7.9/10111 votes#1 - Dark Knight (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/1992
Someone is killing a number of homeless people and draining their blood. Then a museum guard is killed the same way and a special artifact is stolen, a Mayan cup that Nick believes can help him become mortal again. Nick suspects that his old mentor Lacroix is in town and behind the murders. Forced into a partnership with the unbearable Detective Schanke, Nick has to face both Lacroix and the Homeless Killer while trying to protect his friends.
Director: Allan Kroeker, James D. Parriott
Writer: James D. Parriott
7.9/1079 votes#2 - Dark Knight: The Second Chapter (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/6/1992
Someone is killing a number of homeless people and draining their blood. Then a museum guard is killed the same way and a special artifact is stolen, a Mayan cup that Nick believes can help him become mortal again. Nick suspects that his old mentor Lacroix is in town and behind the murders. Forced into a partnership with the unbearable Detective Schanke, Nick has to face both Lacroix and the Homeless Killer while trying to protect his friends.
Director: Allan Kroeker, James D. Parriott
Writer: James D. Parriott
7.7/1072 votes#3 - For I Have Sinned
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/1992
Another serial killer, this time preying on young women who all attend the same church. In order to catch him, Nick must try to overcome his fear and loathing of the Church and its symbols. Meanwhile, flashbacks to 15th Century France show Nick's encounter with a young peasant girl doomed to become a martyr when her claims that God spoke to her result in the Church branding her as a heretic and condemning her to burn at the stake. Nick offers her his version of immortality, but she refuses in favor of her own belief in life after death.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: N/A
7.6/1064 votes#4 - Last Act
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/19/1992
A young woman dies, and all evidence points to suicide. Nick, however, has a gut feeling that it was murder, but seems unable to prove it. Added to his stack of unsolved crimes, it makes Nick question his own feelings of self-worth, especially after hearing about another, real suicide: that of one of his "old friends". Nick must search through his memories of their relationship of centuries past to determine why she killed herself, and why he shouldn't.
Director: René Bonnière
Writer: Brad Wright
7.6/1065 votes#5 - Dance by the Light of the Moon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/1992
A beautiful young woman is able to exert an almost supernatural control over men, driving them to commit criminal acts for her amusement. Nick manages to catch up with her, but will his own powers help prevent him from also falling under her spell?
Director: Michael Levine
Writer: N/A
7.9/1064 votes#6 - Dying to Know You
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/1992
The wife and daughter of a well-known philanthropist are kidnapped and held for ransom, and psychic Denise Fort is brought in help Nick and Schanke with the case. Her powers are genuine, and therein lies the problem: she keeps picking up flashes of Nick's "other life", and Nick feels torn about whether or not to reveal himself to her, since she thinks it's a sign that she's having a breakdown. Nick's recollections of a similar situation in Puritan New England make him determined that Denise won't share th e fate of his mortal friend from that time.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: N/A
7.7/1059 votes#7 - False Witness
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/1992
Nick's feelings of responsibility for the death of a man he was supposed to protect in a "sting" operation causes him to lie about actually seeing the murderer pull the trigger. In addition to the problem of having to appear in court to testify in broad daylight, Nick's desire to see justice done struggles with his conscience. He calls up memories of an incident from the past in which a woman lies in court, condemning to death a man Nick knows to be innocent, since he saw his fellow vampire Janette commit the crime.
Director: Jorge Montesi
Writer: N/A
7.5/1061 votes#8 - Cherry Blossoms
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/1992
A woman targetted in a mob hit in Chinatown escapes, but in critical condition. Nick must find her before the mobsters do, but he gets no help or trust from an ancient acupuncturist who is hiding and caring for the victim, and who recognizes Nick as the monster who killed his mother 75 years ago.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: N/A
7.8/1057 votes#9 - I Will Repay
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/15/1992
Natalie's brother Richard is shot at the police station. When it's apparent he's going to die, Natalie urges a reluctant Nick to bring Richard over as he did a leper centuries ago. Is this a second chance for Richard and his family, or will history repeat itself?
Director: Jorge Montesi
Writer: Brad Wright
7.1/1060 votes#10 - Dead Air
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1992
Someone's calling CTOK radio's on-air psychiatrist and murdering women on the air. Dr. Noble comes to Nick's aid -- to Stonetree's dismay -- while Schanke searches through psychiatric records. Noble thinks the killer is acting out a murderous fantasy -- one that may involve her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1052 votes#11 - Hunters
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/29/1992
Schanke's old partner is gunned down in the street. The bad guys make it clear Don is next. Jeanette lets Nick hide Schanke at The Raven because his predicament reminds them of when Nick, Jeanette, and Lacroix were hunted- only this time it appears to be an inside job.
Director: Michael Levine
Writer: N/A
7.5/1049 votes#12 - Dead Issue
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/6/1992
Inspector Tony Fiore's wife confesses to shooting her lover in self-defense. Case closed?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1049 votes#13 - Father Figure
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/13/1992
A man is killed in an apparent mob hit. While the investigation is underway, the only witness, a young girl named Lisa, is left in Nick's protective custody. This duty reminds Nick of a boy he and his Old Friends cared for in World War II England and the ramifications of his immortality and sterility.
Director: Gary Farmer
Writer: N/A
7.1/1051 votes#14 - Spin Doctor
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/27/1992
A journalist covering the mayoral election is electrocuted in his hotel room. Later his girlfriend is found dead too. It appears one of the candidates may be involved in a sex scandal. Can Nick find out who committed these murders without engaging in a witchhunt? Dirty politics and mudslinging gets Nick thinking about when he was Professor Nicholas Girard (Chicago, 1954) -- and on trial before the HUAC on charges of being a Communist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1057 votes#15 - Dying for Fame
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/10/1992
Nick and Schenke are protecting a musician who is being threatened.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: N/A
7.6/1057 votes#16 - Only the Lonely
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/17/1992
It's Natalie's birthday again, which gets her and Nick thinking about another one of her birthdays- the day they met. Now she's met someone else- and Nick's jealousy is showing. Meanwhile a killer is murdering his dates.
Director: Michael Levine
Writer: N/A
7.7/1049 votes#17 - Unreality TV
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/24/1992
Being the subject of a COPS-like television show reminds Nick of his first exposure to the camera during the US Civil War. Will modern technology finally reveal the vampires' secret?
Director: Clay Borris
Writer: N/A
7.9/1052 votes#18 - Feeding the Beast
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/1/1992
Nick goes undercover to investigate the murders of members of The Twelve Steps, a support group for addicts. Can his sponsor help him with his addiction, or is she out to kill him too?
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Writer: N/A
7.8/1049 votes#19 - If Looks Could Kill
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1993
Nick investigates three woman who are member of the Spa Experience. They're all young, beautiful, and have murderous tendencies, but do they share something more than skin deep?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1046 votes#20 - Fatal Mistake
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1993
The investigation into Stonetree's recent shooting of a perp is keeping him up nights. Meanwhile Nick confronts a ghost of his own -- one that's about 300 years older.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1050 votes#21 - 1966
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/1993
During a hostage situation at the police station, Nick recalls his life in East Berlin (as the American Nick Thomas), where he helped another family in crisis while they helped him search for the Abarat, an ancient book of miracles that may contain a cure for vampirism.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brad Wright
8.3/1047 votes#22 - Love You to Death
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1993
After a model missing for four months is found dead under mysterious circumstances, another model disappears who bears a striking a resemblance to a dancer Nick fell for a long time ago
Director: Michael Levine
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Forever Knight Season 1
Every episode of Forever Knight Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Forever Knight Season 1!
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt...
Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyCrime
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Dark Knight (1)" is the best rated episode of "Forever Knight" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by Allan Kroeker, James D. Parriott and written by James D. Parriott, it aired on 5/5/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dark Knight: The Second Chapter (2)".