Viper: Season 4
Season 4 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 Viper Season 3.
- 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 4 Progress Shield
The Return
Sep 22, 1998
Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.
Once a Con
Sep 29, 1998
A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.
Wisegal
Oct 6, 1998
Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.
Holy Matrimony
Oct 13, 1998
Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.
Wanted: Fred or Alive
Oct 20, 1998
Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.
The Full Frankie
Oct 27, 1998
Frankie bares all to uncover a blackmail-murder plot at a local strip club for women.
Honest Abe
Nov 3, 1998
A former Israeli spy's new life is threatened when arms dealers kidnap his wife.
Aftermath
Nov 10, 1998
An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.
Family Matters
Nov 17, 1998
Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.
The Really Real Re-Enactment
Dec 8, 1998
While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.
Best Seller
Jan 5, 1999
After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.
Seminar from Hell
Feb 6, 1999
One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.
People Like Us
Feb 13, 1999
Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.
My Fair Hoodlums
Feb 20, 1999
Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.
Safe House
Feb 27, 1999
After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.
Tiny Bubbles
Mar 20, 1999
Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.
Of Course, It's a Miracle
Mar 27, 1999
Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.
Holy Terror
Apr 17, 1999
Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.
Hell Hath No Fury
May 1, 1999
A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.
Attack of the Teki-Ya
May 8, 1999
A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.
Split Decision (1)
May 15, 1999
An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.
Split Decision (2)
May 22, 1999
Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.