Episode
Forever Knight: Dead Air
Overview
Someone's calling CTOK radio's on-air psychiatrist and murdering women on the air. Dr. Noble comes to Nick's aid -- to Stonetree's dismay -- while Schanke searches through psychiatric records. Noble thinks the killer is acting out a murderous fantasy -- one that may involve her.
Details
- Series
- Forever Knight
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1992-09-22
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Dead Air is Episode 10 in Season 1 of Forever Knight. It aired on 1992-09-22. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 9: I Will Repay
Natalie's brother Richard is shot at the police station. When it's apparent he's going to die, Natalie urges a reluctant Nick to bring Richard over as he did a leper centuries ago. Is this a second chance for Richard and his family, or will history repeat itself?
Episode 11: Hunters
Schanke's old partner is gunned down in the street. The bad guys make it clear Don is next. Jeanette lets Nick hide Schanke at The Raven because his predicament reminds them of when Nick, Jeanette, and Lacroix were hunted- only this time it appears to be an inside job.
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Episode 8: Cherry Blossoms
A woman targetted in a mob hit in Chinatown escapes, but in critical condition. Nick must find her before the mobsters do, but he gets no help or trust from an ancient acupuncturist who is hiding and caring for the victim, and who recognizes Nick as the monster who killed his mother 75 years ago.
Episode 12: Dead Issue
Inspector Tony Fiore's wife confesses to shooting her lover in self-defense. Case closed?
Episode 7: False Witness
Nick's feelings of responsibility for the death of a man he was supposed to protect in a "sting" operation causes him to lie about actually seeing the murderer pull the trigger. In addition to the problem of having to appear in court to testify in broad daylight, Nick's desire to see justice done struggles with his conscience. He calls up memories of an incident from the past in which a woman lies in court, condemning to death a man Nick knows to be innocent, since he saw his fellow vampire Janette commit the crime.
Episode 13: Father Figure
A man is killed in an apparent mob hit. While the investigation is underway, the only witness, a young girl named Lisa, is left in Nick's protective custody. This duty reminds Nick of a boy he and his Old Friends cared for in World War II England and the ramifications of his immortality and sterility.
Episode 6: Dying to Know You
The wife and daughter of a well-known philanthropist are kidnapped and held for ransom, and psychic Denise Fort is brought in help Nick and Schanke with the case. Her powers are genuine, and therein lies the problem: she keeps picking up flashes of Nick's "other life", and Nick feels torn about whether or not to reveal himself to her, since she thinks it's a sign that she's having a breakdown. Nick's recollections of a similar situation in Puritan New England make him determined that Denise won't share th e fate of his mortal friend from that time.
Episode 14: Spin Doctor
A journalist covering the mayoral election is electrocuted in his hotel room. Later his girlfriend is found dead too. It appears one of the candidates may be involved in a sex scandal. Can Nick find out who committed these murders without engaging in a witchhunt? Dirty politics and mudslinging gets Nick thinking about when he was Professor Nicholas Girard (Chicago, 1954) -- and on trial before the HUAC on charges of being a Communist.
Episode 5: Dance by the Light of the Moon
A beautiful young woman is able to exert an almost supernatural control over men, driving them to commit criminal acts for her amusement. Nick manages to catch up with her, but will his own powers help prevent him from also falling under her spell?
Episode 15: Dying for Fame
Nick and Schenke are protecting a musician who is being threatened.
Episode 4: Last Act
A young woman dies, and all evidence points to suicide. Nick, however, has a gut feeling that it was murder, but seems unable to prove it. Added to his stack of unsolved crimes, it makes Nick question his own feelings of self-worth, especially after hearing about another, real suicide: that of one of his "old friends". Nick must search through his memories of their relationship of centuries past to determine why she killed herself, and why he shouldn't.
Episode 16: Only the Lonely
It's Natalie's birthday again, which gets her and Nick thinking about another one of her birthdays- the day they met. Now she's met someone else- and Nick's jealousy is showing. Meanwhile a killer is murdering his dates.