The Pretender (1996)
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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3x01 Crazy
17 October, 1998 8:00 am
PLEASENT WOOD INSTITUTE, MARYLAND - Jarod becomes a mental patient to uncover the truth behind the mysterious murder of another patient. Miss Parker researches the identity of her twin.
3x02 Hope and Prey
24 October, 1998 8:00 am
Jarod experiences the world of the bounty hunter as he seeks an American Indian activist who has a price on his head. In the meanwhile, Miss Parker learns more about her mother's death.
3x03 Once in a Blue Moon
31 October, 1998 8:00 am
To save a teen-age victim, Jarod learns the skills of criminal behaviorists and comes face-to-face with the Blue Moon Killer.
3x04 Someone to Trust
07 November, 1998 8:00 am
Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.
3x05 Betrayal
14 November, 1998 8:00 am
Jarod teams up with Broots to find the culprit in a shootout at the Centre's Data Annex, a former operative named Damon.
3x06 Parole
21 November, 1998 8:00 am
Jarod portrays a paroled convict to aid a widow; Sydney learns startling news while consoling an old lover whose husband is dying.
3x07 Homefront
12 December, 1998 8:00 am
Jarod steals millions from the Centre, then poses as an arms dealer selling missile launchers to a weapons merchant in Venezuela.
3x08 Flesh and Blood
02 January, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod takes on the role of a tracking expert to help find four teachers, including Sydney's son, Nicholas, who are taken hostage in the Appalachian hills.
3x09 Murder 101
09 January, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod takes over a criminal psychology class and teaches a lesson in committing a flawless murder before tracking down three suspected killers.
3x10 Mr. Lee
06 February, 1999 8:00 am
A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.
3x11 The Assassin
06 February, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod helps a former CIA computer analyst who must assassinate a U.S. senator to free her children from a kidnapper; Miss Parker meets her new neighbor.
3x12 Unsinkable
13 February, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod once again encounters Argyle, who is in need of help. Caught in the middle of a turf war, they work together to pay off Argyle's debt to some loan sharks.
3x13 Pool
20 February, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod challenges a pool hustler to get evidence linking the man to the murder of a young woman's father; Miss Parker tries to prevent Brigitte's marriage.
3x14 At the Hour of Our Death
27 February, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod and Miss Parker recall a childhood incident where they and Angelo met a dying girl at the Centre.
3x15 Countdown
20 March, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod races against time to locate the father of an injured boy with a rare blood disorder.
3x16 P.T.B.
03 April, 1999 9:00 am
Jarod fills in for a radio talk show host who disappeared after a violent confrontation with a threatening caller; Thomas asks Miss Parker to relocate.
3x17 Ties That Bind
10 April, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod goes under cover to investigate a law firm that has a suspicious history of silencing witnesses; Miss Parker declares she is leaving the Centre.
3x18 Wake Up
01 May, 1999 8:00 am
Thomas is brutally murdered in Miss Parker's home by an unknown assailant; Jarod finds clues leading to a drug addict who later dies of an overdose.
3x19 End Game (1)
08 May, 1999 8:00 am
The kidnapping of a young chess prodigy brings Jarod a little too close to his own demons -- and to the attention of an FBI criminal profiler ('The Profiler' crossover). Meanwhile, Miss Parker gets unsettling news from Brigitte, and about Brigitte.
(The crossover episode, Grand Master, aired on The Profiler, season 3, episode 19.)
3x20 Qallupilluit
22 May, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod heads for Alaska to find his father, only to find himself trapped with a research team whose numbers are dropping rapidly -- and bloodily.
3x21 Donoterase (1)
22 May, 1999 8:00 am
Jarod's reunion with his father is marred by news of the Centre's latest project -- a teenaged clone of Jarod himself. However, assassins from the Centre are hot on their trail.
3x22 Donoterase (2)
22 May, 1999 8:00 am
Conclusion from part 1. Jarod and his father plan a rescue the clone created by the Centre's, while Miss Parker must face new truths from inside the Centre and more about her mother's murder.
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