Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.

Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.

A simple background check on Westlake's friend's new husband turns up information suggesting that the groom may not be what he seems.

Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.

Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.

After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.