Episode
Nash Bridges: Touchdown
Overview
When Nash and Joe investigate the mysterious disappearance of several armored cars and their drivers, they uncover a high-tech, covert crime operation run by ex-Navy Seals. When the robbers kidnap Evan, Nash must lure them out of hiding by staging an armored car delivery. Meanwhile, an off-duty case finds Nash and Joe searching for a star football player's dream girl, whom he spotted in a stadium filled with 65,000 fans but doesn't know. Also, the relationship between Evan and Cassidy intensifies as they struggle to keep their affair a secret from Nash.
Details
- Series
- Nash Bridges
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1998-05-15
Episode context
Touchdown is Episode 22 in Season 3 of Nash Bridges. It aired on 1998-05-15.
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Episode 21: Special Delivery
Nash must protect Lynette (Suki Kaiser) from ruthless Hong Kong mobsters when she unknowingly becomes involved in an Asian forgery ring. When Lynette's old flame, Brian, mails her a flawless forgery plate for $100 bills, Nash must protect her from the brutal Hong Kong gangsters from whom the plate was stolen. When Brian unexpectedly appears at Lynette's door, their attraction is re-ignited, but he soon becomes the chief suspect in Nash's investigation into the forgery ring, run by an Asian crime syndicate. Meanwhile, Joe's visiting father (Ismael Carlo), a sheriff from New Mexico, drives Joe crazy with his meddling until he uses his own brand of Wild West sleuthing to expose a murderer in Joe's apartment building.
Episode 23: Sacraments
When the ruthless high school dropouts go on the crime spree, Nash's search for the couple leads him into an underworld of heavy metal rock and satanic worship. As the intensity of the crimes increases, Nash must race against time to stop the desperate duo before they murder all the enemies on their ""grudge list."" ; Stacy and Nash meet Nick's long-lost love from the war years; Joe finds Evan and Cassidy in a compromising situation.
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Episode 20: Danger Zone
Nash and Joe are on the trail of a ruthless gang of thieves threatening to release the lethal nerve gas over downtown San Francisco unless the area is evacuated. Once the area is cleared of people, the criminals plan to move in and rob the banks in the area. Racing against time to capture the criminal mastermind behind this scheme, Nash is surprised to discover that the gang leader is Pamela Smith, a beautiful, brilliant chemist who created the deadly gas. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman appears who claims to be Joe's daughter from a college fertility experiment in which he participated years earlier.
Episode 19: Lady Killer
Bettina is accused of killing a high-class call girl. Only Nash can help Rick find out who framed him for murder. Meanwhile, a man masquerading as Joe has become a major romantic figure in town (with Joe's credit cards), much to Inger's chagrin.
Episode 18: Cuda Gráce
Nash and Joe investigate several brutal drug-related gangland murders and follow a complicated trail of clues to a surprising suspect -- Bruce Sutcliffe, a multi-millionaire from a well-respected San Francisco family. When Nash discovers that Sutcliffe has been a major drug kingpin for years, he risks his job and his life to expose the magnate's secret life. Meanwhile, Evan and Bettina go undercover in a transgender beauty pageant to trap a blackmailing murderess who pretends to be a man impersonating a woman.
Episode 17: Patriots
Nash gets involved with Irish terrorists, as well as his ex-wife Kelly (Serena Scott Thomas). Meanwhile, Joe looks after a party-minded Arabian prince awaiting a heart transplant.
Episode 16: Skin Deep
Nash and Joe team up with a tough-talking NYPD Special Crimes Detective (Penny Marshall) in order to track down a famous fashion model's deadly stalker. Meanwhile, Harvey helps Evan track down his lost badge before Nash finds out. A shopping trip doesn't turn out the way Nick and Lynette had planned.
Episode 15: Downtime
Nash is forced to take time off by Bettina.
Episode 14: Live Shot
Geraldo Rivera comes to the SIU to interview Nash and Joe. Nash arrives at the SIU after having his drink spiked with acid by a biker couple; and there's a ""mole"" in the SIU feeding sensitive information about Nash to Geraldo, which he uses in the interview. Meanwhile, our SIU cops must solve a mystery which begins as a routine shooting at a convenience store.
Episode 13: Crossfire
A million dollar bounty on Nash's head triggers an onslaught of attacks by a series of ultimate fighters. Michelle meets ""Mr. Right"" while on a stake out trying to trackdown an Internet rapist. Nash is convinced Cassidy's new boyfriend in gay.
Episode 12: Dirty Tricks
Nash and Joe risk causing an international incident after British consulate workers fake the death of a convicted killer in order to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Joe resorts to extreme measures in order to get Lucia accepted into an ultra-elite school.
Episode 11: Found Money
Rick Bettina returns as the head of the S.I.U. Joe is accused of stealing 3 million dollars from a suspect. Harvey has a torrid affair with a woman he once arrested.