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Season 1
1 :01x01 - Pilot (Sep/22/1995)
The death of a traumatized young girl named Merlyn Temple, has shaken the small town of Trinity, South Carolina. Merlyn's younger brother, Caleb, is taken under the wing of the town's new doctor, Matt Crower, and notices a deep interest in the boy from the mysterious Sheriff Lucas Buck. Caleb's cousin Gail, returns to her hometown and faces off with Sheriff Buck, who she believes is linked to her own mother's death.
Guest Stars: Tamara Dow as Nurse Wendy, Sonny Shroyer as Gage Temple, Margo Moorer as Danielle Davenport, Tammy Christine Arnold as Caleb's Mother, Leonard Watkins as Blind Man, Troy Simmons as Josh Davenport, Mckenzie Lacoss as Six Year-Old Merlyn, Lucius Houghton as Deputy Cammalous, Lynda Clark (1) as Rita Barber, Storm Bear as Carnival Pirate
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
 
2 :01x02 - A Tree Grows in Trinity (Sep/29/1995)
Caleb flees from Sheriff Buck and finds himself in an abandoned hunting lodge, where a dying man is being held captive. Merlyn's spirit confronts Caleb and encourages him to help the man. Meanwhile, at Merlyn's funeral, Caleb learns that his daddy is dead too and that his cousin Gail has come home to protect him.
Guest Stars: Ron Perkins as Harlan Jeeters, Charly Williams as Taylor Webb, Sean Bridgers as Deputy #1, Ralph Brownewell as Orderly #1, Dale Wright as Nurse, Charles McLawhorn as Albert, Mert Hatfield as The Reverend, David Lenthall as Dr. Curtis Z. Webb, Sean Bridges as Deputy #1, Arnold Vosloo as Rafael Santo, Gina Stewart as Teapot
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
 
3 :01x03 - Eye of the Beholder (Oct/06/1995)
Sheriff Buck will do anything to win Caleb away from Gail at his custody hearing, including calling in a favor from the judge overseeing the case and an attempt to destroy Dr. Crower. Meanwhile, a mirror given to Dan Trulane as a wedding gift has a strange attraction over his bride to be.
Guest Stars: Maria Howell as Choir Soloist, Evan Rachel Wood as Rose Russell, Barry Bell as Gordy Wills, Grenoldo Frazier as Reverend Logan, Rick Warner as Heywood Anderson, Bob Hannah as Judge Halpern, Tina Lifford as Loris Holt, N'Bushe Wright as Cheryl Trulane, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Jim Charleston
Story: Judi Ann Mason, Shaun Cassidy | Teleplay: Judi Ann Mason
 
4 :01x04 - Damned If You Don't (Oct/10/1995)
Lucas Buck seeks a payback for a favor when he requests that Carter Bowen's teenage daughter work for him. But when he refuses, a series of events occur that unravels Carter's life. Also, Caleb receives help from Lucas on a school project, and Gail searches for answers about her mom.
Guest Stars: Jana Drue as Young Gail, Juliet Cesario as Gail's Mother, Donald S. Bland as Cooper, John Henry Scott as Janitor, Barnaby Carpenter as T.J., Judy Simpson Cook as Etta Bowen, Steve Rankin as Carter Bowen, Brigid Brannagh as Poppy Bowen, Muse Watson as Wash Sutpen, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Lou Antonio (1)
Writer: Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
5 :01x05 - Dead to the World (Oct/13/1995)
Gail seeks the truth about the night her best friend disappeared after driving off a bridge. She may have gone too far when she accuses Sheriff Buck as having a hand in her death after discovering that they had dated at the time of her disappearance. Meanwhile, Caleb learns about himself and honor when Lucas offers to help him win an archery contest.
Guest Stars: Rachel Seidman-Lockamy as Charlotte, Barnaby Carpenter as T.J., Scott Schumacher as Diver, Debbie Yates as Louellen, Helen Baldwin as Barbara Joy Flood, John Shearin as Waylon Flood, Melissa Suzanne McBride as Holly Gallager, Linda Pierce as Mrs. Gallagher, Alex Van as Jailer, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Robin Green (1), Mitchell Burgess, Shaun Cassidy, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
6 :01x06 - Meet the Beetles (Oct/20/1995)
Lucas Buck is held under suspicion after two skeletons are found on his property. Jack Drey, a state policeman suspects Lucas of having a part in his adulterous brother-in-law's disappearance.
Guest Stars: Derin Altay as Betty Weller, Selden Smith as Lydia Constantine, David Lenthall as Dr. Curtis Z. Webb, Mark Joy as Coach Fred Bender, Keith Flippen as Ossie Spichtig, Bruce Campbell (1) as Lt. Jack Drey, Alex Van as Deputy Floyd, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Michael Nankin
Story: David Chisolm, Shaun Cassidy, Victor Bumbalo | Teleplay: David Chisolm, Victor Bumbalo
 
7 :01x07 - Strong Arm of the Law (Nov/03/1995)
Trinity is invaded by four northerners who move into the boarding house and start a crime wave throughout town. Sheriff Buck has a deadly confrontation with the guests.
Guest Stars: Sara Audrey Keeley as Mourner #2, Maggie Klekas as Mourner #1, Brian Fong as Paramedic, Sara Lynn Moore as Carol, Dean Whitworth as Cecil Perkins, Richard Edson as Lowell Stokes, Jim Gloster as Just Eddie, Joseph Lindsey as Earl McKeever, Matt Craven as Barrett Stokes, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie, Aubrey Dollar as Janice
Director: Mike Binder
Writer: Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
8 :01x08 - Rebirth (Jan/03/1996)
Merlyn borrows the spirit of an unborn child and reappears as a young girl as a means to experience the life she had missed out on, such as first love. After Caleb and the Sheriff figure out what has happened, Caleb realizes she must give back the unborn child's spirit if it is to survive, while Sheriff Buck wants her to remain on earth.
Guest Stars: Randell Haynes as Sourpuss, Michael Mattison as Dead Head, Lanelle Markgraf as Nurse #2, Deborah Winstead as Nurse #1, Kelly Mizell as Young Woman, Chris Blackwelder as Young Man, Sara Lynn Moore as Mrs. Russell, Amy Steel as Christy, Danny Masterson as Ray
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Victor Bumbalo
 
9 :01x09 - Resurrector (Jan/10/1996)
A radio host vows to ruin Sheriff Buck after he rejects his plea for help. A depressed Caleb wants to hold a party for the dead in order to give Merlyn a second funeral.
Guest Stars: Craig Edwards (2) as Technician, Andrea Powell as Jean Biggs, Phil Loch as Lance Biggs, Lynda Clark (1) as Rita Barber, Irene Ziegler as Gloria Kirby, Greg Travis (1) as Mel Kirby, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
10 :01x10 - Inhumanitas (Jan/17/1996)
Sheriff Buck must answer for all his past crimes when Merlyn returns as an avenging angel. Father Tilden's church is the scene of their chilling confrontation.
Guest Stars: Peter Townes as Frenchman, Yvonne Graetzer as Female Realtor, Wayne DeHart as Bertie, Ruth Reid as Barbara Hudson, Tim Grimm as W. Bryan Hudson, Pat Hingle as Father Tilden, Brandlyn Whitaker as Sue Ellen Hudson
Director: Bruce Seth Green (2)
Writer: Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
11 :01x11 - The Plague Sower (Jan/24/1996)
A mysterious bleeding illness has hit Trinity, which brings a new doctor to town. Sheriff Buck turns to Dr. Peele for help after Dr. Cower has a breakdown while trying to treat all the townsfolk hit with the plague.
Guest Stars: Kay Joyner as Wife, John Henry Scott as Husband, C.K. Bibby as Townsperson #2, Gene Dann as Man, Dottie Grissom-Hardin as Young Woman, Haley Salyer as Woman, Joe Maggard as Townsperson #1, Amy Dawn Anderson as Nurse, Patt Noday as Reporter, Michael Harding (1) as A.E. Tippett
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Robert Palm
 
12 :01x12 - Doctor Death Takes a Holiday (Jan/31/1996)
When a woman checks into the hospital claiming to be Sheriff Buck's mother, Dr. Crower grows more curious and decides to reinvestigate Merlyn's murder. She asks Dr. Crower to kill Sheriff Buck, but the tables are turned which creates unsettling results.
Guest Stars: Bill Roberson as Carl, Henry Laurence as Elderly Man, Tyrone Hicks as Jojo, Amy Parish as Nurse Sarah, Nancy Saunders (2) as Brenda, Tamara Burnham as Charlotte Streeter, Will Leskin as Judge Streeter, Tina Lifford as Loris Holt, Veronica Cartwright as Angela
Director: Doug Lefler
Writer: Victor Bumbalo
 
13 :01x13 - The Beast Within (Jul/03/1996)
When Artie, Ben's brother, robs a store in Trinity, Ben accidentally shoots him and then is taken hostage along with Sheriff Buck, Caleb and Dr. Crower at the hospital.
Guest Stars: General Fermon Judd Jr. as Fireman, Henry Laurence as Elderly Man, Rick Forrester as Salesman, Lynda Clark (1) as Rita Barber, Jeff Perry as Artie Healy
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
 
14 :01x14 - To Hell and Back (Jul/03/1996)
When Dr. Crower treats the victims of a drunk driving accident, he conjures up memories of his wife and daughters deaths. Sheriff Buck pushes Dr. Cower over the edge by enticing him to start drinking again. Meanwhile, a strange neighbor's digging bothers Caleb.
Guest Stars: Mick McGovern as Cop #2, Lou Criscuolo as Cop #1, Lanelle Rose as Nurse #2, Erica Nashan as Nurse #1, Charlie Lucas as Bluesman, Charlotte Hackman as Hannah, Michael Genevie as Dr. Portis Fields, Charles McLawhorn as George, Laura Robbins as Doreen Langston, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie, W. Morgan Sheppard as Mr. Emmett, Andi Carnick as Lily Crower, Evan Rachel Wood as Rose Russell, Robert Treveiler as Chester Langston, Megan Gallacher as Claire Crower
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Judi Ann Mason
 
15 :01x15 - Learning to Crawl (Jul/04/1996)
A new bond is brought between Caleb and Sheriff Buck after he is brought back to life after being electrocuted. While on a fishing trip Caleb and Sheriff Buck encounter dangerous criminals who have kidnapped a corporate executive. Meanwhile, Caleb is given special sensory powers after learning a lesson from Sheriff Buck while trapped in the cabin.
Director: Michael Lange
Story: David Kemper | Teleplay: David Kemper, Robert Palm
 
16 :01x16 - Triangle (Jul/10/1996)
Just as Gail informs Caleb that she is leaving Trinity and taking him along, she collapses and is taken to the hospital where she learns she is pregnant with Sheriff Buck's child.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Jeff King (1)
 
17 :01x17 - The Buck Stops Here (Jul/10/1996)
Caleb and Selena go to Lucas' home to search for missing hospital files after being accused by the pharmacist as having taken them. Caleb seems to relish the fact he is Sheriff Buck's son and uses his new found powers when Lucas is "murdered." Sheriff Buck's final words for Caleb states that "the evil is passed."
Guest Stars: Wayne DeHart as Old Bertie, John Shearin as Waylon Flood, Dean Whitworth as Cecil Spurgeon, Lee Freeman as Doris Lydon, Dani Miller as Nurse, Lynda Clark (1) as Rita Barber, Brent Jennings (1) as Yancy Lydon, Jim Antonio (1) as Dr. Leslie Narone, Alex Van as Deputy Floyd
Director: Lou Antonio (1)
Writer: Steve DeJarnatt (1)
 
18 :01x18 - Requiem (Jul/11/1996)
Caleb uses his new powers to try and kill Gail and inherit Sheriff Buck's estate. But when Ben and Billy dig up Lucas, he comes back to save Gail and his unborn child, setting up a confrontation between Sheriff Buck and Caleb.
Guest Stars: Mary Mcmillan as Wealthy Woman, Diana Taylor as Businesswoman, Len Hathaway as Elderly Man, Don Henderson Baker as Grave Digger, Lindley Mayer as Ashley Narone, Lynda Clark (1) as Rita Barber, Jim Antonio (1) as Dr. Leslie Narone, Alex Van as Deputy Floyd
Director: Lou Antonio (1)
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
 
19 :01x19 - Potato Boy (Unaired)
Sheriff Buck is upset when Selena reaches out to help Caleb. Also, Ben seeks a psychiatrists help to figure out why he has animosity towards Sheriff Buck. But when Lucas learns of Ben's visits, he takes matters into his own hands.
Guest Stars: Joe Inscoe as Dr. Perry, Evan Rachel Wood as Rose Russell, Sarah Lynn Moore as Mrs. Russell, Zander Heinen as Potato Boy Vocalist, Trip Cogburn as Potato Boy, John Bennes as Rev. Coombs, Tina Lifford as Loris Holt, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Michael Nankin
 
20 :01x20 - Ring of Fire (Unaired)
Sheriff Buck allows Gail to use her dreams and visions to reveal more about her past, including her parents behavior, her father's abuse towards her, he mom's affair and an attempted murder of her father.
Guest Stars: David Cutting as Toddler, Dorothy Recasner Brown as Female Doctor, Jana Drue as Young Gail, John Keenan as Peter Emory (1975), Sandi Fix as Christine Emory (1975), Sonny Shroyer as Gage Temple, Collin Wilcox as Mrs. Gardner
Director: Lou Antonio (1)
Writer: Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
 
21 :01x21 - Echo of Your Last Goodbye (Unaired)
Ben's date, Cindy, is really an incarnation of Merlyn who is attempting to reveal to Ben the truth of her mother's death by taking to a place where she took care of abandoned children. Meanwhile, Lucas admits that he loved Merlyn's mother and wanted to marry her, but she refused to leave her husband.
Guest Stars: D.L. Anderson as Allison, Julia Deane Howard as Cindy, Alex Van as Deputy Floyd, Chris Fennell as Boone MacKenzie
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: John Cork
 
22 :01x22 - Strangler (Unaired)
Lucas summons the ghost of Albert De Salvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, in order to fight Merlyn. While Sheriff Buck makes himself scarce, Alberto befriends Caleb in order to get to Merlyn, kills a nurse and sets his sights on Gail as his next victim. Caleb may be the only one who can help save Merlyn, by conjuring up his special powers.
Guest Stars: Alex Van as Deputy Floyd, Gareth Williams (1) as Albert DeSalvo, Sean Bridgers as Policeman #1, Rachel Lewis as Nurse #2
Director: Doug Lefler
Story: Michael R. Perry, Robert Palm | Teleplay: Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan, Robert Palm
 
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