Pilot

Summary

City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.

Guest stars

• William Russ as Townsend
• Fay Hauser as Mara Wilkes
• Camille Winbush as Lucy Wilkes
• Jason Carter as Alec Conner
• Sami Chester as Nichols
• Lisa McCullough as Andi
• Mark Pellegrino as Yuri
• Josh Cruze as Madison
• David Q. Combs as Lobby Guard
• Biff Manard as Guard