Wild Card (show)

synopsis

Joely Fisher (Zoey) stars in this one hour comedy/drama as a blackjack dealer whose life takes an unexpected turn when she has to take care of her sister's children, teenaged Taylor (Vikki Krinsky), pre-teen Cliff (Jamie Johnston), & pre-teen Hannah (Aislinn Paul), after their mother dies in a car accident. But when the insurance company denies them the family financial settlement, Zoe takes matters into her own hands, which leads her to a new career as a insurance fraud investigator with handsome former criminal Dan Lennox (Chris Potter) and serious but sweet Sophia Mason (Rae Dawn Chong) becoming her partners (and Sophia later becomes their boss). In season two, Rae Dawn Chong (Sophia) leaves the show (along with Bronson Picket (Marcos)) and is replaced by Loretta Devine (M. Pearl McGuire: Zoe and Dan's sassy new boss). The season one theme song is sung by Amy Sky and the season two theme song is "I Believe in Me" sung by Cherie. The show was officially cancelled in February 2005 and the remaining 6 unaired episodes will most likely be shown.

cast

• Joely Fisher- Zoey Busiek
• Chris Potter- Dan Lennox
• Aislinn Paul- Hannah Woodal
• Corey Sevier- Julian
• Bronson Picket- Marcos Morales(Season 1)
• Jamie Johnston- Clifford "Cliff" Woodall
• Loretta Davine- M. (Matilda) Pearl McGuire(Season 2)
• Rae Dawn Chong- Sophia Mason(Season 1)
• Vikki Krinsky- Taylor Woodall
• Joe pingue- Leo Lombardi
• Yani Gellman- Ryder

episodes

pilot

Zoe gives up her job as a blackjack dealer so she can raise her nieces and nephew,after their mother died in a car accident. To support the kids Zoe tries looking for a new job,when Sophia Mason and Dan Lennox,special fraud investigators,tells them her the family is denied any financial settlement because they think her sister committed a suicide. So Zoe decides to go on her own investigation to prove her sister didn't committ suicide. Taylor sneaks off to a party without telling Zoe so she goes up to the party and drags Taylor out of their. Meanwhile Taylor passes out from a date rape drug,luckily Zoe came and picked her up before she passed out at the party. Zoe finds out the accident wasn't her sister fault or the kids fault,but it was the other drivers fault. When Zoe goes back to the fraud unit she gets a job as a fraus investigator.

The Learning Curve

A woman's house is set on fire for trying to help out the community, so Zoe and Dan go and interview a 12 year old boy named Jimmy who knew the woman that was killed. Sophia has trouble with her boyfriend. Hannah tries to protest for a crossing guard at her school that lives in her car.

Con Artistry

Zoe finds out her partner Dan used to be engaged and used to be a thief. Meanwhile Dan's ex-fiance comes to town. Marco's ask Zoe out on an date but she turns him down the first time. Sophia and her boyfriend try to find a house but have difference of tastes in a place to live. Dan discovers he has feeling for Zoe and goes to tell her, but when he does he see's Zoe and Marco's kissing on the porch.

Hell Week

A young woman falls into the lion's den at the local zoo while pledging for a sorority, so Zoe goes into investigation asking the sorority what happened. Cliff overhears Zoe talking about how hard it is being a parent but takes it the wrong way, so he starts looking for his dad and someone from the past unexpectedly shows up.

Dearly Beloved

Professionally, Zoe and her co-workers try to find out who sabotaged a wedding at an exclusive country club by making the lawn sprinklers turn on at an inappropriate time. Personally, Zoe has to deal with the sudden re-appearance of her nieces' and nephew's deadbeat dad after a 7-year absence.

Dead Again

Though fearful of a forthcoming performance evaluation by her boss, Zoe must unravel the life of a man just found dead of a heart attack, who was supposed to have died three years earlier in a boating accident.

The Cheese Stands Alone

When the client database of an online dating service is wiped out, Zoe goes undercover to determine whether or not it was an accident. Marcos asks Zoe to spend the weekend at a remote cabin with him, but she initially refuses because she thinks that this would set a bad example for Taylor. Then when Zoe decides to tell Marcos that she has changed her mind, she finds that he has already made plans to go with someone else.

No Bull

Zoe and Dan are forced to share a motel room when they look into the death of a farmer's prize bull.

Mimi's Assets

When a fog machine at a strip club explodes and causes the death of a dancer, Zoe goes undercover as a bartender to determine if the explosion and resulting fire were just accidents. But is she good enough to fool Mimi, the savvy club owner? Meanwhile, back at the office, Sophia becomes frustrated when she is overlooked for a promotion. And at home, Taylor must choose between love and loyalty when Julian, the neighbor boy, starts flirting with her even though he is dating Taylor's best friend Carla.