Season 1
1996 · 23 episodes
Episodes
1. Unaired Pilot
September 12, 1996 · 1h
This original pilot was turned down by CBS in 1995.
2. Two
September 12, 1996 · 1h
College professor Gus McClain is framed for his wife's murder by his evil twin, Booth Hubbard.
3. A.D.
September 19, 1996 · 1h
Upon returning to Seattle to attend Sarah's funeral, Gus discovers that her father, who is a judge, is also convinced of Gus' guilt--and willing to carry out his own justice.
4. Dream Prisoner
September 26, 1996 · 1h
Gus is captured by a Native American bounty hunter who reconsiders turning him in to the FBI when a dreamlike vision suggests that Gus will soon save his daughter's life.
5. Many Happy Returns
October 3, 1996 · 1h
With the FBI closing in, Gus takes a hostage: a divorcee who comes to believe his story and decides to help him escape--but Booth intervenes again and frames Gus for her murder.
6. Black Ops
October 10, 1996 · 1h
Gus becomes entangled with a roguish organization known as ""Black Ops""; and Agent Carter is taken off the McClain case, to be replaced by ""other agencies.""
7. Russian Hill
October 17, 1996 · 1h
A government official promises to turn Booth in to the FBI and ensure Gus' freedom if Gus agrees to gather evidence against the mob-boss father of the Russian family he's befriended.
8. Games People Play
October 24, 1996 · 1h
Booth frames Gus again when he trails Agent Carter to her vacation cabin, commits a murder, takes her captive, lures Gus to the scene, and disappears--leaving Gus to prove his innocence before the local sheriff arrives.
9. Armies of the Night
October 31, 1996 · 1h
Gus is decieved by an undercover FBI agent into believing he's been captured by IRA rebels searching for Booth, who reneged on a supposed weapons deal.
10. Victoria's Secret
November 7, 1996 · 1h
Gus saves a blind piano teacher from an attempted rape. Fearing for her safety, he files a police report on the incident against her wishes, and arouses suspicions from the FBI.
11. No Man's Land
November 14, 1996 · 1h
Gus finds a job working in a small-town store but soon discovers that the owner, a retired army officer, is shooting hitchhikers.
12. Reunion
November 21, 1996 · 1h
Gus is attacked by the abusive estranged husband of Booth's former lover, but when Gus goes on the offensive he finds his target beaten to death--and himself the prime suspect.
13. Prodigal
November 28, 1996 · 1h
Gus tracks down Booth's foster parents, Virgil and Mariette Nelson, in the hopes of learning more about his evil twin, and stumbles upon evidence that may link them to a kidnapping ring.
14. Sink or Swim
January 9, 1996 · 1h
Gus sets up a complex ruse to lead Agent Carter to believe that he's been shot and killed by a police officer.
15. Leap of Faith
January 16, 1996 · 1h
Acting on a tip, Agents Carter and Forbes track Gus to a warehouse where he is working. When Carter is critically injured in the ensuing pursuit, Forbes takes on the case alone.
16. Prom Night
January 23, 1996 · 1h
While working as a limousine driver, Gus overhears a young girl's murderous plans to avenge the rape of her sister.
17. The Nun Story
January 30, 1996 · 1h
Gus falls in love with Jill O'Hara, a woman with a secret life that's exposed when they become the target of a psychotic man who blames Jill for losing his girlfriend.
18. Between the Lines
February 6, 1997 · 1h
It's a case od publish and perish gor Gus when a journalist threatens to issue a book in which Gus admits his guilt ""in his own words.""
19. Bad Company
February 13, 1997 · 1h
Carter captures Gus, but the arrest is cut short when an escaped murderer and his gang take them both hostage.
20. The Reckoning
February 20, 1997 · 1h
A Naval colonel, seeking to avenge the murder of his daughter, captures Booth and Gus, knowing that one is innocent and the other must die.
21. Chain Gang
May 17, 1997 · 1h
Gus is linked up to a chain gang, but escapes with the help of a female inmate. Their fight is cut short, however, when her husband discovers there's a reward for Gus' capture.
22. Forget Me Not
May 31, 1997 · 1h
Gus turns to a reporter after learning that he's being persued by his employer's murders.
23. Tale of the Tape
June 7, 1997 · 1h
Gus thinks he can clear his name when he spots a news item linking Booth to a senator who may have mob ties.