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(Change Layout)Charlie Jade  
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Season 1
01x?? - Pilot (Apr/16/2005)
We are in Cape City - in Alphaverse. Alphaverse is overpopulated and drab - technology is advanced and the world is run by corporations, Vexcor being the most powerful one, that are also unkown to the general population working on gate-technology between parallel universes. Charlie Jade goes about his life as a private investigator and mostly he deals with missing person cases. He suffers from visions, hallucinations, of a reality that isn't there - and is popping pills to prevent it. He has a good life, a beautiful, artistic girlfriend and he's managed to find a way not to have to be a part of the system. Not knowing it, things are going to change for him, and it starts when he finds a girl on his doorstep - who doesn't know where she is or how she got there. Following a lead he starts tailing 01 Boxer, the rich son of Brian Boxer, the owner and former CEO of Vexcore. At the same time we meet Reena - an innocent, intelligent girl from Gammaverse. Gammaverse is as close to paradise you can come. She and her boyfriend are up to something, something that will affect all universes. Back in Betaverse, our universe, Elliot Krogg an employee of Vexcore are trying to warn the corporation of what may come.
 
1 :01x01 - The Big Bang (Apr/16/2005)
Just before the big explosion, Charlie and Reena catches a glimpse of each other. They have both been thrown into an unknown universe - Betaverse. Charlie wakes up in a desert, a young girl, Jody, finds him. She is collecting pieces of blue glass, similar to what Charlie had found in Alphaverse before the explosion. The girl has, just like him, visions of the other universes. Reena fights with her conscience as she realizes what she had done. Hundreds of people are dead. She has a contact - somebody that she has been told about should anything like this happen to her. Karl Lubinsky - a critical journalist - is on the location trying to pry out what has happened, he has long had his eyes on Vexcor. Karl decides to help Charlie out, who is visibly lost and confused. Charlie has a difficult time to get to grasps with reality - and remembers the girl he found on his doorstep, who suffered from similar confusion. Vexcor are determined to rebuild the facility as quickly as possible. While the communication lines between the universes are broken, Essa, the CEO of Vexcor needs to ask 01 Boxer for help as he's the only one that can travel between the universes.
 
2 :01x02 - Sand (Apr/16/2005)
Jade is stuck in a parallel world and begins its exploration with the assistance of a journalist who believes a corporation caused the explosion.
 
3 :01x03 - You Are Here (Apr/23/2005)
Karl is convinced that Charlie is from another planet when Charlie finally let him know what's going on. Since Charlie is an accomplished investigator, Karl decides to hire his services. They need to find Reena, who Charlie have seen twice now. Reena is alone, ill and vulnerable. 01 Boxer knows about her being there, having the ability to visit Gammaverse and follow the investigation there, and he aims to find her as well, possibly to use her to serve his agenda. The board of Vexcor are worried, and are missing one of their employees, Elliot Krogg. He was last seen shouting warnings about what would happen, and he is now on the run. His girlfriend has been picked up by the police, which means an opportunity for Boxer. Back in Alphaverse, Jasmine is in trouble. With Charlie gone - she is thrown at the mercy of the rules and regulations which states that she can't own anything, and isn't allowed to have any claim on Charlie's belongings. She refuses to believe that he's dead. Meanwhile, Charlie has met a woman in Betaverse that looks exactly like Jasmine, her name is Paula.
 
4 :01x04 - The Power of Suggestion (Apr/30/2005)
Charlie thinks that Boxer killed Elliot Krogg - who is buried quietly and discreetly as a memorial service is held over the victims from the explosion. He's become the scapegoat for the explosion, and people are in outrage over it. Krogg's girlfriend was whisked away by corporate security people, and they need to find her. Unknown to them, 01 already got to her, and have planted all the answers he would like them to hear on their questions. Charlie is perplex about Boxer's involvement in the corporate businesses. A picture of Reena is published, as co-conspirator in the attack against the facility, and she needs to go even further underground. She takes a party-loving ambulance driver hostage, in order to keep under the radar for a bit. Jasmin is having serious problems, back in Alphaverse. A woman of her rank is not allowed to be self-sufficient, and she's soon going to have to decide whether or not to survive by means of sexual favours.
 
5 :01x05 - And Not a Drop to Drink (May/07/2005)
Charlie needs money. He's tired of having to rely on Karl so much, so he decides to sell the only thing of value he has - his ring. He spending a lot of time keeping track on Boxer, as he saw Boxer disappear when pouring water on himself. He returns to the place he woke up after the blast - and meets with the girl and her mother that found him. He finds out about a town, where the water were contaminated. In Alphaverse, Jasmin is facing destitution. As she's a C3 she's not allowed to own anything and the corporation expropriate all of Charlie's belongings, of which she's considered to be one. A new location has been choosen by Vexcor to start rebuilding the gate-technology. Boxer shows a strange concern over the plans and he's managed to implicate the entire board of directors of Vexcor in Betaverse, who are consequently being held for questioning. Reene is held hostage by somebody, part of a terrorist group, that is repeatedly torturing and questioning her.
 
6 :01x06 - Dirty Laundry (May/14/2005)
Charlie is hired to find Themba Makendi, a black political agitator. Racial tention being the number one suspected motive in his disappearance. He's not doing much progress, and feels that perhaps somebody else should take the case. Nobody's paying attention to his protests though. He's increasingly interested in Paula, being so much like Jasmin. Jasmin is now back on the streets and goes to find her mother who she haven't seen in years. Reena is still being held captive - when a man raped her, one of the captors saved her. The man saving her from the rape tells her that she is now one of them and starts working on her being dependent of him. Boxer continues to drive Julius mad and he plans to obstruct the progress of the gateway as much as he can. Julius wants to get rid of Boxer but it's not as easy as he would like. Essa is having great problems keeping the company on its feet, but they're making progress and she hopes that they will not need Boxer for too long. Brian Boxer needs his son though. As the progress with the gateway improves - Charlie is getting more headaches and he connects the current problems with brown-outs in the city with Vexcor.
 
7 :01x07 - Diamonds (May/21/2005)
The ring Charlie pawned in order to get some cash, has ended up in the wrong hands. He's desperate to find it. The leads bring him to a man named Eckman, a prominent man in society who appears to have Vexcor connections but on closer look has no idea what he's involved in. Charlie used to be in the Alphaverse security force, and he got that ring as a spoil from an action where innocent children were shot. It's an important symbolic memory attached to the ring, and Charlies uses his talents to get it back. A new board of directors in Betaverse have been approved, and Essa Romkin is pleased to have been able to put a stunt in Boxer's plans. Julius is working on something, something that would help him get rid of Boxer once and for all. Reena is now a fullfledge participant in the terrorist group as she's "passed the tests". She is to fullfil a task for them, all in the name to stop Vexcor. A task that includes killing children.
 
8 :01x08 - Devotion (May/28/2005)
Charlie visits the Glassdoor - the place the girl talked about before winding up dead in Alphaverse - and finally faces Boxer. Charlie is looking for yeat another missing girl - and it would appear that he's not the only one interested in her, although he doubts it's got anything to do with Boxer. The parents have received a ransom note, and Charlie catches the guy that sent it and starts to find out more about the girl. Julius' hatred for Boxer is growing relentlessly. Boxer is asked to visit his father, but refuses. He wants his father to come to him, instead. What his father needs, is not his son per se, but what Boxer can give him. Reena, narrowly escaped from bombing the playground, is now with the woman that picked her up in the car. For the first time, in a long time, Reena gets to experience some kindness. The woman she's staying with is dying and together they find a common ground in their lonely lives. Jasmin is struggling in Alphaverse. Having visited a friend of Charlie's to have her rank upgraded by an illegal operation, she's found a job - but isn't performing well enough.
 
9 :01x09 - Betrayal (Jun/04/2005)
Julius finally did it. He sent a killer to shoot 01 Boxer. 01 managed to take refuge in Gammaverse but badly injured. He's taken care of by a woman who's house he went to. The house he went to isn't as random as one would have thought at first. Charlie is homesick and frustrated about his lack of success in finding out how he ended up in Betaverse. He decides to try and infiltrate Vexcore to find out more, about how they transport people between the Verses. Vexcore, on the other hand, are starting to notice the actions made by Charlie Jade. They start to suspect that somebody from Alphaverse is around their neighborhood, but not being on their side but quickly realize that Karl is somehow involved. This knowledge puts Karl in imminent danger. Charlie and Karl soon finds a pattern in Vexcor's prospects in town, and realizes that a new gateway is being built upon. Reena helped her friend to die, as she was in so much pain and now finds herself residing in a house to herself. She's having a bit of a "vacation" - but is soon reminded of the importance of her being in Betaverse.
 
10 :01x10 - Identity (Jun/11/2005)
Charlie Jade needs a new identity now that Karl was forced to out him to save his own life. He finds a source who has access to Vexcore identities - and Charlie's interest is especially peaked after finding somebody he knew as a child, Gemma. She is employed by Vexcor, who are in charge over the water surveys in Betaverse, and is concerned about the water levels. The man who obtained the identi-sticks, gets held by the police, Blues Paddock, and she's too on the look out for Charlie Jade now. Meanwhile, the Vexcor corporation is hot on his trail. Something is going on with the water in Gammaverse as well. 01 is concerned. Wanting to protect his wife and two sons in Gammaverse, he knows it has something to do with the gateway. In Alphaverse detective Sew Sew Tukarrs takes an interest in Jasmin. No longer a C3 but C2, he knows she's tampered with her identi-chip. He has also on numerous occasions tried to talk to Essa Romkin. Too many missing persons from Vexcore for him to accept. Reena has managed to get a job at Vexcore, having faked her identity.
 
11 :01x11 - Thicker Than Water (Jun/18/2005)
Charlie and Gemma witnessed how a complete lake simply disappeared. He pretends to work for Vexcor as an undercover operative, in order to get Gemma to open up to him. She reveals how a lot of people are stuck since the facility blew up. They were dependent on eachother as children, but something happened that makes Charlie not trust her completely. Julius refuses to listen to Gemma, and disregard her reports, which puts her in a more friendly mode towards Charlie. Brion Boxer is back at the reigns, thanks to 01's blood transfusion, he's in a poor shape though and need more. Anyone who's been through the link, is a possible donor. 01 is back in Betaverse. The gentle, loving man of Gammaverse gone. It's apparant that his mind is affected when being outside Gammaverse but he's bent on ruining the plans in regards of the gateway. He "renews" the acquaintance with his former girlfriend and ask her to front the club. Julius still think 01 is dead, and he would like to keep it that way. Karl and Charlie are talking again - Charlie understands that Karl didn't have any choice.
 
12 :01x12 - Choosing Sides (Jun/25/2005)
A woman is thrown to her death on a building site run by Vexcor and two other employees are shot dead at the same time. Blues Paddock is the detective assigned to the case and she figures out that somebody witness the murder of the woman and shot down the two culprits. Karl pressures Charlie to understand the implications of Krogg's report as he's obsessing over Gemmas disappearance. One woman isn't important, in view of the entire world possibly going under if Vexcor's plans with the gateway succeeds. Vexcor can not see anything wrong with the technology, even though presented with proof of the mysterious disappearing water. Julius, however, puts the tests on hold as he's growing concerned. Reena is quietly working away in Vexcor. Nobody's caugh her as of yet, and she's going through everything she can lay her hands on. She's starting to have strange dreams - about finding out who she is. Charlie and Karl are starting to warm up to the idea that perhaps Charlie has the same possibility as 01 to travel between universes but before being albe to talk to Boxer, he's whisked away by the police. And Julius is obviously a tad upset about 01 still being alive.
 
13 :01x13 - Through A Mirror Darkly (Jul/02/2005)
During the interrogation after the daring rescue of 01 Boxer from the police station, Charlie finds out what he's been up to. Although not trusting 01 completely, he's decided to at least believe some of it and let him lose. 01 would have Charlie believe that he's against Vexcor's plans. He's desperate to keep the link down and he's making sense but in order to prove his case they're going to need to take a road trip. To Charlie's disappointment 01 can't take him back to Alphaville. The story is checking out in large parts. Jasmin is back in the sexual trade, not really having had a choice. She's in a desperate situation and starts to consider Tukarr's offer. Vexcor execs are straying - and Reena is trying to use the situation. Having persuaded a man to do the right thing, they find themselves locked in, accompanied by a bomb. The whole picture of everybody involved are starting to emerge. What has seemed random, has been deliberate and unavoidable.
 
14 :01x14 - The Enemy Of My Enemy (Jul/09/2005)
Now knowing that 01 Boxer is basically on the same side as him - at least he's fighting Vexcor - Charlie isn't sure what he's going to do or how to act on all the information. It's no small feat, saving the world. Karl is no stranger trying to chase Vexcor down by reporting the report of the pollution to the authorities released by Reena and the exec when trapped with a bomb. Charlie feels it needs to be bigger so by the help of Blues Paddock, he finds the exec and thus Reena. Something about her, though, tells Charlie that she has been programmed - he recognize the bevaviour from earlier experiences. A strange man keep telling Charlie to leave her alone though. When trying to fool Julius into thinking he's got a message from Essa - it turns out that they have something in common. Julius doesn't want the link up either. Jasmine killed a man, and is now on the run in Alphaverse. She's found by Tukarrs who's already set things in motion to help her out. She knows the price for this help though.
 
15 :01x15 - Things Unseen (Jul/16/2005)
Two detectives - two universes. Blues in Betaverse, Tukarr in Alphaverse - and both wonder about the Vexcor part in respective crimes committed and Charlie Jade's involvement. Blues reads Karl's entries online and puts two and two together, so she goes to question him. Tukarr, a gentleman, has not forced himself on Jasmine. He wants her to feel affection for him, as he does for her and is very patient. This affection, however, proves to be a good hold for Essa Rompkin, when he pushes the investigation further. Charlie goes to find Blues, and he tells her about Vexcor. He peaks her interest, and she starts digging only to find out that the execs have a surprising lack of past. Reena contacts Karl - she's confused and lonely and needs help. Karl tells her that she's been programmed, and it scares her but she tries to find out more.
 
16 :01x16 - The Shortening of the Way (Jul/23/2005)
Charlie's on the run - with a genetically modified hunter hot on his trail. His visions are troubling him - and he can't control it. Karl sends him to a muti shaman to see if he can't help him out. Charlie finds himself in the desert again - and again with Jody, the girl that found him after the blast, and she helps him see the invisible people. Reena goes to find Karl again - she now knows that she's been programmed - and she believes that she has killed the one that did it to her but in reality a fail-safe kicked in. She regards 01 Boxer as a great man, and when finding out he's in Betaverse, she wants to meet him. Jasmine and Tukarrs are growing fonder of eachother. However, he had to give up his job that he loved, and start to work on Vexcor in the security office. Being on the inside, he starts to notice just how many there are that has disappeared, and still are disappearing, from Vexcor.
 
17 :01x17 - Spin (Jul/30/2005)
Charlie is home. He finallly figured out how to bring himself between the Verses. Tukarrs finds out immediately that Charlie has returned and need for Jasmine to decide what she wants to do. Charlie, not knowing that Jasmine is still in his apartment, goes to find his old friends and to try and find his belongings. One slip-up, mentioning the word "Cape Town" - alerts his presence to the wrong people. His friend is captured, tortured and questioned, and to Charlie's horror, scheduled for execution. Charlie needs to get used to the change from Betaverse, and patching things up with Jasmine will be a bit more difficult than both of them would have thought. Brian Boxer knows, although being better having received the blood from all company employees that have been through the link at some point, that he's going to die. He needs more transfusions. So he goes after 01's family in Gammaverse.
 
18 :01x18 - Bedtime Story (Aug/06/2005)
Charlie's friend telling the story of Vexcor before her execution, was swayed immediately by Essa Rompkin who spun it to their advantage. Charlie's consience is wrestling with his mind. He knows what horrible price, a world will have to pay for Vexcor's plans. He starts having imaginary discussions with Blues Paddock while suffering from insomnia. He tells her about a case he had four years earlier. A woman who asks Charlie to find her missing husband that were a brilliant engineer. In Alphaverse, nobody simply disappears without knowing how to, due to the constant surveillance of all citizens. 01, overwrought by sorrow when finding his family dead by the hand of his father, went back and killed his father without a moments hesitation.
 
19 :01x19 - Flesh (Aug/13/2005)
Essa Rompkin wants 01 Boxer's head on a plate for killing his father. Brian Boxer, though, has left the entire company in his will to 01. Charlie have changed too much to be able to return to his life the way it was. He understands the ramification of Tukarr having taken care of Jasmin, and don't really care. He finds out that 01 is there - and Tukarrs helps them to get in touch with eachother, now knowing more about what's going on. The three of them plans to implicate Essa and put 01 in charge, all to stop the link from opening up. Reena moves in with Karl, who has no idea where Charlie is. She plans to take down Vexcor, with or without the help of Charlie. Blues visits Karl to show him something odd that she had found, and finds Reena there. They head out to investigate some dead bodies found.
 
20 :01x20 - Ouroboros (Aug/20/2005)
Charlie is back in Betaverse - back with Blues. Not thinking they have anything to worry about, since 01 Boxer is now controlling Vexcor, he realizes to his horror that it's not over. He must remember something, something important. He's shifting between universes involontarily - and he must find out his part in all of it. Boxer went ahead with the plans to open the link, despite what he's said before and it leads to Charlie and 01 Boxer having a final show-down. Reena has figured out what the strange box is to be used for. She's as determined as ever to bring Vexcor down, and stop the link, even though it means she must stay in Betaverse, that to her is hell - or die trying. She tells Karl to find the failsafe codes for the facility, which is a ruse so that she can go ahead with her plans.
 
21 :01x21 - Can of Worms (Special) (Jul/28/2005)
This is a recap episode - Karl Lubinsky reflects over how much his life has changed after hooking up with Charlie Jade.
 
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