Riptide: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Riptide Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Where the Girls Are
Oct 2, 1984 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.
Polly Want an Explanation
Mar 5, 1985 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
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 · 48 min
A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.