The essential episodes of Las Vegas
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Las Vegas — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Big Ed Deline leads a surveillance team charged with maintaining security at one of the largest casinos in Sin City; Protege Danny McCoy must foil a team of high tech cheats.
- 02
Danny and Ed become suspicious when a high roller cashes in chips but never plays a hand; Ed's cousin meets the woman of his dreams at the roulette table and decides to get married immediately.
- 03
Cheaters plan to score $10 million with the help of the best pit boss in Vegas -- Nessa; a psychic warns Mary of an imminent death; Sam plays matchmaker for a lonely lady.
- 04
Inundated with sci-fi geeks and girls in bikinis hoping to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, Danny and Ed hunt for a sexual predator preying upon unsuspecting women including Delinda. Mike Cannon investigates the intentions of three MIT students.
- 05
Ed takes a Hawaii vacation leaving Danny in charge. Mike becomes the good luck charm for a gambler on a hot streak.
- 06
Delinda gets conned with counterfeit chips. Danny falls in love with a girl he meets at the pool. Sam and Mary are doing their utter best to help some special guests.
- 07
Ed's ex-CIA partner is in charge of security for a pop star when issues regarding her security, and life, arise. Sam gets in trouble with a full RFB comp VIP who refuses to gamble. A group of young girls comes to celebrate their friend's 21st birthday with gambling the instant she turns 21, putting the Montecito in trouble when her clock is slightly off.
- 08
A high roller's rowdy daughters become Danny's responsibility. A small town fiancé is seduced by the tables as Mary organizes a group wedding. Mike is sued by a drunk woman he rescues.
- 09
A magician's wife disappears as scheduled, but fails to return. Mike's college buddy is in town. A convention of swizzle stick collectors requires extra security.
- 10
The Montecito is hosting the World Championships Boxing and Ed and Danny find an irregular pattern of betting on one of the matches. Meanwhile Mike, Nessa and Delinda find a sports bag with a lot of money.
- 11
Danny surprises everyone by returning home, but his memories of the war make it hard for him to adjust to life; Ed, Mike and Danny must track down three suspicious characters who are making mischief in the casino.
- 12
In the third season premiere, Ed's got major problems as the revamped Montecito struggles to finish work in time to re-open on new boss' Monica Mancuso's schedule as he also tries to lure back his former staff.
- 13
A gunman attacks Ed; Delinda admits her feelings for Danny; Sam goes to Hawaii to contend with a whale who will not leave the Hawaiian Villas.
- 14
Piper's evaluation for the Concierge of the Year award tests her skills; Danny and Mike decide to play in a two-on-two basketball competition where the stakes become more than they anticipated.
- 15
Three Weddings and a Funeral (2)
Mike's mother finds out about his marriage to Piper and is upset, prompting Mike to put together a wedding ceremony, which in turn prompts Danny to formally propose to Delinda. Casey's little brother Vic shows up with plans to take ownership of the Montecito.In the final season, only 19 episodes of the originally planned 22 episode season were filmed at the time the show was cancelled in 2008. The final episode ended with a cliffhanger with many issues left unresolved.
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