Profiler (1996 — 2000)

Dr. Samantha “Sam” Waters is a forensic psychologist working for the FBI’s (fictitious) Violent Crimes Task Force – “VCTF” – based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a criminal profiler with her own unique gift to “see” through the eyes of others. This gift gives Sam an added special insight into the workings of the criminal mind. While she performs all of her duties diligently and competently, her drive comes from experiencing both a professional and personal tragedy years earlier in which her husband was murdered by a serial killer known only as Jack of All Trades. (His true identity was not revealed until the middle of the third season.)

Due to the dangers of the still at-large violent criminal, “Jack of All Trades,” Sam must live under police guard 24/7 in a former firefighter station with her seven-year-old daughter Chloe Waters, and her best friend Angel Brown, an artist. The VCTF is an elite team of pros who must solve the toughest cases. It is led by Sam’s mentor, Bailey Malone, Detective John Grant, computer hacker George Fraley, and forensic pathologist Grace Álvarez. Other characters included Nathan Brubaker, played by Michael Whaley, a former defense attorney turned detective. He appeared throughout season one. Shiek Mahmoud-Bey played Marcus Payton in season two who was an FBI agent skeptical of Sam’s methods.