Riptide

S01E09: #1 with a Bullet

A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.

Overview

The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.

Episodes

Pilot

S01E01 Pilot

January 3, 1984 4.7 96 min
Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.
Conflict of Interest

S01E02 Conflict of Interest

January 10, 1984 7.0 48 min
An old girlfriend seeks Nick and Cody's help after she overhears her husband plotting to murder a police lieutenant.
Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America

S01E03 Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America

January 17, 1984 7.5 48 min
Nick and Cody work to rescue a lovely executive analyst held captive by an assassin responsible for the deaths of two of her co-workers.
Hatchet Job

S01E04 Hatchet Job

January 31, 1984 7.0 48 min
An escaped mental patient asks Cody, Nick and Boz to find her boyfriend's murderer -- who just might be the unbalanced client herself.
The Mean Green Love Machine

S01E05 The Mean Green Love Machine

February 7, 1984 6.5 48 min
A friend of Nick and Cody's hires the detectives to help find her father, who vanished in Mexico while looking for his kidnapped wife.
Diamonds Are for Never

S01E06 Diamonds Are for Never

February 21, 1984 8.0 48 min
Nick and Cody race to rescue Boz and their client, a diabetic stewardess, held hostage by a killer desperate to retrieve stolen diamonds.
The Hardcase

S01E07 The Hardcase

February 28, 1984 6.0 48 min
While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.
Four-Eyes

S01E08 Four-Eyes

March 6, 1984 7.0 48 min
Nick and Cody compete with a pair of private eyes to help a woman framed for the murder of her husband.
#1 with a Bullet

S01E09 #1 with a Bullet

March 20, 1984 8.0 48 min
A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.
Long Distance Daddy

S01E10 Long Distance Daddy

March 27, 1984 7.0 48 min
Two Cambodian orphans stow away on a jet to visit their American sponsor, Nick, only to be marked for death after witnessing a murder.
Double Your Pleasure

S01E11 Double Your Pleasure

April 3, 1984 8.0 48 min
Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.
Raiders of the Lost Sub

S01E12 Raiders of the Lost Sub

May 15, 1984 8.0 48 min
Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.
Something Fishy

S01E13 Something Fishy

May 22, 1984 7.0 48 min
Boz and Nick both fall for the same beautiful dolphin-trainer, whose charges become implicated as accomplices in a drug-smuggling scheme.

Cast

Perry King
Perry King
Cody Allen
Joe Penny
Joe Penny
Nick Ryder
Thom Bray
Thom Bray
Murray Bozinsky

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