Season 1 (1996)

Pilot
7.5

September 28, 1996 • 45m

After being kicked out of his house by his wife, Gary Hobson is forced to move into a hotel room. It's a regular Monday morning - ...Read more

The Choice
7.7

October 5, 1996 • 45m

Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.

Baby
7.0

October 12, 1996 • 45m

Gary helps Chuck deliver twins in an elevator after Chicago has a blackout due to Gary's inability to stop street workers to keep ...Read more

The Paper
7.7

October 19, 1996 • 45m

While searching for answers about the paper, Gary becomes involved with a reporter who is suspicious of his apparent knowledge of a certain story.

Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
7.2

October 26, 1996 • 45m

Lottery fever grips Chicago with the jackpot climbing every night. Meanwhile, Gary tries to understand why someone would want to s...Read more

Hoops
7.5

November 2, 1996 • 45m

Gary tries to stop a popular basket-baller with a medical condition from risking his life on the court.

After Midnight
7.8

November 9, 1996 • 45m

Gary has to stop a 17 year-old single mother from abandoning her child. But as always, Gary gets more involved with her than he sh...Read more

Gun
8.0

November 16, 1996 • 45m

Gary poses as a social worker in order to stop a little boy from shooting his brother, but he gets more involved with the family t...Read more

His Girl Thursday
8.0

November 23, 1996 • 45m

Meredith is back. She wants to pick things up with Gary where they left last time they met. But the paper seems to be in the way o...Read more

The Wrong Man
7.5

December 7, 1996 • 45m

Gary has to stop a man from his old office from killing himself. Marcia visits him with the news that she's getting married. She w...Read more

Christmas
7.5

December 21, 1996 • 45m

Gary has to stop a bomb from killing 20 ice skaters on a park. He goes to Det. Crumb for help, who still doesn't quite believe Gar...Read more

Frostbit
7.5

January 11, 1997 • 45m

It's 20 below zero in Chicago but Gary still has to rescue people around the city, even if the paper doesn't bring any important n...Read more

Mob Wife
8.0

January 25, 1997 • 45m

Gary and Chuck get mistakenly involved with the mob after they save a gangster's ex-fiancé from being shot. They spend days trying...Read more

The Wall (1)
8.7

February 1, 1997 • 45m

The paper reveals that the U.S. president will be murdered during his upcoming visit to Chicago - by Gary.

The Wall (2)
9.0

February 8, 1997 • 45m

Gary continues to try and stop the assassination of the president while eluding the FBI who is convinced Gary is the suspected ass...Read more

Bat Masterson
8.0

February 22, 1997 • 45m

Gary meets an ex-cop who took the identity of Bat Masterson to continue his work against crime. The guy seems to be crazy, but hel...Read more

The Jury
8.0

March 8, 1997 • 45m

Gary is chosen to serve as a juror in the trial of a man accused of stealing money from his company. Since the defendant is defen...Read more

Psychic
8.0

April 12, 1997 • 45m

Gary is unable to stop a child from being kidnapped and looks for help in Claire (a psychic who pursued him about opening a fortun...Read more

The Cat
8.3

April 13, 1997 • 45m

Gary takes the cat to the vet thinking he's not feeling good. He is obligated to leave him there overnight, but rushes to the clin...Read more

Phantom at the Opera
8.7

April 19, 1997 • 45m

Gary saves a woman named Emma Shaw from being murdered during an art robbery. Gary keeps helping Emma establish herself in the cit...Read more

Faith
7.3

April 26, 1997 • 45m

Gary and Chuck wait on a bridge to help a man who will be run over by a car, but they don't realize that the man is Gary, who is k...Read more

Dad
7.7

May 3, 1997 • 45m

Gary's father, Bernie, temporarily moves in with his son after his wife kicks him out. After learning about the paper, and enjoyin...Read more

Love is Blind
8.0

May 17, 1997 • 45m

Marissa is at school when Gary saves her college professor from being killed. Marissa soon has dinner and a study date with a fell...Read more