Chance

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San Francisco-based forensic neuropsychiatrist Eldon Chance reluctantly gets sucked into a violent and dangerous world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness.

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Season 1

10 episodes

S1 E1 · The Summer of Love

Dr. Eldon Chance resolves to help Jaclyn Blackstone, a woman with a second personality, escape her abusive, crooked cop husband with the help of a dangerous, Nietzsche-quoting, antique furniture restorer known simply as D.

S1 E2 · The Axiom of Choice

Chance investigates Jaclyn’s last psychiatrist and a secret rendezvous with Jaclyn forces an ominous encounter.

S1 E3 · Hiring It Done

As Jaclyn continues her therapy, Chance attempts to protect himself and his family from Blackstone’s latest round of harassments.

S1 E4 · The Mad Doctor

Chance and D begin surveillance of Blackstone, hoping to get hard evidence of his corruption. Chance's desire to help Jaclyn veers into obsessive, making him question the mission and his own sanity.

S1 E5 · A Still Point in the Turning World

Chance undergoes a brain scan in a bid to find a medical explanation for his uncharacteristic behavior. Meanwhile, Blackstone arrives to deliver a beatdown, and Chance teams with D to incriminate Blackstone, but their in-the-shadows mission turns deadly.

S1 E6 · The Unflinching Spark

Awaiting the fallout from their last mission, Chance fears for his family’s safety. During a night alone with Jaclyn, Chance suspects his patient may not be as helpless as he believed.

S1 E7 · Unlocking Your Hidden Powers

Chance’s world is thrown into chaos when he uncovers the truth about the people closest to him.

S1 E8 · The House of Space and Time

Proof of Blackstone’s criminal activities comes from an unexpected source as Chance is finally poised to take down his enemy.

S1 E9 · Camera Obscura

It's now or never: Eldon and D have to decide how to proceed to get Nicole back. The next step is crucial.

S1 E10 · Fluid Management

In the season finale Chance struggles to understand the truth of his tragic encounter with Blackstone.

Season 2

10 episodes

S2 E1 · Multiaxial System

By day, Chance ministers to patients at the Victims of Violent Crime Unit; by night, he and D assault the victimizers. Detective Hynes blackmails Chance to use his skills to take down suspected serial killer Ryan Winter.

S2 E2 · A Very Special Onion

Attacked by Chance, Winter becomes a patient at the unit, with unintended results. D discovers Detective Hynes has a more personal connection to Winter’s case than he originally let on.

S2 E3 · The Flitcraft Parable

D gaslights Winter in an attempt to make him open up to Chance in therapy and meets a girl in the process; with D’s guidance, Nicole confronts a bully.

S2 E4 · The Coping Mechanism

Chance and Hynes talk to someone from Winter’s past. D and Lorena get to know each other. Chance pushes Winter into a “limit experience” and begins to break him down. Winter makes a new friend at the unit.

S2 E5 · The Collected Works of William Shakespeare

With the warehouse no longer safe, D needs a place to crash. Winter turns to his coping mechanism while Chance and Hynes face a major setback in their case against him. Carl has money trouble.

S2 E6 · Treasures in Jars of Clay

Chance’s progress with Winter is interrupted. Hynes asks his friend Frank Lambert for a favor. D settles old scores. Nicole faces the music. Hynes pursues a new break in the Winter case.

S2 E7 · Define Normal

Chance and D grapple with news about Hynes. Chance accuses Winter of lying to him, but Winter learns he isn’t the only one who’s been dishonest. Nicole underestimates Christina. Kirsten tracks down a lead. Winter lays a trap.

S2 E8 · An Infant, A Brute or a Wild Beast

Chance discovers Lambert’s background. Kirsten asks Lambert for help. Winter is in uncharted territory. Nicole adapts to a new reality. Lorena’s past catches up with her. Chance defends his choices.

S2 E9 · A Madness of Two

Lucy comes to Chance’s aid. Chance and D disagree on the next move. Lambert goes on the defensive. D won’t stop until Lorena is safe. Kirsten makes a choice. After a charged encounter, Chance changes course.

S2 E10 · Especially If You Run Away

With Lorena’s help, Chance and D return to San Francisco to handle unfinished business. Frank Lambert has a new protégé. Chance embraces a familiar role in a new way.