Episode
Forever Knight: Spin Doctor
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Forever Knight
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1992-10-27
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Spin Doctor is Episode 14 in Season 1 of Forever Knight. It aired on 1992-10-27. The runtime is 60 min.
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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 15: Dying for Fame
Nick and Schenke are protecting a musician who is being threatened.
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Episode 12: Dead Issue
Inspector Tony Fiore's wife confesses to shooting her lover in self-defense. Case closed?
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.
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.
Episode 17: Unreality TV
Being the subject of a COPS-like television show reminds Nick of his first exposure to the camera during the US Civil War. Will modern technology finally reveal the vampires' secret?
Episode 10: Dead Air
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.
Episode 18: Feeding the Beast
Nick goes undercover to investigate the murders of members of The Twelve Steps, a support group for addicts. Can his sponsor help him with his addiction, or is she out to kill him too?
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 19: If Looks Could Kill
Nick investigates three woman who are member of the Spa Experience. They're all young, beautiful, and have murderous tendencies, but do they share something more than skin deep?
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 20: Fatal Mistake
The investigation into Stonetree's recent shooting of a perp is keeping him up nights. Meanwhile Nick confronts a ghost of his own -- one that's about 300 years older.