My Own Worst Enemy (2008) Episode Guide Season 1 - Plot Guide

	My Own Worst Enemy	2008-2008	Ended/Cancelled

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	Show Summary

Henry Spivey, an efficiency expert, lives a typical suburban life, right down to the wife, two kids, dog, and minivan. In contrast, Edward Albright is a lethal, multilingual operative. It would seem the two men have nothing in common -- except for the fact that they inhabit the same body. When each personality finds himself out of his element, things go awry.

Main Cast

	Alfre Woodard as Mavis Heller [S 1]
	Bella Thorne as Ruthy Spivey [S 1]
	Christian Slater as Edward Albright / Henry Spivey [S 1]

	Mike O'Malley as Raymond Carter / Tom Grady [S 1]
	Mädchen Amick as Angie Spivey [S 1]

	Saffron Burrows as Dr. Norah Skinner [S 1]
	Taylor Lautner as Jack Spivey [S 1]

Recurring Cast

Omid Abtahi	as	Tony [S 1] (9)
James Cromwell	as	Alistair Trumbull [S 1] (6)
Mindy Sterling	as	Arlene [S 1] (5)
Missy Yager	as	Mary Grady [S 1] (5)

Show Details

Premiered on Network:
NBC in US

Genres: Drama

Language: english Runtime: 60 mins

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Plot
1x01 - Breakdown:
Henry (Christian Slater) is a middle-class efficiency expert living a humdrum life in the suburbs with his wife, Angie (Madchen Amick), their two kids, a dog, and a minivan. Edward (Christian Slater) is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile and is trained to kill. The two men only have one thing in common the same body. When Henry discovers Edward, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to question everything and everyone he trusts.
1x02 - The Hummingbird:
Edward (Christian Slater) and Raymond (Mike O'Malley) are tasked to kidnap a German Software Engineer who holds critical information on an upcoming terrorist attack. Meanwhile, Henry (Slater) grapples with the revelation that his childhood memories are fabrications. He complicates the situation when he seeks outside help from an old college friend. Elsewhere, Mavis (Alfre Woodard) and Henry must keep their secret from Alistair Trumbull (guest star James Cromwell, "Six Feet Under "), Edward's boss. [...] (More)
1x03 - Hello, Henry:
Edward (Christian Slater) is tasked by Mavis (Alfre Woodard) to go to Mexico in order attain schematics to Russia's next generation nuclear bomb and finds himself double-crossed. Meanwhile Henry (Slater) agrees to meet with an inquiring FBI Agent (guest star Tim Kelleher, "Flash of Genius") after discovering Edward inadvertently put his daughter Ruthy (Bella Thorne) in danger. Tom's (Mike O'Malley) wife Mary Grady (Missy Yager, "Boston Public") hires a P.I. after she begins to suspect Tom's many [...] (More)
1x04 - That Is Not My Son:
During Edward's (Christian Slater) rescue mission to get Raymond (Mike O'Malley) out of captivity, Henry (Slater) wakes up to find himself in the midst of gunfire. Paula (Michelle Krusiec, "What Happens in Vegas"), a fellow operative overhears a panicked Henry put in a call to Mavis (Alfre Woodard), revealing his identity. Henry/Edward's fate now lies in her hands. Meanwhile, Mary Grady (Missy Yager) finds out that her suspicions about Tom (O'Malley) are true; and a relationship between Dr. Skinner [...] (More)
1x05 - The Night Train to Moscow:
Henry (Christian Slater) starts to suspect that his wife, Angie (Madchen Amick) is a spy planted by Janus. Meanwhile, Edward (Slater) makes a dangerous deal with KGB Agent Mariam Shefer (Isabella Hofman) in exchange for information regarding his past. Mavis (Alfre Woodard) sends Raymond (Mike O'Malley) to keep an eye on him, while Dr. Norah Skinner (Saffron Burrows) investigates Angie and finds that her feelings for Edward are stronger than she'd like to believe.
1x06 - High Crimes and Turducken:
Edward (Christian Slater) risks national security in order to ascertain the identity of his parent's killer. Angie (Madchen Amick) prepares for bad news when her father Archie (Stephen McDonald Howard) comes to town for the holidays. Meanwhile, Tom (Mike O'Malley) rekindles his strained relationship with his wife Mary Grady (Missy Yager, "Boston Public") over a bourbon fuelled cooking session. Henry (Slater) gets a birds eye view of Edward's relationship with Dr. Norah Skinner (Saffron Burrows).
1x07 - Down Rio Way:
Edward (Christian Slater) risks committing treason while confronting Alistair Trumbull (guest star James Cromwell, "Six Feet Under ") over the facts surrounding his parent's death. Meanwhile, Raymond (Mike O'Malley) is forced to interfere in the relationship between Tom (O'Malley) and his wife Mary Grady (Missy Yager, "Boston Public") in order to clear up a potentially catastrophic accident. Henry (Slater) disagrees over the validity of his son Jack's (Taylor Lautner) purchase of a used car.
1x08 - Love In All The Wrong Places:
Edward (Christian Slater) and Raymond (Mike O'Malley) discover long lost American hostages while on a mission in Angola. Mavis (Alfre Woodard) and Alistair Trumbull (guest star James Cromwell, "Six Feet Under ") disagree over what resources should be used in the ensuing rescue mission. Meanwhile, Dr. Norah Skinner (Saffron Burrows) is confronted over her relationship with Edward (Slater).
1x09 - Henry and the Terrible... Day:
Edward (Christian Slater) thinks he may have found a reliable, yet dangerous way to activate the switch between himself and Henry (Slater). Tom (Mike O'Malley) runs into a seedy stranger in a strip club who remembers him as Raymond (O'Malley), and is forced deal with the situation aggressively. Meanwhile, Mavis (Alfre Woodard) and Alistair Trumbull (guest star James Cromwell, "Six Feet Under ") send Edward (Slater) after a rogue Department of Defense agent without his customary backup.

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