
Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty and the Beast is a story that tells just how powerful love is. The show takes place in New York. Catherine Chandler is a wealthy woman who thinks that her life has no meaning beyond anything superficial. She longs for something more. Vincent is from a different world. He lives below the city in tunnels that have been forgotten. He must stay hidden because of his appearance. Though his appearance is different he has the heart of a man. He and Catherine share a bond that is stronger than friendship or love. Somehow they want to make their love work. Neither one of them knows how, but they are determined and refuse to give up.
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LegaciesDiana discovers the mysterious serial murders she's investigating are connected to the accidental death of a man in the tunnels years before.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Once Upon a Time in the City of New YorkSeptember 25, 1987—The world of New York socialite attorney Catherine Chandler is turned upside down when she suffers a brutal attack, but is saved by a myster - S01E02
Terrible SaviorOctober 2, 1987—Catherine fears that Vincent might be the animalistic vigilante who is killing thugs on the New York subway system. - S01E03
SiegeOctober 9, 1987—Vincent and Catherine expose the scheme of an unscrupulous land developer to drive elderly tenents from their building. - S01E04
No Way DownOctober 16, 1987—Catherine's search for a witness leads her into a gang war; Vincent must come to her rescue. - S01E05
MasquesOctober 30, 1987—An Irish novelist's visit brings admiring Vincent to the street, but her enemies endanger Catherine. - S01E06
The Beast WithinNovember 6, 1987—A former "tunnel kid" who is now a waterfront racketeer poses a threat to Catherine's life. - S01E07
Nor Iron Bars a CageNovember 13, 1987—Vincent falls into the hands of an anthropologist who imprisons him for examination in a university lab. - S01E08
Song of OrpheusNovember 20, 1987—Vincent and Catherine search for Father, who has returned to the surface world for the first time in 30 years. - S01E09
Dark SpiritNovember 27, 1987—Catherine becomes the target of a voodoo sorcerer as she investigates the bizarre murder of a wealthy businessman. - S01E10
A Children's StoryDecember 4, 1987—Vincent and Kipper enlist Catherine's help in exposing the corrupt organization behind a "model" children's foster home. - S01E11
An Impossible SilenceDecember 18, 1987—A hearing-impaired girl from the Tunnel World is the sole witness to the murder of a police officer, but her testimony could jeopardize her - S01E12
Shades of GrayJanuary 8, 1988—Vincent and Father are trapped underground when they try to rescue a group of children playing in an unsafe section of the tunnels. - S01E13
China MoonJanuary 15, 1988—When Cinatown beauty Lin Wong attempts to avoid an arranged marriage, Vincent and Catherine help her and her true love escape. - S01E14
The AlchemistJanuary 22, 1988—Catherine and Vincent search for the dealer of a deadly hallucinogenic drug grown in the Tunnel World. - S01E15
TemptationFebruary 5, 1988—Joe is seduced by a beautiful attorney before realizing that their affair poses a serious conflict of interest. - S01E16
Promises of SomedayFebruary 12, 1988—Vincent recalls some painful experiences he had, when his brother Devin poses as an attorney in Catherine's office. - S01E17
Down to a Sunless SeaFebruary 19, 1988—When Cathy's former law school beau reappears, she fails to heed Vincent's warnings about the danger she is in. - S01E18
FeverFebruary 26, 1988—The discovery of a lost pirate's treasure brings greed and jealousy to the Tunnel World, as well as danger to Catherine. - S01E19
Everything is EverythingMarch 4, 1988—Catherine puts her anger toward a Gypsy thief aside when she learns that he is the victim of an injustice. - S01E20
To Reign in HellMarch 18, 1988—Father's evil former partner tries to rule the tunnel world by kidnaping Catherine and destroying Vincent. - S01E21
OzymandiasApril 1, 1988—Elliot Burch, Catherine's former suitor, begins building a massive tower. Cathy agrees to marry him on the condition he halt construction. - S01E22
A Happy LifeApril 8, 1988—Cathy and Vincent come to a crossroads in their relationship, where they are forced to question whether they can ever have happy lives if th
Season02
- S02E01
Chamber MusicNovember 18, 1988—Vincent and Catherine help a former piano prodigy named Rolley of the tunnel world, now a drug addict. - S02E02
Remember LoveNovember 25, 1988—When Vincent becomes insanely frustrated by the cloistered life he must lead hidden from Cathy's world, a guardian angel shows him what the - S02E03
Ashes, AshesDecember 2, 1988—Vincent helps a Russian sailor named Dmitri from drowning, unaware the man is a carrier of a lethal virus. - S02E04
Dead of WinterDecember 9, 1988—Paracelsus returns for Winterfest with revenge on his mind; Father's life is threatened during the Tunnel World's annual Winterfest celebrat - S02E05
God Bless the ChildDecember 16, 1988—Catherine brings a pregnant ex-prostitute to the tunnels, where the girl falls in love with Vincent. - S02E06
Sticks and StonesJanuary 6, 1989—When Laura becomes a member of a deaf gang, her first serious love affair threatens to end in tragedy. - S02E07
A Fair and Perfect KnightJanuary 13, 1989—Vincent's protege experiences ambivalent feelings when he returns to the world above and falls in love with Catherine. - S02E08
LabyrinthsJanuary 20, 1989—The secret of the Tunnel World is imperiled when a troubled boy follows Catherine into its depths. - S02E09
BrothersFebruary 3, 1989—When Father's adventurous son brings Charles to live below, the community must decide if they are willing to take responsibility for him. - S02E10
A Gentle RainFebruary 17, 1989—Catherine's loyalties are divided when she is assigned to prosecute a man who now lives as a respected member of the Tunnel World. - S02E11
The OutsidersFebruary 24, 1989—Infiltration of the tunnels by a band of violent outsiders brings out Vincent's uncontrollable dark side. - S02E12
OrphansMarch 6, 1989—With the death of her father, Catherine considers abandoning her life Above and living in the Tunnel World forever. - S02E13
ArabesqueMarch 13, 1989—Vincent is thrown into a state of turmoil when his first love, Lisa, contacts him for help after years of silence. - S02E14
When the Bluebird SingsMarch 31, 1989—Catherine and Vincent become embroiled in mysterious events when they are pursued by a young artist belived to be dead. - S02E15
The WatcherApril 7, 1989—A voyeur who has seen Vincent with Catherine terrorizes her with menacing phone calls. - S02E16
A Distant ShoreApril 14, 1989—When Catherine becomes embroiled in a case of tape piracy and murder, her investigation takes her to Los Angeles. - S02E17
TrialApril 21, 1989—Catherine fights to avenge the death of a five-year-old boy at the hands of his chronically abusive father, a prominent Wall Street celebrit - S02E18
A Kingdom by the SeaApril 28, 1989—Vincent persuades Catherine to help her former love who is the target of a lethal CIA investigation. - S02E19
The Hollow MenMay 5, 1989—Vincent witnesses a murder, but his inability to testify frees the two culprits, who vow revenge on Catherine. - S02E20
What Rough BeastMay 12, 1989—A tenacious investigative reporter manages to shoot footage of Vincent in an act of violence and threatens to expose him. - S02E21
Ceremony of InnocenceMay 19, 1989—After Father discovers that Paracelsus posed as Elliott Burch, he agrees to reveal the horrifying truth about Vincent's birth and parentage. - S02E22
The Rest is SilenceJune 2, 1989—As Vincent loses the struggle to control the dark side of his nature, his presence in the Tunnel World threatens the lives of all he holds d
Season03
- S03E01
Though Lovers Be Lost (1)December 12, 1989—Vincent races to save Catherine, who has been abducted by the powerful leader of a vast criminal empire - S03E02
Though Lovers Be Lost (2)December 12, 1989—Catherine and Father help Vincent recover his strength and memory, but his extrasensory bond to Catherine is severed. - S03E03
Walk SlowlyDecember 13, 1989—Joe Maxwell convinces maverick homicide detective Diana Benett to investigate Catherine's death while Vincent and Cathy's circle of friends - S03E04
NevermoreDecember 20, 1989—Vincent turns to Elliot Burch for help in tracking down Catherine's killer and recovering their child. - S03E05
SnowDecember 27, 1989—Gabriel hires a professional assassin to track down and kill Vincent. - S03E06
Beggar's CometJanuary 3, 1990—Gabriel promises to restore the wealh and power of a bankrupt and desperate Elliot if he agrees to betray Vincent. - S03E07
A Time to HealJanuary 10, 1990—Diana Benett's life is changed forever when she finds Vincent near death. - S03E08
Chimes at MidnightJanuary 17, 1990—Vincent senses that his child is dying while Gabriel's men capture Diana and force her to summon Vincent to aid his son. - S03E09
InvictusJanuary 24, 1990—Following a final confrontation with Gabriel, Vincent escapes with his infant son to safety. - S03E10
In the Forests of the NightJuly 21, 1990—Vincent goes on a rampage to destroy the drug lab which has been supplying his friend Rolley with heroin only to learn that the lab is owned - S03E11
The ReckoningJuly 28, 1990—Diana and Joe investigate two puzzling murders as Father rekindles an old romance and wrestles with the ideas of returning permanently to th - S03E12
LegaciesAugust 4, 1990Diana discovers the mysterious serial murders she's investigating are connected to the accidental death of a man in the tunnels years before
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