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Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Illusion (1)September 9, 1996—When a beautiful actress helps frame movie special effects master Rollie Tyler for a vicious crime, he finds himself on the run from the law - S01E02
The Illusion (2)September 9, 1996—When a beautiful actress helps frame movie special effects master Rollie Tyler for a vicious crime, he finds himself on the run from the law - S01E03
Zero HourSeptember 16, 1996—While a huge bomb ticks away somewhere in the city of New York, the right-wing terrorist leader, who is in police custody, refuses to divulg - S01E04
High RiskSeptember 23, 1996—A group of desperate ex-cons attempt to rob a gold exchange on the top floor of a downtown high rise. The robbery goes sour and the crooks t - S01E05
PaybackSeptember 30, 1996—Tensions are high when Rollie decides to work on a gangster flick being directed by a director whom Angie believes was responsible for the o - S01E06
The RingOctober 7, 1996—A murderous boss of a stolen car ring slips through Leo's fingers yet again. With the help of Angie and Lucinda they get into the ""hot"" ca - S01E07
DingoOctober 14, 1996—A family reunion between Rollie and his charming con-man father, Dingo, could be their last when a ruthless bookie leans on dad to pay off a - S01E08
White LightOctober 21, 1996—When her friend, a UFO buff, is murdered, Angie gets Rollie to enlist Leo to find the killer. With the help of Lucinda, their search leads t - S01E09
The BrotherhoodOctober 28, 1996—Rollie and Leo discover a deadly group of Irish Terrorists hatching a plot to steal the Crown Jewels of England from a New York museum where - S01E10
French KissNovember 4, 1996—A powerful bomb kills an investment banker scheduled to testify against a Colombian drug-money laundering operation, and Rollie's good frien - S01E11
Eye of the DragonNovember 11, 1996—Romantic sparks fly when Rollie is reunited with a beautiful Hong Kong woman while working on a martial arts action movie. But Leo suspects - S01E12TargetNovember 18, 1996—After a protected witness is murdered, Leo enlists Rollie to help him trap a mysterious sniper who can hit a target from more than a mile aw
- S01E13SupernoteNovember 25, 1996—When a fellow cop is killed in a drug bust by a mid-eastern dignitary who claims diplomatic immunity, Leo gets Rollie to help expose the dip
- S01E14MedeaJanuary 20, 1997—Rollie works on a major Broadway show that is plagued by suspicious accidents, and it looks like the star, a fading Hollywood actress attemp
- S01E15ShivareeJanuary 27, 1997—Five years ago, three men staged a daring armored car robbery in which a young man was crippled for life. They then hid the money in a place
- S01E16GeminiFebruary 3, 1997—When Leo sees disturbing similarities between the science fiction movie for which Rollie is providing the special effects, he begins to susp
- S01E17Double ImageFebruary 10, 1997—Learning that a wealthy computer magnate is going to be hit, Leo calls on Rollie so he can masquerade as the intended target and thwart the
- S01E18QuicksilverFebruary 17, 1997—When Rollie discovers a sinister international arms smuggler named Victor Loubar has stolen his identity, he teams up with FBI agent Elena S
- S01E19Get FastApril 21, 1997—When a drug dealer and hopped-up movie star get Rollie fired from his movie job, he teams up with Detective Francis Gatti and an embittered
- S01E20Bad InfluenceApril 28, 1997—Rollie is helping students make a video for a class project when a band of armed men invades the high school and takes over. Trapped and bad
- S01E21ReunionMay 5, 1997—An innocent meeting with an old school chum becomes a race against death for Angie when she is mistaken for a woman who possesses proof of a
- S01E22Script DoctorMay 12, 1997—Weary of having his work ruined by others, Rollie jumps at the chance to direct a low-budget ""heist"" movie. But he and Leo discover the fi
Season02
- S02E01
Requiem for a CopSeptember 18, 1997—Leo McCarthy's death in a massive explosion is just the beginning of Rollie nightmare. An internal investigation into police corruption poin - S02E02
Unfinished BusinessSeptember 25, 1997—A mob accountant on the run pulls Rollie back into the unfinished investigation of Leo murder. The accountant will finger his boss, Vincent - S02E03
SiegeSeptember 29, 1997—A quick bank withdrawal turns into Dog Day Afternoon, when Angie is caught in the middle of a botched mob operation. On location for ""Vindi - S02E04
Shooting MickeyOctober 6, 1997—When Angie joined up with young, twitchy director Levi Chase and her old school friend Kit Marchado, she figured making a Gonzo film would b - S02E05Deep CoverOctober 13, 1997—On location in London, the last person Rollie expected to see was FBI agent Elena Serrano. This time she needs Rollie's help in spiriting an
- S02E06House of HorrorsOctober 20, 1997—Supermodel Danielle Vandenglas is the star of ""House of Horrors"" but death is her stand-in -- and Rollie Tyler is her only hope for surviv
- S02E07High RollerOctober 27, 1997—When the body of a Scotland Yard Inspector plummets from the sky and lands in the middle of New York City, a messy case lands on Mira's desk
- S02E08RitualNovember 3, 1997—Mangela, an Australian aborigine, tracks a stolen artifact to New York, but needs Rollie's strength and expertise to recover it from a reneg
- S02E09Spanish HarlemNovember 10, 1997—A frantic phone call from Mira's ex-husband sends Rollie and Mira on a rescue mission into the old 'hood. But things go bad when the van is
- S02E10FlashbackNovember 17, 1997—With Rollie's help, the assassination of a US Senator is recreated in a movie, and then in real life -- with the original assassin! When it'
- S02E11StandoffFebruary 2, 1998—Rollie and Angie do Mira a favor by providing cover for a young federal witness. The situation explodes in their faces when a high-tech moto
- S02E12VigilantesFebruary 9, 1998—It's revenge twice over when Ricky Delacruz escapes justice and goes after the man who almost put him away: Rollie Tyler. But his victim end
- S02E13ReaperFebruary 16, 1998—Random deaths in Kansas...the cold-blooded murder of a militia cell in Pennsylvania...the apparent suicide of a government scientist in New
- S02E14InfernoFebruary 23, 1998—To clear his name when he is blamed for a flashover fire on set, Rollie probes the twisted psyche of a high-tech arsonist and, with the help
- S02E15Evil EyeApril 7, 1998—When a young girl is kidnapped from Rollie's set and sealed into an airtight chamber, Rollie and Mira must race the clock to rescue her. The
- S02E16ChillerMay 11, 1998—Rollie, Angie, and Mira enter the world of life after death to solve the murder of a hapless drifter. The frozen body of a nameless drifter
- S02E17ThiefMay 18, 1998—Rollie and Angie get to put on the Ritz as they become cat burglars to the rich and famous to lure the reclusive super-thief Sebastian from
- S02E18Red StormMay 25, 1998—Loubar is back-with a vengeance! His assignment: to kill the Chinese Trade Minister. Using Rollie's identity, and three days stolen from his
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