TV Show - 18 Wheels of Justice

  • 2000

    Release Date

  • January 12th, 2000

  • Created By

  • Richard C. Okie

  • Network

  • The New TNN

  • Seasons

  • 2

  • Episodes

  • 44

  • Summary

  • Justice Department undercover agent Michael Cates’s family was killed after he testified against crime boss Jacob Calder. Now Cates is working out of an 18 Wheeler under another undercover identity, that of Chance Bowman. As Cates wanders America listening to country music and helping people he is also dodging hit-men and still trying to take down Calder.

  • Cast

  • Lucky Vanous - Chance Bowman,   Lisa Thornhill - Agent Celia 'Cie' Baxter,   Billy Dee Williams - Burton Hardesty,   G. Gordon Liddy - Jacob Calder,   Krista Allen - Jessica Macy  

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Season 1

No. Episode Summary Date
1 Genesis After Special Agent Michael Cates testifies against vicious drug lord Jacob Calder, he is put into the witness protection program under the name Chance Bowman as a trucker driving a state-of-the-art long-haul 18-wheeler. 2000-01-12
2 Key to the Highway An encounter at a truck stop embroils Chance Bowman in a young widow's problems and an altercation with the local police, much to the chagrin of his Department of Justice supervisor Burton Hardesty, who wants Chance and his huge, hi-tech Kenworth T2000 to remain undetected by an imprisoned drug lord. 2000-01-19
3 Mr. Invisible A minor accident at a stock car racetrack delays Chance Bowman from moving on and introduces him to a talented mechanic with a tainted past. 2000-01-26
4 Showdown After a near-miss encounter with Calder's top hit man, Chance decides that rather than keep running, he must stand and fight. To see just what Chance is up against, his associate Cie Baxter joins him in the field for what becomes a showdown, ""High Noon"" style, in the Ohio sun. 2000-02-02
5 Triple Play Now in the Pacific Northwest, Chance tries to play Good Samaritan to a con man who claims his wife has been kidnapped. But along with a lovely but inexperienced insurance investigator, he finds himself delivering the wife to the real kidnappers, and realizes that no one is who he or she really seems to be. 2000-02-09
6 Prize Possession Chance becomes the reluctant guardian of a 12-year-old tomboy whose parents are using her as a pawn in a bitter divorce contest. At the same time, Chance rediscovers an old friend, a former Academy instructor, whose retirement has left him lonely and bitter. 2000-02-16
7 Ordeal A ruthless couple hijack Chance's truckload of high-definition televisions and leave him to die in the desert, where in his delirium he has visions of his life before his wife was killed in an explosion meant for him. 2000-02-23
8 Through a Glass Darkly The evil Jacob Calder manages to get himself released from prison and takes personal supervision of the hunt for the man who put him there, Chance Bowman. So Burton Hardesty, Chance's Justice Department supervisor, reinstates Chance as a federal marshal. 2000-03-01
9 The Fire Next Time Chance helps a black preacher and his family when their church is burned. 2000-03-08
10 Games of Chance Chance and Cie Baxter head for Las Vegas to rein in Henry Conners, a protected witness who took off on an unsanctioned vacation, but Cie has a personal interest in locating Henry - they were once lovers and have unfinished business. Meanwhile, Calder is alerted to Chance's location and sends a hit woman after him. 2000-03-15
11 Two Eyes for an Eye Cecil Loftus, the head of a tough crime family, joins forces with Chance in an attempt to bring down Jacob Calder. 2000-03-22
14 Wages of Sin Chance has become the target of a world class hitman contracted by Jacob Calder, but the hit takes a surprising turn when the killer reveals his ""code of ethics."" 2000-07-12
15 Road to Hell Chance's infiltration of a drug dealer's illegal operation is hampered by a dirty cop who is forcing a juvenile dealer to work undercover for him on the same case. 2000-07-19
17 Outside Chance A gang of non-violent Robin Hoods is robbing banks and armored cars to help people in need. Chance becomes involved when one of the gang's members turns out to be a militia-minded extremist who wants to make a statement. 2000-08-02
18 Sleeping Dragons Against her better judgment and risking her career with the Justice Department, Cie helps Chance when he goes to the rescue of Beth Barrington, the crime organization's chief accountant. 2000-08-09
19 Con Truck With Chance still in the hospital recuperating from injuries, Cie takes his big rig to a prison to provide secret transport for a convict, unaware that his buddies are plotting to take her hostage and stage a prison break. 2000-08-16
20 Legacy of Blood (1) Jacob Calder calls a summit meeting to intensify his efforts to kill Chance Bowman, while his illegitimate son Danny goes after Chance's boss Burton Hardesty. What Calder doesn't know is that one of his operatives, ""Jesse James"" Rader, is an undercover federal agent. 2000-08-23
21 Caged (2) When Chance is charged with the murder of Danny Calder, Cie Baxter enlists the aid of undercover agent Jesse James Rader to try to identify the real killer. 2000-08-30
22 Revelation (3) Kidnapped by crime boss Jacob Calder, Cie Baxter starts to learn his family secrets, while agents Chance Bowman and Jesse James Rader race to save her. 2000-09-06

Season 2

No. Episode Summary Date
1 Shattered Images When Chance finds out that crime boss Jacob Calder was not responsible for his wife's death after all, the two enemies find themselves strangely dependent on one other, Chance for information and Calder for his life. 2001-01-03
2 Dance with the Devil Cie Baxter has gone undercover as a lap dancer to track down a serial killer who's been preying on the dancers, but then another female undercover agent is murdered and Chance determines to keep Cie from suffering the same fate. 2001-01-10
3 Amore... Omerta Chance and Cie go undercover as a truck-driving husband and wife in order to bring down the Mob's hijacking ring. 2001-01-17
5 Honor Thy Father Cie journeys to a small, rural town to meet her father, brother and sister, but quickly gets the impression that all is not as it seems. Susan Hawk of “Survivor” makes a special appearance. 2001-01-30
6 Criminal Trespass Chance and Cie go undercover to infiltrate a gang of protected witnesses who are planning a bank heist. 2001-02-06
7 Just South of El Paso Chance and Cie investigate a case in Texas that involves a Texas Ranger, missing money and a South American drug cartel. 2001-02-13
8 Hot Cars, Fast Women Chance and Cie employ a female car thief to help them bust a Russian arms dealer. 2001-02-20
9 Countdown An inmate's confession causes Chance and Cie to investigate the case of an inmate scheduled for execution. 2001-02-27
10 Past Imperfect When a senator receives death threats, Chance and Cie go undercover as part of his re-election campaign in order to protect him. 2001-03-05
11 Wrong Place, Wrong Time Chance and Cie must rescue Snow when he is kidnapped by a gang of teenagers that is being pursued by a trained assassin. 2001-03-13
12 A Place Called Defiance With Calder advising from jail, Chance and Cie investigate a mysterious incident where a young boy is injured and an ATF agent is killed. 2001-03-20
13 Come Back, Little Diva Chance and Cie go undercover on a pop singer's tour in to determine if one of her crew is dealing heroin. 2001-03-27
14 Slight of Mind Hardesty escapes from kidnappers, but only after he's been tortured and brainwashed. 2001-04-03
15 Dream Girls Chance and Cie's investigation of the murder of an undercover cop leads them to a local escort service. 2001-04-10
16 The Cage Chance and Cie go after an illegal “cage fighting” operation when participants start turning up dead. 2001-04-17
17 Crossing the Line Cie becomes involved with a suspect when she and Chance investigate a case of suspected police corruption. 2001-04-24
18 A Family Upside Down Chance goes undercover to catch an international smuggler of stolen goods. 2001-05-01
19 Once a Thief Chance, Cie and Snow try to bring in a mobster wanted for a host of crimes, from murder to diamond smuggling. 2001-05-08
20 The Game Someone is trying to kill Jacob Calder. When Cie and Chance are transferring him to another prison, Cie gets kidnapped. She will be released in exchange for Calder. Chance and Calder are the only ones who care for Cie, so they will have to work together to save her. 2001-05-15
21 Second Sense Chance is helping the sister of a murdered FBI agent. He's helping her to find the killer of her brother. 2001-05-30
22 The Interrogation Chance and Cie are being interrogated by Snow and Hardesty. Chance had beaten a guy into the hospital while they were on a mission and that guy died in the hospital.They are accusing Chance of murder. 2001-06-06