The BEST episodes written by Kent Rotherham
#1 - Thai Another Day
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 6 - Episode 2
Hondo, Deacon and Tan team up with Thailand’s elite S.W.A.T. team to stop a ruthless drug lord whose heroin operation has far-reaching ties to Los Angeles.
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#2 - Zodiac
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 5 - Episode 21
When a home invasion turns deadly, the SWAT team embarks on a race to track down priceless antique artifacts before any more lives are lost. Also, Leroy enlists Hondo’s help after an overdose hits close to home.
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#3 - Vendetta
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 20
Hondo’s life and career are endangered when his bosses and his godson’s kidnapper, Jae Kim, discover he’s been secretly surveilling Kim with the help of retired DEA agent Katrina Walsh. Also, Street and his newly paroled mother, Karen, both have trouble acclimating to her prison release.
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#4 - Bad Faith
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 2
Lynch pulls the SWAT team’s focus when the mayor tasks her with enacting a departmental review of the squad right as they pursue the unstable and dangerous fugitive leader of an infamous doomsday cult. Luca asks the team to invest in his new passion project—a Guatemalan food truck.
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#5 - Jack
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 17
The SWAT team tries to zero in on the next target of a carjacking ring that’s using deadly force to boost luxury vehicles all over Los Angeles. Also, Hondo takes a big step to help his childhood friend’s incarcerated son, Darryl, and SWAT team leader Mumford weighs a major decision.
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#6 - Radical
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 4
After a domestic bomber dies in a Highland Park explosion, the SWAT team races to find the man’s partner before more devices detonate. Also, Hondo reaches out to Buck, his former team leader, when he worries he is isolating himself after his recent firing, on S.W.A.T.
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#7 - Knockout
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 15
Deacon's second job working private security at a high-profile boxing match places the team in the middle of a kidnapping case when a prize fighter's wife is abducted. Hondo's young charge, Darryl, becomes frustrated with his lack of paternal rights regarding his infant son. Tan prepares to introduce his critical mother to his girlfriend.
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#8 - Maniak
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 6 - Episode 4
When a convicted killer makes a prison break, the team works to protect the people on his hit list. Also, Hondo unexpectedly crosses paths with a former flame.
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#9 - Inheritance
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 7
The SWAT team hunts for a band of criminals re-enacting the crimes of the infamous Symbionese Liberation Army, whose decades-old offenses made local and national news. Seeking expertise on the original crime spree in the 1970s, Luca and his father, Carl Luca, review the files of Luca’s late grandfather who worked for SWAT during the era of the original crimes. Also, Hondo experiences discrimination from a fellow officer during a SWAT training seminar for local law enforcement in Arizona.
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#10 - The Watergate Tape
Timeless (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 6
The mystery behind the greatest political scandal of the 20th century is finally solved when Flynn beats our team to the punch in Richard Nixon's Washington. While Rufus and Lucy are set on an investigative course that leaves them both rattled to the core, Wyatt's tragic past erupts, and the secrecy behind Flynn's hidden agenda begins to unravel.
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#11 - The Salem Witch Hunt
Timeless (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 4
While Wyatt sneaks away from the bunker to face an unbelievable truth, Lucy, Rufus and their former enemy-turned- teammate, Garcia Flynn, chase the Mothership to the Salem Witch Trials. There they must prevent the execution of a headstrong young woman who, it turns out, is mother to one of the most consequential Americans of all time.
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#12 - The Promise
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 7 - Episode 1
The team heads to Mexico to escort a fugitive back to the States when things go awry and Hondo has to save an old witness tied to the case.
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#13 - West Coast Offense
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 5 - Episode 5
When the team responds to a home invasion call, they uncover a murderous plot against a famous pro football quarterback. Also, Hicks gets a long-awaited lead on a Jane Doe case he worked 20 years ago.
#14 - Short Fuse
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 5 - Episode 13
When a terminally ill inmate escapes from a hospital determined to settle old scores before he dies, SWAT must team up with a longtime rival of Hicks to protect the fugitive’s targets. Also, Nichelle faces a life-changing event that affects her relationship with Hondo.
#15 - Atonement
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 6 - Episode 11
The SWAT team participates in a joint task force with the FBI when a car bombing has ties to a terrorist group planning an attack in Los Angeles. Also, a tragedy from Deacon’s past gives insight into the origins of his faith, and Luca and his brother, Terry, battle over a new family revelation.
#16 - The Lost Generation
Timeless (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 14
Flynn disappears to 1927 France on the day that Charles Lindbergh completes his transatlantic flight, so Rufus, Lucy and their new soldier scramble through the City of Lights and team with a young reporter to keep history intact. Locked in an undisclosed location, Wyatt gets a visit from Agent Christopher, and the pair is left wondering if their enemies are closer than they realize.
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#17 - Allegiance
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 7 - Episode 12
When a crew of violent eco-terrorists abducts the teenage son of an energy company executive, SWAT must untangle the kidnappers’ twisted motives before carrying out a high-stakes rescue mission. Meanwhile, Hondo’s involvement in a shooting draws outrage from the very community he’s dedicated his career to protecting. And, as Deacon is called on to help with the escalating crisis, he’s forced to confront nagging doubts about his retirement.
#18 - Forget Shorty
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 6 - Episode 21
SWAT teams up with the DEA, led by Mack Boyle, to conduct a massive gang sweep, only to discover that a vicious cartel is planting roots in the city and endangering numerous lives. Also, Hicks marks an important anniversary.
#19 - Vanished
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 8 - Episode 1
SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo’s former high school football coach. Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo’s new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble, a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime.