1x1 - Electronic News Gathering: Part 1

October 31, 1989

A fire and the looming arrival of a news director rounds out our introduction to the Channel 10 team. Then a hostage situation puts one of them in danger and leaves Ann facing an impossible choice.

1x2 - Electronic News Gathering: Part 2

October 31, 1989

The hostage situation suddenly spirals out of control and Jake is critically injured. The suspicious timing of the crisis points to a cover up at the mayor's office.

1x3 - Special Segment

November 7, 1989

Channel 10 tries to fill a Special Segment. Mike's daughter, Carrie, drops by unexpectedly.

1x4 - Forests of the Night

November 14, 1989

After Jake's son is attacked by a gang called the Tigers, Terri attempts to get the gang leader to share what he's all about.

1x5 - Your Place or Mine

November 21, 1989

An overturned truck full of hazardous materials brings a old friend of Ann's to town and he has a surprising proposition.

1x6 - Dirty Trick

November 28, 1989

While Jake and Dan track a garbage scandal, the rest of the Channel 10 team deal with a disappearing source for a story about a struggling mayoral candidate.

1x7 - The Chilling Effect

December 5, 1989

1x8 - Running with the Pack

December 12, 1989

Dan double books himself and fakes a story, but Terri finds out. Ann's father comes to visit and wishes Ann could spend more time with him.

1x9 - Catch a Falling Star

January 9, 1990

After making it big in the States, a famous journalist comes home and joins the Channel 10 team. But can she keep her past from catching up with her?

1x10 - A Tangled Web

January 16, 1990

1x11 - A Brief Madness

January 23, 1990

Mike and Bobbi investigate a drug ring at a local gym. Jane is assaulted in the parking lot.

1x12 - Till Death Us Do Part

January 30, 1990

Dan gets a little too involved with the story of a battered woman whose husband is seeking parole. Workplace safety concerns are raised after it is learned that Channel 10 was built on an old dump.

1x13 - Striking Out

February 6, 1990

Janice pitches a story on sweatshop workers trying to decertify their union. Jane talks UFOs.

1x14 - False Fire

February 13, 1990

Terri's contact on a construction sabotage story may not be what he seems. Seth thinks it would be a good idea to deliver the news walking instead of sitting.

1x15 - Otherwise Inflicted

February 20, 1990

Jake and Dan start a piece on ambulance drivers but get in trouble when a lawyer launches a nuisance suit against Jake. Mike's daughter, Carrie, hears he's looking for her and reconnects.

1x17 - Into Darkness

March 6, 1990

Jane convinces Mike to take part in a bachelor auction for charity but it brings him a little too close to a story.

1x18 - The Souls of Our Heroes

March 13, 1990

Dan has difficulty reconciling two conflicting accounts of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Ann's old friend comes to stay and brings her two unruly children.

1x19 - Ghosts

March 20, 1990

Clarke has another shot at a KKK story he botched several years before, but can he keep perspective? Martha is hired as a temporary researcher and Jake does not handle it well.

1x20 - Fools Rush In

March 27, 1990

Dan's exclusive with a generous lottery winner leads to chaos.

1x21 - Victims

April 3, 1990

Dan and Clarke work together on a story about the police and race relations but things get out of hand. Ann hits a woman who darts out in front of her car.

1x22 - Division of Labour

April 10, 1990

When negotiations break down, the reporters' union is locked out. Ann, Mike, and a reluctant camera crew have to do the news on their own.

1x23 - Line of Fire

April 17, 1990

The team kicks into high gear when a man starts shooting in a downtown office building. Mike's decision to broadcast violent footage from the incident sparks controversy.

1x24 - Crossroads

April 24, 1990

A story about an NGO gets complicated when its aggressive leader turns out to be Ann's ex. Marge considers a music career.

1x25 - In Love and War

May 1, 1990

Mike must deal with an old friend who has become the centre of a story. Jane's divorce gets messy.

1x26 - Traitors All

May 8, 1990

Channel 10 is being sold and the future is uncertain.