Diefenbaker can't help but lose control and bite Benedict. Diefenbaker is "arrested" and sentenced to be euthanized. Despite Willie and Ray's insistence, Fraser refuses to use any means other than those prescribed by the law to free Diefenbaker. He takes to the streets, desperately searching for clues to the wolf's unusual actions. Fraser learns that his neighbours believe Diefenbaker to be the leader of the Wild Bunch. He also learns that Diefenbaker is blamed for the recent disappearance of several area pets, including Maggie. The only conclusion Fraser can draw is that his beloved Diefenbaker has returned to his wild state. Willie, determined to save Diefenbaker, sets out to free him from wolf prison and release him into the wilds of Canada. Fearing for Willie's safety, Fraser sets off after them -- fully prepared to destroy Diefenbaker himself rather than leave it in the hands of the authorities. As Fraser deals with what looks like the certain loss of his wolf, Ray deals with his own personal loss - his beloved Buick Riviera. The tragedy becomes even more demoralising when Ray is forced to drive a motorpool junker. Written by Kathy Slevin & Jeff King Directed by Richard Lewis Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, ELAINE Guest Stars WILLIE - Christopher Babers BENEDICT - Michael Rhodes
Episode #116 "THE BLUE LINE" Fraser's childhood friend, now a famous hockey player, receives death threats. Fraser steps in to protect the self- absorbed sports star and to try and resolve the mess he's made of his life. Diefenbaker's determination to get an autograph from hockey star Mark Smithbauer lands Fraser and Ray right in the middle of a liquor store shoot out. Ray, along with Huey and Gardino, is ready to dismiss the hold-up as just another garden variety robbery. Smithbauer and his lovely P.R. woman feel differently. They insist that the robbery was a cover for an attempt on Mark's life. In spite of the fact that his childhood hockey buddy doesn't even deign to remember him, Fraser realises that Smithbauer is indeed in jeopardy. Threatening fan mail lends credence to the theory, and Fraser agrees to help protect the hockey star. As Fraser and Ray track down the source of the fan mail, Fraser discovers that fame has changed Mark Smithbauer. A man who once loved the game now only loves what the game can give him: money. Just as Fraser and Ray take the deranged fan into custody, they discover that there's someone far more dangerous out to get Smithbauer. It turns out that he has not only disappointed his fans, but also a bookie, Broda, who paid Smithbauer to throw a game. Broda and his murderous thugs corner Fraser and Smithbauer outside Chicago Memorial Arena. Fraser and Smithbauer's lives hang in the balance as Broda and his boys pursue them in a wild skates vs. cars chase through the icy streets of Chicago. Written by David Shore Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY Guest Stars SMITHBAUER - Rick Rossovich BRODA - Miguel Fernandes DAWN CHAREST - Tracey Cook FRASER SR. - Gordon Pinsent HALL - Wayne Best PAUL HENDERSON - Kevin Hicks HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA THEME Written by Dolores Claman
Episode #117 "THE DEAL" A mafia boss from Ray's neighbourhood insists that the police investigate the robbery of a church poor-box. Fraser and Ray get caught in the middle when the vengeful mobster seeks his pound of flesh. When the poor-box from Ray's neighbourhood church is robbed, Frank Zuko demands that the police bring the culprit to justice. Ray grew up with Zuko, who's grown from a schoolyard bully into a dangerous mafia boss, and knows that Zuko rules the neighbourhood just as he ruled the schoolyard: with fear. Still, the law's the law, and Fraser and Ray have no choice but to go after the poor- box thief. They track down and arrest Joey Paducci, a destitute shoemaker who was forced out of business by Zuko's strong- arm tactics. Fraser realises that Zuko has been using them, forcing the cops to find Joey so that his goons can move in and exact Zuko's pound of flesh from the hapless young shoemaker. Fraser and Ray's attempt to sneak Joey out of town goes wrong when one of Zuko's informants tells him that Joey is boarding a bus at the local package depot. A hair-raising chase over and through the buses ends up in the depot warehouse. Fraser saves Joey, but is beaten to within an inch of his life by Zuko's goons. Ray realises that Zuko won't rest until his personal army of thugs has nailed Joey. Spurred on by the schoolyard memory of standing back when Zuko pummeled one of his friends, Ray decides that the only way to end Zuko's reign of terror is by facing up to it. Ray confronts Zuko one on one, risking his own life to make a deal for Joey's safety. Meanwhile, Fraser has to face up to an entirely different brand of fear, when Ray's sister Francesca, decides it's time she and Fraser had sex. Written by Peter Lefcourt Directed by George Mendeluk Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars FRANCESCA - Ramona Milano ZUKO - Jim Bracchitta JOEY PADUCCI - Rod Wilson FATHER BEHAN - Shay Duffin CHARLIE - Louis Di Bianco CABRINI - Sam Coppola FRASER SR. - Gordon Pinsent ELA MATER from STABAT MATER The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, "The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir" Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Episode #118 "AN INVITATION TO ROMANCE" An apparently simple task, the delivery of an envelope, turns dangerous when the recipient believes that Fraser is having an affair with his fiancie. When the envelope accidentally winds up in the hands of a rather exasperating woman, Fraser must follow her from City Hall to a Bridal Shop to a Honeymoon Hotel, all in hopes of recovering the missing missive. Oddly, the woman's betrothed fails to see the innocent explanation for why Fraser would be in a motel room with his fiancie, or worse yet, why he would be hiding under her wedding dress -- while she was wearing it. After a shoot out at the motel, Fraser and the bride to be, gown and all, must jump to safety into a garbage truck. However it seems to be merely a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire as the jealous boy friend hauls them to the city dump for disposal. However, when Fraser doesn't return to work by the time expected, Ray springs into action -- covering for Fraser as the Consulate doorman. But when Fraser's tardiness finally becomes suspicious, Ray and Diefenbaker track Fraser to the City Dump where, after some discussion, and even more gunplay, the groom decides that he is ready to forgive and forget. Unfortunately, his conciliatory mood is shattered by the news that his fiancie may be in love with somebody else -- a man in a red uniform. Written by Deborah Rennard & Paul Haggis Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars KATHERINE - Jane Krakowski NIGEL - Nicholas Campbell MOFFAT - Joseph Ziegler JASMINE - Arthi Sambasivan PERRY - Frank Pellegrino SLEEPING BEAUTY WALTZ The Emperor Quartet, "In Perfect Time" Composed by Peter Tchaikovsky
Episode #119 "HEAVEN AND EARTH" When a young woman is kidnapped, Fraser finds help from an unusual source: a derelict named Garret who seems to know more about the kidnapping than he ought to. Meanwhile, Ray obsesses over whether or not Fraser has slept with Ray's sister, Francesca. When a homeless man with information about the kidnapping runs from the police station, Fraser and Ray must track him down; a difficult task without a name or an address and having seen the man only once. But luckily, Fraser didn't just see the man, he also detected the scent of chili powder. A search of the local soup kitchens culminates in the detention of a very unwilling witness. Garret claims to have had "visions" connected to the kidnapping. Unfortunately, the visions have given him enough information to make him the number one suspect but not enough to solve the case. A gruelling interrogation by the FBI is only slightly alleviated by the arrival of a ransom note. The note demands a million dollars or the girl will be dead by morning. When the FBI stake out of the money drop goes awry and the kidnapper is killed in a fiery blast, Ray and Fraser are left with little choice. Either Garret was the kidnapper's partner or he's just a man with a special gift. Either way, Garret, along with Diefenbaker's nose, are the kidnapping victim's only chance at survival. Written by Phil Bedard & Larry Lalonde Directed by David Warry-Smith Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, LT. WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars GARRET - Jonathan Banks FRANCESCA - Ramona Milano AGENT FORD - Alex Carter WILSON - Djanet Sears DEETER - Mark Melymick AT THE HUNDREDTH MERIDIAN The Tragically Hip
Episode #120 / 121 "VICTORIA'S SECRET" The only woman that Fraser ever loved is the only woman who can destroy him. Fraser, Ray and Diefenbaker get caught in the middle of a dangerous cat and mouse game between two bank robbers. At stake: the half million dollars never recovered from an eight year old bank heist. Somebody is going to take the money and somebody is going to take the fall. And it looks like it's going to be Fraser and Ray going down. Fraser is haunted by a the image of Victoria, a woman from his past; a woman he believes he wronged; a woman he fell in love with but was duty bound to arrest. His nightmare dissolves when she arrives in Chicago and old flames are rekindled. Unfortunately, the two of them learn all too quickly how hard it is to run from your past. Jolly, Victoria's old partner, has followed her to Chicago believing that she has the half million dollars which was never recovered from a bank robbery the two of them staged many years earlier. He's intent on doing whatever it takes to get "his" money back. But the first one paying the price is Diefenbaker, getting shot defending Fraser's own apartment. Fraser and Ray track Jolly, only to discover that he's one step ahead of them and is closing in on Victoria. After a knife fight set against the back drop of a downtown zoo, Fraser manages to save Victoria, allowing Jolly to get away. But Jolly's escape is short lived; he is shot dead moments later. Fraser believes that Victoria killed Jolly in self defence. But nobody saw the killing and Victoria seems to have disappeared without a trace. To make matters worse, the money Fraser and Ray have recently been spending came from the eight year old bank robbery. None of the evidence points to Victoria committing the crime in self defence; it all points to Fraser committing the crime in cold blood. And to put the final nail in Fraser and Ray's coffin, it seems that Victoria died two months ago. But the woman from Fraser's past still needs one more thing from him... Written by Paul Haggis & David Shore Directed by Paul Haggis Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, WELSH, GARDINO, HUEY, ELAINE Guest Stars VICTORIA - Melina Kanakaredes JOLLY - Denis Forest LOUISE ST. LAURENT - Lee Purcell LENNOX - Joe Lisi ESTHER PEARSON - Deborah Rennard FATHER BEHAN - Shay Duffin FRANCESCA - Ramona Milano ROBERT FRASER - Gordon Pinsent MARIA - Paulina Gillis MR. VECCHIO - David Calderisi TONY - Vito Rezza MR. MUSTAFI - Sam Moses MORAN - Bruce McFee STAFF SGT. MEERS - Victor Ertmanis BOSWELL - Kim Ange BROWN - Sam Malkin JASMINE - Arthi Sambasivan CRIMINALIST - Craig Eldridge PEDDLAR - Reiner Schwarz BONILLA - Bob Fisher POSSESSION Sarah McLachlan, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY Sarah McLachlan, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" O GOD, MY GOD The Baha'i Chorale
Episode #122 "LETTING GO" When Fraser is forced to spend several weeks restricted to his hospital bed after being shot, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to the activities which take place in the rooms and offices across from his room. Jill Kennedy, Fraser's beautiful young physical therapist, becomes drawn not only to the blackmail they've witnessed, but to Fraser himself. Jill's enthusiasm catches Fraser off guard, sparking his own interest and soon he, Ray and Diefenbaker are investigating the apparent crimes they have been witness to. Fraser is not only trying to recover from his physical wounds, but also his more permanent emotional wounds. He is still torn over his great love for Victoria, in spite of all she has done to hurt him. While Fraser tries to get over Victoria, Ray is dealing with his own pain, and the near loss of his best friend. Written by Jeff King & Kathy Slevin Directed by George Bloomfield Regular Cast FRASER, RAY, DIEFENBAKER, GARDINO, HUEY Guest Stars VICTORIA - Melina Kanakaredes JILL KENNEDY - Laurie Holden DR. CARTER - Jennifer Dale FRASER'S GRANDMOTHER - Frances Hyland FRASER SR. - Gordon Pinsent KEVIN - Joseph Scoren BERNICE - Linda Griffiths RESIDENT - Andy Marshall PLENTY Sarah McLachlan, "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"