Season 1
(2000)
Cast
as Maria Teresa Alvarado
as Capt. Marcus Grisham
as Vera Hidalgo
as Dr. Robert Helm
as Col. Luis Montoya
as Marta
Episodes
Destiny 0.0
October 7, 2000
When Tessa Alvarado (Tessie Santiago) learns of her father's death in California in a fall from his horse, she abandons…
Death to the Queen 0.0
October 14, 2000
When the men begin to disappear, the Queen of Swords springs to action. She discovers that the peasants are being frame…
Fever 0.0
October 21, 2000
When a deadly fever grips the town, Doctor Helm's medicine is the only cure. In an ambitious bid to assume power, Capta…
Vengeance 0.0
October 28, 2000
An assassin disrupts the Harvest Festival, when his crossbow fells Don Aguilera, the father of Tessa's childhood friend…
The Witness 0.0
November 4, 2000
A peasant girl lays dead by the hand of her well-moneyed lover, Anton, and the only witness is Tessa, who vows to testi…
Duel with a Stranger 0.0
November 11, 2000
Montoya commissions Spain's finest swordsman to strike down the Queen of Swords. Unbeknownst to Antonio (played by spec…
Running Wild 0.0
November 18, 2000
During a spree of burglaries, Tessa's godfather, Don Federico, is killed, robbing the young woman of yet another loved …
Honor Thy Father 0.0
November 25, 2000
The Queen of Swords risks life and limb to liberate two men captured by Montoya. The first, Raul, knows who murdered Te…
Counterfeit Queen 0.0
January 13, 2001
An imposter (guest star Elizabeth Gracen) poses as the Queen of Swords to steal a payroll of gold so Tessa must clear h…
The Serpent 0.0
January 20, 2001
El Serpiente (guest star David Carradine), a famous bandit, decides on Santa Helena as his next target and manages to p…
The Pact 0.0
January 27, 2001
While avoiding Montoya and Grisham, the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) must race against time to recover a treasure …
The Emissary 0.0
February 3, 2001
An ambassador (Ed Stoppard) for the King of Spain arrives in town on a mission to return with the Queen of Swords' head…
Kidnapped 0.0
February 10, 2001
The Queen has to rescue both Vera (Elsa Pataky) and her reputation when she is compromised by a former flame (Stephen B…
The Uncle 0.0
February 17, 2001
Tessa's uncle (guest star Grant Russell) arrives in town bent on avenging his brother's death and Montoya makes an inno…
Runaways 0.0
February 24, 2001
Tessa fears for Dr. Helm's safety when his former fiancée (Amber Batty) arrives in Saint Helena claiming to be on the …
The Hanged Man 0.0
April 21, 2001
Krane (Anthony De Longis), the Captain's nemesis, decides to raid the town after Montoya heads for Monterey, leaving th…
The Return 0.0
April 28, 2001
Marta's long-lost love, Leonardo (Oliver Haden) visits Saint Helena in search of his paramour and becomes enmeshed in M…
The Pretender 0.0
May 5, 2001
A horse rides into town carrying a wounded stranger, whose last words accuse the Rey family of lies and murder.
Takes a Thief 0.0
May 12, 2001
Two con men (Ralf Moeller, Darren Tighe) convince Montoya they can catch the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) for the …
The Dragon 0.0
May 19, 2001
The death of a Samurai master (Burt Kwouk) leaves his apprentice thirsting for revenge---an ideal scenerio for Montoy…
End of Days 0.0
May 26, 2001
The Queen of Swords and Grisham (Tessie Santiago, Anthony Lemke) are trapped in an abandoned mine with only their vende…
Betrayed 0.0
June 2, 2001
The captain (Anthony Lemke) blames Vera's (Elsa Pataky) fall from a horse on the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago), and…