Swift Justice

Mac Swift is an ex-cop with his own way of enforcing justice.

1996
Ended
Crime · Drama
~51m / ep
1 season
7.0/10

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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E1. Out on a Limb
Mar 13, 1996 · 60m
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.
E2. Pilot
Mar 20, 1996 · 60m
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. But when Swift's cover is blown, he is forced to do battle with the extremist, first using the information superhighway, then in hand-to-hand combat.
E3. Sex, Death and Rock 'n' Roll
Mar 27, 1996 · 60m
Mac helps a rockstar's wife escape his clutches
E4. Supernote
Apr 3, 1996 · 60m
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 used by the Iranian government.
E5. Where Were You in '72?
Apr 10, 1996 · 60m
Swift learns the latest person under his protection was involved in a bank heist to support IRA activities
E6. Takin' Back the Street
Apr 24, 1996 · 60m
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 saving Juwan, one of Sylvie's prize pupils, from a life of crime.