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1 :01x01 - Goliath (1)
Writer: Michael Green
Director: Francis Lawrence
Guest star: Dennis Boutsikaris (Minister of Energy Fawkes), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Armando Riesco (Sean Savoy), Reed Birney (Minister Forsythe), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Michael Mosley (Eli Shepherd), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), John Rothman (Minister of Finance), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
King Silas Benjamin of Gilboa, a city untouched by time, must deal with the rising tensions between his nation and the neighboring nation of Gath. After prisoners of war are taken, David Shepherd, a young soldier, risks everything to save them.
2 :01x02 - Goliath (2)
Writer: Michael Green
Director: Francis Lawrence
Guest star: Armando Riesco (Sean Savoy), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Sarita Choudhury (helen), John Rothman (Minister of Finance), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Reed Birney (Minister Forsythe), Dennis Boutsikaris (Minister of Energy Fawkes), Michael Mosley (Eli Shepherd), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
David is forced to stay in Shiloh after his heroic gesture saving the King's son.
Totally by surprise, Gath offers truce. Silas wants to accept but William, his brother in law, wants the war to go on for another two years. He threatens Silas that if he accepts the peace offering, his company will pull out and demand the reimbursement of all the loans, effectively bankrupting the country.
3 :01x03 - Prosperity
Writer: Michael Green
Director: Francis Lawrence
Guest star: Miguel Ferrer (General Malick), Brian Cox (Vesper Abbadon), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Mark Margolis (Premier Shaw), Reed Birney (Minister Forsythe), John Rothman (Minister of Finance), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Michael Mosley (Eli Shepherd), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
As Queen Rose gets the mansion ready for the Gath military, King Silas and General Abner begin to plot against David Shepherd. However, when David is not at the peace treaty signing, the Gath leaders begin to question the ceremony. Meanwhile, William works to weaken the King's power; and Jack, angry about his parents' treatment, goes on a shopping spree.
4 :01x04 - First Night
Writer: Michael Green
Director: Francis Lawrence
Guest star: Ajay Naidu (Doctor), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Michael Stahl-David (Paul Ash), Armando Riesco (Sean Savoy), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Ryan O'Nan (Ronnie), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Margarita Levieva (Claudia), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Michael Arden (Joseph), Kadin George (Seth), Kobi George (Seth), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
Queen Rose prepares for First Night. She expects Silas to be here for the entire event but Seth, his illegitimate son, has become very ill. Helen begs him to come to his side. Jack invites David to a night on the town with his friends from the army. Michelle on learning that David followed Jack instead of being at the Ballet decides to chat up with a very old friend, Paul Ash.
5 :01x05 - Insurrection
Writer: Erik Oleson
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Leslie Bibb (Katrina Ghent), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Dominic Fumusa (Ethan's Cohort), Tom Guiry (Ethan Shepherd (credited as Thomas Guiry))
Silas leverages Port Prosperity during negotiations with Gath, testing David's loyalties. Elsewhere, Gilboa's citizens rebel against Silas' decision, causing Michelle to take action, and William tries to convince Jack to disobey his father.
6 :01x06 - Judgment Day
Writer: Julie Martin
Director: Clark Johnson
Guest star: Brian Cox (Vesper Abbadon), Macaulay Culkin (Andrew Cross), Leslie Bibb (Katrina Ghent), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Bernadette Quigley (Jane Llewellyn), Michael Stahl-David (Paul Ash), Paul Diomede (unknown), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Ajay Naidu (Dr. Nayar), Tom Guiry (Ethan Shepherd (credited as Thomas Guiry)), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
Today is Judgment Day, an annual tradition in which Silas will preside over 10 cases by it's end. David and Michelle are divided when both want the 10th case spot. Elsewhere, the king's nephew is released from exile, and Jack and Katrina find themselves growing closer during their quest for power.
7 :01x07 - Brotherhood
Writer: Kamran Pasha
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Lee Tergesen (Minister of Health), Jenna Stern (Doctor), Roger Guenveur Smith (DeLisle), Steven Rishard (Gath Ambassador), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
When Gath's dangerous request threatens the peace treaty, Jack and David head to Gath to shore it up. Elsewhere, Michelle's health-care bill has caused her problems, and Silas takes steps to keep the city from being ravaged by a plague.
8 :01x08 - The Sabbath Queen
Writer: Michael Green
Director: Akiva Goldsman
Guest star: Macaulay Culkin (Andrew Cross), Saffron Burrows (The Queen of Sabbath), Kathleen Mealia (Lucinda Wolson), Byron Jennings (Chancellor Skolar), Michael Arden (Joseph), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Dennis Boutsikaris (Minister of Energy Fawkes), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
A blackout interrupts the birthday celebration being held for King Silas, and may put the whole royal family in danger. Michelle and David get a chance to be alone due to this blackout, and gives Jack an opportunity to engage in his secret double life without being noticed. Meanwhile, Silas' future may be threatened by a decision from past.
9 :01x09 - Pilgrimage
Writer: David Schulner
Director: Ed Bianchi
Guest star: Macaulay Culkin (Andrew Cross), Leslie Bibb (Katrina Ghent), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Michael Arden (Joseph), Kelly AuCoin (Serviceman Lawrence), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson), Kadin George (Seth), Kobi George (Seth)
Silas reveals part of his life outside of the palace, after he and David go to the country. Meanwhile, Rose tries to keep Michelle and Jack's secrets under wraps.
10 :01x10 - Chapter One
Writer: Bradford Winters
Director: Adam Kane
Guest star: Leslie Bibb (Katrina Ghent), Terry Serpico (Dock Worker), John Nielsen (Judah Shepherd), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Elizabeth Fye (Attractive woman), Kathleen Mealia (Lucinda Wolson), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Titus Welliver (Bartender), Howard W. Overshown (Officer), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
David learns new information concerning his dad's death, while on a mission to recover the Charter of Gilboa. Elsewhere, Rose and Silas both have different reactions to the news of Jack's engagement to Katrina.
11 :01x11 - Javelin
Writer: Seamus Kevin Fahey
Director: Clark Johnson
Guest star: Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Michael Mulheren (Colonel Matthew Shore), Ami Brabson (Doctor), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Armando Riesco (Sean Savoy), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Becky Ann Baker (Jesse Shepherd), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
Silas hands the treason trial of David over to Jack. Elsewhere, Michelle's medical problems seems to be bringing her closer to her mother.
12 :01x12 - The New King (1)
Writer: Kara Lee Corthron
Director: Ed Bianchi
Guest star: Brian Cox (Vesper Abbadon), Macaulay Culkin (Andrew Cross), Kathleen Mealia (Lucinda Wolson), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Reed Birney (Minister Forsythe), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Sarita Choudhury (Helen), Mark Margolis (Premier Shaw), Michael Stahl-David (Paul Ash), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Kadin George (Seth), Kobi George (Seth), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
With Jack and David jailed for treason, Silas continues with his plot to relinquish Port Prosperity to Gath. Meanwhile, Michelle searches for a way to set David free.
13 :01x13 - The New King (2)
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Macaulay Culkin (Andrew Cross), Joel Marsh Garland (Klotz), Kathleen Mealia (Lucinda Wolson), Howard W. Overshown (Officer), Marlyne N. Afflack (Thomasina), Jason Antoon (Boyden), Peter Francis James (unknown), Reed Birney (Minister Forsythe), Michael Patrick Crane (Chancellor Hanson)
The season 1 finale finds Jack preparing to take over the throne. However, when Silas shows up alive, David rushes to warn him about the plot against him.