Endgame

Season

2011

Canada

7.5

The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Opening Moves

Balagan's first case is launched when Danni pleads with him to find a missing boy and, in a race against time, he enlists Sam and Alcina to help.

S1 • E2

Turkish Hold'em

A daring robbery during a high-stakes poker game forces Hugo to ask Balagan for help, prompting the chess master to create his own complex plot to trap the culprit.

S1 • E3

The Caffeine Hit

Hired by a desperate amnesiac, Balagan begins to unravel the man's complicated identity while battling with Pippa over the investigation into his fiancée's murder.

S1 • E4

The Other Side of Summer

In order to help his former mentor on the police force, Hugo is forced to ask Balagan for help in solving a baffling decades -old cold case about a missing teenage girl.

S1 • E5

I Killed Her

A mysterious doctor tells Balagan that he is responsible for the murder of a woman found in the hotel pool during a Psychiatric Conference, drawing Balagan into a complex and dangerous game.

S1 • E6

Fearful Symmetry

Enlisted by a terrified family to help solve the inexplicable bombing of their car, Balagan is sidetracked by an unexpected match with a 16-year-old world chess champion.

S1 • E7

Gorillas in our Midst

Smitten by a beautiful Chinese cryptologist, Sam convinces Balagan to try to solve an intricate puzzle involving a vital secret and an attractive, conniving female journalist.

S1 • E8

The White Queen

When the imperious heiress of the Huxley Hotel empire descends for an inspection, she coerces Balagan into helping her find her son, who has mysteriously disappeared.

S1 • E9

Huxley, We Have a Problem

A boisterous reunion between Balagan and his longtime buddy, a Russian cosmonaut, is interrupted when an aerospace engineer plunges to his death and Balagan's friend is accused of the murder.

S1 • E10

Bless This Union

When the hotel safe is robbed during an extravagant Indian wedding celebration, the distraught couple asks Balagan to help recover their stolen gifts- but is it an inside job or the work of professionals?

S1 • E11

Mr. Black

Balagan is forced to match his chess skills against a computer when his anonymous online opponent reveals that he is playing for lethally high stakes - the lives of a group of innocent hostages.

S1 • E12

Polar Opposites

A rock star hires Balagan to find $200,000 stolen from him - a mystery that also involves colourful groupies, a missing polar bear, and the kidnapped grandmother of Danni's estranged husband.