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The Cape

TV·2011–2011·1 season, 10 episodes·NBC·Drama, Crime, Supernatural·1h·6.5·Created by Tom Wheeler

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Fueled by a desire to reunite with his wife Dana and son Trip, Vince Faraday takes the law into his own hands to battle criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City. Faraday is joined by Max Malini, the ringleader of a circus gang of bank robbers, who mentors Faraday and trains him to become The Cape, as well as investigative blogger Orwell who wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City. Together, they must battle Ark corporation billionaire Peter Fleming -- The Cape's nemesis -- who moonlights as the twisted killer "Chess."

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01PilotS01E01 · 6.7
  2. 02TarotS01E02 · 6.1The Cape must battle Chess and his latest accomplice Cain -- a/k/a Chef -- as they try to take down the Patrick Portman the Secretary for the Bureau of Prisons, in an attempt to take over Palm City's jails. After narrowly escaping death, The Cape must rely on Orwell, Max Malini and the circus gang to nurse him back to health and then help him save Patrick before it is too late.
  3. 03The Lich (2)S01E08 · 6.1The Cape, Max and Rollo are forced to rely on Dana's legal connections to help them discover The Lich's whereabouts. Heavily entranced by Conrad Chandler's potent serum, Orwell struggles to fight off the physiological and mental effects of the strong dose. Meanwhile, Netta's strange loyalty to The Lich is clarified. In a sedated, weak state, Orwell drifts between reality and fantasy sequences, which slowly reveal her history and past.

Castfull cast & details

David LyonsDavid LyonsVince FaradayKeith DavidKeith DavidMax MaliniSummer GlauSummer GlauOrwellJennifer FerrinJennifer FerrinDana FaradayRyan WynottRyan WynottTrip FaradayMartin KlebbaMartin KlebbaRolloDorian MissickDorian MissickMarty VoytVinnie JonesVinnie JonesScales

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2011Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestPilotJanuary 9, 2011 6.7
  2. S01E02TarotJanuary 9, 2011 6.1The Cape must battle Chess and his latest accomplice Cain -- a/k/a Chef -- as they try to take down the Patrick Portman the Secretary for th
  3. S01E03KozmoJanuary 17, 2011 5.9When Gregor Molotov, an old friend of Max Malini, comes to town in search of who is in possession of the cape, Vince must fight to save the
  4. S01E04ScalesJanuary 24, 2011 5.5When "The Cape" tips off Dominic Raoul -- aka Scales -- that Peter Fleming has been extorting money from him, Scales heads to a costume part
  5. S01E05DiceJanuary 31, 2011 5.9Peter Fleming -- aka Chess -- and the ARK Corporation prepare to unveil a special device that may alter the fate of Palm City. Tracey Jerrod
  6. S01E06Goggles and HicksFebruary 7, 2011 5.8Badly bruised and exhausted, The Cape heeds advice from Max to take some time off to recover. Determined to finally kill The Cape, Peter Fle
  7. S01E07The Lich (1)February 14, 2011 5.6Orphaned since birth, Conrad Chandler, the heir of one of Palm City's founders, exacts revenge on the public and threatens to paralyze and c
  8. S01E08The Lich (2)February 21, 2011 6.1The Cape, Max and Rollo are forced to rely on Dana's legal connections to help them discover The Lich's whereabouts. Heavily entranced by Co
  9. S01E09RazerFebruary 28, 2011 5.1Concerned about the protection of his gang's city territory, Scales makes a controversial pact with Fleming and plans to bring a dangerous v
  10. S01E10EndgameMarch 11, 2011 5.7

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