About this season
A trio of taxi drivers working the night shift investigate a series of bizarre murders, kidnappings, and disappearances. Along the way, they keep encountering a mysterious glowing car known as the phantom taxi.
Episodes (15)
1. Death is in Fashion
Aired 2 October 1987 • 15 min
Rosso 27 witnesses the apparent suicide of a fashion model but a small pink teddy bear lying beside her body proves to be a catalyst for further deaths.
2. Heavy Metal
Aired 9 October 1987 • 15 min
Calypso 9 has a difficult passenger - a heavy metal guy who runs off without paying. When she goes into his building to find him, however, all she finds is his corpse.
3. Good Ending and a Better Beginning
Aired 16 October 1987 • 14 min
Calypso 9 finds herself at a New Year's Eve party where a rich man named Dardani has been found shot in a locked room with mistletoe in his mouth.
4. Red Jacket
Aired 23 October 1987 • 16 min
Rosso 27 helps a woman escape a serial killer who wears a distinctive red jacket. However, after the serial killer is apprehended, he claims he didn't attack the woman.
5. The Kidnapped Child
Aired 30 October 1987 • 17 min
Tango 28 helps a mother find her kidnapped child. The police arrest three suspicious women with babies but which one of them is the kidnapper?
6. Santa Claus
Aired 6 November 1987 • 18 min
Rosso 27 investigates the murder of a roadside Santa Claus after three of his passengers are suspected by the police.
7. The Killer's Fingerprint
Aired 13 November 1987 • 16 min
Calypso 9 searches for a karate-chopping killer stalking her favourite gym. The red kimono-wearing assassin is killing off the mistresses of a businessman.
8. Lights, Camera, Death
Aired 20 November 1987 • 15 min
Calypso 9 finds herself at Cinecitta Studios investigating the murder of Corinne Cléry during the filming of a giallo.
9. Getting Married is a Bit Like Dying
Aired 27 November 1987 • 16 min
Rosso 27 finds himself in the line of fire when a bride is shot while sitting in the back of his taxi. Only three cars passed them during the ride: one was driven by her groom, another by her cousin, and the third by her ex. Whodunnit?
10. Murder Rock
Aired 4 December 1987 • 19 min
Calypso 9 is contacted by a passenger who lost a very important tape in the back of her taxi containing an unreleased song by Jim Morrison. Meanwhile, Loredana and Rosso 27 come across the phantom taxi parked in the garage.
11. The Fugitive
Aired 11 December 1987 • 18 min
Rosso 27 has to rescue Calypso 9 after her taxi is hijacked by a fugitive searching for the person who set her up.
12. The House of the Stradivari
Aired 18 December 1987 • 16 min
Rosso 27 is asked to be an independent witness to a private auction. The item on sale is a priceless Stradivarius violin played by Paganini himself. However, the violin turns out to be a fake and is soon used as a murder weapon.
13. Christmas Giallo
Aired 25 December 1987 • 19 min
Calypso 9 helps two young girls find out which circus performer is their wayward father.
14. Witches' Road
Aired 1 January 1988 • 15 min
Calypso 9 drives The Invisible Man to a masquerade on Witches' Road. This private party is hosted by the Red Death intent on revealing which of the guests killed her sister a year before.
15. The Ghost Cab
Aired 8 January 1988 • 17 min
Rosso 27 and Calypso 9 follow the phantom taxi to a secluded mansion where they help a child uncover an evil alien.