Series · 1996
Swift Justice
Mac Swift is an ex-cop with his own way of enforcing justice.
The series
Swift Justice is an American detective drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Richard Albarino, broadcast for one season (13 episodes) on UPN from March 13 to July 17, 1996. James McCaffrey stars as former Navy SEAL Mac Swift, a private investigator fired from the NYPD. He receives support from his former partner Detective Randall Patterson (Gary Dourdan) and his father Al Swift (Len Cariou). Critics noted the series' emphasis on violence, specifically in the pilot's opening sequence, drawing comparisons to The Equalizer (1985–1989) and Die Hard (1988). UPN canceled the program after receiving complaints from viewers, advertisers, and critics for its stark depiction of violence. Wolf considered the cancelation a mistake due to good ratings. Further, it was praised for its visuals and McCaffrey's performance, but often criticized as being either too violent or formulaic.
Episodes
Season 1 · 13 episodes · 1996
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Episode 113 Mar 19961h 0m
Out on a Limb
Ex-cop turned PI Mac Swift works outside the normal law enforcement routine on cases too hot for the standard justice system. While still on the force, Swift falls for a call girl.
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Episode 220 Mar 19961h 0m
Pilot
Swift goes undercover to retrieve a young boy from his dangerous, white supremacist father, Stone Paxton, who has taken the child from his ex-wife who he has accused of polluting the boy with her liberal ideas and interracial dating habits…
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Episode 327 Mar 19961h 0m
Sex, Death and Rock 'n' Roll
Mac helps a rockstar's wife escape his clutches
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Episode 43 Apr 19961h 0m
Supernote
Swift is approached by Rita Vicks, a beautiful treasury agent concerned over the disappearance of her partner, Bo Maxey, who has neared obsession in his quest to find the Supernote, an impeccable counterfeit C-note he believes is being use…
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Episode 510 Apr 19961h 0m
Where Were You in '72?
Swift learns the latest person under his protection was involved in a bank heist to support IRA activities
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Episode 624 Apr 19961h 0m
Takin' Back the Street
When Mama Em, a neighborhood matriarch and old friend of Swift's father, is gunned down for trying to organize her community against a drug dealer, Swift sets out to help her daughter Sylvie bring the murderers to justice, with hope of sav…
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Episode 71 May 19961h 0m
No Holds Barred
Pregnant college girl Allison enlists Swift to find her missing boyfriend, college wrestler Palo Montega. Swift discovers that Palo's fanatical instructor, Dillon Brock, has other plans for Palo when he forces him to compete in a cage matc…
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Episode 88 May 19961h 0m
Horses
Swift helps a horse breeder avoid selling out to a business tycoon.
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Episode 915 May 19961h 0m
Bad Medicine
When research scientist Bud Wertheim dies under suspicious—but apparently natural–circumstances, his friend and colleague Jessie McKenna enlists Swift to find out how—and why—he really died, uncovering research fraud at an up-and-coming ph…
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Episode 1022 May 19961h 0m
Isaiah's Daughter
An Amish man, Isaiah Zook, travels to New York to search for his runaway daughter Sarah but is quickly overwhelmed by the city. Paterson happens upon the naive Isaiah and introduces him to Swift, who quickly agrees to take his case. Swift …
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Episode 112 Jul 19961h 0m
The Haze
Patterson asks Swift to watch over a woman somehow involved in his latest case.
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Episode 1210 Jul 19961h 0m
Stones
Swift and Paterson clash on issues of strategy when cases they are working on collide. Paterson, under pressure from his superiors, may have to place a charge of Swift's in danger to bring down suspects in a series of jewel heists. Swift, …
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Episode 1317 Jul 19961h 0m
Retribution
A serial killer escapes and goes after those who put him away: Swift, Patterson and a criminal profiler.
Cast
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