The BEST episodes of Pretty Hard Cases
Every episode of Pretty Hard Cases ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Pretty Hard Cases!
Offering a fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s, this action-packed series follows Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Narcotics detective Kelly, who by day are true action heroes in their own particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and ruthless. But by night, they’re both grappling with loneliness, dysfunctional families, screwed-up love lives, and a sense that their professional ambitions may not be totally in line with their personal needs. Their friendship could help to balance each other out, if only they didn’t drive one another utterly insane.
#1 - Pigeon Party
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2022
Naz gets in deeper with the Coyotes, earning him an invite to Adeline’s party, but when Naz finds himself in hot water, it’s up to Sam and Kelly to pull him out before events get deadly.
#2 - Creatures of Habit
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2023
The OCE team works together to exonerate Naz and stop purple rain. Kelly and Nathan go undercover. Sam talks to an old friend. Naz scrambles to remember a detail that can help arrest a killer.
#3 - Right Hand Red
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2023
Sam and Kelly set up an elaborate fake informant operation to uncover incriminating evidence in the purple rain case, but the play is derailed when Naz becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
#4 - Badge Bitch Party
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2023
After learning that the entire purple rain operation has been compromised, Sam and Kelly drown their frustrations in work, discovering the best way to solve the case is to go back to the beginning.
#5 - Hot Pepper Jelly
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2023
Kelly goes to Guelph on her own in search of the chemist behind purple rain, as Sam's health issues have her trailing behind. Sam finds Kelly trapped in an explosive situation.
#6 - Spin Me Round
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2023
Sam, Kelly, Naz, and Nathan stage a purple rain take-down at a roller-skating rink. On her way there, Kelly is shaken by an eye-opening altercation with the police.
#7 - Fish Called David
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2023
Sam weasels her way into an undercover play as a koi aficionado. Kelly forges a crucial new gang connection.
#8 - Bare Naked Ladies
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2023
Kelly is put on the purple rain case with Nathan, leaving Sam in a vulnerable situation when she has to go undercover with Naz's girlfriend at a nudist colony.
#9 - Red Velvet Durag
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2023
A surge in gun violence in a community undergoing gentrification brings Sam and Kelly to a Caribana mas camp. Tensions rise when a shooting leaves them searching for those responsible.
#10 - Ten Thousand Steps
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2023
Sam and Kelly investigate a ketamine theft at an animal sanctuary. Naz and Nathan work to catch the dealer of a dangerous new synthetic drug.
#11 - Always a Bridesmaid
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2023
After long eight months apart, Sam and Kelly reunite on a high-stakes assignment, going undercover as bridesmaids to secure a murder confession.
#12 - Ribbon Cutting
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2022
Sam and Kelly zero in on the Coyote alliance as they prepare to infiltrate a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new private airport terminal, suspected of transporting more than rich passengers.
#13 - Chipped Nails
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/6/2022
Scrambling to get back on the job, Sam and Kelly’s mission to find the real corrupt cop becomes personal when Sam’s career is put on the line and Kelly’s reputation is at stake.
#14 - Worm Drive
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/2022
With key evidence destroyed and suspicions of a dirty cop amid their case, Sam and Kelly participate in workplace mental health training to try to get to the bottom of it.
#15 - Crystal Ball
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2022
In pursuit of Adeline French, Sam and Kelly find themselves at the doorstep of a fraudulent psychic, who opens their eyes to mysteries they need to solve within their own lives.
#16 - Bug Spray
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2022
With Michaels eager to take over their Coyote case, Sam and Kelly set off on an impromptu road trip to cottage country in a last-ditch effort to find their suspected drug kingpin.
#17 - Bananas
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2021
After a failed drug bust, Sam and Kelly discover they’re after the same dealer, forcing them to team up to take down a major Stockwood player.
#18 - Life Jacket
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2022
Naz goes undercover as shady smuggler Scarborough Stu to infiltrate the Coyotes via Will French. Sam and Kelly must act fast when Will’s sister Adeline shows up, unexpectedly jeopardizing Naz’s cover.
#19 - Rubber Lining
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2022
Kelly and Sam pursue different leads to exonerate an innocent teen accused of shooting their colleague. Both of their investigations end up informing the Coyote case in an unexpected way.
#20 - Dog Treats
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2022
Sam and Kelly’s friendship is put to the test when they’re forced to work with Kelly’s ex-boyfriend, whose intel gives them their biggest lead yet on the pink cocaine and 3D guns.
#21 - Dirty Laundry
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2022
When Elliot and Jackie return from a road trip across the border, trouble follows them, wreaking havoc on Sam and Kelly’s search for who shot a police officer.
#22 - Plastic Teeth
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2022
Sam and Kelly investigate the origin of a 3D gun used to shoot a police officer. As a last resort, they team up with Kelly’s ex-boyfriend to get ahead of their lead suspect.
#23 - Pencil Skirts
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2022
Sam and Kelly take their partnership to new heights when they go undercover as flight attendants to infiltrate a Central American gang’s drug route.
#24 - Jellybeans
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/7/2021
Sam and Kelly are forced to team up with the enemy in order to take down an even bigger threat. When their undercover sting takes a dangerous turn, Sam and Kelly must give their best performances yet in order to escape with their lives.
#25 - Gliders
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/2021
In the aftermath of their shocking discovery, Sam & Kelly embark on a border-crossing mission to take down the new Stockwood boss.