Season Summary[]
The front cover of the first season DVD set.
It was also the only one that had at least three different versions – The Canadian one, the CBS Crimetime after Prime Time one and the SciFi Channel one. Each one is a little different. The Canadians did not have as many commercials as the States did so they shot some filler material, along with extra scenes. I will use the Canadian version for the review and list the cuts and changes to each of the other two versions.
For the first couple of episodes there were a couple extra scenes, mostly involving nudity that were shot for the European market, Germany mainly. That quickly stopped. And will not be referenced here.
The first season cast regulars were: Geraint Wyn Davies as Homicide Detective Nicholas/Nick Knight, Catherine Disher as Dr. Natalie Lambert, the medical examiner, John Kapelos as Homicide Detective Donald G. Schanke, Deborah Duchene as Janette Ducharme, Nigel Bennett as Lucien LaCroix, and Gary Farmer as Captain Joe Stonetree. Sandi Ross came in a few episodes later as Natalie's friend and coworker Grace Balthazar. Natalie's cat, Syndey made an appearance in only one episode.
Nick and Natalie have known each other for quite a while as the series starts. Everyone has been at their job for years.
The Canadian and American viewers were given a totally different view of Nick and Natalie's relationship as they watched quite different versions of the episodes. The Canadians saw a more playful, closer relationship than the Americans did. Many Nick and Natalie scenes were cut from the American version.
LaCroix was not a part of Nick's everyday life this season. He was seen only in flashbacks during all but two episodes.
There were several interesting triangles on the series. Each triangle featured Nick in the middle: His vampire family – LaCroix, Nick, Janette; His mortal friends who were like a family to him – Natalie, Nick, Schanke; The women in his life – Natalie, Nick, Janette; The main males in his life – Schanke, Nick, LaCroix. There was a coherent balance between the vampire and mortal worlds.
— Judith Freudenthal's Introduction to Season One from Judith Freudenthal's Forever Knight Episode Guide[1]
Episode List[]
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Dark Knight | Writer: James D. Parriott | Director: Allan Kroeker | 05 May 1992 | #2 101 |
| Nicholas seeks a mystical Mayan jade cup, which he believes holds the key to becoming human again. The nefarious vampire Lucien LaCroix will stop at nothing to see that Nicholas never obtains this precious relic.
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Dark Knight: The Second Chapter | Writer: James D. Parriott | Director: Allan Kroeker | 06 May 1992 | #3 102 |
| A beautiful museum curator becomes involved in Nicholas's search for the elusive Mayan goblet. Her life and the fate of the cup are threatened by the scheming LaCroix.
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For I Have Sinned | Writer: Philip John Taylor | Director: Gerard Ciccoritti | 12 May 1992 | #4 103 |
| While a religious fanatic hunts down and murders the young women of a local church, a young priest must honor the sanctity of the confessional and not reveal what he knows. To catch the killer, Nicholas is forced to enter the church and confront his religious phobias.
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Last Act | Writer: Brad Wright | Director: Rene Bonniere | 19 May 1992 | #5 104 |
| A young woman dies, and all evidence points to suicide. Nick, however, has a gut feeling that it was murder, but seems unable to prove it. Added to his stack of unsolved crimes, it makes Nick question his own feelings of self-worth, especially after hearing about another, real suicide: that of one of his "old friends". Nick must search through his memories of their relationship of centuries past to determine why she killed herself, and why he shouldn't.
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Dance by the Light of the Moon | Writer: Roy Sallows | Director: Michael Levine | #6 105 | |
| A beautiful young woman is able to exert an almost supernatural control over men, driving them to commit criminal acts for her amusement. Nick manages to catch up with her, but will his own powers help prevent him from also falling under her spell?
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Dying to Know You | Writer: Tony Sheer | Director: Brad Turner | #7 106 | |
| The wife and daughter of a well-known philanthropist are kidnapped and held for ransom, and psychic Denise Fort is brought in help Nick and Schanke with the case. Her powers are genuine, and therein lies the problem: she keeps picking up flashes of Nick's "other life", and Nick feels torn about whether or not to reveal himself to her, since she thinks it's a sign that she's having a breakdown. Nick's recollections of a similar situation in Puritan New England make him determined that Denise won't share th e fate of his mortal friend from that time.
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False Witness | Writer: Naomi Janzen | Director: Jorge Montesi | #8 107 | |
| Nick's feelings of responsibility for the death of a man he was supposed to protect in a "sting" operation causes him to lie about actually seeing the murderer pull the trigger. In addition to the problem of having to appear in court to testify in broad daylight, Nick's desire to see justice done struggles with his conscience. He calls up memories of an incident from the past in which a woman lies in court, condemning to death a man Nick knows to be innocent, since he saw his fellow vampire Janette commit the crime.
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Cherry Blossoms | Writer: Roy Sallows | Director: Brad Turner | #9 108 | |
| 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.
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I Will Repay | Writer: Brad Wright | Director: Jorge Montesi | #10 109 | |
| 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?
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Dead Air | Writer: Alison Bingeman | Director: Steve DiMarco | 23 September 1992 | #11 110 |
| 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.
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Hunters | Writer: Lionel E. Siegel | Director: Mitch Gabourie | 30 September 1992 | #12 111 |
| 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.
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Dead Issue | Writer: Peter Mitchell | Director: Michael Levine | #13 112 | |
| Inspector Tony Fiore's wife confesses to shooting her lover in self-defense. Case closed?
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Father Figure | Writer: Michael Sadowski | Director: Gary Farmer | #14 113 | |
| 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.
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Spin Doctor | Writer: Shelly Goldstein | Director: John Cassar | #15 114 | |
| 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.
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Dying for Fame | Writer: Michael Sadowski | Director: Leon Marr | #16 115 | |
| Pop star Rebecca has a new hit video in which she kills off her fans. When a fan's body is found in her hotel room is it life imitating art or just another imitator?
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Only the Lonely | Writer: Susan Martin | Director: Michael Levine | #17 116 | |
| 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.
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Unreality TV | Writer: Michael Sadowski | Director: Clay Borris | #18 117 | |
| 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?
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Feeding the Beast | Writer: Alison Bingeman | Director: Richard Lewis | #19 118 | |
| 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?
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If Looks Could Kill | Writer: Brad Wright | Director: Nicholas J. Gray | #20 119 | |
| 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?
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Fatal Mistake | Writer: Naomi Janzen | Director: Michael Levine | 10 February 1993 | #21 120 |
| 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.
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1966 | Writer: Michael Sadowski | Director: Don McCutcheon | 17 February 17 1993 | #22 121 |
| During a hostage situation at the police station, Nick recalls his life in East Berlin (as the American Nick Thomas), where he helped another family in crisis while they helped him search for the Abarat, an ancient book of miracles that may contain a cure for vampirism.
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Love You to Death | Writer: Naomi Janzen, Tony Sheer | Director: Michael Levine | 2 March 1993 | #23 122 |
| After a model missing for four months is found dead under mysterious circumstances, another model disappears who bears a striking a resemblance to a dancer Nick fell for a long time ago.
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