Marker

4.0

1995•1h

Marker is an American hour long television drama that premiered on the UPN on March 20, 1995. It is set in and was filmed in Hawaii. The series focuses on Richard DeMorra, a man given a strange inheritance from his late father: markers which were given in the past by his father to those who had helped him achieve his success. He receives these once per episode from one of those people, leading him on varied adventures as he tries to follow through on his father's legacy. Other members of the cast include Gates McFadden, who playes his father's young widow, and Andy Bumatai as a helpful local character, Danny Kahala. The show lasted for 13 episodes and was advertised with the tagline: "America's Coolest Hero."

Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1995

1. Pilot

New Jersey carpenter Richard DeMorra arrives in Hawaii for his estranged, billionaire father's funeral to discover his legacy is to redeem markers distributed to people to repay debts of gratitude.

2. Frank & Mike's

Richard helps a prison inmate who used to work for his father. He is asked to help the man's daughter.

3. Cloud Warriors

When Danny finds a dead body of woman off the beach, his grandmother turns in a marker. She wants Richard to help Danny bring the killer to justice in order to appease the dead's soul.

4. High & Wild

Richard helps a minor-league pitcher who is being stalked by a mysterious biker while he's going through a acrimonious divorce.

5. Spanish Laughter

Richard meets Risa on the plane back from New Jersey. They fall in love unexpectedly while helping an island hospice stop the theft of medicinal pot.

6. From Russia Without Love

Richard, Danny, Moch, and Kimba help a young navy seal take down a white slavery operation to rescue the young man's bride to be.

7. Spiked Through the Heart

A female professional volleyball player is annoyed by an obsessive fan who has invaded her private life. She has Richard redeem her marker to get her life back.

8. Dead Man's Marker

A young lawyer begs Richard to prove that her father was innocent of killing the young woman, whose body was found on the beach, and then committing suicide.

9. The Pink Unicorn

A young girl asks Richard to help her find an object called ""The Pink Unicorn"" which her father wanted to find before he was murdered. Richard is not sure it really exists.

10. Truth, Lies and Rock 'n' Roll

Richard helps a journalist investigate a candidate whom she thinks is dishonest and has had an innocent man convicted.

11. Snowballs in Hawaii

Richard is tasked to find a bickering couple's schnauzer, however someone is killing people to get at this dog as well.

12. Factor X

Richard protects a rock star who, during a drug binge, put a contract on his own life and now wants it revoked.

13. Discovery

An amnesiac heiress, who has been attacked once already, needs help discovering who she is and why she was attacked, as well as protection from being attacked again.