Second Chances
Second Chances
Second Chances
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Overview
Second Chances is an American television series created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. The series premiered December 2, 1993, on CBS. Its cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Connie Sellecca, Megan Follows, Michelle Phillips, and Matt Salinger. The two-hour pilot episode was directed by Sharron Miller. The series last episode ran on February 10, 1994 as part of CBS's Crimetime After Primetime. This show marked a reunion, however short-lived, between actors Ronny Cox and Frances Lee McCain, who last worked together on the series Apple's Way in the mid-1970s. Produced a spin-off, Hotel Malibu.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 1993-11-25
Runtime: 0h 45m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Melinda Lopez
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
Joanna Russell
Connie Sellecca
Connie Sellecca
Dianne Benedict
Matt Salinger
Matt Salinger
Mike Chulack
Megan Follows
Megan Follows
Kate Benedict
Justin Lazard
Justin Lazard
Kevin Cook
Pepe Serna
Pepe Serna
Salvador Lopez
Ray Wise
Ray Wise
Judge Jim Stinson
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
George Cook
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain
Felicity Cook
Ramy Zada
Ramy Zada
Det. Jerry Kuntz
Episodes - Season 1
Pilot
Pilot
Episode 1
The married couple George and Felicity return home to Santa Rita - his first vacation in 20 years. They are apalled that their son, Kevin, plans to marry Melinda in 14 days. Melinda is a Mexican-American waitress at the local Country Club, and her father hates to see her marry an 'anglo'. At the same time Kevin asks Dianne, a young defense attorney, to run against Judge Stinson at the upcoming election. Dianne's old 'flame', Mike Chulack, returns from 10 years in prison to the very deep dismay of her husband, Bruce. A criminal gets away from robbing a drugstore.
Coincidence or Conspiracy
Coincidence or Conspiracy
Episode 2
Mike Chulack and Dianne's younger sister, Kate, visit 'Herb's Auto Repair' where he gets a job, and they date. Soon she hires him as a driver for her 'Party Magic' business. Dianne discovers that Bruce buys and uses condoms and a divorce seems inevitable. Changes happen quickly now, and alone with Mike in Party Magic's business car they kiss passionately. The night before his wedding Kevin is totally drunk, and is apparently having sex with a stripper. Next morning Melinda finds some photoes showing the escapade and that makes her say *I do .. have reservatiions abhout this marriage'. To her father's endless joy the marriage is cancelled and her last dance is saved for him.
Living in Between
Living in Between
Episode 3
Dianne leaves the frying-pan and walks into the fire as Bruce is found dead by gunshot at Kate's office. Bruce's secretary Joanna is busy deleting files and Dianne finds both her own and Bruce's money vanished without trace. Mike is taken by the police for the murder because he keeps his silent about the affair with Dianne and the alibi. Felicity demands that Kwevin makes Melinda return her engagement ring, and George confronts the stripper and gets some answers he did not expect.
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
Episode 4
The 8 year old Brian teaches his mother Dianne, Kate and Melinda how to recover superficially deleted files, and Joanna is discovered as Bruce's lover. When her registrated gun is found she spitefully confesses the murder. On her father Sal's initiative Melinda starts dating Toly, and Kevin is despaired. Kevin sees faxes with death threats to Dianne and makes the police give her protection.
I Can't Get No Satisfaxion
I Can't Get No Satisfaxion
Episode 5
Tests from the autopsy proves Bruce regularly abused cocaine, and Dianne looses hope of ever finding any of the vanished money. However George and Felicity admit that they have handled Bruce's insurance money unsufficiently, and they fire their accountant. The technical investigations proves that he was not killed by his secretary, Joanna, as her bullet hit nothing but the wall. After some comic setbacks the police succeeds in tracing the person who faxes death threats to Dianne.
If the Truth Be Told
If the Truth Be Told
Episode 6
Detective Jerry Kuntz who is the leader of the police investigation of the Bruce Christenson murder has elbowed his way into this position, and he seems very eager to let Tommy Simmons out of the scope. Some very special sunglasses were found beside the dead body, Kuntz delivers them back to the owner, Tommy, but a photo from the night of the murder shows Tommy wearing them on his forehead - in Mike Chulack'z presence. Again the investigation is focused upon Mike.
Down Looks Like Up
Down Looks Like Up
Episode 7
Salvatore Lopez reports Tommy Simmons dead and that leads to the solution of the Bruce Christenson murder case. Melinda is forgiving Kevin his drinking the night before their originally planned wedding and takes him with her to get married. DO they succeed this time??
Miss Friendly Santa Rita
Miss Friendly Santa Rita
Episode 8
Dianne Benedict still has a debt to Bruce's creditors of $12.300, and Pete Dyson, an electric contractor, shows her a bill of $38.000 dollars. Her sister Kate seems to solve it by selling her Classic car to a mortuary, but the cautious Dianne lets Pete make a merger with Bruce's construction company. Dianne loses the election and Jim Stenson stays as judge, who inherits a lot of money from a presumably dead Emilie Howell. Prior to that Mrs. Howell has given Kate Benedict the assignment to keep a birthday party for her dog Pretty Boy. Melinda decides to take part in a beauty pageant called 'Miss Friendly Santa Rita', and again her father is horrified.
Miss Friendly Santa Rita
Miss Friendly Santa Rita
Episode 9
Miss Friendly Santa Rita 1981 Lara Peterson is guest judge at the present beauty pageant. 'Cook Insurance' sponsors the event the 7th year in a row, so George is a judge, too, while Jim Stinson is the third. To his amusement Lara flirts with George, and Stinson is busy making passes on Melinda. Mike proposes to Dianne, and a rivalry between Kevin and Richard seems certain to occur, but Kate is intensely focused on finding Emily who is alive, indeed.
Justifiable Jealousy
Justifiable Jealousy
Episode 10
Emily May Howell's brother, dr. Ruben L. May, is found dead by Kate who suspects Judge Stinson to have murdered him. Mike wants to have lunch with Dianne, but Pete is more lucky and Mike is very jealous.
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