Swift Justice
“Mac Swift is an ex-cop with his own way of enforcing justice.”
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.
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Swift Justice Theme (1996 • Full Stereo)
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Out on a Limb
13-03-19961hEx-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.
- Ep 2
2.Pilot
20-03-19961hSwift 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 t...
- Ep 3
3.Sex, Death and Rock 'n' Roll
27-03-19961hMac helps a rockstar's wife escape his clutches
- Ep 4
4.Supernote
03-04-19961hSwift 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...
- Ep 5
5.Where Were You in '72?
4.010-04-19961hSwift learns the latest person under his protection was involved in a bank heist to support IRA activities
- Ep 6
6.Takin' Back the Street
24-04-19961hWhen 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 daugh...
- Ep 7
7.No Holds Barred
2.001-05-19961hPregnant 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...
- Ep 8
8.Horses
08-05-19961hSwift helps a horse breeder avoid selling out to a business tycoon.
- Ep 9
9.Bad Medicine
15-05-19961hWhen 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 re...
- Ep 10
10.Isaiah's Daughter
22-05-19961hAn 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 introduce...
- Ep 11
11.The Haze
02-07-19961hPatterson asks Swift to watch over a woman somehow involved in his latest case.
- Ep 12
12.Stones
10-07-19961hSwift 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...
- Ep 13
13.Retribution
17-07-19961hA serial killer escapes and goes after those who put him away: Swift, Patterson and a criminal profiler.
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