The Cape

Original title : Pilot
First Aired : 09.01.2011 (USA)
Director : Simon West
Writing credits : Tom Wheeler
Cast : Nico Cortez (ARK Officer), Eros Biox (Popo), Eric Pierpoint (Chief Tom Ross), Jo Nell Kennedy (Donna), Wendy Burch (News anchor), Bryan Friday (Brooks), Dennis Keiffer (Jenner), Fernando Chien (ARK Trooper), Judi Barton (Party Guest), J. Teddy Garces (Scales Thug #1), Nathan Aztell (Scales Thug #2), Peter Murnik (Officer), Anil Kumar (Ruvi), Izabella Miko (Raia)

The Story : Former police sergeant Vince Faraday is framed as notorious criminal Chess and seemingly dies in an explosion when ARK corporation security forces open fire on him. Mentored by Max Malini among a gang of bank robbers who use carnival talents, Vince must leave behind his wife Dana and son Trip to fight against corruption in Palm City. Villains include Scales and nemesis Chess, whose other persona is ARK billionaire Peter Fleming. Under the guise of The Cape, his son's favorite comic book character, Vince must trust mysterious blogger Orwell to help in the fight.

Original title : Tarot
First Aired : 09.01.2011 (USA)
Director : Deran Sarafian
Writing credits : Tom Wheeler
Cast : Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Raza Jaffrey (Cain / Raymonde Lafleur), Richard Schiff (Patrick Portman), Elise Neal (Susan Voyt), Kenneth Davitian (Store Owner), Julie Claire (City Councilwoman), Tyler Reign (Linus), David Jahn (News Anchor #2), Chad Borden (Maitre'd), Freddy Bouciegues (Robber #1), Sam Looc (Robber #2), Matthew Jones (ARK Official), Wendy Burch (News Anchor #1), Anil Kumar (Ruvi), Izabella Miko (Raia)

The Story : Ark Corporation's aim is at prison privatization, but The Cape will battle Chess and his newest ally Cain to stop it. As Chess and Cain set their sights on Secretary for the Bureau of Prisons Patrick Portman, the Cape intervenes, barely surviving the encounter. Orwell, Max Malini, and the circus gang band together to help the Cape recover and also save Patrick.

Original title : Kozmo
First Aired : 17.01.2011 (USA)
Director : David Jackson
Writing credits : Craig Titley
Cast : Pavel Lychnikoff (Russian Commander), Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Thomas Kretschmann (Gregor Molotov), Derek Magyar (Officer Phillips), Gary Ray Bugarcic (Street Vendor), Boris Kievsky (The Examiner), Mo Anouti (Armed Guard), Barry W. Levy (ARK Intl Agent), Dmitriy Karpov (Guard), Jacob Bertrand (Alpha Kid), Troy Metcalf (Poker Player #2), Christopher DeMaci (Poker Player #1), Latarsha Rose (Teacher), Ricky Harris (Homeless Witness), Izabella Miko (Raia), Anil Kumar (Ruvi)

The Story : Max Malini's old friend Gregor Molotov has come to town, but not for a friendly visit. He is looking for whoever has the cape, and The Cape/Vince has to protect the carnies who took him in. Dana, Vince's wife, returns to work after grieving his loss and sees Palm City's corruption at work in the public defender's office. She also discovers there were witnesses when Vince vanished.

Original title : Scales
First Aired : 24.01.2011 (USA)
Director : Dennie Gordon
Writing credits : Bill Wheeler
Cast : Benita Marti (Mrs. Debolt), Ellery Sprayberry (Blonde Girl), Eric Michael Cole (Noodle), Dayton Callie (Mayor Wilkins), Mikey Post (Pickle), Jaheem King Toombs (Thin Boy), Brian Howe (Mick Reese), Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Richard Schiff (Patrick Portman), Tim Chiou (Kwan), James DuMont (Engineer), Valarie Pettiford (Judge Preston), Andrew Connolly (Scales' Keeper), Anil Kumar (Ruvi)

The Story : The Cape tips off Scales that Fleming has betrayed him in business dealings, leading to a confrontation at a costume party aboard a train, the same train that The Cape and Orwell discover Max and the Carnival plan to rob. Meanwhile, Dana tries to get home in time for Trip's 10th birthday.

Original title : Dice
First Aired : 31.01.2011 (USA)
Director : Michael Nankin
Writing credits : Tom Wheeler
Cast : Mena Suvari (Tracey Jarrod / Dice), Kevin Kilner (Henry Jarrod), Elliott Gould (Samuel), Jade Pettyjohn (Tracey Jarrod age 12), Joshua Swanson (Dealer), Matt Riedy (Investor), Dan Glenn (ARK Trooper), Anil Kumar (Ruvi), Izabella Miko (Raia)

The Story : Tracey Jarrod, a young savant gifted in quantum mechanics, comes to Palm City seeking revenge on Chess for her father's death. Meanwhile, Peter Fleming and the ARK Corporation plan to reveal a special device, inspired by Jarrod and stolen from her father, which could change Palm City's future. The Cape is forced to help his archenemy upon realizing that to take Chess down he has to keep him alive. Rollo, Ruvi, Raia, and Max help Vince master new skills as he fights to accept how his choices affect his wife and son.

Original title : Goggles and Hicks
First Aired : 07.02.2011 (USA)
Director : Deran Sarafian
Writing credits : Craig Titley
Cast : Pruitt Taylor Vince (Goggles), Chad Lindberg (Hicks), Elise Neal (Susan Voyt), Grant Collins (Jerry Blander), Richard Molinare (Tyson), Mike Mukatis (Goon), Izabella Miko (Raia), Anil Kumar (Ruvi)

The Story : Max advises Vince to give the Cape a rest while he recovers from exhaustion. However, Fleming, out to kill the Cape, hires a technologically gifted team, including Goggles and Hicks. Orwell finds it hard to fight the kill team digitally. Elsewhere, Dana grows closer to uncovering truths in Vince's case.

Original title : The Lich (1/2)
First Aired : 14.02.2011 (USA)
Director : Karen Gaviola
Writing credits : Bill Wheeler
Cast : Glenn Fitzgerald (Conrad Chandler), Illeana Douglas (Netta Stilton), Richard Schiff (Patrick Portman), Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Dayton Callie (Mayor Wilkins), Alicia Lagano (Janet Peck), Natalie Morales (II) (Dana's Co-Worker), Tom Noonan (Preston Holloway), Julie Meyers (Emo Girl), Amro Salama (Mustached Man), Paul Anthony Mason (ARK Trooper), Anil Kumar (Ruvi)

The Story : To stop Fleming's buyout of the city's dock properties, Portman has Orwell seek out Conrad Chandler, the orphaned heir of one of Palm City's founders. Meanwhile, Rollo's girlfriend is found under the sway of a hypnotic neurotoxin, and Vince soon learns that a mysterious villain known as The Lich is responsible and plans to unleash his poison on the city. Closer to home, Dana tries to live under the burden of how she believes Vince would judge her if he were still alive.

Original title : The Lich (2/2)
First Aired : 21.02.2011 (USA)
Director : Roxann Dawson
Writing credits : Toni Graphia, Rob Thompson
Cast : Glenn Fitzgerald (Conrad Chandler / , The Lich), Illeana Douglas (Netta), Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Tom Noonan (Preston Holloway), Terryn Westbrook (Blonde Bridesmaid), Ashley Dyke (Brunette Bridesmaid), David Pease (Guest Star), Mike Muscat (Lich's Minister), Antonio D. Charity (ARK Guard)

The Story : Dana becomes involved in The Cape's world when Orwell is kidnapped by The Lich. A victim of Conrad Chandler's strong serum, Orwell is incapacitated, reliving her past between moments of reality and fiction. As Orwell fights physiological and mental effects of the drug, The Cape, Max, and Rollo must use Dana's legal connections to find her by finding The Lich.

Original title : Razer
First Aired : 28.02.2011 (USA)
Director : David Straiton
Writing credits : Bill Wheeler, Tom Wheeler
Cast : Slaine (Kazzie), Grant Bowler (Razer), Lil' Romeo (Lil Z), Elliott Gould (Samuel), Michael Irby (Tommy , Mollinari/Pokerface), Eric Michael Cole (Noodle), Brian Howe (Mick Reese), Paul Carafotes (Eye Dropper , Henchman), Lee Arenberg (Razer's Driver), Michael Cornacchia (ARK Detective), Izabella Miko (Raia), Anil Kumar (Ruvi)

The Story : Scales makes a tenuous alliance with Chess to protect his gang's territory and calls a dangerous villain, Razer, to the city. However, The Cape swoops in to stop Razer and take his place by disguising himself to gain entry to Scales' gang. Fleming battles his alter ego Chess, while Orwell is still glum and alludes to an unclear future.

Original title : Endgame
First Aired : 11.03.2011 (USA)
Director : Ernest Dickerson
Writing credits : Christine Roum
Cast : Mather Zickel (Travis Hall), Elise Neal (Susan Voyt), Brian Howe (Mick Reese), John G. Connolly (ARK Commander , Saxton), Yara Shahidi (Leyla Voyt), Myles Lamonte (C.J. Voyt), Demetrius Grosse (Marty's Guard), Wendy Burch (News Anchor), Raymond Ma (Tian Zhao), Samantha Sloyan (Blonde Reporter), Tom McCafferty (ARK Officer), Ritu Lal (Reporter #1), Voltaire Sterling (Reporter #2), Brian Ibsen (Reporter #3), Alan Deane (Shopkeeper)

The Story : Fleming covers up his deal with Scales by framing Marty Voyt, and Dana takes on Marty's case as a public defender. When Fleming's men go after Dana, Vince is forced to step in as The Cape and rescue her, Marty, and Marty's family and get them all to safety.