Synopsis:
"Witchblade
delves into the conflict between good and evil, where crime runs rampant
on the streets of New York's urban jungle. Each week, Pezzini grapples
with revelations of her unexplained parentage to the magical gauntlet that
has chosen her for its own. While the voices of victims whisper to her
for justice, Pezzini struggles to justify what she has given up to fulfill
the mission of the Witchblade. David Chokachi portrays Pezzini's partner,
Jake McCartey. Anthony Cistaro stars as Kenneth Irons, a billionaire obsessed
with possessing the Witchblade and Eric Etebari stars as Ian Nottingham,
Iron's enigmatic henchman. Will Yun Lee stars as Danny Woo, Pezzini's former
partner turned seraphim, slain in the line of duty."
First Season
Episode guide:
Episode 1 -
Parallax -
Aired: Tue, June 12 Director: Ralph Hemecker.
Description:
Sara clashes with her new boss, Capt. Bruno Dante, when she is placed under
investigation after her showdown with Tommy Gallo's mobsters at the Rialto
Theater (Pilot). Thanks to Joe Siri, she's reinstated, but Capt. Dante
remains suspicious. Sara and Jake track Hector Mobius (a.k.a. Moby), a
genetically engineered soldier who's after Kenneth Irons for his role in
eliminating the rest of his unit known as the Black Dragons. During their
investigation, Sara learns that Moby is one of two remaining "Black Dragons"
- the other being none other than Ian Nottingham, Kenneth Irons' right
hand man. While Moby secretly feeds Jake information on the experimental
warfare program funded by Kenneth Irons and Vorschlag Industries, Sara
questions Irons about Nottingham and Moby's vendetta, but comes up empty.
Desperate for answers, Sara seeks help from the Witchblade. The visions
lead her to Irons' lair, where Moby has cornered Irons and Nottingham.
In the end, Sara is able to save her nemesis and his bodyguard from Moby's
wrath, but she secretly wonders, "Did I slay the wrong dragon?"
Episode 2 -
Conundrum -
Aired: Tue, June 19.
Description:
The macabre murder of a top model leads Sara and Jake to fashion maven,
Dominique Boucher, where Sara discovers a startling connection between
the Witchblade and another of Dominique's top models, Sharon Bronte. While
interviewing Bronte about the murder, Sara is shown a picture of Bronte's
late grandmother, a former WWII spy with a checkered past -- and Sara's
mirror image. Before Sara can connect the dots, Sharon Bronte is abducted
by Dominique Boucher's henchman, and Sara must act quickly to save her.
While Jake remains on the one-handed henchman's trail, Sara and Dominique
duke it out for the Witchblade. Sara hands over the Witchblade once Dominique
admits to setting a trap with murder to lure Sara and the Witchblade back
into her possession, the Blade has a mind of its own. True to blood heirs
and cruel to pretenders, the Witchblade once again scorns Dominique Boucher.
Sara and Jake save Sharon Bronte from Boucher's planned fate, but after
being rescued, Sharon vanishes, leaving Sara with questions about her grandmother,
the mysterious Elizabeth Bronte.
Episode 3 -
Diplopia -
Aired: Tue, June 26. Director: Vern Gillum.
Description:
Sara and Jake investigate the bizarre murder of a Manhattan art collector,
but the case leads to a dead end when the eye witness identifies Isaac
Sullivan, an artist with an air tight alibi. Sara seeks information from
artifacts dealer Gabriel Bowman, and the now incarcerated Dominique Boucher
(Ep 2 "Conundrum") for information about the Witchblade, but the rapidly
aging Boucher is reluctant to help her. The Witchblade blinking eye deciphers
Dominique's clues, but Sara and Jake are barely prepared for the showdown
when they uncover the truth about Isaac Sullivan. The product of a cloning
experiment funded by Kenneth Irons and Vorschlag Industries, Isaac turns
out to be one of three murdering clones who get stronger when one of them
is eliminated.
Episode 4 -
Sacrifice - Aired:
Tue, July 3. Director: David S. Jackson.
Guest
Actors: Kim de Lury.
Description:
While investigating a ritual killing, Sara falls in love with her chief
suspect, Conchobar, an Irish folk singer who turns out to be her long-lost
soul mate. Relieved that Conchobar isn't her killer, Sara asks for his
help in solving the case, but Conchobar won't give Sara any clues to his
unfinished song - an Irish folk tale that seems to be prophesizing the
killings. As the ritual killings continue to parallel Conchobar's music,
Sara works against time, finally unraveling the case in time to save the
killer's final victim, but not the killer himself. At the crime scene,
Sara finds a mysterious gold shell casing etched with a bull.
Episode 5 -
Legion -
Aired: Tue, July 10. Director: Neill Fearnley.
Guest
Actors: Roger Daltrey.
Description:
"When a respected Catholic priest is brutally murdered by one of his students,
Donny Woo appears with the ghost of the dead priest to give Sara direction.
The priest reveals that he was murdered to conceal a controversial bargain
that suggest the Nazi's and the Vatican were allies during WWII, and that
the Witchblade was used to seal the deal."
Episode 6 -
Maelstrom -
Aired: Tue, July 17. Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest
Actors: Kim de Lury.
Description:
Conchobar is abducted by Irish militants who plan to trade him for his
IRA terrorist brother. Irons commissions genetic research to develop wetware
for human implantation to enable soldiers to replicate the electromagnetic
signals used by insects for warfare. Sara hands over the Witchblade to
the Irish extremist, Fiona, who kills Conchabar with it. Irons instructs
Nottingham to retrieve the Witchblade from Fiona, but he ends up helping
Sara and returning the Blade to her wrist. Meanwhile, Captain Dante talks
to Jake about his frustrations with Sara.
Episode 7 -
Periculum - Aired: Tue, July 24.
Discription:
Sara enters the ultimate Witchblade trial, "the Periculum," in which she
must "die to be reborn," unified with the Witchblade. Meanwhile, Jake covers
for Sara, but Captain Dante woos him to join a clandestine vigilante force
called the White Bulls. Sara survives the trial after visitations from
past Witchblade wielders, including Joan of Arc; Cathain, the Celtic goddess/warrior;
and Elizabeth Bronte. When Sara completes the trial, she finds that the
Witchblade has grown into her wrist -- it has become part of her very DNA.
Jake sees the White Bull etched bullet among Sara's father's mementos.
Episode 8 -
Thanatopsis - Aired: Tue, July 31.
Description:
Jake and Sara tail an arms dealer, but their surveillance is cut short
when he is killed by a sniper. Sara discovers a dossier on Irons among
the victim's papers and finds out some interesting details about Irons
and Nottingham. Sara quickly begins to suspect Nottingham to be the shooter,
but when she brings him into the station for questioning, Nottingham and
Jake clash. Later, Jake gives in to his frustration with Sara and agrees
to join Dante and the White Bulls, only to be confronted by Nottingham
to answer for his actions. Just before Nottingham can kill Jake, Sara intervenes,
intent on stopping Nottingham once and for all. The two begin a duel to
the death, but Nottingham keeps the Witchblade at bay when he reveals that
he and Sara are "flesh and blood".
Episode 9 -
Apprehension - Aired: Tue, August 7.
Description:
While investigating the murder of a street pimp, Sara discovers the truth
behind her father's murder -- he was killed by order of White Bull's leader,
Capt. Bruno Dante. After confronting Dante, Sara's mentor and former boss,
Joe Siri, is also murdered, and Sara finds herself on the run for her life.
She reluctantly places her trust in Jake, who, unbeknownst to Sara, has
joined the White Bulls. As the net tightens around Sara, a more powerful
force joins in the hunt and it is revealed that Dante is working for none
other than Kenneth Irons!
Episode 10
- Convergence - Aired: Tue, August 14.
Description:
On the lamb from the NYPD, Sara agrees to help Jake solve a heinous murder
in return for his help in bringing down the White Bulls. But led by the
Witchblade, Sara discovers that Jake has betrayed her trust and joined
the corrupt group of cops. Forced to admit the truth behind his involvement
with Dante, Jake convinces Sara that he and the FBI can help her bring
Dante to his knees. Meanwhile, the White Bulls nab Gabriel Bowman when
his own investigation hits too close to home, and Kenneth Irons undergoes
a shocking physical transformation as his diabolical plot to acquire Sara's
Witchblade enriched blood unfolds.
Episode 11
- Transcendence - Aired: Tue, August 21.
Description:
Nottingham sacrifices his life to save Sara from Dante and the White Bulls,
but thanks to Irons’ genetic ingenuity, we haven't seen the last of the
deadly Black Dragon. Sara and Jake set up an FBI sting to gather concrete
evidence against Bruno Dante and the White Bulls, but when Dante is shot
in the takedown, Sara discovers that Kenneth Irons may be behind the Bulls'
mayhem and murder. Unbeknownst to Sara, confronting Irons plays right into
his desperate attempt to use her Witchblade blood to sustain his life.
Meanwhile, the new and improved Nottingham -- a rogue assassin without
the honor of the previous model -- is systematically exterminating everyone
close to Sara. In her darkest hour, Sara must tap into the Witchblade's
powers to impose her will upon the Universe and literally turn back time.
Episode
descriptions are from the Official
Witchblade The Series Website
