The WORST episodes of The Listener
Every episode of The Listener ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Listener!
"The Listener" centers on Toby Logan, a 25-year-old paramedic who has a big secret - he's a telepath. Until now, Toby kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his longtime mentor and confidant, Dr. Ray Mercer. As he makes the rounds with his energetic paramedic partner "Oz" Bey, "The Listener" follows Toby as he tries to help people in crisis, and in the process unravel the truth about his past. While his professional life is in check, Toby's personal life could use its own rescue. And with the help of Detective Charlie Marks and his E.R. doctor/ex-girlfriend Olivia Fawcett, Toby realizes his gift can help others.
#1 - Lady in the Lake
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2011
Toby, still haunted by guilt over the murder of his friend Detective Charlie Marks and the disappearance of his mother – has resolved to stop fighting against his mysterious gift and use his telepathic abilities to help others. When he revives a woman who nearly drowned, her amnesia gives him the perfect opportunity. As he sets out to help her remember her past, she’s also being investigated by Sgt. Michelle McCluskey of the IIB, who has taken a special interest in Toby’s connection to the woman and uncovered his more than coincidental history with a number of major criminal cases in the past.
#2 - Jericho
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2011
Toby goes undercover to help expose the identity of a hacker known as “Jericho-11” in a cyber crime investigation involving large-scale identity theft.
#3 - Inside Man
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2009
Toby and Oz are called to a crime scene only to find Wade and Wendy Lassiter fatally stabbed. As Toby examines the crime scene, he telepathically senses there is someone else present, the son of the two murder victims. Toby and Detective Marks' search for the murderer is complicated in that Andy is not only deeply traumatized, but may also be suffering from a mental condition. Meanwhile, Olivia's over-bearing sister Jennifer comes for a visit and Olivia asks Toby and Oz to run interference so that the two don't end up alone together.
#4 - Lisa Says
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2009
Toby and Oz intervene in the case of Daniel, a boy from the streets who could be involved in a series of drug store burglaries. Determined to help him, Toby tries get close to him by sharing some of his personal life experience. But as Toby is approaching the truth on Daniel, he discovers that things are more complicated than he thought when Daniel's path crosses with a missing girl, Lisa Greyson, who may be in grave danger.
#5 - The 13th Juror
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/19/2009
In court, Toby and Oz' tactics are called into question after they contaminate a crime scene. While Toby is reading the thoughts of the people giving testimony, he finds out that the victim's sister may know who is responsible for her death. Toby also takes an interest in an old man he and Oz took to hospital after he was hit by a car. As he spends more time with this mysterious man, he is shocked to discover that he may hold the key to at least a part of his own mysterious past.
#6 - An Innocent Man
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/11/2014
Toby goes undercover in a prison to investigate a man he believes is being framed for a murder.
#7 - Foggy Notion
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2009
After Toby and Oz attend to a gunfire fight in Chinatown which leaves two dead, Toby helps Kim Chu, a blind woman whose brother Raymond is one of the murder victims. While helping Kim adjust to being alone and trying to find out who killed her brother, Toby discovers that the murder may be linked to a Chinese crime boss and that Raymond may have been involved in human smuggling.
#8 - Missing
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2009
During dinner at Oz's parents' restaurant, Toby and Olivia learn that the family is in danger of losing the restaurant if they do not come up with $100,000 in two weeks, At first Toby tries to use his skills to win at poker without success. Through Olivia, Oz finds that a man is offering a reward of $100,000 dollars for finding his missing wife, who he has been convicted of murdering.
#9 - Beginning to See the Light
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/12/2009
Arriving at the scene of an accident, Toby and Oz unsuccessfully attempt to save the victim. As he is dying, Toby telepathically sees him thinking about a young woman who Toby thinks he was trying to kill. He is backed up by the fact that a gun fell from the man's body when he and Oz picked him up off the street. Toby subsequently finds a picture of the woman on the deceased's body and he and Oz set out to find her before she becomes a murder victim.
#10 - Emotional Rescue
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2009
After receiving telepathic images of an explosion, Toby rescues his friend Vince from a fire in a block of apartments. Vince insists he didn't start the fire but has no credibility since he is a former drug addict and a meth manufacturer. As the investigation unfolds, Vince and Toby both end up on the suspect list.
#11 - Family Secrets
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/2014
Sibling rivalry becomes a major factor in the case of a playboy billionaire's murder and the investigation makes Toby wonder about his own family.
#12 - Ace in the Hole
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/2011
The death of a CSIS agent and a breach of classified intelligence prompt Michelle to turn to her estranged husband and Toby to infiltrate a high-stakes poker game.
#13 - I'm an Adult Now
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/3/2009
When Toby rescues a young woman of a terrible car accident, he starts having disturbing visions of the son of the woman, who has gone missing. The woman is traumatized and scared for being kidnapped to gun point. As the worry for the situation of the child increases, Toby realizes that it he is going to have to act fast to find a sense to the mental discords that are tormenting him.
#14 - Zero Recall
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/4/2014
Toby experiences memory loss after being drugged, and he's accused of participating in an armed-kidnapping incident.
#15 - Amuse Bouche
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2014
The team investigates the murder of a cooking show contestant, poisoned on live television.
#16 - Inner Circle
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2011
Toby is brought in to investigate corrupt cops, but finds himself in over his head when one of them ends up dead from a suspected drug overdose.
#17 - The Magician
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2011
Magnus, an imprisoned criminal mastermind holds the key to the whereabouts of a kidnapped judge.
#18 - One Way or Another
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2009
Toby and Oz are called to the scene of a sexual assault and Toby gets an image of the attacker wearing a white mask. Toby teams up with Detective Marks to investigate the attacker, which leads Charlie to believe the perpetrator is a previously suspected rapist from the area.
#19 - The Long Con
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/7/2013
In an effort to snag an elusive human trafficker, Toby and Michelle team with a career con artist.
#20 - Early Checkout
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2013
When Tia's colleague is targeted by a hotel owner, Toby pushes for an investigation.
#21 - False I.D.
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/2013
When Toby and Michelle go after a suspect in the murder of a Latin crime boss, their case is halted by interference from the police superintendent.
#22 - Cold Storage
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/19/2013
After a body is found in a storage locker filled with stolen goods, Toby and Michelle must find the killer who may have taken national defense secrets.
#23 - Game Over
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2014
The IIB investigates after a successful videogame developer and former friend of Dev’s is murdered on the eve of his new game’s release.
#24 - The Wrong Man
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2014
Toby and Dev investigate a serial killer who leaves live snakes with his victims, echoing the calling card of a past culprit who Michelle had previously put behind bars. Meanwhile, Michelle is trying to enjoy her maternity leave with her new baby girl and husband Adam but when her credibility is doubted with the suggestion that she may have arrested the wrong suspect, she must return to the IIB in order to save her professional reputation.
#25 - Rogues' Gallery
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/27/2012
Toby uses his telepathy as surveillance when Michelle goes undercover to bust a violent art theft ring.