The WORST episodes of Silk Stalkings

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

Smut, smut and more smut -- with sex and murder thrown in for good measure. Best friends Rita and Chris are a pair of homicide detectives who battle crime in the shadow of glitzy Palm Beach, Fla.

Last Updated: 11/23/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
Soul Kiss
star
6.33
3 votes

#1 - Soul Kiss

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1993

Chris and Rita investigate a couple whose therapeutic theories are quite cosmic, but they seem to make decisions that breaks the law.

Directors: James Gibson
Teacher's Pet
star
7.00
2 votes

#2 - Teacher's Pet

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1998

Tom and Cassy's investigation a prep school teacher's apparent suicide uncovers his affair with a student.

Directors: Chris Pechin
Writer: Jim Paddock
Black and Blue
star
7.00
2 votes

#3 - Black and Blue

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1996

While working at Sunrise House--a shelter for battered women--Holly receives a distress call from Sharon Grayson who says her husband is going to kill her. When Mike and Holly arrive at the scene, they find the husband dead--with two bullets in his body--and Sharon is nowhere to be seen. While Holly believes that Sharon was truly in danger, no one seems to agree, including Allie Grayson, the deceased's daughter, Michael and Donovan. Holly changes her mind, however, when some evidence turns up that shows that Sharon may not really be who she says she is.

Directors: Peter Ellis
Where There's a Will...
star
7.00
1 votes

#4 - Where There's a Will...

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1994

Chris and Rita investigate the death of Roland Ballentine. After talking to the deceased's doctor, they discover that the man was murdered; Roland had taken amal nitrate--something he would not have done on his own since he knew he had heart problems. Lance and Lorenzo talk to Roland's son Junior, a constant drunk, and his niece Claire. They find that Junior and Roland were sleeping with the same woman, Eve Kinsley--a stripper who worked for Donnie Dog's "Dream Girls". Chris and Rita also discover that Junior has a gambling problem, and that he needed the inheritance he got to pay off his debts--so all the evidence points to Junior. Meanwhile, Chris and Jillian discover some problems with their relationship when Chris over-reacts to Jillian's colleague's comments about their doctor-patient relationship; and the captain reveals his hobby of collecting baseball cards.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
Pilot
star
7.00
25 votes

#5 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/1991

Chris and Rita investigate the death of a model, who was killed in her condo. The main suspect is Gator Ramsey, the deceased's husband, who was planning a divorce. Soon, however, it looks as though an old rape case may have had something to do with the death. Just when Chris and Rita think they may have a lead, an ex-cop, who may have been able to shed some light on the case, winds up dead in his office.

Directors: Don Edmonds
Dirty Laundry
star
7.11
9 votes

#6 - Dirty Laundry

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/1991

When a congressman is found dead and naked by the sea, Chris and Rita are assigned to the case. Their first actions are to question the dead man's family, and to check the guest list from the man's party held the night of his murder. All the evidence seems to point to the dead man's son's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Chris helps Rita overcome her insomnia.

Men Seeking Women
star
7.14
7 votes

#7 - Men Seeking Women

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/1991

Chris and Rita investigate the death of a young woman. Soon, they discover that her murder was part of a serial killing by a man who finds his victims in the singles ads. So Rita places an ad in order to try and catch the killer. Meanwhile, Chris reunites with an old lady friend, who has turned to stripping for her income.

Directors: Ralph Hemecker
Killer Cop
star
7.25
4 votes

#8 - Killer Cop

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1994

A young woman has an erotic passion for male police officers. After an unsuccessful inciden she drives her car and is stopped by a police vehicle. A uniformed man steps close to her car door and lays his leather-gloved hands around her neck and squeezes.

Directors: James Darren
Internal Affair
star
7.25
4 votes

#9 - Internal Affair

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/1992

After answering a 10-18, burglary in progress, Chris returns fire on, and kills, one of the delinquents trying to drive away. The other felon disappears, as well as gun belonging to the criminal whom Chris shot at. Now all the evidence of the deceased boy being armed is gone and, to make matters worse, a video tape also makes it look like Chris fired alone. Meanwhile, the dead boy's mother seeks revenge against Lorenzo.

Directors: David Schmoeller
Hardcopy
star
7.29
7 votes

#10 - Hardcopy

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/19/1991

Lorenzo and Lance investigate the murder of a loathed publisher. Chris talks to the deceased's wife, who was about to tell her husband that she wanted a divorce because of his infidelity. The two sergeants also talk to the deceased's business partner who, after his partner's death, was got complete control over the company. The final suspect is the dead man's mistress Avery Benton. Meanwhile, Rita ""runs into"" a concert promoter named Tyler.

Directors: P.D. Van Arsdol
T.K.O.
star
7.33
3 votes

#11 - T.K.O.

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1994

A young boxer looks esgerly forward towards his first big match, when his promotor turns against him abd fires his coach. The promotor's bookmaker-friends wants him to loose.... or else

Directors: Martin Kove
Writer: Steven Baum
The Sock Drawer
star
7.33
6 votes

#12 - The Sock Drawer

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/1992

A mysterious woman calls the police to report a murder that is going to happen at Ocean Park, near the carousel. When Lorenzo and Lance get there, they are fired upon, even after identifying themselves. They find out that the man who shot at them was their patrol commander John Stonewell. Now Chris and Rita must face a shooting review board because of their commander's lies.

Domestic Agenda
star
7.50
4 votes

#13 - Domestic Agenda

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/5/1992

Chris and Rita investigate the death of a young nanny. The suspect is a wife who saw her husband having an affair with the deceased, but she says that she was sleeping during time of the murder. Meanwhile, Chris debates moving in with his girlfriend, Annie.

Directors: Perry Husman
Writer: Pete McCabe
Going to Babylon
star
7.50
12 votes

#14 - Going to Babylon

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/1991

When a man is found dead on the side of the road, the death appears to have been caused by a heart attack, but the two cops don't think all is as it seems. Chris and Rita suspect that a couple is luring ""amateurs"" to their dungeon for ""sometimes lethal sex."" So Lance and Lorenzo go undercover as a couple of swingers looking to be chosen by the couple, to go to the dungeon. Meanwhile, an old enemy reminds Rita of her father and her youth.

Directors: Worth Keeter
In the Name of Love
star
7.50
10 votes

#15 - In the Name of Love

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/1991

A man is killed by a bale hook while trying to deliver a million-dollar ransom for his kidnapped daughter. When Chris and Rita investigate, they slowwly discover that there really was no kidnapping. Their main problem is that every time they find a new suspect, he winds up dead. Meanwhile, Chris tries to find time to make a pasta dinner for his new girlfriend Ursula.

Directors: Alan Cassidy
Writer: Sam Glickson
Shock Jock
star
7.50
6 votes

#16 - Shock Jock

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/1992

A woman is found shot-to-death in her shower. The person who found the body was the victim's lover--a ""Shock Radio"" host. Chris' main suspect is the host, but his alibi is that he was doing his live show at the time of the murder. While on the air, an obsessed fan calls in to admit to killing the host's lover. Meanwhile, Chris goes to talk to Melissa, who works at the same radio station.

Directors: Ron Garcia
Lady Luck
star
7.50
4 votes

#17 - Lady Luck

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/1992

After finding a realtor's business card in a dead man's wallet, Chris and Rita confront the woman. In exchange for immunity, she helps the two detectives set up a sting operation against the owner of an illegal casino, who lets his clients build up huge debts, and then kills them because they cannot pay. Chris goes undercover as a big-spender, ready to play, while Rita plays the part of a blackjack dealer. Meanwhile, Chris and Annie try to work out their problems.

Working Girl
star
7.50
4 votes

#18 - Working Girl

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1992

Chris and Rita investigate the death of a call girl. The only suspect is her last client--a judge up for reelection. Now Chris and Rita have to find the only witness to the murder: another call girl.

Directors: Maria Lease
Witness
star
7.67
3 votes

#19 - Witness

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/1992

A man who, at first, thinks that he'd like to see his wife in bed with another man becomes jealous of the other man, and kills him. But, while he is dumping off the body, he is seen by a runaway. Meanwhile, Chris becomes involved with a clothing designer.

Directors: Maria Lease
Squeeze Play
star
7.67
6 votes

#20 - Squeeze Play

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/1992

A baseball-team owner is killed with a baseball bat, while his wife calls 911. The main suspect is a baseball player named DJ Martin. While Chris waits for the suspect, Rita goes to talk to the deceased's estranged son Buddy.

Writer: Simon Ayer
S.O.B.
star
7.70
10 votes

#21 - S.O.B.

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/1991

A man winds up dead on the beach, so Chris goes to search the deceased's office. While there, Lorenzo finds a date book with the entry ""S.O.B."" and a roll of film. Chris and Rita go to the house belonging to some people in one of the undeveloped pictures. While there, they see the dead man's watch. The two cops decide to investigate a yacht called the ""S.O.B."", where they gain more clues as to the murderer, the way he did it, and why.

Directors: Ralph Hemecker
Carrie & Jessie
star
7.75
4 votes

#22 - Carrie & Jessie

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1994

The young daughter of a wealthy family has a split personality, and when the tyrant mother is found dead, she seems to be the obvious target of the police investigation.

Directors: Peter Ellis
Powder Burn
star
7.75
4 votes

#23 - Powder Burn

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/1992

Hutch goes undercover as a Jamaican drug dealer, in order to stop a gun-runner and drug kingpin. Meanwhile, Rita tries to work out her relationship with an old flame, who wants to rekindle their old romance.

Directors: Ralph Hemecker
Judas Kiss
star
8.00
3 votes

#24 - Judas Kiss

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1994

The title of this episode 'Judas Kiss' tells it all. Rita and Chris are betraayed by an old time friend and allied who abuses their loyalty.

Directors: Tucker Gates
Curtain Call
star
8.00
7 votes

#25 - Curtain Call

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1992

A woman is found dead in her pool by her next door neighbor. The evidence points to a mystery woman who could also have been the victim's lover. Meanwhile, Chris gets reunited with an old girlfriend, but what will he do when he finds out that she is the ""mystery woman""?