The essential episodes of Chance
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Chance — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Dr. Eldon Chance resolves to help Jaclyn Blackstone, a woman with a second personality, escape her abusive, crooked cop husband with the help of a dangerous, Nietzsche-quoting, antique furniture restorer known simply as D.
- 02
As Jaclyn continues her therapy, Chance attempts to protect himself and his family from Blackstone’s latest round of harassments.
- 03
A Still Point in the Turning World
Chance undergoes a brain scan in a bid to find a medical explanation for his uncharacteristic behavior. Meanwhile, Blackstone arrives to deliver a beatdown, and Chance teams with D to incriminate Blackstone, but their in-the-shadows mission turns deadly.
- 04
Chance’s world is thrown into chaos when he uncovers the truth about the people closest to him.
- 05
It's now or never: Eldon and D have to decide how to proceed to get Nicole back. The next step is crucial.
- 06
By day, Chance ministers to patients at the Victims of Violent Crime Unit; by night, he and D assault the victimizers. Detective Hynes blackmails Chance to use his skills to take down suspected serial killer Ryan Winter.
- 07
Attacked by Chance, Winter becomes a patient at the unit, with unintended results. D discovers Detective Hynes has a more personal connection to Winter’s case than he originally let on.
- 08
D gaslights Winter in an attempt to make him open up to Chance in therapy and meets a girl in the process; with D’s guidance, Nicole confronts a bully.
- 09
Chance and Hynes talk to someone from Winter’s past. D and Lorena get to know each other. Chance pushes Winter into a “limit experience” and begins to break him down. Winter makes a new friend at the unit.
- 10
The Collected Works of William Shakespeare
With the warehouse no longer safe, D needs a place to crash. Winter turns to his coping mechanism while Chance and Hynes face a major setback in their case against him. Carl has money trouble.
- 11
Chance’s progress with Winter is interrupted. Hynes asks his friend Frank Lambert for a favor. D settles old scores. Nicole faces the music. Hynes pursues a new break in the Winter case.
- 12
Chance and D grapple with news about Hynes. Chance accuses Winter of lying to him, but Winter learns he isn’t the only one who’s been dishonest. Nicole underestimates Christina. Kirsten tracks down a lead. Winter lays a trap.
- 13
An Infant, a Brute or a Wild Beast
Chance discovers Lambert’s background. Kirsten asks Lambert for help. Winter is in uncharted territory. Nicole adapts to a new reality. Lorena’s past catches up with her. Chance defends his choices.
- 14
Lucy comes to Chance’s aid. Chance and D disagree on the next move. Lambert goes on the defensive. D won’t stop until Lorena is safe. Kirsten makes a choice. After a charged encounter, Chance changes course.
- 15
With Lorena’s help, Chance and D return to San Francisco to handle unfinished business. Frank Lambert has a new protégé. Chance embraces a familiar role in a new way.
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