8.1/1049 votes#1 - Killer Instinct
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1994
While investigating a series of bizarre murders, Nick discovers that an ancient evil from his past is behind the crimes. LaCroix, his former vampire master, has returned to the city in search of Nick, his one-time pupil The murders, coldly orchestrated by LaCroix, threaten to uncover Nick's sinister secret when he is arrested as the prime suspect. With the help of his partner, Don Schanke, and the department pathologist, Natalie Lambert, the only mortal who knows his true identity, Knight escapes. Now an outlaw, he must track down the killer and find LaCroix before he is forced to give up his dream of regaining his mortality.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1049 votes#2 - A Fate Worse Than Death
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1994
Jannette turns to Nick for help when Julie Beamer, a young "lady of the evening" whom she has befriended, is murdererd. However, Nick finds his hands tied when there isn't enough evidence to hold the prime suspect. Once a working girl herself, Jannette is outraged by the lack of "justice" and seeks to quench her thirst for blood when she learns the killer may have been Mason, her friend's pimp. When Mason and a fellow cop turn up dead, Nick traces the murders to Celeste Morgan, a seemingly innocent girl trapped in a life of prostitution.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1058 votes#3 - Stranger Than Fiction
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1994
Life imitates fiction when Emily Weiss, the best-selling author of a series of vampire novels, is attacked by a crazed fan. Her works are amazingly true to life, leading Nick to believe that she may know more about the vampire community than she says. LaCroix, the leader of the community, sees her as a threat and declares that she must die and Nick must carry out the decree. Nick, however, finds that he is falling in love with this woman. She is the only mortal capable of understanding what it is like to live in eternal darkness, and she would go willingly into his waiting arms if asked. The time has come for the truth and the fiction to become one, and her fate rests in Nick's hands.
Director: Clay Borris
Writer: N/A
7.5/1053 votes#4 - Forward into the Past
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1994
It has been more than forty years since Nick has seen his close friend, Katherine Barrington, and her secretary Madelyn Pinchot. Now, after Madelyn has been murdered, Nick knows that Katherine will be next if he doesn't find her before the killer does.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1042 votes#5 - Hunted
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1994
A series of bizarre murders lead Nick and Schanke to believe that somebody is hunting the city's most dangerous criminals for sport. When they go undercover to catch the killer, Schanke is taken hostage and it is up to Nick to save him before the hunter makes Nick her ultimate trophy.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
6.7/1039 votes#6 - Faithful Followers
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1994
Nick joins the Luminology cult to investigate the death of a city official's son. When he inexplicably breaks off contact with the department, however, Natalie infiltrates Luminology's headquarters and discovers that Nick has been brainwashed.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: N/A
8.4/1043 votes#7 - Father's Day
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1994
David Constantine is the next in line to become "Don" of the city's biggest crime family, but after witnessing a lifetime of killing and bloodshed, he just wants to live a normal life with his family. Nick Knight understands David's dilemma, as he wants to get away from his self-proclaimed father, LaCroix. However, David's great grandfather will stop at nothing to ensure his grandson's enshrinement, even going to LaCroix for help. This sets up a Father's Day showdown between David and his great grandfather and Nick and LaCroix.
Director: Bruce Pittman
Writer: N/A
8.0/1046 votes#8 - Undue Process
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1994
The two day search for Natalie Lambert's young niece ends when the missing girl's body is discovered in the woods. After Nick Knight rescues the alleged killer from an angry mob of vigilantes, a blood test and line-up fail to provide enough evidence to hold him. Removed from the case because of her ties to the victim, Natalie questions the results of the lab work. When the suspect suddenly dies, Natalie performs her own lab test and uncovers another murder.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
7.6/1039 votes#9 - Bad Blood
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1994
Nick discovers an ancient, terrifying evil is behind a series of grizzly murders plaguing the city, and he may not be able to stop it. He is unknowingly paired with Chief Inspector Liam O'Neal of Dublin C.I.D., a vampire hunter with a dark secret, who has tracked the murdering creature's bloody trail half way around the world. Wary of O'Neal, Nick begins an investigation of his own, learning the Chief Inspector's true identity, as well as that of the killer -- Jack the Ripper -- a vampire created by LaCroix. Nick had a chance to destroy the Ripper a century ago, but turned his back, unleashing a century of carnage around the world. He must now put aside his guilt and finish the job, but in doing so, O'Neal may finish him.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
8.4/1045 votes#10 - Can't Run, Can't Hide
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1994
Highly respected parole officer, Casey Brooks, is the prime suspect in the investigation of a murdered Vietnam veteran. Nick Knight is certain he has encountered Brooks in the past and flashes back to wartime Vietnam to discover Brooks' true identity, along with the dark secret that could ruin the parole officer's career. But the investigation changes course when Nick's prime suspect nearly becomes the next victim.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Ron Taylor
8.4/1048 votes#11 - Capital Offense
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1994
Nick and Schanke apprehend a convicted murderess on the run from Texas authorities when an anonymous tip leads them to a rental car agency. Nick believes she may be innocent, however, he must prove it before she is extradited and put to death for her crime.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: N/A
8.0/1037 votes#12 - Amateur Night
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/1995
A drive-by shooting could ignite a gang war, but Schanke's got stars in his eyes moonlighting on a movie set. Then the star of the movie steps right into the killer's path. Will Nick and Schanke find the renegade killer before this movie star is history?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1035 votes#13 - Beyond the Law
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/1995
A serial killer who appears to get women completely in his control before killing them is on the loose. But he may be untouchable since it looks like he's a diplomat. Nick's past experience with people who abuse power indiscriminately may make him step over the line in pursuit of justice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1044 votes#14 - The Fix
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1995
Natalie's research leads her to believe she might be able to cure Nick, if he's willing to take the risk. While taking the wonder drug, Nick and Schanke unofficially investigate the suicide of another cop. Is Nick just having incredible hunches or is the drug not quite what it seems?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1045 votes#15 - Be My Valentine
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1995
Valentines day not only brings out a killer who lures in women with romantic cards, but turns Nick's thoughts to Natalie, and LaCroix's to past love. All this love in the air is bound to be dangerous.
Director: Stefan Scaini
Writer: N/A
7.5/1041 votes#16 - The Fire Inside
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1995
A crazed killer using a flame-thrower to torch his victims sends Nick and Schanke on an underground pursuit. In the confined quarters of the underground sewer system, it's anybody's guess who will find who first. While Nick faces his fear of fire, Natalie discovers she has her own fears to deal with.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Marc Scott Zicree
7.9/1038 votes#17 - Blood Money
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1995
Present day events mirror the past when the head of the prestigious financial investment firm that controls Nick's secret fortune is murdered. Stolen from a highwayman two centuries ago, the fortune is again the target of greed, as a local criminal kingpin frames the dead executive's son for the murder. LaCroix's teachings ring true as greed once again, breeds tragedy--a lesson the master vampire preached centuries ago.
Director: Geraint Wyn Davies
Writer: N/A
8.6/1044 votes#18 - Partners of the Month
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/1995
Upon leaving his wife, Schanke moves in with Nick, expecting to lead a wild bachelor's life with his partner. But the two are soon at odds over the investigation of a wealthy business-man's murder. Feeling that Nick is once again trying to keep one step a head of him, Schanke vows to solve the case on his own. Acting on a sudden revelation while drowning his sorrows in liquor, Schanke rushes to apprehend the murderer without his partner and captures the killer single-handedly. Or, so he thinks.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1038 votes#19 - Queen of Harps
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/1995
When Nick is unable to obtain a harp with magical properties tied to his mortal past at auction, his actions are less than legal. When the auctioneer is found murdered, Nick finds himself in a precarious situation, caught between the harp's longing and his own desires.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/1047 votes#20 - A More Permanent Hell
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1995
When the head of a team of astronomers is commits suicide, their predictions of a meteor's collision become public. As panic sweeps the world both mortal and vampire populations face their personal fears. Some of those fears lead to unusual actions.
Director: John Kapelos
Writer: Ron Taylor
7.6/1033 votes#21 - The Code
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1995
When Schanke's ex-partner Delehanty shows up, his rich, comfortable, and "warm" life in Arizona, gets to Schanke's winter-worn heart. When Schanke and Delehanty conclude that a series of deaths are the result of product tampering, Nick's hunch about the case drives a wedge between him and Schanke. When Schanke refuses to listen to Nick, he must solve the case despite Schanke and Delehanty's conclusions, and before Schanke decides Arizona might be the place to be.
Director: Clay Borris
Writer: N/A
7.9/1046 votes#22 - Curiouser & Curiouser
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1995
When Nick efforts to stop a robbery without using his "vamp" powers causes a death, he becomes consumed with guilt. Nick's life seems to spin out of control and nothing seems as it is. Things truly become curiouser and curiouser.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: N/A
8.7/1046 votes#23 - Near Death
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 7/8/1995
Nick investigates the death of a young doctor when Natalie is unable to determine the cause. Intrigued by the doctor's experiments in near death experiences, Nick secretly agrees to "go under" in an attempt to reconcile his own past. But the experiment goes awry and Natalie must find a way to bring Nick back form his altered state of consciousness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1041 votes#24 - Baby Baby
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 7/15/1995
Serena, a victim of Nick's immortal bite from the past, has a plan to regain her mortality. According to ancient legend, a vampire will become mortal if she bears a mortal's child. But to conceive, the mortal must possess an extra chromosome and will be murdered soon after conception. When Trilling, who possesses the magic chromosome, is arrested for murder, Serena provides an alibi to get him out of jail. Fully aware of Serena's plan, Nick struggles to solve the murder -- torn between reconciling the wrong he did Serena and preventing yet another murder. But his actions, along with the reasons behind them can never be revealed.
Director: Geraint Wyn Davies
Writer: N/A
8.9/1044 votes#25 - Close Call
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 7/22/1995
When Nick saves Schanke's life during a fire fight, Schanke can't help but notice Nick has taken up flying. Despite Nick's hypnotic suggestion to forget what he saw, Schanke begins investigating Nick's past. Natalie can't deflect him and Janette's attempts to hypnotise him fail. The trail soon leads him to conclude his partner is a vampire and from there to LaCroix. The question is, what is LaCroix going to do with the inquisitive Schanke?
Director: Clay Borris
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Forever Knight Season 2
Every episode of Forever Knight Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Forever Knight Season 2!
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 2 Ratings Summary
"Killer Instinct" is the best rated episode of "Forever Knight" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1994. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Fate Worse Than Death".