The Pretender Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The Pretender: Season 4 (1999 - 2000)

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Inner Sense : Part Two

  Part two of two. Miss Parker's investigations into her mother's death lead her and Jarod to a mysterious boy named Ethan

• Season 4 Episode 19: The Inner Sense : Part One

  Part one of two. Jarod embarks on a search for his long-lost sister, but he inadvertently puts her life in danger in the process. Guest starring George Lazenby

• Season 4 Episode 18: Corn Man

  Jarod finds a camcorder in a pawn shop revealing evidence of an abduction, sending him off in hot pursuit of the kidnapper

• Season 4 Episode 17: Meltdown

  Jarod poses as a thief to find a child killer; Miss Parker receives a mysterious e-mail which gives a clue about her mother's death.

• Season 4 Episode 16: School Daze

  Jarod disguises himself as an elementary school teacher in an attempt to protect a young witness in a murder trial, and Miss Parker learns one or two things about her mother's death

• Season 4 Episode 15: Junk

  Jarod infiltrates a rehabilitation clinic to help a young woman kick her drug habit so that she may regain custody of her son.

• Season 4 Episode 14: The Agent of Year Zero

  Jarod comes to the aid of a Cambodian woman seeking vengeance after her family were killed by a war criminal, who is also an ally of Mr Lyle

• Season 4 Episode 13: Ghosts from the Past

  Jarod is forced to act instinctively when he learns of a race-hate terrorist group plotting to bomb a unity event

• Season 4 Episode 12: Lifeline

  Jarod acts as a go-between as he tries to reunite a woman with her daughter, while Miss Parker belittles Raines' new religion

• Season 4 Episode 11: Cold Dick

  Jarod comes to the aid of a Vegas showgirl who has had a run-in with the mob, while Broots and Miss Parker get themselves into trouble

• Season 4 Episode 10: Spin Doctor

  Jarod seeks revenge for the murder of the man who helped him escape from the Centre, and Miss Parker tries to comfort Sydney

• Season 4 Episode 9: 'Til Death Do Us Part

  Jarod implores Miss Parker to help him discover the identity of Thomas's murderer - but the case becomes complicated when the trail leads in an unexpected direction

• Season 4 Episode 8: Rules of Engagement

  Jarod impersonates an FBI agent in an attempt to prevent a hostage situation. A troubled Miss Parker has a meeting with her father, but he is unable to shed any light on events

• Season 4 Episode 7: Wild Child

  Jarod masquerades as a psychologist to help a girl found living alone in the wilderness. Meanwhile, Miss Parker learns the Centre has taken out a contract on her father's life

• Season 4 Episode 6: Extreme

  A sports enthusiast is found comatose, and Jarod impersonates the young man to find out what happened to him. Miss Parker finds the trail of clues leads to Mr Lyle

• Season 4 Episode 5: Road Trip

  Jake continues to lay his path of cryptic clues for Miss Parker to follow, although he soon becomes sidetracked by a mysterious and attractive woman

• Season 4 Episode 4: Risque Business

  Jarod goes undercover as a sex therapist to investigate a ruthless attack on a doctor. Broots tries to reveal his true feelings to Miss Parker

• Season 4 Episode 3: Angel's Flight

  Jarod gets mixed up in a swindle as he searches for a missing girl, while Miss Parker is baffled by a faceless head made of wax, which appears to be a clue of some kind. Michael T Weiss and Andrea Parker star

• Season 4 Episode 2: Survival

  Jarod teams up with the CID to look into a soldier's suicide during PoW survival training. Meanwhile, Mr Lyle and Miss Parker are given an unsavoury taste of the action when they are trapped together in a shipping container

• Season 4 Episode 1: The World's Changing

  Jarod gets wind of a plot to murder a group of nuclear researchers, but his attempts to resolve the situation are hindered as he is, once again, behind bars at the Centre

The Pretender: Season 3 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 3 Episode 22: Donoterase : Part Two

  Part two of two. Jarod and Major Charles make a bold attempt to rescue the clone, while Miss Parker is forced to face the truth

• Season 3 Episode 21: Donoterase : Part One

  Part one of two. Jarod is reunited with his father and encounters a 13-year-old clone of himself created by Mr Raines for the Centre

• Season 3 Episode 20: Qallupilluit

  Jarod's search for his father takes him to Alaska, but he ends up trapped with a research team and finds life expectancy in a cold climate can be terrifyingly short. Drama series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 19: End Game

  Jarod faces his fears when a chess expert is kidnapped and Miss Parker receives unsettling news from Brigitte. Drama, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 18: Wake Up

  When Thomas is murdered, Jarod attempts to track down his killer - uncovering a trail of dead bodies which leads straight back to the Centre. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 17: Ties That Bind

  Jarod comes to the assistance of a runaway boy who believes his father committed suicide, and Miss Parker makes a decision about her future. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 16: PTB

  Miss Parker is forced to choose between her personal life and career when Thomas announces he's moving to Oregon, and Jarod poses as a DJ to investigate the murder of a conspiracy theorist

• Season 3 Episode 15: Countdown

  Jarod helps an injured boy's parents locate a convict who may be able to save their child's life. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 14: At the Hour of Our Death

  Jarod is stranded in a wilderness after surviving a plane crash, and Miss Parker collapses at the Centre, leaving her fighting for her life. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss as a genius who can master any identity. With Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 13: Pool

  Jarod becomes a pool player to get close to a racist suspected of murder. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 12: Unsinkable

  Jarod assists a man caught in the middle of a turf war being waged by Atlantic City loan sharks, while Miss Parker finds herself trapped in an aircraft with Sydney. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 11: The Assassin

  Jarod assists a woman being blackmailed into assassinating a politician, and Miss Parker takes a shine to a handsome stranger. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 10: Mr Lee

  A mysterious blind man attempts to anticipate Jarod's movements by interviewing seven people he has spoken to recently. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 9: Murder 101

  Jarod conducts a criminal psychology class and reveals how to commit the perfect murder, but when he ends up with a dead body on his hands, he suspects one of his students may have put his ideas into practice. Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries star

• Season 3 Episode 8: Flesh and Blood

  Nicholas and three teachers are kidnapped by the Appalachia Freedom Militia, so Jarod joins a group of ATF agents to stage a rescue. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 7: Homefront

  Jarod takes on the identity of an arms dealer to help reunite a mother with her children - who have been told she was killed in a car crash. Sci-fi series, with Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 6: Parole

  Jarod impersonates an ex-convict to catch a crooked parole officer, and Sydney is in for a rough ride when Michelle's son Nicholas overhears a secret about his parentage

• Season 3 Episode 5: Betrayal

  Jarod and Broots team up to go on the trail of Damon, a former operative responsible for a shootout at the Centre. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 4: Someone to Trust

  Jarod poses as an arsonist to investigate a corrupt lawyer, but finds himself growing increasingly attracted to his suspect's wife. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 3 Episode 3: Once in a Blue Moon

  Jarod poses as a criminal behaviour expert and matches wits with a brilliant psychopath in an attempt to put a stop to his copycat killings. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 3 Episode 2: Hope and Prey

  Jarod turns bounty hunter to search for a Native American who possesses information about his father. Meanwhile, Miss Parker learns more about her mother's death

• Season 3 Episode 1: Crazy

  Miss Parker and Jarod survive the bombing; Jarod goes undercover as a mental patient to expose a murderer; Miss Parker learns her twin brother's identity.

The Pretender: Season 2 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 2 Episode 22: Bloodlines : Part Two

  Part two of two. Miss Parker finds out she may have a twin brother and Jarod hatches a plan to rescue the kidnapped child. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 21: Bloodlines : Part One

  Part one of two. An experimental treatment offers Angelo another chance at life, as Mr Raines prepares to begin the Pretender programme again. Guest starring Haley Joel Osment

• Season 2 Episode 20: Bank

  A gang of bank robbers hold Jarod and Miss Parker hostage, along with a mysterious dying man whose knowledge of his fellow captives is alarmingly comprehensive. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss and Andrea Parker

• Season 2 Episode 19: Red Rock Jarod

  Jarod and Miss Parker are lured to Arizona by a mysterious message. They soon discover Mr Lyle has summoned them there - and he's out for revenge. Sci-fi adventure, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 18: Stolen

  After taking down a corrupt doctor, Jarod poses as a comatose billionaire whose son has been kidnapped - causing flashbacks to his own childhood abduction. Michael T Weiss stars

• Season 2 Episode 17: Crash

  Jarod gives up his airline ticket to a young man - and is disturbed when the plane crashes, prompting him to find out the cause of the accident. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots learn more about Mr Lyle. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 16: Silence

  Jarod poses as a psychologist to help a boy traumatised after witnessing the murder of a drugs enforcement agent. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 15: Bulletproof

  Jarod takes on the identity of a Swat team member to investigate the assassination of a lieutenant. Meanwhile, Sydney enlists Broots' help to find a woman and a dark secret from his past. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 14: Unforgotten

  Jarod loses his memory, and is forced to rely on the care of a madman - who learns a little too much about him. Meanwhile, Brigitte interrogates Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots at a Centre tribunal. Michael T Weiss stars

• Season 2 Episode 13: A Stand Up Guy

  Jarod goes undercover to infiltrate a Mafia crime syndicate. Mr Lyle makes a reappearance - and the Centre call on Miss Parker to deal with him. Sci-fi drama, with Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 12: Toy Surprise

  Jarod assumes the role of a counsellor to assist a traumatised teenage boy whose best friend was killed in a road traffic accident. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 11: Gigolo Jarod

  High-priced escort Jarod woos a wealthy developer (Salli Richardson) who plans to destroy a building housing the poor; Jarod helps a neglected housewife.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Indy Show

  Jarod disguises himself as a racing driver in an effort to unravel a mystery, and Sydney learns Jacob has emerged from his coma. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 9: F/X

  Jarod dons the guise of a special effects co-ordinator to investigate an incident involving a stuntman during the filming of a television commercial. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 8: Hazards

  An engineer tries to commit suicide when he is blamed for the chemical spillage that killed his co-workers. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 7: Collateral Damage

  Jarod tries to clear the name of a soldier accused of dealing in classified information during the Vietnam War. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 6: Past Sim

  Jarod vows revenge after discovering one of his previous simulations has been used to execute a kidnapping and Mr Lyle's deal with the Yakuza may cause even more trouble than he expected

• Season 2 Episode 5: Nip and Tuck

  Jarod impersonates a plastic surgeon to discover how a teenage girl came to be tragically disfigured during an operation. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 4: Exposed

  Jarod takes on the guise of a fashion photographer in the hope of flushing out a stalker targeting a glamorous model. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 3: Over the Edge

  Jarod impersonates a rescue worker in a bid to unravel the alleged attempted suicide of another team member. Meanwhile, an expert in criminal behaviour arrives at the Centre to find out who shot Mr Raines' oxygen tank. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 2 Episode 2: Scott Free

  An ex-con needs Jarod's help when he learns he is being blackmailed, while Brigitte causes problems for Miss Parker. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 2 Episode 1: Back from the Dead Again

  Jarod takes on the role of college professor to investigate a student's disappearance, while Miss Parker is upstaged. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

The Pretender: Season 1 (1996 - 1997)

• Season 1 Episode 22: Dragon House : Part Two

  In the conclusion of the two-part series finale, the Centre captures Kyle, Jarod learns more about his family, and Miss Parker searches for evidence against Mr Raines

• Season 1 Episode 21: Dragon House : Part One

  Part one of two. Jarod takes on the identity of an FBI agent in a bid to track down Kyle. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 1 Episode 20: Baby Love

  Jarod witnesses a baby being abandoned and learns the father is a ruthless DA trying to save his career by destroying the evidence of an affair. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 1 Episode 19: Jarod's Honor

  Jarod poses as a hit-man to infiltrate the Mob and protect the victims he is ordered to kill

• Season 1 Episode 18: Unhappy Landings

  As a U.S. marshal, Jarod tries to protect a government witness from a drug cartel and corrupt fellow marshals.

• Season 1 Episode 17: Keys

  As a storm approaches, Jarod is captured while struggling to save a critically ill girl. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss as the haunted genius who can master any identity

• Season 1 Episode 16: Under the Reds

  Jarod becomes a paramedic to confront a co-worker suspected of putting a graduate student in a coma, while Miss Parker and Broots investigate Sydney's activities. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 1 Episode 15: Jaroldo!

  Jarod poses as a television news cameraman, while Miss Parker and Sydney fall foul of drug addicts in an abandoned warehouse. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss

• Season 1 Episode 14: Ranger Jarod

  The role-changing Jarod assumes the identity of a forest ranger to help search for a missing ornithology student. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 13: Bazooka Jarod

  Jarod investigates the death of a sailor whose commander ordered a leaking compartment to be sealed with the man still inside. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss as a gifted man who can take on any identity. With Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 12: Prison Story

  Jarod works as a prison guard to uncover the truth about a man awaiting the gas chamber on death row. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, with Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 11: Bomb Squad

  Jarod takes a job with the bomb squad in Detroit. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 10: The Better Part of Valor

  As Mr Raines continues to dog his heels, Jarod pretends to be a firefighter in Pittsburgh to probe a suspicious arson-related death. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 9: Mirage

  Jarod joins a sky-diving company to unearth the truth behind the death of its director, while Miss Parker makes a discovery about her mother. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 8: Not Even a Mouse

  Jarod learns the true meaning of Christmas when he investigates the death of a local Santa Claus who devoted his time to a children's shelter

• Season 1 Episode 7: A Virus Among Us

  Miss Parker makes another discovery, while Jarod pretends to be a virologist to find a scientist missing from a disease research centre in Illinois. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 6: To Serve and Protect

  Motorcycle policeman Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) investigates a security guard's murder possibly linked to rogue cops moonlighting as jewel thieves.

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Paper Clock

  Jarod finds himself acting as a junior lawyer to help a caretaker who has been sentenced for a murder he didn't commit. Drama series, starring Michael T Weiss as a genius who can master any identity. With Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 4: Curious Jarod

  Jarod tries his luck on the gambling tables of Las Vegas to investigate an assault on a showgirl. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 3: Flyer

  Jarod retraces an exceptionally dangerous flight to reveal whether the pilot's death was due to human error. Sci-fi drama, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 2: Every Picture Tells a Story

  Jarod discovers a cover-up surrounding a suspicious death while disguised as a US coast guard. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  Pilot episode. A man escapes the confines of his artificial environment and searches for his real identity while trying to stay one step ahead of the people who want him back under their control. Sci-fi series, starring Michael T Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries