Pilot feature length episode. When a young detective is ambushed in a failed police stakeout, he is believed to have been killed. In reality, he survives and learns that his face has been altered and his identity has been changed to Michael Knight. The man responsible for this is Wilton Knight, a dying billionaire who, convinced that one man can make a difference, has selected Michael for the role as a crime-fighter.
Quest roles:
Lance LeGault(Vernon Gray), Barret Oliver(Buddy), Richard Basehart(Wilton Knight), Pamela Susan Shoop(Maggie), Michael D. Roberts(Jackson), Ed Gilbert(Charles Acton), Vince Edwards(Fred Wilson), John Quade, Phyllis Davis(Tanya Walker), Noel Conlon(William Benjamin), Bert Rosario(Brown), Richard Anderson(Dr. Ralph Wesley), Shawn Southwick(Lonnie)