The BEST episodes of Touching Evil (US)

Every episode of Touching Evil (US) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Touching Evil (US)!

Jeffrey Donovan stars as Detective David Creegan, who after surviving a near fatal gunshot wound to the head, takes a 12-month psychological leave of absence. He returns to work for the FBI's new Organized and Serial Crime Unit, a rapid-response, elite crime squad. His brush with death renders him fearless in his relentless pursuit of justice as he and his partner Susan Branca (Vera Farminga) specialize in solving shocking, high profile crimes.

Last Updated: 2/18/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
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Pilot (1)
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8.59
69 votes

#1 - Pilot (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2004

Detective David Creegan returns to work after recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Assigned a tough female partner, he is given the job of tracking down a child abductor responsible for the disappearance of three boys.

Directors: Allen Hughes
Writer: Bruno Heller
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Pilot (2)
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8.55
42 votes

#2 - Pilot (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2004

The team hone in on a suspect who is linked to a string of similar killings. However getting hold of enough evidence to tie him to the crimes remains elusive. Meanwhile, time is running out for the kidnapped boys.

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Attachment
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8.33
6 votes

#3 - Attachment

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/2004

Branca uses her linguistic skills to infiltrate a Ukrainian baby-smuggling ring, while the rest of the team tries to solve a string of murders committed by a shadowy contract killer known only as the Morning Person.

Directors: Rod Hardy
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Memorial
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8.22
9 votes

#4 - Memorial

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2004

Creegan tries to resolve his family difficulties, and the team tracks down a disgruntled former soldier preying on Iraq war veterans who served alongside him in the same army unit.

Directors: Rose Troche
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Love Lies Bleeding
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8.00
8 votes

#5 - Love Lies Bleeding

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2004

A serial killer is released on parole and wastes no time in striking again, leaving the latest victim's father grief-stricken and vengeful, which prompts Creegan to consider the safety of his own family.

Directors: Rod Hardy
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
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Y Me
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7.94
49 votes

#6 - Y Me

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2004

A woman is found burned to death with strange markings on her body, and suspicion falls on a man obsessed with fire - but subsequent events seem to rule him out of the investigation.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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Slash 30
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7.93
14 votes

#7 - Slash 30

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2004

The team searches for a serial killer whose gruesome crimes have earned him the appropriate nickname of the Hangman. Branca rekindles her romance with Stephen Laney, a reporter covering the case.

Directors: Karen Moncrieff
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Boston
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7.86
7 votes

#8 - Boston

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/17/2004

The OSC unit heads for Creegan's native Boston to help local officers find a serial killer who seems to be selecting his victims on the basis of their religious faith. Father Bob Di Fabian claims to have been nearly killed by the man while taking his confession, but Branca does not believe the priest because of her past experiences with Catholicism.

Directors: Rob Bailey
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Justine
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7.83
12 votes

#9 - Justine

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2004

Creegan and Branca are forced to enlist a murderer to help them solve the deaths of three women found beaten to death outside strip clubs.

Directors: Allen Hughes
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Grief
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7.83
6 votes

#10 - Grief

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2004

Creegan makes a decision about his family. Rivers suffers a personal loss, and the team visits Washington to search for a killer who cuts out women's hearts and leaves them for their husbands or boyfriends to find.

Directors: Michael Robison
Writer: Robert Palm
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K
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7.73
11 votes

#11 - K

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2004

Creegan and Branca investigate a case of horse mutilation and track down a quartet of youngsters addicted to a type of veterinary medication known as K.

Directors: Greg Yaitanes
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Entropy
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7.71
7 votes

#12 - Entropy

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/24/2004

Creegan's friend Cyril is arrested on suspicion of being involved in a spate of fatal knife attacks on smartly dressed men, but a lack of evidence hampers the investigation - until an eyewitness account places him at the scene of one stabbing.

Directors: David Von Ancken
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Mercy
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7.29
7 votes

#13 - Mercy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/14/2004

The San Francisco team investigates the mysterious deaths of patients in intensive care, who were being treated by a doctor known to be sympathetic to mercy killing.

Directors: Allen Hughes
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