Chronology

Many people have asked the question "Where do your stories fit with regards to the television series?" This chronology is an attempt to place our fiction in the time line of the series. I have given approximate dates for the episodes as well as my stories.

One note: the Ben and Phil saga began before the second season ended. When the show was cancelled, Carol and I continued to write the remainder of the stories. When Due South was revitalized for the 3/4 season with Ray Kowalski instead of Ray Vecchio, our series of stories was past the point where we could easily incorporate this change. Therefore, as a word of warning, unless otherwise stated season 3/4 did not happen.

The final section of this chronology will include season3/4. Both Carol and I have several stories with Ray Kowalski in them. He is simply too great a character to ignore.

Television episodes from seasons 1 and 2 will be in this color.

Fiction will be in this color.

Season 3/4 will be in this color.

The Chronology for season3/4 is purely conjectural. Taking into account such things as clothing, precipitation, and other factors, I have come up with this time line. I was surprised at the length of it. Feel free to disagree with me. For instance, Burning down the House must have occurred in late summer to early fall (clothing, foliage). Mountie on the Bounty must have taken place during the summer otherwise everyone that went into the water would have succumbed to hypothermia. Therefore, there must have been a winter between Burning Down the House and Mountie on the Bounty. Good for the Soul was a Christmas episode, that means that another year must have passed. Finally, in Call of the Wild (1 & 2) Ben is ice-fishing outside Chicago, that leads me to believe another year has passed. My conclusion, Ray Vecchio was gone for two and a half years. With that in mind, here is my chronology for season 3/4.