Ron Eldard
Detective Wade Preston
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1993
Bakersfield P.D.
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Episode 130 min1993-09-14
Pilot
Washington, D.C. cop Paul gets a rude welcome to Bakersfield when his new partner commandeers his car.
Episode 230 min1993-09-21
The Imposter
Paul and Wade search for a con artist -- not helped by a police sketch artist who'd rather be drawing celebrities -- while the rest of the force prepare for their annual psychiatric evaluation.
Episode 330 min1993-09-28
Unsolved Mysteries of Love
Wade falls madly in love with the girlfriend of a burglary suspects; Chief Stiles is reluctant to participate in the annual blood drive.
Episode 430 min1993-10-05
The Snake Charmer
Sgt. Hampton's out of town, so an indecisive Capt. Stiles decides to make Paul his right-hand man -- and decision -maker.
Episode 530 min1993-10-12
The Poker Game
When Paul finally gets invited to the gang's regular poker night, he winds up the big winner -- or does he?
Episode 630 min1993-10-19
The Bust
Paul tells Wade the very personal reason he had for moving his family to Bakersfield, and it doesn't take much detective work for the other officers to learn the secret.
Episode 730 min1993-10-26
The Ex-Partner
Wade is jealous when Paul's former partner comes to town, and Capt. Stiles ponder the future amid rumours that Sgt. Hampton may retire.
Episode 830 min1993-11-02
Bakersfield Madam
During a sting, Capt. Stiles hides in a restroom rather than deal with a madam's black book containing the names of several influential johns.
Episode 930 min1993-11-09
Cable Does Not Pay
Capt. Stiles and Sgt. Hampton are taken hostage by an unhappy cable employee; Wade tries to get Paul to loosen up.
Episode 1030 min1993-11-16
The Gift
Wade is overwhelmed when one of his crimeshow heroes ( Joe Santos of The Rockford Files) visits the station to r eport the theft of his car radio, and persuades him to participate in the real-life investigation; meanwhile, Paul feels the strain of his long distance marriage.
Episode 1130 min1993-11-23
The President's Coming
Most of the department is left out of the loop when Secret Service agents arrive to protect the Presidential motorcade as it passes through town.
Episode 1230 min1993-11-30
A Bullet for Stiles
A thief is released from prison and comes to Bakersfield to exact revenge on Capt. Stiles, the man who caught him 10 years earlier.
Episode 1330 min1993-12-21
Lucky 13
Inadequacy strikes Stiles; Wade and Paul fall for a missing cow's owner; suspended Denny is forced to sell underwear from his car.
Episode 1430 min1994-07-07
Arms and the Men
The city is up in arms, so to speak, when a severed limb is found in the civic water supply.
Episode 1530 min1994-07-21
There Goes the Neighborhood
Paul wants to buy a house in Denny's neighborhood, to Denny's discomfort.
Episode 1630 min1994-07-28
The Psychic and the C-Cup
Paul and Wade seek a missing psychic; a secretary has cosmetic surgery.
Episode 1730 min1994-08-18
Last One Into the Water
The captain wants a spa in the men's locker room; Wade surprised Paul by revealing a caring side to his nature; Denny gets a surprise after he picks a fight with the fire department.
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