The BEST episodes of Crossing Lines

Every episode of Crossing Lines ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Crossing Lines!

An action-packed crime drama about a police unit that specializes in cross-border crimes and brings global criminals to justice. Since globalization, some countries have opened barriers to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. But this openness has provided criminals with ways to exploit the system and threaten global safety. So much so that a special kind of law enforcement team created by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to combat global crimes, this is the story of "Crossing Lines." This elite team of five international cops must face bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while working to solve the most notorious international crimes.

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
New Scars, Old Wounds (2)
star
7.84
787 votes

#1 - New Scars, Old Wounds (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2013

Hickman's life hangs in the balance and he is forced to find a way to survive. Elsewhere, Sebastian and Eva search for Anne-Marie, who has not returned from Italy. Meanwhile, Eva must reveal that she has broken her trust with Sebastian and that his personal secrets could be exposed. Dorn may have tracked Dimitrov, which in the process leads to many mysteries being solved.

Directors: Eric Valette
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The Team (2)
star
7.81
467 votes

#2 - The Team (2)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/9/2014

Directors: Xavier Gens
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The Velvet Glove
star
7.71
467 votes

#3 - The Velvet Glove

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2014

The team goes after a gang of black widows who seduce wealthy men into marriage and then poison them.

Directors: Kerric MacDonald
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Whistleblower
star
7.70
337 votes

#4 - Whistleblower

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2015

New leads suggest Wombosi is not behind the murder and kidnapping. Rather the person who gave Sophie the evidence is the real target of a much more complex plot.

Directors: Niall MacCormick
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Family Ties
star
7.68
393 votes

#5 - Family Ties

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/2/2014

A string of deaths are traced to toxic cocaine in London.

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The Team (1)
star
7.68
467 votes

#6 - The Team (1)

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2014

The gang escalates their deadly rampage. Meanwhile, the team deals with tragedy and deception.

Directors: Bill Eagles
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The Animals
star
7.67
923 votes

#7 - The Animals

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2013

Hickman's search for a criminal mastermind leads him to a bank where he is suddenly taken hostage and soon realizes that the thieves may not be after the money. Outside the bank, the ICC team must work against time to figure out the real motive behind the crime and when part of the truth is revealed, Tommy must confront a secret from his past that could jeopardize his career.

Directors: Philippe Haim
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Pilot (1)
star
7.66
1235 votes

#8 - Pilot (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2013

A disabled former NYPD detective joins a team of specialists working for the International Criminal Court. While trying to juggle his own personal demons, he must to corner a psychotic killer.

Directors: Daniel Percival
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Executioner
star
7.65
444 votes

#9 - Executioner

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2015

A killer who escaped justice on a technicality has moved close to the Hague and started killing people. Marco who investigated the original case is incensed, but then the case takes a strange turn when the killer is murdered.

Directors: Niall MacCormick
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The Homecoming
star
7.64
478 votes

#10 - The Homecoming

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2014

Genovese returns to New York and becomes involved with human trafficking.

Directors: Michael Wenning
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Heat
star
7.58
458 votes

#11 - Heat

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/2015

Polonium 210 is stolen from a British nuclear plant. An elderly former colleague of Dorn joins the investigation. He provides useful expertise, but clashes with Carine regarding the direction the investigation should take. During the search for the cargo of lethal polonium Carine faces a former researcher at the school, and make her question her ability to lead the ICC.

Directors: Kerric MacDonald
Writer: Bem Harris
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New Scars, Old Wounds (1)
star
7.57
947 votes

#12 - New Scars, Old Wounds (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2013

Louis and his wife, who have never recovered from the death of their son at the hands of arch enemy Alexander Dimitrov rely on Dorn, who discovers new information that may lead to the capture of the Russian. Meanwhile, a woman is found dead and another missing, and all the evidence points to Hickman prompting Tommy and a Dutch detective to track down who framed him. Elsewhere, Louis returns home to a shocking discovery.

Directors: Hannu Salonen
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Everybody Will Know
star
7.56
455 votes

#13 - Everybody Will Know

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2014

A string of teen suicides that may be linked to Internet bullying are investigated.

Directors: Philip John
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The Rescue
star
7.55
474 votes

#14 - The Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2014

Louis' and Rebecca's lives hang in the balance. Meanwhile, Dorn tries to take down Dimitrov.

Directors: Xavier Gens
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Recoil
star
7.55
475 votes

#15 - Recoil

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2015

The Cross boarders unit travel to Italy to investigate the assumed assassination of a prestigious judge.

Directors: Sue Tully
Writer: James Moran
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Redux
star
7.54
569 votes

#16 - Redux

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2015

Six months after the season two finale, Michel Dorn has to bring a new team together after one of his prosecutors goes missing. Sophie Baines, Dorn's second at the trial of Wombosi, is kidnapped. Her driver is killed. New evidence she had dug up is challenged. Only she knows where the evidence came from. Dorn's investigative team has been disbanded. He puts together a new team to find Sophie.

Directors: Niall MacCormick
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Pilot (2)
star
7.54
821 votes

#17 - Pilot (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2013

Tommy follows the trail of the serial killer’s earlier victims When Sebastian tracks down the killer the team must race to apprehend him but a sudden tragedy changes the teams’ lives forever.

Directors: Daniel Percival
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The Kill Zone
star
7.51
500 votes

#18 - The Kill Zone

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2014

The team hunts a sniper who is randomly killing innocent people.

Directors: Eric Valette
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The Long Way Home
star
7.50
457 votes

#19 - The Long Way Home

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/9/2014

The disappearances of several backpackers may be linked to a serial killer.

Directors: Xavier Gens
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Obscura
star
7.49
430 votes

#20 - Obscura

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/2015

The former Russian secret agent Valentina Michailova murdered the Press officer of the right-wing of the Freedom Romanian Party with a garrote. Since her motives are very personal, the ICC have to hurry to catch the professional killer. Her next victim is Solbak, the head of the Party. Marco makes a new step in the investigation of his missing sister.

Directors: Ashley Pearce
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Lost and Found
star
7.47
471 votes

#21 - Lost and Found

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/2015

A known criminal has been knifed, but he dies instead of a deadly contagious disease. The team tries to track down all who had contact with him. The man who knifed him and his criminal partners of course do not want to be found.

Directors: Ashley Pearce
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Dragon
star
7.46
480 votes

#22 - Dragon

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2015

A thinly clad girl wandering outdoors falls from a bridge. She survives, but is in such shock, that she cannot speak. The team believes she escaped from sex traffickers who have long been sought by the ICC.

Directors: Ashley Pearce
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Special Ops (2)
star
7.45
881 votes

#23 - Special Ops (2)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2013

While in Florence, Eva finds something amiss when she discovers another similar kidnapping. While confronting her former partner in the Italian Police, a secret is discovered that may put Sebastian's career at risk. Back in Cannes, a search of the financial records from the missing boy's father shows that not everything is as it seems.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Special Ops (1)
star
7.44
989 votes

#24 - Special Ops (1)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2013

When a wealthy teenager is taken hostage, the ICC team has to move fast to track the kidnappers. Meanwhile, Anne-Marie finds a connection to a similar case in Florence as the team races to rescue the boy. Elsewhere, Dorn and Louis soon discover an unexpected link to their arch enemy Alexander Dimitrov, which puts their lives in danger.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Expose
star
7.43
444 votes

#25 - Expose

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2015

The mysterious death of a journalist who is about to give an exclusive to Dorn’s unit has to do with the world of drug, counterfeit and terrorist weapons.

Directors: Kerric MacDonald
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