This Is Not An Episode (Sorry)
Community Score
| 7.4 Good |
1. Pilot
First aired: 9/25/2007Pancho Duque has built himself a multi-million dollar sugar empire as a result of his hard work and efforts since arriving to the United States from Cuba. However, now that he is old and sick, Pancho must pass on the torch of the family business to one of his children, thus causing rivalries and jealousy to break out among the clan.
Director: Christian Duguay
Guest star: Jason Beghe (Vincent Grasso), Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez) , Lee Tergesen (Lamont Samuels), Christina Cole (Diana Mann), Jonathon Trent (Carlos Duque), Jonathan Nichols (Dr. Rodriguez), George Contreras (Winston Ferrara), Ruben Esteva (Band Member), Layla Wheeler (Lucia Duque), Rocky Morales (Young Alex), Liam Parsekian (Young Frank), Janice Allen (Mother), Jasmine Lobe (Stephanie), Daniel Theodore (Security), George Luis Balmaseda (Singer)
2. The Work of a Business Man
First aired: 10/2/2007As he begins his duties at Duque Rum, Alex makes a proposal for an ethanol refinery to the Senator, despite the fact that Frank is against the idea. He must also deal with the outcome of events regarding the murder of Quinones.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Guest star: Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Jason Beghe (Vincent Grasso), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson) , Marcelo Tubert (Marcos Greenberg), Javi Mulero (Miguel), Sumalee Montano (Christine Kim), Todd Waring (Senator Barnes), Joyce Guy (Female Doctor), Dennis Nusbaum (Country Club Staff), Daddy Yankee (Himself)
3. The Two Alex Vegas
First aired: 10/9/2007When Alex comes up with a new business plan, Frank is forced to choose between the Samuels and his own family.
Director: Peter Markle
Guest star: Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Jason Beghe (Vincent Grasso), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson) , Ana Alexander (Annetta), Mark Ivanir (Dmitry), Guri Weinberg (Yossi), Ray Baker (Randall Eames), Fay Masterson (Marley)
4. Family Business
First aired: 10/16/2007A major family split takes place as Alex argues with Pancho and later Isabel. Meanwhile, Pancho reveals a major secret to the family, and Alex's actions with Quinones have haunting consequences.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson), Jason Beghe (Grasso), Ken Howard (Joe Samuels) , Kristin Cavalleri (Casey), Anya Monzikova (Katarina), Nicole Scherzinger (Nicole), Sumalee Montano (Christine Kim), Paul Wesley (Nick), Marsha Thomason (Miranda Sanfilipino), Mark Ivanir (Dmitry), Chad Todhunter (Dunston), Geno Silva (Quinones), Quinn Sullivan (Woman), Amber Flamminio (Misha), Dominic Rains (Tal)
5. Brotherhood
First aired: 10/23/2007Alex is in for some serious trouble when Senator Barnes resigns and their ethanol deal hangs on the line. Not only that, but the police begin to zero in on him about the Quinones murder.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Guest star: Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Jason Beghe (Vincent Grasso), Ken Howard (Joe Samuels) , Anya Monzikova (Katrina), Paul Wesley (Nick), Todd Waring (Senator Barnes), Fay Masterson (Marley), Doug Sinclair (II) (Cop), Wolfgang Bodison (Detective Hodges)
6. A New Legacy
First aired: 10/30/2007Business starts to get rough when Henry is beaten up by his club's investors and Alex has to take over to defend him. Meanwhile, Pancho goes out on the quest for a new master blender for Duque rum.
Director: Paul Holahan
Guest star: Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson), Jason Beghe (Vincent Grasso) , will.i.am (Himself), Mark Ivanir (Dmitry), Guri Weinberg (Yossi), Dominic Rains (Tal), Blair Redford (Marcus), Rachael Carpani (Terry), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Tommy), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Ramon), Mike Randleman (Chaplain), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Shapiro), Carl Mueller (Head Judge), Burton Perez (Large Cuban Man), Henry Barrial (Master Blender), Roland Olivarez (Photographer)
7. One Man Is An Island
First aired: 11/6/2007Pancho finally reveals the truth about Lucia's death to Frank. Meanwhile, while coming up with a plan to save the rum company, Alex discovers incriminating evidence about the Samuels.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Guest star: Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Ned Vaughn (Michael Bronson) , Rachael Carpani (Terry), Marcelo Tubert (Marcos Greenberg), Alicia Keys (Herself), Paul Wesley (Nick), Joey Shea II (Clubhopper), Efrain Figueroa (Eusebio), Fay Masterson (Marley), Brian Prescott (Hunter), Herve Clermont (Jake), Mimi Kennedy (Mary), Christina Hondromihalis (Secretary), Jim Jansen (Senator Dyer), Edward Finlay (Victor), Jesse Jensen (Photographer), Angela Oh (Kari), Roy Werner (Speaker)
8. All Bets Are Off
First aired: 11/13/2007Joe frames Ellis for his illegal purchasing of Cuban land. Meanwhile, Alex learns that the future of Duque Rum is in jeopardy after a massive gambling debt of Frank's is discovered.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Guest star: Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Rachel Carpani (Terry) , Rodney Eastman (Dan), Bre Blair (Juliet), Joel Brooks (John Fielding), Paul Carafotes (Dezi), Christopher Cousins (Agent Clark), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Ramon), Marsh Mokhtari (Graham), Gonzalo Menendez (Chicho), Allan Louis (Haitian), Jelly Howie (Girl), Brian Catalano (FBI Agent), Nick Chinlund (Gordon), Joseph Falasca (Man)
9. The Exile
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Alex's plan to bring down Joe for his illegal land deals falls apart, and instead the Duque Rum trucks are hijacked by mobsters. When Pancho learns of everything that Alex's been up to, he forces him to step down as CEO of the company.
Director: Jesus Salvador Trevino
Guest star: Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Ramon), Rachel Carpani (Terry) , Marcelo Tubert (Moises), Gail O'Grady (Senator Finch), Mark Ivanir (Dmitri), Kimberly Atkinson (Alex's Assistant), John Pyper-Ferguson (Hudson), Wayne Sable (Assistant), Edward Finlay (Carlos), Jonathan Adams (Fosko), Alex (Gallery Owner), Adam Bay (Skinny Thug), Dawn-Lyen Gardner (Melissa), Joseph Bertot (Pepito)
10. Time Away
First aired: 11/27/2007During a gambling trip to the Caribbean with Ramon and his crew, Alex gets into big trouble.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Guest star: Julio Oscar Mechoso (Ramon), Guillermo Díaz (Petey), Gonzalo Menendez (Chico) , Ryan Adams (Thad), Brook Kerr (Denise), Amanda MacDonald (Amanda), Preston Davis (Tough), Jonathan Bennett (Brad), Brian Prescott (Hunter), Christina Chambers (Simone), David Buglione (Julio (Stunt)), John Pyper-Ferguson (Hudson), Keith Oney (Thug 1)
11. Hurricane
First aired: 12/11/2007A hurricane strikes in Playa Azul, and looters take the opportunity to invade the Duque home.
Director: Leon Ichaso
Guest star: Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez) , Rachael Carpani (Terry), John Pyper-Ferguson (Hudson), Joseph Lucero (Chano), Ray Santiago (Manny), Hector Atreyu Ruiz (Raul), Graham McTavish (Neville), Stacy Solodkin (Sara), Jason Collins (Security Guard)
12. The Perfect Son
First aired: 12/11/2007Alex gets word that Joe Samuels plans to disrupt Jaime's wedding, so he hires Ramon and his gang to handle security.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Jason Beghe (Grasso), Oscar Torre (Armando "Santo" Gutierrez), Ken Howard (Joe Samuels), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Ramon) , Brook Kerr (Denise), Ryan Adams (Thad), Amanda MacDonald (Amanda), John Pyper-Ferguson (Hudson)
13. Open and Shut
First aired: 12/18/2007When Alex is framed for the murder of Joe Samuels, he takes matters into his own hands and begins to investigate the case himself.
