Static

Witchblade, Season 2 - premiered on Monday, July 1, 2002

WitchbladeAn unusual murder - a small-time local rock star who seems to have been ejected from an 11th story hotel window aboard a luggage cart - gets Pezzini’s attention, especially when the autopsy reveals that he was knocked out with a taser first. A young woman who found the man’s body later commits suicide, and Pez decides to ask her therapist if she had noticed any unusual behavior before. The therapist, Dr. Anna Granger, notes her patient’s tendency to hear voices - something with which Pez can easily identify. McCarty checks and discovers that several recent suicides were also among Dr. Granger’s clientele. They go to question the doctor, and find clues linking her to the hotel murder.

Order the DVDswritten by Larry Barber & Paul Barber
directed by Neill Fearnley
music by Joel Goldsmith

Guest Cast: Tamara Gorski (Anna Granger), Kathryn Winslow (Vicki), Dov Tiejenbach (Turnville), Cormac (Mac), Gabrielle Ashby (Lorelei)

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A Means To An End

Jeremiah, Season 1 - premiered on Friday, July 5, 2002

JeremiahMarcus has decided to start slowly bringing the leaders of nearby communities to Thunder Mountain to start letting them in on his renaissance plans. Kurdy and Jeremiah are assigned to pick up the first of these visitors - but they’re alarmed when it turns out to be Theo. However, as they’re bringing her back, an upheaval is occurring within Thunder Mountain’s council - which has been left in the dark about Marcus’ plans. Brothers Thomas and Andrew Kincaid, both on the council, hatch plans for a coup to remove Marcus from the council and install Andrew in his place. And as wary as they are of bringing Theo into Thunder Mountain, they plan to use her to prove their point. But with Marcus, the question remains of who leaked word to the Kincaid brothers of his intentions in the first place…

Order the DVDsDownload this episode via Amazon's Unboxwritten by Sara “Samm” Barnes
directed by Mike Vejar
music by Tim Truman

Guest Cast: Peter Stebbings (Marcus Alexander), Kim Hawthorne (Theo), Byron Lawson (Lee Chen), Ingrid Kavelaars (Erin), Kandyse McClure (Elizabeth), Steven Grayhm (Andrew Kincaid), Suzy Joachim (Megan), Gabriel Mann (Thomas Kincaid), Crystal Cote’ (Kate Pierce), Martin Sims (Raymond Jaglom), Suzanne Bastien (Council Member), Thomas Milburn Jr. (Medic)

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Nailed

Witchblade, Season 2 - premiered on Monday, July 8, 2002

WitchbladeConvicted killer Karl Dalack is released early, much to dismay of Detective Danny Woo. Years ago, before he was Pezzini’s partner, Woo burst in on Dalack’s apartment after hearing a girl’s terrified cries from behind his door - but with no warrant, could do nothing but give in to Dalack’s demand that he leave. The girl’s body was found later, molested, her fingernails painted and then ripped off of her fingers. Woo broke into Dalack’s apartment with no warrant and found enough evidence to convict him of a string of similar murders - but with no search warrant, the evidence was inadmissible, and Dalack was charged with only a single count. Now, years later, Woo and Pezzini are charged with protecting Dalack upon his release from prison - and with keeping an eye on him to make sure he won’t fall back into deadly old habits. What Woo doesn’t expect is that his own niece has been hand-picked by Dalack as his next victim.

Order the DVDswritten by Richard C. Okie
directed by Rick Rosenthal
music by Joel Goldsmith

Guest Cast: Currie Graham (Dalack), Kathryn Winslow (Vicki), Nestor Serrano (Captain Dante), Pizuo Peck (Meija), Sharlene Glen (Jennifer Rose), Michael Rhodes (Cop), and Lazar

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Things Left Unsaid - Part I

Jeremiah, Season 1 - premiered on Friday, July 12, 2002

JeremiahMarcus is making plans for a vital summit meeting of community leaders, requiring an all-or-nothing outlay of Thunder Mountain’s resources (particularly vehicles). But what seems like a well-orchestrated plan starts to unravel when Jeremiah and Kurdy uncover evidence that Lee Chen, Marcus’ right-hand man and chief of security, is a double agent for Valhalla Sector, and has removed pages from Simon’s journal of contacts and clues. When Jeremiah confronts Lee with this accusation, Lee disappears from Thunder Mountain - and Kurdy finds the missing journal page, mentioning the Brothers of the Apocalypse and the second coming of the Big Death.

With the summit plans compromised, Marcus now faces the prospect of continuing with his mission and exposing himself and everyone attending the summit to attack. Jeremiah and Kurdy set out to track down the Brothers of the Apocalypse, but do so without Marcus’ blessing - and a warning that they won’t be welcome at Thunder Mountain if they leave the base at this critical moment. Jeremiah is ready to take that risk, but Kurdy is furious with him for making that decision for both of them. Kurdy promises that when Jeremiah has located the Brothers of the Apocalypse, he’s going to take the land rover back to Thunder Mountain, and Jeremiah will be on his own.

The trail of clues leads Jeremiah back to Clarefield and Theo, who tells him where the Brothers have set up their makeshift monastery. Jeremiah and Kurdy do indeed find a group of monks there, all of whom are revealed to be in their forties or older: survivors of the Big Death. And they do, in fact, know that the disease could experience a resurgence soon, this time wiping out all life on Earth.

Elizabeth comes to Clarefield, on assignment to pick up Theo for the summit, but when she learns that Jeremiah and Kurdy have visited Theo, she diverts from her mission and tries to find them. But Lee Chen has tipped off his masters at Valhalla Sector, knowing that Jeremiah and Kurdy will be looking for the Brothers of the Apocalypse, and a vicious ambush ensues. Elizabeth is shot, and Jeremiah discovers that Ezekiel, a mysterious man who has claimed in the past to be his brother, is with the monks. Kurdy, furious that Jeremiah’s reckless risk-taking has left the life of the woman he loves in jeopardy, takes the Land Rover and leaves Jeremiah to fend for himself. Knowing now that the summit is in danger, Jeremiah and Ezekiel set out on foot to try to prevent a disaster.

Order the DVDsDownload this episode via Amazon's Unboxwritten by J. Michael Straczynski
directed by Mike Vejar
music by Tim Truman

Guest Cast: Peter Stebbings (Marcus), Kim Hawthorne (Theo), Ingrid Kavelaars (Erin), Byron Lawson (Lee Chen), Kandyse McClure (Elizabeth), David McCallum (Clarence), Alex Zahara (Ezekiel), David Abbott (Second Brother), Jessica Amlee (Little Girl), Simon Wong (Phil)

Appearing in footage from Journeys End In Lovers Meeting: Krista Rae (Constance), Alessandro Juliani (David)

Appearing in footage from The Long Road: Daniel Gillies (Simon), Curtis Bechdholt (Matthew)

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Lagrimas

Witchblade, Season 2 - premiered on Monday, July 15, 2002

WitchbladeIrons appears to Ian Nottingham, foretelling the arrival of a great evil. Pezzini begins to sense it too, as she’s working the bizarre ritual murder of a Catholic priest. Another ritual is on Pezzini’s mind, as she notices that nearly everyone around her seems to have someone in their lives - Danny and his wife are even expecting a baby. Pezzini is about to give up on both when new clues reignite her interest. Skins simples from under the fingernails of the dead priest reveal that whatever killed him cannot itself be killed. And Pezzini meets someone who could be the man of her dreams, but that once-in-a-lifetime love could be reduced to nightmares when Ian intervenes…but is Ian doing it to save Sara’s life, or out of jealousy?

Order the DVDswritten by Jorge Zamacona
directed by James Whitmore Jr. and Neill Fearnley
music by Joel Goldsmith

Guest Cast: Jeffrey Donovan (Daniel Germaine), Kathryn Winslow (Vicki), Kenneth Wickes (Priest), Shabene Alen (Delivery boy), Dov Tiejenbach (Turnville), and Lazar

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Things Left Unsaid - Part II

Jeremiah, Season 1 - premiered on Friday, July 19, 2002

JeremiahDespite receiving medical attention, Elizabeth dies as a result of her injuries. Before she dies, she makes Kurdy promise to find Jeremiah and help him. He reluctantly agrees to do this, but her death leaves him devastated - and angry. In the meantime, Jeremiah is on the trail of the final clue, and man named Wylie who supposedly knows all the pieces of the puzzle - who caused the Big Death to happen, and who could have prevented it, and who’s in charge of Valhalla Sector. Ezekiel tries to stop Jeremiah from finding him, but Jeremiah leaves him behind, determined to follow the clues to wherever they lead him.

Near St. Louis, Marcus and his entourage from Thunder Mountain set up shop in an open-air stadium - enclosed enough to provide some security, but open enough to allow escape in a worst-case scenario. There are concerns about weapons and the possibility that someone may use this gathering to wipe out dozens or hundreds of communities’ leaders in one attack, but Marcus presses on, convinced that the benefits will outweigh the risks. Jeremiah finds Wylie, who reveals the Big Death’s origins - a top secret U.S. government bioweapons experiment which spread like wildfire when it was tested by undercover operatives in overpopulated India. Only two men know the exact formula for the virus, and only one of them discovered an antidote: Jeremiah’s father. Both of them, along with the President of the United States and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sequestered themselves in the underground complex at the almost-impervious Valhalla Sector military base on the east coast, along with other scientists. Both dove and hawk factions existed when Valhalla Sector was sealed from the outside world, and no one knows who’s in control now. And Wylie also knows that the Big Death is coming back, mutating into a new form that will wipe out victims of all ages.

But that’s all Wylie reveals to Jeremiah before they’re attacked by armed men, again in the employ of Valhalla Sector, and Wylie is killed. Ezekiel appears from out of nowhere again, but he too is gunned down while trying to save Jeremiah. Kurdy also arrives just in time to see Jeremiah put into a Valhalla Sector helicopter and taken away. And in the stadium, Marcus’ worst fears about the summit have come true - Valhalla Sector commandoes attack from the air, and a fierce fight ensues between them and some of the better-armed attendees. Marcus and Erin are captured and taken back to Valhalla Sector, where, unknown to them, a father-and-son reunion is now taking place.

Order the DVDsDownload this episode via Amazon's Unboxwritten by J. Michael Straczynski
excerpts written by Sam Egan
directed by Mike Vejar
music by Tim Truman

Guest Cast: Peter Stebbings (Marcus), Kim Hawthorne (Theo), Ingrid Kavelaars (Erin), Jody Racicot (Wylie), Kandyse McClure (Elizabeth), Robert Wisden (Devon), Dion Johnstone (Nathan), Alex Zahara (Ezekiel), Simon Wong (Phil), Sophie Olson (Cheerleader), Peter Grier (Driver), Ben Cotton (Bartender), Phillip Mitchell (Guy), Rob Hayter (Soldier)

Appearing in footage from Things Left Unsaid Part I: Byron Lawson (Lee Chen), David McCallum (Clarence)

Appearing in footage from The Long Road: Teryl Rothery (Mary), Ryan Drescher (Michael), Devin Douglas Drewitz (young Jeremiah)

Appearing in footage from The Bag: Nelson Leis (Jimmy Holcomb)

Appearing in footage from City Of Roses: Robert Moloney (Farralon)

Appearing in footage from The Touch: Michele Bogdanow (Bess), Justin Callan (Nicky)

Appearing in footage from Man Of Iron, Woman Under Glass: Tyler Williamson (young John)

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Hierophant

Witchblade, Season 2 - premiered on Monday, July 22, 2002

WitchbladeA high-ranking figure in the Russian mafia turns up dead, and Pezzini suspects that her old adversary, mob boss Gallo, is at work again. Rather than boasting about being untouchable, as he usually does, Gallo catches Pezzini off-guard by claiming the murder is the work of a new crime boss known only as “V” - someone who really is untouchable, even by Gallo’s thugs. It’s not long before Pez, Danny and McCarty get someone else to talk about “V,” but it begins to look as though it’ll be a cold day in hell before they find someone willing to help them go up against him. And that’s appropriate enough, as Pez discovers that they’re up against pure evil, powerful enough to take any form that will stop her in her tracks before she can use the Witchblade to put an end to it.

Order the DVDswritten by Roderick Taylor & Bruce A. Taylor
directed by Paul Holahan
music by Joel Goldsmith

Guest Cast: James Acheson (James Pezzini), Conrad Dunn (Gallo), Kathryn Winslow (Vicki), Roger Daltrey (Madame Sesostris), Arnold Finnear (Boris), Sergei Nirolich (Russian Mafia boss), and Lazar

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