Riptide: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Riptide Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Where the Girls Are
Oct 2, 1984
Cody, Nick and Boz join forces with dockworker Kirk "The Dool" Dooley to prevent the kidnapping of three wealthy coeds.
The Orange Grove
Oct 16, 1984
Cody, Nick and Boz re-enlist in the Army to determine whether their former commander is guilty of drug smuggling.
Catch of the Day
Oct 23, 1984
A fisherman asks Nick, Cody and Boz to investigate a tale of murder after police dismiss him because he claims a mermaid was involved.
Mirage
Oct 30, 1984
Part-time teacher Murray hires Nick and Cody to protect him after he falls for a student who happens to be the wife of a volatile tycoon.
Beat the Box
Nov 13, 1984
Cody and Nick use Murray's lie-detector to crack a tough case of an author who killed himself just prior to a scheduled TV appearance.
Father's Day
Nov 20, 1984
A priest brings a baby girl to Nick, Cody and Boz in hopes that the detectives can locate the infant's threatened mother.
Be True to Your School
Nov 27, 1984
While accompanying Nick to a high-school reunion, Cody and Boz discover Nick's former football teammates are involved in drug-running.
It's a Vial Sort of Business
Dec 4, 1984
Dooley's prior involvement with a racetrack syndicate could jeopardize the life of the would-be actor the detectives were hired to find.
Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
Dec 11, 1984
While under cover at a Malibu club, Nick, Cody and Boz learn that an old friend working as a club lifeguard may be involved in extortion.
Catch a Fallen Star
Dec 18, 1984
Cody, Nick and Boz aid a former Hollywood screen star after her escape from the asylum where she had been held for more than 50 years.
Gams People Play
Jan 8, 1985
The director of the annual Miss King Harbour Beauty Pageant hires the trio to uncover who has been threatening a competitor.
Prisoner of War
Jan 15, 1985
Nick searches King Harbour's back streets for his troubled girlfriend, who has ignited a fierce battle between two pimps.
Baxter and Boz
Jan 22, 1985
An appreciative gesture from a multimillionaire genius makes Boz the recipient of a recently developed attack helicopter.
Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
Jan 29, 1985
Cody, Nick and Boz wind up back where they started after a mysterious man sends them on a search for a haunted old boat.
Boz Busters
Feb 5, 1985
Cody and Nick suspect kidnapping when they discover that the job for which Boz left the agency is with a non-existent electronics firm.
Oil Bets Are Off
Feb 12, 1985
Nick, Cody and Boz use electronics to infiltrate a heavily armed gambling yacht linked to the murder of Boz's friend, a noted geologist.
Girls Night Out
Feb 19, 1985
Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.
Polly Want an Explanation
Mar 5, 1985
The detectives are tricked by a Vietnam War buddy who claims the CIA wants to prevent him from publishing an expose on the government.
The Twisted Cross
Mar 12, 1985
Dooley infiltrates a boys military camp to rescue a cadet from his father, a radical who plans to send his charges on a suicide mission.
Fuzzy Vision
Mar 19, 1985
The detectives find big trouble in a small town when Cody suffers from mistaken identity and the whole trio winds up suspected of murder.
Arrivederci, Baby
May 7, 1985
Cody fends off culprits in a mini-submarine while investigating an oceanographer's report of a deep-sea toxic-waste dump.
Harmony and Grits
May 14, 1985
A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.