18 Wheels of Justice

After delivering a testimony that nails a crime lord, Federal Agent Michael Cates’ wife and daughter are murdered in a thunderous explosion.

Chance Bowman, as he is now known, befriends an Arizona widow and her young son who are struggling to adjust to the recent death of their husband/father.

Chance visits the Alabama lowlands and the world of stock-car racing.

After a near-miss encounter with Calder’s top hit-man, Chance decides that rather than keep running, he must stand and fight.

Chance tries to play Good Samaritan to a con man who claims his wife has been kidnapped.

Chance becomes the reluctant guardian of a 12-year-old tomboy whose parents are using her as a pawn in a bitter divorce contest.

Jacob Calder is released from prison and resumes personal supervision of the hunt for Chance Bowman.

Chance steps in to help a Black preacher and his family when their church is burned.

Chance and Cie head for Las Vegas to rein in Henry Conners, a protected witness who took off on an unscheduled and unsanctioned vacation.

Chance helps a teenage runaway/prostitute as he investigates the murder of an old friend.

Chance infiltrates a deadly cigarette smuggling ring with ties to Jacob Calder, but his investigation is hampered by a female rookie reporter who is working the same case

When Joe Taft, Chance’s old C.O. from the Rangers, is implicated in a daring weapons theft, Chance comes to defend him and get the guns back.

Jacob Calder lashes back against Chance’s reprisals, hiring Gabriel, a “best in the business” hit man, to go after Chance.

Chance’s efforts to infiltrate a drug operation are hampered by a dirty cop who is forcing a juvenile dealer to work undercover for him on the same case.

Chance is swept up in the adventures of Marvin, a quirky, charismatic widower in his late 60’s.

A Robin Hood-esque gang is nonviolently robbing banks/armored cars and using the money to help people in need, particularly victims of government injustice and indifference.

Chance goes to the GUANTLET-style rescue of Beth Barrington, Calder’s numbers-wizard – someone Chance met undercover inside the “family”.

While Chance recuperates, Cie’s in the driver’s seat of the T-2000 for the secret transport of Nick Giovanni, a rapist/murderer whose conviction may be overturned on DNA evidence.

Calder calls a summit meeting re: Chance Bowman.