List of The Pretender episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the NBC television series The Pretender. The series ran for four seasons from 1996 through 2000, with 86 episodes produced, plus two television film sequels that aired on TNT in 2001.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	22		September 19, 1996	May 17, 1997	NBC
	2	22		November 1, 1997	May 16, 1998
	3	22		October 17, 1998	May 22, 1999
	4	20		September 25, 1999	May 13, 2000
	Television films			January 22, 2001	December 10, 2001	TNT

Episodes

Season 1 (1996–97)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Rick Wallace	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	September 19, 1996
Jarod pretends to be a doctor to avenge a boy crippled by faulty surgery. Having just missed Jarod on a tanker ship in Alaska, Miss Parker and Sydney track him to a hospital where he plans on exposing the alcoholic surgeon who crippled the boy. Jarod discovers ice cream, Wheel of Fortune, and Pez.
2	2	"Every Picture Tells a Story"	Michael Zinberg	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	September 28, 1996
Jarod joins the U.S. Coast Guard to avenge a drowned man who could have been rescued. Jarod discovers fake dog poop, other novelty items, and Oreo cookies.
3	3	"Flyer"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Juan Carlos Coto	October 19, 1996
Jarod pretends to be a test pilot to avenge another's "accidental" death. Jarod discovers Silly Putty.
4	4	"Curious Jarod"	Jesús Salvador Treviño	Kimberly Costello	October 26, 1996
Jarod becomes the head of security at a Las Vegas casino to expose an abusive murderer. Jarod discovers Curious George and Barrel of Monkeys.
5	5	"The Paper Clock"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Javier Grillo-Marxuach	November 2, 1996
Jarod becomes an attorney to help a man wrongly convicted of murder and receives the first picture of his mother from Sidney. Jarod discovers Rubik's Cube.
6	6	"To Protect and Serve"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Tommy Thompson	November 9, 1996
Jarod becomes a police officer to catch some corrupt colleagues who framed and murdered a security guard recently reunited with his long-lost father. Miss Parker prevents Jarod from acquiring information about his mother. Jarod discovers donuts and donut holes.
7	7	"A Virus Among Us"	Fred K. Keller	Lawrence Meyers	November 16, 1996
Jarod becomes a virologist to avenge the disappearance and death of another. Jarod discovers the bug motel and gives Miss Parker the flu. Sidney must face his own guilt about Jarod. This episode features the fictional "motaba" virus; the disease was originally used in the 1995 film Outbreak, and is classified as a Level Four pathogen both in the movie and in this episode.
8	8	"Not Even a Mouse"	Thomas J. Wright	Juan Carlos Coto	December 14, 1996
Jarod becomes a coroner to help expose the truth about the death of a caring homeless man, "Christmas" George, and also to discover the identity of a dead "LGL" ("Little Girl Lost"). Jarod discovers fruitcake and Christmas. Jarod becomes a part of Sidney's and Miss Parker's own Christmases.
9	9	"Mirage"	Ian Toynton	Tommy Thompson	January 4, 1997
Jarod infiltrates a Texan skydiving school to investigate one of the owners' death in the desert. Acting on a tip from Jarod, Miss Parker meets a man who knew her mother.
10	10	"The Better Part of Valor"	Anson Williams	Javier Grillo-Marxuach	January 11, 1997
Jarod is a firefighter to avenge the death of another by arson. The empath Angelo is introduced to help find Jarod. Jarod discovers Instant Cheeze. Miss Parker's private life begins to take precedence over her hunt for Jarod when she runs into a visiting old friend (Anthony Starke), and begins an affair with him.
11	11	"Potato Head Blues"	Terrence O'Hara	Javier Grillo-Marxuach	January 18, 1997
Jarod is a member of a bomb squad trying to catch a serial bomber. Jarod discovers Mr. Potato Head. Mr. Raines hunt for the leak within the Center, making Miss Parker, Sidney, and Broots suspect each other.
12	12	"Prison Story"	Oscar L. Costo	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle and Tommy Thompson Teleplay by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	February 1, 1997
Jarod impersonates a prison guard to help an innocent man about to be executed. Jarod discovers Slinky. The stress of chasing Jarod catches up with Miss Parker, as she discovers she has an ulcer.
13	13	"Bazooka Jarod"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Story by : Kimberly Costello and Juan Carlos Coto Teleplay by : Juan Carlos Coto	February 8, 1997
Jarod becomes a U.S. Navy officer to expose a crewman's accidental death as murder. Jarod discovers Bazooka chewing gum. Following a lead among her mother's things, Miss Parker discovers her mother saved children from The Centre.
14	14	"Ranger Jarod"	Ian Toynton	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	February 15, 1997
On impulse, Jarod joins the search to find a missing person in a mountainous forest region - and falls in love with a fellow volunteer. Jarod discovers The Three Stooges, Star Wars, and has his first sexual relationship.
15	15	"Jaroldo!"	Terrence O'Hara	Lawrence Meyers	March 8, 1997
Jarod becomes a news cameraman to avenge a shot predecessor. Jarod learns about basketball. Trapped together in an abandoned building about to be demolished, Miss Parker and a wounded Sidney bond while Broots frantically searches for them.
16	16	"Under the Reds"	Charles Siebert	Story by : David Kemper Teleplay by : Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Lawrence Meyers	March 22, 1997
Jarod becomes an EMT, and creates a formula to help two coma victims – a young wrestler and Sydney's twin brother, Jacob. Miss Parker is shocked to discover Sydney has a twin brother, and tricks the center to save him. "SL-27" is first mentioned. Jarod discovers the lucky rabbit's foot.
17	17	"Keys"	Terrence O'Hara	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle Teleplay by : Juan Carlos Coto	April 5, 1997
While trying to help a girl orphaned by the man smuggling her into the country, Jarod puts himself into the path of a strong hurricane. His plans are derailed when Miss Parker corners him in the hotel, and the man he was trying to punish escapes his trap.
18	18	"Unhappy Landings"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Story by : Terri Treas & Michael Zand Teleplay by : Juan Carlos Coto, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Lawrence Meyers	April 26, 1997
Jarod becomes a U.S. Marshal to help a witness in an illegal drug trade case. The Centre's other Pretender, Kyle, is introduced. Jarod discovers Spam.
19	19	"Jarod's Honor"	Terrence O'Hara	Tommy Thompson & Chris Ruppenthal	May 3, 1997
Jared and Sydney get emails from one another giving them clues to their past. In New Orleans, Jarod discovers a dying hitman, and assumes his identity to save a man and his estranged wife from the rival club owner who put the hit out on them. In Minneapolis, Sydney – traveling with Miss Parker, who is trying to quit cigarettes – learns some startling facts about how his twin brother, Jacob, and the circumstances surrounding his coma.
20	20	"Baby Love"	Joe Napolitano	Debra Pratt	May 10, 1997
While hiding from pursuit, Jarod witnesses a baby being abandoned and goes after the corrupt politician and detective responsible for the attempted murder of both mother and son. Meanwhile Ms. Parker, Sydney and Broots figure out what SL-27 is — a secret level of The Centre, that has been abandoned and sealed off after a fire. Sydney and Miss Parker — who have been lead to believe that Jarod and Kyle, like other children the Centre had taken in, did not have parents — discover that Jared was kidnapped by Sydney's twin brother, Jacob.
21 22	21 22	"The Dragon House"	Fred K. Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	May 17, 1997
While posing as a dentist (where he discovers Highlights Magazine), Jarod learns the fate another Pretender Kyle (Jeffrey Donovan), once his friend. Kyle is now an escaped prisoner, sentenced for kidnapping a woman. Jarod impersonates an FBI agent to join in the pursuit. After saving the woman from Kyle, who is taken by Miss Parker and The Centre, she tells Jarod their connection: he and Kyle are actually brothers. They were kidnapped by The Centre as children, and Miss Parkers' mother – an old friend of the woman's from a convent – brought their parents to hide in the woman's farmhouse; they have a younger sister, Emily, who was born after their kidnapping. Jarod rescues Kyle from the Centre, where Dr. Raines was going to lobotomize him; this leads Miss Parker to convince her father about Raines' increasing instability. The woman arranges a short meeting between Jarod and his mother and sister. However, the Centre intercepts the plans, and Jarod only gets to see a glimpse of his mother and sister before Centre sweepers interrupt. Raines corners Jarod in an alley, but before he can shoot him, his oxygen tank is shot and explodes, engulfing him in flames; a ballistics report comes back inconclusive, meaning Sydney, Miss Parker, or Broots are all suspects.

Season 2 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"Back from the Dead Again"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	November 1, 1997
A month after the events of the first season finale, Mr. Parker goes missing, and is replaced by the mysterious Mr. Lyle and his assistant, Brigitte. Mr. Lyle questions Miss Parker's handling of Jarod's capture, infuriating her on top of her worry for her father. Meanwhile, Jarod becomes an anatomy professor to help a man discover what really happened to his missing brother. He discovers Halloween, and tries to uncover a missing portion of his time at the Centre. For Halloween, Jarod goes trick or treating dressed as the scariest persons he knows – Raines.
24	2	"Scott Free"	Joe Napolitano	Story by : Juan Carlos Coto & Tommy Thompson Teleplay by : Tommy Thompson	November 8, 1997
Jarod impersonates a one-armed safe-cracker to help a man (Louis Ferreira) on parole trying to go straight and his young son (Drake Bell). Jarod discovers Wheel-O. Mr. Lyle and Brigitte interfere in Miss Parker's plans to capture Jarod, but ignore the trio's warnings of taking Jarod too lightly.
25	3	"Over the Edge"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Tony Blake & Paul Jackson	November 15, 1997
Jarod investigates a supposed suicide attempt by a member of a search and rescue team. Jarod discovers Spider-Man. The Centre hires a forensic psychologist (Sam Anderson) to further investigate who shot at Mr. Raines, further fueling suspicions among Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots. However, his results are mysteriously inconclusive.
26	4	"Exposed"	Jim Charleston	Tyler Bensinger	November 22, 1997
Jarod becomes a fashion photographer to expose a stalker. Following clues left by Jarod, Miss Parker travels to Maine and meets again with the man who knew her mother, who reveals she used to stay with him every April – nine months before Miss Parker's January birthday.
27	5	"Nip and Tuck"	Michael Lange	Eric Morris	December 6, 1997
Jarod becomes a cosmetic surgeon to investigate why a girl's face was ruined during a routine procedure. Jarod discovers Play-Doh.
28	6	"Past Sim"	Fred K. Keller	Tommy Thompson	December 13, 1997
Jarod discovers that one of his last simulations has been exploited by Mr. Lyle to be used as the blueprint in the kidnapping of a witness against a Yakuza boss who killed her son. Posing as a Department of Justice, Jarod sees her kidnapped by Centre sweepers, and contacts Sydney. Mr. Parker mysteriously returns, and Miss Parker is furious to discover Mr. Lyle is associating with organized crime. She teams with an equally-furious Raines — already conspiring with her father behind her back — to try and pocket the payment, and pin the stolen funds on Mr. Lyle. This, plus Jarod's rescue of the witness, turns Mr. Lyle into a Yakuza target, forcing him to disappear from The Centre and go on the run.
29	7	"Collateral Damage"	Vern Gillum	Harry Dunn	January 3, 1998
Jarod becomes an Army Ranger to investigate the 25-year-old death of a Vietnam soldier whose daughter wants his name cleared of treason. Jarod discovers Jell-O. Broots wins full custody of his daughter from his ex-wife; but when he is called away to assignment, Miss Parker reluctantly agrees to babysit the girl. The experience begins to help her cope with some of the wounds around her mother's death, and open a gift given to her by her mother the day she died.
30	8	"Hazards"	Chuck Bowman	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle and Juan Carlos Coto Teleplay by : Juan Carlos Coto	January 10, 1998
Jarod saves the life of a suicidal chemical engineer and then investigates the events behind the deaths of three of the man's co-workers in a chemical accident. Jarod discovers Twinkies. When a mysterious client visits the Centre, Sydney goes on the run. Miss Parker investigates, and discovers that Sydney is a Holocaust survivor; his family was killed, but he and Jacob were saved by the client – a doctor in the concentration camp – for experiments, since they were twins.
31	9	"F/X"	Vern Gillum	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle and Harry Dunn Teleplay by : Harry Dunn	January 17, 1998
Jarod becomes a special effects coordinator to learn the truth about an explosion that injured a stunt driver. Jarod discovers model cars. Jarod sends Miss Parker a tape from the day her mother died, in which she talks with a Dr. Fenigor about her saving Jarod and another boy named Timmy, who was mysteriously discharged the day after the death of Miss Parker's mother. The trio discover that Timmy is actually Angelo, whose mind was destroyed by an experiment of Raines witnessed in horror by Miss Parker's mother.
32	10	"Indy Show"	Chuck Bowman	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle, Eric Morris, Tommy Thompson Teleplay by : Tommy Thompson	January 31, 1998
Jarod becomes a race-car driver to learn about a crash that injured another racer. Jacob awakens from his coma, but is dying from a virus. Sydney and Miss Parker sneak away from the Centre to a cabin Sydney owns to try and get answers about both the death of Miss Parker's mother, and his involvement in Jarod and Kyle's kidnapping; before passing, he gives Sydney a paper reading "GENE" in reference to Jarod. Sydney confesses to him he was the one who shot Raines.
33	11	"Gigolo Jarod"	Rodney Charters	Tyler Bensinger	February 7, 1998
Jarod becomes an escort, uncovers a wealthy woman's past, learns the truth about a boy's death, and reconnects an estranged couple. Jarod discovers St. Valentine's Day.
34	12	"Toy Surprise"	Fred K. Keller	Juan Carlos Coto	March 7, 1998
Jarod becomes a counselor to a young man who saw his best friend die. On the anniversary of Miss Parker's mother's death, Jarod warns Miss Parker of a planned assassination of her father. She, Sydney, Broots, and Raines become trapped in a sublevel, and she and Broots must escape to stop it. She discovers the assassin is Brigitte.
35	13	"A Stand Up Guy"	Michael Lange	Tony Blake & Paul Jackson	March 14, 1998
Jarod becomes a counterfeiter working with the mob in order to learn the facts about an undercover FBI agent's murder. Miss Parker is assigned by her father to become a "cleaner" again when Mr. Lyle reemerges robbing and murdering workers at a Centre office. Upon a confrontation with him, Miss Parker shoots Mr. Lyle into a river; however, his body is not recovered.
36	14	"Amnesia"	Steven Long Mitchell	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	March 21, 1998
Primarily an episode consisting of clips from past episodes. When Jarod miscalculates a pretend, and is muggled left to die, he is rescued by an unstable con artist (Leland Orser) and develops amnesia while recovering. He is rescued but develops amnesia while recovering. Miss Parker, Broots, and Sydney are forcibly dragged into the Centre by Raines and Brigitte, who are convinced one of them is working with Jarod to elude capture. They hold the trio for heavy questioning, where each of them recall memories of him. As Jarod regains his memory, his rescuer plans to turn him into the Centre. However, by the time Brigitte and her team go to capture him, Jarod has escaped once again.
37	15	"Bulletproof"	Fred K. Keller	Mark M. Dodson	March 28, 1998
Jarod becomes a SWAT officer and tries to find a lieutenant's killer. Jarod discovers Chia Pets. Sydney is reconnected with a woman he was once in love with, and learns about the son he never knew he had.
38	16	"Silence"	Joe Napolitano	Denise Dobbs	April 4, 1998
Jarod becomes a DEA psychologist and tries to get a traumatized 5-year-old murder witness to speak out. Jarod discovers chocolate milk. Miss Parker and Sydney search for the identity of another subject of Dr. Raines' experiments who may be out to kill Raines.
39	17	"Crash"	Scott Lautanen	Tony Blake & Paul Jackson	April 11, 1998
Jarod becomes an NTSB investigator after learning that the young man whom he gave his ticket to has been killed in the crash of the flight he (Jarod) was supposed to have taken. Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots attend a high school reunion and discover some disquieting facts about Mr. Lyle's past. Guest starring Matt Clark, Dann Florek, David Denman, Judith Hoag, James Pickens, Jr., and Justine Miceli.
40	18	"Stolen"	Scott Lautanen	Story by : Juan Carlos Coto & Ivan Tell Teleplay by : Juan Carlos Coto	May 2, 1998
Jarod takes the place of a millionaire whose son has been kidnapped and subsequently remembers his own kidnapping. He is captured by Miss Parker, but in-fighting between her team and Mr. Raines' lets him get away. Guest Starring Miguel Sandoval, Scott Jaeck, Francis Guinan, and David Anthony Higgins.
41	19	"Red Rock Jarod"	Fred K. Keller	Tommy Thompson	May 2, 1998
Jarod is lured to a town in Arizona and is turned over to the still-living Mr. Lyle by two police officers - a man whose wife Mr. Lyle has buried alive in the desert and a woman whose son needs a heart transplant. Kyle is also revealed alive and the brothers rescue the buried woman, but Kyle takes a bullet for Jarod and is killed; his heart is donated to the young man. Guest Starring James Denton, Jeffrey Donovan, John Diehl, and Connie Ray.
42	20	"Bank"	Michael Lange	Harry Dunn	May 9, 1998
Jarod and Miss Parker become hostages in a bank robbery; among the other customers is Mr. Fennigor, who gives the two information about their pasts. Miss Parker realizes that her father is deliberately deceiving her.
43 44	21 22	"Bloodlines"	Fred K. Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	May 16, 1998
Jarod discovers that something in a person's genes can predispose them to be a Pretender, and tries to prevent Mr. Raines from taking a boy to be trained to replace him. Sydney devises a treatment for Angelo that returns his mind, but removes his empathy/Pretender abilities. Jarod then tries to protect and heal the kidnapped boy, but when the serum designed to undo the damage to the boy's mind is smashed, Angelo willingly gives his last treatment instead and begins to regress to his former self. Miss Parker discovers that she has a twin brother - and it is either Angelo or Mr. Lyle. Sydney plants a bomb in SL-27, but his plan to destroy it backfires when Jarod infiltrates the Centre and is chased down there.

Season 3 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
45	1	"Crazy"	Fred K. Keller	Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle and Lawrence Meyers Teleplay by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	October 17, 1998
Jarod is admitted to an asylum when he seems to have suffered a mental breakdown; when a psychiatrist asks Jarod for his last name, he responds, "I don't know. It changes every week," but is his breakdown real or does it hide an ulterior motive? Miss Parker learns that the returned Mr. Lyle is her twin brother. Sydney has been temporarily blinded.
46	2	"Hope and Prey"	David Jackson	Juan Carlos Coto	October 24, 1998
Jarod becomes a bounty hunter while searching for info about his father. Both he and Miss Parker discover stylized rings of fire in relation to Jarod's father.
47	3	"Once in a Blue Moon"	Chuck Bowman	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	October 31, 1998
Jarod becomes a criminal profiler when he discovers a young woman's kidnapping is exactly the same as one he helped investigate while at The Centre- the murder of Mr. Raines' daughter, Annie.
48	4	"Someone to Trust"	Fred K. Keller	Tommy Thompson	November 7, 1998
Jarod becomes a arsonist and befriends his employer's wife, who later tries to frame him for her husband's death in order to claim the estate. Mr. Lyle's mail order bride is murdered and Miss Parker and Broots try to investigate.
49	5	"Betrayal"	Terrence O'Hara	Mark M. Dodson	November 14, 1998
When information on some of Jarod's old simulations is stolen and used to kill and the personnel at a Centre info annex are massacred, Broots is targeted for knowing too much. He must team up with Jarod to stop an ex-operative who had a lot to do with Jarod's eventual escape. Jarod ends up shooting and killing the man.
50	6	"Parole"	Fred K. Keller	Tommy Thompson	November 21, 1998
Jarod becomes a parolee to stop a parole officer who is using ex-cons to do home invasions. Sydney is reunited with his son as his old love's husband is dying.
51	7	"Homefront"	Michael Zinberg	Guy Zimmerman	December 12, 1998
Jarod becomes a black market arms dealer in order to reunite two children with their mother.
52	8	"Flesh and Blood"	Rodney Charters	Harry Dunn	January 2, 1999
Jarod becomes an ATF agent and tries to rescue Sydney's son and three others who are taken hostage by an Appalachian militia group, but Mr. Lyle isn't far behind.
53	9	"Murder 101"	Scott Lautanen	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	January 9, 1999
Jarod becomes a psychology professor and must deal with a group of brilliant but arrogant students in order to learn what happened to his predecessor.
54	10	"Mr. Lee"	Steven Long Mitchell	Mark M. Dodson	February 6, 1999
The Centre finds that it may be competing for Jarod's capture with a blind Chinese man who claims he can predict Jarod's next move by speaking to seven people who have come into contact with him. James Hong guest stars.
55	11	"The Assassin"	Michael Lange	Tommy Thompson	February 6, 1999
Jarod helps a woman whose children have been abducted, and Miss Parker is attracted to a stranger.
56	12	"Unsinkable"	Chuck Bowman	Juan Carlos Coto	February 13, 1999
Bound in chains and thrown off a pier, Jarod recalls the Atlantic City events that led to his current predicament - courtesy of Argyle from Season 2's "Unforgotten".
57	13	"Pool"	Fred K. Keller	Harry Dunn	February 20, 1999
Jarod becomes a pool shark in order to help a young singer, Billie (Jennifer Garner), and to settle a score with a wealthy bigot.
58	14	"At the Hour of Our Death"	Steven Long Mitchell	Mark M. Dodson	February 27, 1999
Jarod and Miss Parker each face simultaneous life-threatening experiences: Jarod is seriously injured in a plane crash and Miss Parker is rushed to the ER when her stomach ulcer perforates ... but both remember an incident from their childhood at The Centre involving a dying girl named Faith.
59	15	"Countdown"	Chuck Bowman	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	March 20, 1999
Jarod goes to a Mexican prison to arrange for an inmate to donate a kidney to a son he didn't know existed.
60	16	"P.T.B."	Krishna Rao	Juan Carlos Coto	April 3, 1999
Jarod tries to help a radio talk-show host (Bryan Cranston) who's on the run from a mysterious stalker. Miss Parker must decide whether or not to leave The Centre and join Thomas, who is moving to Oregon.
61	17	"Ties That Bind"	Fred K. Keller	Dave Alan Johnson	April 10, 1999
Jarod befriends a runaway youth and Miss Parker announces her intentions concerning The Centre.
62	18	"Wake Up"	Michael J. Klick	Tommy Thompson	May 1, 1999
Jarod and Miss Parker meet up in order to find the "missing pieces" involved with Thomas' murder.
63	19	"End Game"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Juan Carlos Coto	May 8, 1999
Jarod becomes a police detective and investigates the abduction of a teenage chess expert. This episode begins a crossover with Profiler that concludes on "Grand Master".
64	20	"Qallupilluit"	Rodney Charters	Mark M. Dodson	May 22, 1999
Jarod becomes a climatologist and journeys to an arctic research station to find his father, unaware that it's operated by The Centre.
65 66	21 22	"Donoterase"	Fred K. Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	May 22, 1999
Jarod and his father are finally reunited, but assassins from The Centre are on their trail. Jarod and his father later team up to rescue the clone created by the Centre's project, and Miss Parker learns more about her mother's murder.

Season 4 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
67	1	"The World's Changing"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	September 25, 1999
Jarod is recaptured by The Centre but escapes a mysterious new Centre adversary (Tobin Bell), and tries to save the lives of two researchers. Miss Parker recovers from being wounded.
68	2	"Survival"	Terrence O'Hara	Mark M. Dodson	October 2, 1999
Jarod becomes a investigator in the army investigating a soldier's supposed suicide during isolation training. Miss Parker and Mr. Lyle are contained elsewhere.
69	3	"Angel's Flight"	Chuck Bowman	Tommy Thompson	October 30, 1999
Jarod becomes a San Francisco police detective and tries to find a teen who has disappeared. Miss Parker wonders about a Centre newcomer.
70	4	"Risque Business"	Terrence O'Hara	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	November 6, 1999
Jarod becomes a sex therapist and tries to investigate the circumstances surrounding an attack on a female therapist.
71	5	"Road Trip"	Fred K. Keller	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	November 13, 1999
Jarod befriends a woman on the run. Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots embark on a movie-inspired expedition. During the trip Jarod becomes a policeman and an aerospace engineer.
72	6	"Extreme"	Scott Lautanen	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	December 4, 1999
Jarod becomes an extreme sportsman and investigates the events that left a bungee jumper in a coma. Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots follow a Let's Make a Deal series of clues.
73	7	"Wild Child"	Michael J. Klick	Joel Metzger	December 11, 1999
Jarod becomes a psychiatrist to learn the identity of a feral child found in the forest, and the circumstances surrounding her ordeal.
74	8	"Rules of Engagement"	Rodney Charters	Ethan Lawrence	January 8, 2000
Jarod becomes a FBI hostage negotiator and deals with two brothers who have taken over a hospital. Miss Parker tries to help her father, who is in hiding. Jarod discovers the Tooth fairy.
75	9	"'Til Death Do Us Part"	Craig W. Van Sickle	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	January 15, 2000
Jarod gives Miss Parker information that may help her solve Thomas's murder; meanwhile, a killing at The Centre casts doubt on Mr. Parker.
76	10	"Spin Doctor"	Fred K. Keller	Juan Carlos Coto	February 5, 2000
Jarod becomes a Secret Service agent working with Rachel and Bailey, to solve the murder of the man who helped in his initial escape from The Centre. This episode begins a crossover with Profiler that concludes on "Clean Sweep".
77	11	"Cold Dick"	Steven Long Mitchell	Juan Carlos Coto	February 12, 2000
Jarod becomes a Las Vegas PI searching for a missing showgirl, while Ms. Parker, Broots, and Mr. Raines end up in a wild predicament.
78	12	"Lifeline"	Jon Koslowsky	Juan Carlos Coto	February 19, 2000
Jarod becomes a bodyguard for a gunworks owner and his fiancée, who's hiding a couple of secrets.
79	13	"Ghosts From the Past"	Michael T. Weiss	Mark M. Dodson	February 26, 2000
Jarod becomes a member of a racist group; Angelo is convinced that someone from Jarod's past is out to kill him.
80	14	"The Agent of Year Zero"	Rodney Charters	Story by : Tommy Thompson Teleplay by : Drew Hammond & Tommy Thompson	March 11, 2000
Jarod becomes a Government agent and helps a visually impaired Cambodian woman who accidentally encounters the person responsible for the killing of her family.
81	15	"Junk"	Michael Zinberg	Harry Dunn	March 25, 2000
Jarod becomes a drug addict to help a mother who was once addicted and is now in rehab, but doesn't understand how she got there.
82	16	"School Daze"	Jon Gries	Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly	April 22, 2000
Jarod becomes a sixth-grade teacher to help a young murder witness. Miss Parker is reunited with a woman from her past.
83	17	"Meltdown"	Krishna Rao	Ethan Lawrence	April 29, 2000
Jarod becomes a agent with the TXBI and poses as a gang member to find a little girl's killer. Miss Parker tries to learn about a project concerning her late mother.
84	18	"Corn Man A Comin"	Steven Long Mitchell	Mark M. Dodson	May 6, 2000
After buying a camcorder at a pawn shop, Jarod tries to find the mother and daughter on the tape, which ends with them in peril, while Miss Parker keeps digging for the truth about her mother's murder. The episode is also a crossover with Profiler which finishes in "Pianissimo".
85 86	19 20	"The Inner Sense"	Fred K. Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	May 13, 2000
Jarod is contacted by his father, who tells him where to locate his sister; he then finds out that he might have another sibling. Facts are revealed concerning Even and Mr. Raines, leading to Zoe's kidnapping. Miss Parker finds out the truth about her mother's death, and the series ends with a cliffhanger.

Television films (2001)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
The Pretender 2001	Frederick King Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	January 22, 2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted	Frederick King Keller	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	December 10, 2001

External links

• The Pretender – list of episodes at IMDb
• List of The Pretender episodes at TV.com