Riptide Season 2 (1984) Episodes & Character Maps

Season 2 overview

The trio establishes their operational rhythm by taking on diverse local cases, from preventing kidnappings to investigating military corruption. Their seamless teamwork and willingness to dive into unconventional claims set the tone for the season.

Key story beats

Dockworker Alliance — The trio partners with a dockworker to prevent a kidnapping.
Military Re-enlistment — The detectives re-enlist to investigate a commander for drug smuggling.
Mermaid Murder Claim — A fisherman's claim of a mermaid murder draws the duo into a police-dismissed case.
Teacher Protection Detail — They protect a teacher entangled with a volatile tycoon's wife.
Lie-Detector Breakthrough — Murray's gadget helps solve an author's pre-TV suicide mystery.
Infant Rescue Mission — A priest entrusts them to find a threatened mother for an abandoned infant.
Football Reunion Expose — A reunion reveals Nick's former teammates are running drugs.
Racetrack Syndicate Threat — Dooley's past endangers an actor they are protecting.
Club Lifeguard Extortion — Undercover work uncovers an old friend involved in extortion.
Asylum Escape Aid — They assist a former screen star escaping a 50-year asylum confinement.
Beauty Pageant Threats — The trio investigates threats against a beauty pageant competitor.
Street Search for Girlfriend — Nick searches for his troubled girlfriend amid a pimp conflict.
Helicopter Gift — A billionaire gifts Boz a newly developed attack helicopter.
Haunted Boat Search — A mysterious man sends them on a quest for a haunted vessel.
Fake Electronics Firm — They suspect kidnapping when Boz's new employer appears fictional.