Although police officers have been chasing fugitives on television for years, very few had to deal with the challenges faced by Captain Darien Lambert (Dale Midkiff) on the syndicated series "Time Trax." An officer from the 22nd Century, Lambert chased hundreds of criminals who had escaped to the year 1993.

The fugitives had used TRAX, a time machine that could send human beings into the past. The device wasn't quite perfect, though, because each person could only make a single roundtrip through time. Captain Lambert was sent back to 1993 to hunt down each fugitive, but the limitations of the time machine meant he had to stay in the past until each criminal had been shipped back.

His superiors gave Darien some specialized equipment to help him accomplish his mission, including a powerful, pocket-sized computer called Selma (Elizabeth Alexander). Disguised as a contemporary credit card, Selma helped Lambert uncover clues and locate each of the time traveling fugitives.

Darien also carried a special palm-sized weapon which could return each escapee to the 22nd Century. The device fired a special pellet which, when injected into a human body, allowed the TRAX machine to transport them back home. Darien longed for the day when he could inject himself, but he had to accomplish his mission first.

Two hundred years of evolution and conditioning also gave Darien Lambert a distinct advantage over 20th Century humans. He could run faster and his reflexes were sharper, making him a challenge to even Olympic level athletes. This physical superiority helped him locate a young boy who had been kidnapped by his father and taken to 1993. During a school track meet, the future boy broke a world record, which indicated to Darien that he was from the future.

Like the original 5-year mission on "Star Trek," Darien Lambert's fugitive hunt was cut short by low ratings. Still, the two seasons of "Time Trax" were a fun adventure series and one of the best uses of time travel on television.