The Chief: 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 The Chief 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
A Sudden Cause for Demonstration
Apr 5, 1991 · 50 min
Stafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.
Walk Home
Apr 12, 1991 · 50 min
A hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.
Jack and Jill
Apr 19, 1991 · 50 min
Stafford continues to deal with the siege at the hospital. A female officer resigns from the force, citing sexual harassment. Stewart's husband, Martin, walks out on her.
Take Care
Apr 26, 1991 · 50 min
Stafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.
Deep Breath
May 3, 1991 · 50 min
Two youths throw bricks from a walkway bridge and hit a police car, killing an officer. Stafford deals with the subsequent unrest on a housing estate.
The Thunder and the Lightning
May 10, 1991 · 50 min
A child playing on a beach is poisoned by spillage from an oil tanker. Stafford is ordered to evict a group of environmental protesters from a ship carrying toxic waste.