Once a Thief

Season 1

23 episodes · Sep 29, 1996

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  • S1E1

    Pilot

    Sep 29, 199660m

    An underground crime lord known as The Godfather, who resides in Hong Kong has three professional criminals who has raised and trained - his son Michael Tang, his foster daughter Li Ann and the white Mac Ramsey. Mac and Li Ann are lovers, but when Li Ann is promised to Michael and Mac is doomed to a life in a job he hates, they set about in order to escape from Hong Kong. However, the Godfather and Michael find out about his plans and alhthough Li Ann escapes unharmed, the building which both Michael and Mac are in is blown up and they are both presumed dead.

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  • S1E2

    The Big Bang Theory

    Sep 15, 199760m

    It is three months since the event of the pilot episode. Mac, in particular, is not happy. He is still working for the vixen known as the Director and Li Ann is still in love with Victor. The trio are sent to get a computer disk off a criminal. Unfortunately he is killed before they can, and in the heat of the moment - Mac quits. Surprisingly, the Director lets him go. Li Ann goes to find him but he refuses to come back when he realises she still loves Victor. The Director tells the agents remaining, that the disk contains the names of the people who helped get dissidents out of China after the Tienamen Square massacre. If that disk gets to the wrong hands, those people will be killed. The Tang family is on that list. Mac's new flame is working for a crime syndicate against her will and has to steal the disk. She asks Mac to help her and he does. However, after she doublecrosses him, he is soon back with the agents. All three must retrieve the disk which they do after Mac's friend doub

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  • S1E3

    Rave On

    Sep 22, 199760m

    An investigation into the death of several teens uncovers a dangerous youth rave culture.

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  • S1E4

    Trial Marriage

    Sep 29, 199760m

    Mac follows husband and wife terrorists while Li Ann and Vic investigate the death of several scientists who attended the same convention.

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  • S1E5

    Art of Death

    Oct 6, 199760m

    A cop who arrested Mac and Li Ann works with the agency to stop a terrorist cult.

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  • S1E6

    Mac Daddy

    Oct 13, 199760m

    Mac is suspicious when his father shows up; Li Ann disappears while investigating a spa that's linked to an arms dealer

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  • S1E7

    Wang Dang Doodle

    Oct 20, 199760m

    The team are assigned to investigate a group of psychotics who were once normal. It soon becomes a race against time when the agency's ""cleaners"" - Camier & Murphy - are sent to dispose of the people. Dr Bernard Fry, employed by the agency, is using mind-altering drugs to turn people into ""droogs"".

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  • S1E8

    It Happened One Night

    Oct 27, 199760m

    An Arabian prince is kidnapped while under the team's protection.

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  • S1E9

    Drive, She Said

    Nov 10, 199760m

    Victor and Mac are sent to a safe house after several male agents are assassinated.

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  • S1E10

    Jaded Love

    Nov 17, 199760m

    Victor's old flame asks him for help after she's threatened by a client.

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  • S1E11

    Wedding Bell Blues

    Jan 17, 199860m

    Mac investigates, then falls in love with, a woman who's suspected of organizing the sale of a hand-held nuclear grenade.

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  • S1E12

    That Old Gang of Mine

    Jan 24, 199860m

    Mac and Li Ann investigate a teen-age mob boss and encounter their ""Godfather.''

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  • S1E13

    Last Temptation of Vic

    Jan 31, 199860m

    Victor gets mixed up with a gang of wiseguys.

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  • S1E14

    Mama's Boys

    Feb 7, 199860m

    When Mac is sent to investigate a spree of jewel thefts, he doesn't stop the thieves after suppoesdly falling in love with the hostage they take. The Director, annoyed with the teams continual lack of discipline sentences all three to a week of appreciating what goes on inside the agency, beginning with a postmortem with Murphy & Camier. Mac discovers Angie, the supposed hostage, is in on the plan. She lives with her adopted brothers and mother in a ""Brady Bunch"" style family that steals jewels and reports back to a murderous criminal mastermind who is manipulating them. The family soon adopt Mac as one of them and the Director sends Jackie to find out what Mac is up to. Mac confesses to Angie that although her family is odd, he has never had a family. Meanwhile, Vic has to put up with Nathan, who belives LiAnn and everyone else are bug people, Vic is the only one he can allegedly trust. The Rivers family meanwhile have a problem - they need someone else muscular to pull off a diamond

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  • S1E15

    Li Ann's Choice

    Feb 14, 199860m

    Jackie, Mac and Victor set out to shut down a feuding family of weapons dealers

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  • S1E16

    True Blue

    Feb 21, 199860m

    Victor's haunted by criminal ex-cop buddies who think he's ratting them out.

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  • S1E17

    Kangaroo Court

    Feb 28, 199860m

    The gang attempts to save Jackie from an underground justice system.

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  • S1E18

    Little Sister

    Mar 7, 199860m

    Victor is summoned to rescue his little sister from a gang of alt-culture criminals.

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  • S1E19

    The Director Files

    Mar 14, 199860m

    The Director turns against the agency thanks to a close encounter with an unknown force.

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  • S1E20

    Shaken Not Stirred

    Mar 21, 199860m

    When the former member of an Irish terrorist group begins stealing antiques and blowing up antique trucks, the agency's number 1 spy in the British division - Ian Leslie, with a licence to terminate - joins them. He's suave, sophisticated and is spending a lot of time getting to know Li Ann. Mac and Vic, obviously jealous, try to interfere with their relationship. The Director also warns her to stay away from him as he is really there to kill the terrorist. Ian denies it but Li Ann is unsure. As the group come together at the climax of their adventure, Mac comes to realise he still loves Li Ann but he doesn't think she feels the same way; Vic is unsure of what he feels but worries he may lose her to Mac; and Ian has to make a new evaluation of who he can trust. Li Ann, knowing Ian didn't lie to her is sad to see him leave but knows that ""he won't even think about another woman for a long time"". But little does she know he and the Director are already on a plane to Paris... Meanwhile in

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  • S1E21

    Politics Of Love

    Mar 28, 199860m
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  • S1E22

    Family Reunion (1)

    Apr 25, 199860m
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  • S1E23

    Endgame (2)

    May 2, 199860m

    SPOILER ALERT - FOR THOSE AMERICAN VIEWERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ENDING OF THE EPISODE, DO NOT READ THE NOTES BELOW THIS SYNOPSIS In the aftermath of the Godfather's assassination, the team comes close to breaking up, but the arrival of a top-notch assassin who not only is gunning for the Director but used to WORK for the Director (pre-Murphy and Camier) keeps them together. Li Ann is ready to believe in Michael again, who is working with the Director, but Mac is having his reservations. Mac finally does reach out to Michael, only to have it all blow up in his face.

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