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Special Unit 2

Wed, Apr 11, 2001
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • Action & Adventure
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson work in Special Unit 2, a secret precinct of the Chicago Police Department whose sole charge is to protect the city's citizens from Links, a malicious paranormal species that is the missing link between man and beast.

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Cast

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  • Michael Landes
    Michael Landes
    as Detective Nicholas O'Malley
  • Alexondra Lee
    Alexondra Lee
    as Detective Kate Benson
  • Danny Woodburn
    Danny Woodburn
    as Carl the Gnome
  • Richard Gant
    Richard Gant
    as Captain Richard Page
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Episodes

2 seasons · 19 episodes

Ended · 19 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Brothers
    Aired · Thu, Apr 12, 2001 · 60m

    After witnessing a girl get abducted by a strange creature, Benson finds herself recruited into the elite Special Unit 2. She is paired with veteran O'Malley, and they attempt to recover the youngster.

  • E2
    The Pack
    Aired · Thu, Apr 19, 2001 · 60m

    Nick finds an unusual way of taking a bite out of crime when he discovers that a pack of werewolves are terrorizing the city.

  • E3
    The Wraps
    Aired · Thu, Apr 26, 2001 · 60m

    An ancient Japanese mummy is awakened by a bolt of lightning, and sets out to re-create its tomb, including the three concubines buried with him. While working to capture it, Benson finds herself taken captive by the creature, which plans to sacrifice her---and two other women.

  • E4
    The Web
    Aired · Thu, May 3, 2001 · 60m

    A "spider woman" preys on unsuspecting men in Chicago, wooing them into her web before slaying them. But a beautiful witness comes forth, helping Nick to clear the cobwebs from the clues.

  • E5
    The Waste
    Aired · Thu, May 10, 2001 · 60m

    While they hunt a monster made up of human fat residue, Nick and Kate deal with Nick's former partner, Rich, who wants in on the case. To complicate matters, Rich is charged with a murder that the monster committed.

  • E6
    The Depths
    Aired · Thu, May 17, 2001 · 60m

    Nick and Kate investigate when "mermen" begin stealing young women's minds; Kate's visiting sister is attracted to a guitar player named "Scar."

Season 2
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Grain
    Aired · Thu, Oct 4, 2001 · 60m

    A parasitic Link causes everyday citizens with no prior record to commit heinous crimes.

  • E2
    The Skin
    Aired · Thu, Oct 11, 2001 · 60m

    A shape-shifting Link like the one that murdered Nick's partner is terrorizing the city, but its versatility makes a manhunt difficult.

  • E3
    The Years
    Aired · Thu, Oct 18, 2001 · 60m

    An ancient Link that sucks the life out of humans is on the prowl in Chicago, but the main suspect catches Nick's eye and makes him doubt her involvement.

  • E4
    The Invisible
    Aired · Thu, Oct 25, 2001 · 60m

    An invisible Link known as the Boogeyman is on the prowl, and Kate and Nick must catch it to save a man on death row who took the rap for one of its murders.

  • E5
    The Eve
    Aired · Thu, Nov 1, 2001 · 60m

    A mysterious Link is bringing corpses of serial killers back to life so they can carry out his plan to assume leadership of all Links.

  • E6
    The Rocks
    Aired · Thu, Nov 8, 2001 · 60m

    Gorgon links, which are capable of transforming people into stone, run rampant through the city, with Kate's soon-to-be ex-boyfriend one of their possible victims.

  • E7
    The Drag
    Aired · Thu, Nov 15, 2001 · 60m

    The theft of an ancient Native American necklace unleashes a dragon that runs amok throughout Chicago looking for its preferred food source---gnomes. It's up to Carl (Danny Woodburn) to do battle with the creature.

  • E8
    The Beast
    Aired · Thu, Nov 22, 2001 · 60m

    A series of gruesome murders leads Nick and Kate to suspect that Jack the Ripper has returned from the grave---and is stalking victims in Chicago.

  • E9
    The Wall
    Aired · Thu, Nov 29, 2001 · 60m

    Nick accompanies Kate to her 10-year high-school reunion, where the two find themselves fighting Links intent on massacring her classmates.

  • E10
    The Straw
    Aired · Thu, Jan 17, 2002 · 60m

    Nick and Kate battle the Scarecrow, a noxious Link that creates mayhem by exploiting the fears in every Chicagoan's subconscious.

  • E11
    The Love
    Aired · Thu, Jan 31, 2002 · 60m

    Kate and Carl join forces to track down Cupid, whose love potion has caused a tough judge to start handing down easy sentences---and has turned Nick into a nice guy who only sees the good in people.

  • E12
    The Piper
    Aired · Thu, Feb 7, 2002 · 60m

    A mind-control Link uses a local children's TV show to turn kids into zombies who steal for him. To get close to the creature, Nick and Kate recruit Carl to become a sidekick on the show.

  • E13
    The Wish
    Aired · Thu, Feb 14, 2002 · 60m

    Nick and Kate hunt a Djinn, a "genie"-like link that possesses the power to make a person's dreams come true. But if she grants enough wishes, she will gain free will and be able to do whatever she wants---including decimating mankind.