The BEST episodes written by Andrew Dettmann
#1 - To Serve and Protect
The District - Season 2 - Episode 5
A construction worker finds the skeleton of a dead boy. He was Noland's last case before promoted - a case that was never solved. Now Noland devotes all his efforts into putting an end to this crime. They finally arrest the boy's mother, who also killed another son of hers. Meanwhile, Mannion tries to change the child abuse scenario in the city. Nick negotiates a possible candidature of Mannion's for the upcoming mayor election. Ella has to fire an old employee but manages to keep him. Parras has trouble dealing with an abusive father that reminds her of her own father, until it is proven that such father never touched his problematic 14 year-old son.
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The District - Season 2 - Episode 19
When a man is murdered under suspicious circumstances and Mannion finds out his office is bugged, he starts his own investigation on the case. The latest person to see the victim alive was Lisa Fabrizzi, a CIA agent, which connects the case to the Agency. Mannion faces CIA director Tom Gage for information but doesn't get anything except for a stonewall. Mannion finally gets to the real killer, Braxton, who worked at a software company involved in CIA covert operations. Braxton is killed. Meanwhile, Ella almost buys the house of her dreams and Parras and Brander have to protect condo residents from a monkey.
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#3 - Farewell
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 5 - Episode 22
When control of a university chemistry lab is seized, the SWAT team races to thwart a devastating terror attack.
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#4 - Bad Cop
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 11
Street is caught between his duty to SWAT and his commitment to his foster brother, Nate, when Nate is ensnared in a criminal enterprise that could ruin them both. The team goes after a ruthless crew that uses deadly force while stealing from card casinos. Buck approaches Deacon to partner on a private security opportunity.
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#5 - Check In and Check Out
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 9
The CSI team is called in to investigate the stabbing of a couple found at a local motel that is reminiscent of two incidents that occurred in the same room.
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#6 - Wild Ones
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 20
The team pursues a couple reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde, when the duo goes on the run and on the hunt for a set of rare chest pieces worth millions. Hondo and Darryl are surprised when Darryl’s ex-girlfriend visits with his young son. Luca confronts his fear of failing his re-qualification to return to the field as he helps Kelly, his mentee.
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#7 - Home Invasion
Body of Proof - Season 2 - Episode 16
The parents of a seemingly perfect family are murdered; Curtis grapples with his new position; Megan's romantic life heats up.
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#8 - Cash Flow
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 18
Hondo has a tense reunion with a fellow Marine, Ruiz, when the SWAT team hunts an escaped convict who was broken out of prison by criminals using stolen military weapons. Also, Chris prepares for a difficult goodbye when her former K-9 partner becomes ill.
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#9 - Code Blue Plate Special
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 2
The CSIs arrive at their favorite diner only to discover a gruesome crime scene with eight dead victims and a lot of questions.
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#10 - Dead in His Tracks
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 22
The CSIs investigate a present-day crime with ties to a mob heist that occurred 25 years ago. Meanwhile, Brass has a decision to make when his daughter attempts suicide.
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#11 - Lady Killer
Nash Bridges - Season 3 - Episode 19
Bettina is accused of killing a high-class call girl. Only Nash can help Rick find out who framed him for murder. Meanwhile, a man masquerading as Joe has become a major romantic figure in town (with Joe's credit cards), much to Inger's chagrin.
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#12 - S.O.S.
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 5
Hondo and Lina go undercover to infiltrate and take back a cruise ship that’s under siege by drug smugglers who will execute passengers if they detect police on board. Also, Street enters the SWAT Training Academy and finds the competition fiercer than he expected, with the applicants all vying for the one SWAT position available for the year.
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#13 - Forget Me Not
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 15
Sara is a lead suspect in an investigation after a brief encounter with another man in which she was the last person to see him alive. Also, her separation from Grissom begins to take a toll.
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#14 - Under Fire
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 4 - Episode 7
The SWAT team goes on the hunt for a sniper who is targeting the Los Angeles Fire Department by setting fires around the city to lure in unsuspecting engine companies. The rivalry between Chris, Street and Tan ratchets up when Tan finds out there’s an internal betting pool on which of them will win the SWAT leadership competition. Street and Molly’s relationship is strained by his complicated history with his imprisoned mother.
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#15 - The Tipping Point
Wisdom of the Crowd - Season 1 - Episode 13
Cavanaugh investigates the murder of a top Sophe user who filled his basement with conspiracy theory evidence. Also, Alex attends the release hearing for Carlos Ochoa, the man convicted of killing Mia.
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#16 - Lazarus Man
Body of Proof - Season 2 - Episode 4
A new investigation is opened up after a man assumed to be dead disappears off of Ethan's exam table. When another body is found, the DNA evidence leads to an eye-opening discovery.
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#17 - Jack of All Trades
Numb3rs - Season 5 - Episode 4
Don's team helps Agent Bloom, a veteran with the FBI, track down a con man who has eluded Bloom for years. Meanwhile, the final decision on Charlie's clearance is handed down, and it doesn't just affect Charlie. Don's job is on the line as well.
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#18 - Bombshell
Nash Bridges - Season 3 - Episode 10
Sultry criminal and Nash's ex-girlfriend Tamara VanZant resurfaces, this time as a player in a plot to sell stolen plutonium. Joe plans to make a mint by marketing a secret-recipe salsa that's been in his family for generations. Robert Rodriguez stars as Joe's commercial director.
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#19 - Trojan Horse
Wisdom of the Crowd - Season 1 - Episode 6
Cavanaugh needs Sophe’s help to locate the source of a deadly online challenge that’s targeting vulnerable teenagers. Also, Alex’s connection to Tanner’s former company may be a personal and political issue.
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#20 - Take the Money and Run
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 2
The CSI team is called in to investigate a murder and robbery at a poker game that had more than a million dollars in chips on the table.
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#21 - Derailed
Chicago Med - Season 1 - Episode 1
The grand opening of Chicago Med’s emergency department is interrupted by victims of an elevated train crash, pushing the staff to their limits.
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#22 - Love for Sale
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 15
Nick and Greg investigate the death of a 16-year-old girl with ties to a brothel.
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#23 - Buzz Kill
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 2
The CSI team investigates a robbery and fatal shooting at a medical marijuana shop.
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#24 - Ghosts of the Past
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 21
The CSIs investigate the mysterious death of a ghost hunter and experiences déjà vu when the victim has eerie similarities to an old case.
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#27 - Broken Home
Body of Proof - Season 1 - Episode 9
Megan suspects foul play when a young philanthropic socialite dies; the investigation is interrupted by Kate's personal life.
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#28 - Best Wishes
Ed - Season 4 - Episode 16
In the days before the wedding, Lloyd is back in town and back in trouble; Nancy and Mike are both under the weather, but not for the same reason; Carol is unhappy, and Ed is impressed, when Stella reconnects with an old flame; Warren's attempt to play a cute trick on a friend fulfills a fantasy from his past, but not in the way he, or anyone else involved, would wish; Shirley and Toby find each other and count the things they have in common; Dr. Jerome finally has something nice to say to Mike and Nancy.
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#29 - Dirty Bomb
Numb3rs - Season 1 - Episode 10
A truck carrying radioactive material is stolen, and the thieves threaten to set off a dirty bomb in L.A. in 12 hours if they aren't paid $20 million. While Don attempts to track down the truck, Charlie tries to come up with the most likely location where the bomb may be detonated to inflict the most damage to the population.
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#31 - Risk Management
LAX - Season 1 - Episode 4
When L.A.X. receives word from Homeland Security that a credible threat has put the airport on high alert, Harley and Roger debate over whether to notify the public or continue to keep the news a secret. Tensions build when passengers are faced with longer lines due to extra security, and Roger puts his relationship with his daughter in jeopardy when he refuses to let her fly—forcing her to miss a very important recital. Meanwhile, Tony must take care of a senile old woman who has been left stranded at the airport by her son, who can no longer bear the burden of taking care of her.
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#32 - Where Credit's Due
Numb3rs - Season 6 - Episode 4
As Larry prepares to embark on his adventure, the team must investigate a string of murders. The case takes an interesting turn when it is discovered that the murders mimic scenes from a movie that hasn't even been released yet.
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#33 - Counterfeit Reality
Numb3rs - Season 1 - Episode 7
Don learns that counterfeiters are at work producing small-denomination bills, and that they have taken an artist hostage to draw the images for the fake money. If the missing woman isn't located soon, Don fears that she will be killed when her work is finished on the phony cash. The counterfeiters have already murdered at least five people, two of whom stole money from them. The case is made more difficult for Don when his former lover, now a Secret Service agent, is assigned to it.
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#34 - The Road to Calydon
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Season 1 - Episode 3
A group of refugees in search of a safe haven came upon the ghost town of Parthus, where the groups leader, Broteas, stole a golden chalice from Hera's temple. The theft brought down the wrath of Hera, and only Hercules could protect the refugees. The seer traveling with him explained that the cursed chalice had been a gift from Zeus to a young maiden of Parthus. Hercules saved the refugees from a violent rock storm, evil bounty hunters and a giant pterodactyl. He flung the chalice toward the horizon and saw the group safely to Calydon.
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#36 - History Lessons
Ed - Season 4 - Episode 4
Carol hides her old love letters concerning a man from her past from Ed. Ed breaks down and reads the letters and pays the guy a visit to check him out. Mike and Nancy are concerned that their baby will eventually learn of past indiscretions and go down the path of revisionist history. Meanwhile, an academic historian questions the role Stuckeyville's founder played in a Revolutionary war battle that is reinacted every year. Ed tries to help General Stuckey's descendant (the town historian/barber) maintain his family's integrity while saving Stuckeyville's historic reputation.
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#37 - Escape
La Femme Nikita - Season 1 - Episode 8
A mysterious Section One operative offers Nikita a seemingly ironclad opportunity to escape from Section One for good. All the information he gives her checks out, and Nikita seriously weighs his offer. However, Michael states making romantic overtures toward Nikita, and her emotions are divided. Is the Section just toying with her to test her loyalty, or is it the opportunity to escape a real one?
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#41 - Dirty Tricks
Nash Bridges - Season 3 - Episode 12
Nash and Joe risk causing an international incident after British consulate workers fake the death of a convicted killer in order to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Joe resorts to extreme measures in order to get Lucia accepted into an ultra-elite school.
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#42 - Better or Worse
Numb3rs - Season 2 - Episode 2
Don and his team are called in when a woman attempting to rob a jewelry store in Beverly Hills is shot by a security guard. Charlie assists the FBI by using the keyless remote from the woman's car to help identify her and locate the store owner's kidnapped wife and daughter.
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#44 - Road to Recovery
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 7
The team investigates the death of a woman at a rehab facility.
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#45 - The Festival of Dionysus
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Season 1 - Episode 4
A power struggle threatened to send the peaceful kingdom of Meliad into war. Fearing the worst Queen Camilla summoned Hercules to the annual Festival of Dionysus. If Dionysus, the god of wine, did not find King Iphicles worthy to rule another year, ten lovely virgins would become drunk and slaughter the King in a terrible frenzy. Iphicles was a good king, but he was still in danger. Pentheus, the king's elder son, plotted with Ares, the god of war, to overthrow his father. Hercules battled a deadly eel and then overcame Pentheus, saving the king.
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#46 - Man Hunt
Numb3rs - Season 1 - Episode 13
A dangerous felon escapes when a prison bus crashes and the FBI has reason to fear he's intent on revenge against the witness whose testimony put him in jail. However, finding the elusive killer proves to be a complicated challenge. Don teams up with Agent Billy Cooper, his former partner from the FBI's Fugitive Recovery Division, and Alan worries that Don's going to return to a more dark and obsessive time in his career.
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#48 - The Vanishing Dead
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Season 1 - Episode 11
A mystery drew Hercules and Iolaus to the city of Tantalus. There, the bodies of fallen warriors were disappearing from the battlefields. Hercules learned that Ares, the god of war, was to blame. After King Memnos' death, his son Daulin had assumed the throne, Daulin's sister Poena, had taken up arms against him. She believed Daulin had killed their father. Ares had created the entire situation merely to satisfy the appetite of his bloodthirsty hound, Graegus. After leashing the vicious beast, Hercules explained the truth to Daulin and poena, bringing an end to the family war.
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#49 - Mind Games
Numb3rs - Season 2 - Episode 17
Don and his agents are asked to investigate when a search team finds three dead women in the wilderness who were apparently murdered under bizarre circumstances. The case becomes more suspicious when Don learns the search team was led to the crime scene by a psychic. When the psychic offers to help the FBI in solving the crime, Charlie is determined to prove the psychic is a fraud.
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#50 - Arm in Arms
Numb3rs - Season 6 - Episode 12
The gang uses their math--and a reluctant gun merchant named RANDALL P. -- to track down a missing shipment of new, deadly but defective assault weapons which are hidden among the thousands of containers in one of L.A.'s busiest ports.
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