Beauty and the Beast

September 25, 1987

Catherine Chandler comes from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.

October 2, 1987

A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine finds out about the case she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.

October 9, 1987

Catherine falls for megabucks developer, Elliot Birch. Elderly people are being thrown out of their homes.

October 16, 1987

Vincent is blinded after an explosion and must escape a street gang that is holding him hostage. Once he is free he must find his way home.

October 30, 1987

Halloween night Vincent goes above to meet an Irish writer named Brigit O' Donnell. Halloween is the only night that Vincent is safe above. Catherine is at the same party. Eventually, they wind up spending the evening together as Catherine shows Vincent her world.

November 6, 1987

Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.

November 13, 1987

Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

November 20, 1987

Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.

November 27, 1987

An investigation into the mysterious death of a wealthy business man leads Catherine into the world of voodoo. After her apartment is vandalized and she is terrorized, Vincent seeks the aid of Narcissa in an attempt to understand what is happening to Catherine.

December 4, 1987

Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage.

December 18, 1987

Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

January 8, 1988

Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels.

January 15, 1988

"Romeo and Juliet" are in Chinatown. An angry Tong invades the tunnels with his army.

January 22, 1988

Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

February 5, 1988

Vincent and Catherine prepare gifts for the celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. Joe is distracted by a beautiful woman named, Erica Salvin.

February 12, 1988

Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.

February 19, 1988

Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiancé resurfaces, and is behaving oddly.

February 26, 1988

While exploring a section of the tunnels Mouse discovers a treasure ship. Cullen's greed brings strife.

After faking that Catherine hit him, young Tony Ramos winds up living with Catherine.

March 18, 1988

Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

April 1, 1988

Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch.

April 8, 1988

Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.