The BEST episodes written by Chuck Maclean

Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah
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7.84
515 votes

#1 - Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah

City on a Hill - Season 1 - Episode 10

Jackie celebrates another moment in the spotlight, though an unfamiliar pang of guilt leaves him reflecting on his legacy. Decourcy considers the best course of action to finally carry out justice for the murdered guards. Jimmy is desperate to weasel his way out of the mess he’s created, even if it means putting his brother’s future into question. Jenny faces what has been haunting her all these years. Season finale

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Bill Russell's Bedsheets
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7.60
376 votes

#2 - Bill Russell's Bedsheets

City on a Hill - Season 2 - Episode 1

When an assistant U.S. attorney overdoses and ends up left for dead, Decourcy Ward suspects Jackie Rohr's involvement. In turn, Jackie goes after the BPD for a questionable drug arrest at a federal housing project. Community activist Grace Campbell recruits Siobhan Quays to work on behalf of Braxton and its residents, but their efforts are subverted as tensions flare between rival gangs.

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What They Saw in Southie High
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7.57
763 votes

#3 - What They Saw in Southie High

City on a Hill - Season 1 - Episode 2

After an eventful Sunday at church, Decourcy finds out he has a new powerful enemy in town—one that puts his wife in an awkward position. Jackie is stirring up trouble in his own home, and his distrustful mother-in-law is onto him. Investigators Hank Signa and Rachel Behnam look into an unsolved missing persons case connected to the robbery in Revere. That could mean trouble for Frankie Ryan, who’s busy laundering his most recent loot and, with the help of his brother, getting carried away in the process.

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The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice
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7.53
915 votes

#4 - The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice

City on a Hill - Season 1 - Episode 1

In early ‘90s Boston, racism is endemic and crime is widespread. Jackie Rohr, a renowned FBI agent whose methods are not exactly by the book, does not mind the status quo. But Decourcy Ward, the new Assistant District Attorney in town, wants to uproot the corrupt system. The two form an unlikely, and obligatory, alliance to take down a gang of armored truck robbers from Charlestown.

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