Seasons & Episodes
Conversations with an Assassin
Jack Killian retires from the San Francisco Police Department after accidentally shooting his partner, Rusty, in a cross
Twelve Gauge
Jack receives a phone call from a kidnapper who informs Jack that he has taken a suspected murderer into his personal cu
After It Happened
"After It Happened" is a 1988 episode of the NBC television series Midnight Caller. The controversial episode tells the
Payback
A female friend of Jack's from the police force is wounded in the line of duty and her partner killed. They seek comfor
Bank Job
As Jack's luck would have it, he goes into a bank to cash a cheque and finds himself a hostage in a bank robbery. The me
The Execution of John Saringo
Jack, Devon and Billy are forced to examine their belief in capital punishment when they are invited to broadcast the fi
But Not for Me
Jack receives a phone call from a kidnapper who informs Jack that he has taken a suspected murderer into his personal cu
Trash Radio
Jack finds himself being raked over the coals by a jealous competitor who has insider information on an Internal Affairs
No Exit
A young runaway, forced into prostitution, turns to Jack via his radio show for assistance in breaking away from her pim
Fathers and Sins
A man claiming to be Jack's father shows up and Jack is not exactly warming up to him. And Devon finally has it out with
Blame It on Midnight
Jack meets a night club singer, dates her and falls hard for her. She warns him of her ex-husband who's not willing to l
Promise to a Dead Man
Jack gets involved with a retired cop's search for the man who killed his partner years ago. And it seems that Devon's f
The Fall
Jack is drawn back to the neighborhood he worked in as a patrolman in response to a mother's plea to help her drug-addic
Ethan's Call
Jack continues to be haunted by the night of Rusty's death. This time he has to help out Rusty's son, Ethan, who has run
Baby Chase
Assisting an ill man on the street, a young doctor is faced with every mother's nightmare when her infant daughter is ab
Wait Until Midnight
One of Jack's regular callers ""witnesses"" a murder in her apartment building while talking to Jack on the phone. She i
Blues for Mr. Charlie
The season finale deals with the issue of gun control, and a citizen's right to bear arms. A neighborhood convenience st
Tarnished Shield
Jack's mentor on the police force is reunited with him under horrific circumstances. His policeman son-in-law commits s
Evil is Live Spelled Backward (1)
Jack's show is plagued by a series of on-air murders and locations of dead bodies. Jack's intuition tells him it's a se
Evil is Live Spelled Backward (2)
When Devon becomes a kidnap victim of the call-in killer, Zymak and Jack work together to discover that the crimes are a
Mercy Me
In an effort to help his friend whose son is being kept alive by life support, Jack showcases the issue of euthanasia on
Watching Me, Watching You
Devon is stalked by a man who targets her during a traffic jam. She and Jack are forced into a situation that causes th
Take Back the Streets
The drug trade hits too close to home for a San Francisco neighborhood. Their personal war on crime becomes the focus o
Someone to Love
Jack receives a call from a hospice. Tina Cassidy's battle with AIDS is near the end. As Jack goes to her, he reflects
End of Innocence
A woman chooses imprisonment versus revealing the location of her daughter to her ex-husband. The young child is suppos
Blood Red
Deacon's girlfriend, Susan, seeks Jack's assistance in dealing with her gambling debts. As Jack investigates outside of
Do You Believe in Miracles?
A blessed statue of the baby Jesus is stolen from St. Michael's Cathedral. Jack uses his show to find out clues to its
Based on a True Story
The devastating San Francisco earthquake is re-enacted as Jack and Billy help citizens connect with loved ones via the r
Planes
An abandoned young boy seeks refuge within a modern day band of street thieves with similarities to the Charles Dickens
Kid Salinas
The exploitation of illegal immigrants in the work force and the sporting world is the premise for this episode. Jack i
A Snitch in Time (1)
Jack borrows Devon's car, unfortunately a young woman is killed by a hit and run driver matching Devon's car and Jack's
A Snitch in Time (2)
Things are looking tense for Jack, when he and Deacon sit down to figure out the tangled web of lies and deceit to which
The Reverend Soundbite
Gang violence and police retaliation are the focal point for this episode. Zymak, accused of police brutality, is unabl
Wrong Side of the Wall
A long time prisoner of the correctional system is paroled, and he finds the real world too difficult to manage. Jack t
Three for the Money
We don't see much of Jack in the episode, as his brother and his father hook up for the first time in years to help a da
Protection
One of Jack's informants from his police force days seeks his assistance when his witness protection status is jeopardiz
The Hostage Game
Jack's friend from childhood is too close to the hostage situations around the world; his brother is one of many on a hi
Nighthawk's Got the Blues
As the second season ends, Killian's behavior is definitely out of the ordinary... he can't seem to care about anything.
The Class of 1980
A very pregnant Devon hosts a fundraiser with Jack as the object of the bachelor auction. Her college classmates attend
The Language Barrier
Our man Billy Po is featured in this episode of racial tensions that are spawned in Little Italy. Billy is attacked aft
Old Friends
The sudden death of Jack's surrogate father leads Jack and Deacon to investigate the policies of the nursing home in whi
Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1)
Jack is offered a new job, which he considers as Devon prepares to sell KJCM and move to Tahiti with the father of her c
Sale Away (2)
Devon struggles with the sale of KJCM, wanting to ensure that her employees are well taken care of. She and Jack contin
Life Without Possibility (1)
Nikki shows who's the new boss by insisting Jack cover a prison riot near San Francisco. Jack arrives at the prison and
Life Without Possibility (2)
The convicts demand Jack broadcast their side of the story via KJCM, Deacon gets an interview with the prisoner on the o
Ryder on the Storm
Jack tries to help out his radio hero from his youth by trying to convince Nikki to give him a job. Jack seems blind to
Home to Roost
A child of the Vietnam war, whose father was a U.S. serviceman, instigates a hostage situation into which Jack is drawn.
With Malice Towards One
Jack tells Nikki about a situation he and Devon were trapped in a year ago, in which a vengeful ex-con and his gang kidn
That's Amoré
Jack's associate in the underworld seeks his assistance in locating his restaurant's kidnapped chef. The story turns ou
Her Dirty Little Secret
Jack recognizes a woman who has been missing for years and in his pursuit of her he uncovers that she intentionally disa
Uninvited Guests
When Zymak's relationship with an immigration officer seems to be clouding his judgment in a murder investigation, Jack
Play Blotto... and Die
A former snitch seeks Jack's help in collecting his lotto winnings. He's in the witness protection program, and he's no
Can't Say N-N-No
Jack and Nikki's tenuous friendship is tested when he questions her involvement with an ex-boyfriend, who has a substanc
Blood Ties
Jack struggles with his opinion of deadbeat dads and with giving his ""Little Brother"" a positive start with his father
The Added Starter
A frequent caller to the show witnesses a murder; however no one believes her because the crime scene is cleaned up befo
The Loneliest Number
Jack's troubled young sister shows up on his doorstep. She and Deacon become emotionally involved and Jack struggles wi
A Cry in the Night
KJCM's security guard is charged with murdering his son. Jack gets involved because the guard is suing KJCM for the adv
The Leopard
Jack and Nikki find themselves as proxies in a poker game; Jack's father's life is at stake.
City of Lost Souls (1)
The Castlemans are pressuring KJCM to take a stand in the upcoming election, Jack is greeted by his supposed daughter, a
City of Lost Souls (2)
Jack pursues the death of his friend, who had been homeless for many years. In his search for answers to Sonny's death
City of Lost Souls (3)
Closing in on the answers to Sonny's death leads to connections to the candidates and the issue of the homeless, which i
