Riptide

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Episodes 1 & 2: "Pilot" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/3/1984

Nick Ryder and Cody Allen join forces with Murray Bozinsky to investigate a charter boat explosion.
Episode 3: "Conflict of Interest" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/10/1984

​Nick and Cody help an old girlfriend escape the clutches of her gangster husband.
Episode 4: "Someone's Killing the Great Geeks of America" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/17/1984

As the Riptide trio hunts an overzealous assassin, Nick comes face-to-face with a former schoolmate who used to crush on him.
Episode 5: "Hatchet Job" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/31/1984

​An escapee from a mental hospital hires the Riptide trio to look into whether or not she's a deranged killer.
Episode 6: "The Mean Green Love Machine" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/7/1984

The Riptide PIs help an old friend recover stolen cash from his gold digging wife.
Episode 7: "Diamonds Are For Never" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/21/1984

Murray offers help to a diabetic flight attendant who's hiding from a gunman she witnessed murder her friend.
Episode 8: "The Hard Case" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/28/1984

​Nick and Cody run afoul of a psychotic threesome who's responsible for the murder of a local doctor.
Episode 9: "Four Eyes"
Original airdate: 3/6/1984

​The Riptide trio teams up with two female PIs to look into a confusing murder-for-hire situation.
Episode 10: "No. 1 With a Bullet" (recap)
Original airdate: 3/20/1984

A delivery of flowers and get well cards to an injured rock star turns into a perilous caper for Nick, Cody, Murray, and a pretty blonde nurse.
Episode 11: "Long Distance Daddy" (recap)
Original airdate: 3/27/1984

Nick's two sponsor children from Cambodia drop in for an unexpected visit...and bring a boatload of problems along with them.
Episode 12: "Double Your Pleasure" (recap)
Original airdate: 4/3/1984

Cody offers the company's PI services to a new girlfriend who's searching for her troubled sister.
Episode 13: "Raiders of the Lost Sub" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/15/1984

Murray's sister involves the Riptide trio in a search for a sunken WWII submarine.
Episode 14: "Something Fishy" (recap)
Original airdate: 5/22/1984

​Murray is crushed when the woman he's smitten with has an undeniable attraction to Nick.