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The Best Episodes of Hack

Every episode of Hack ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hack!

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When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hack Season 1 Episode 5 - My Brother's Keeper
    9.3/10(45 votes)

    S1:E5

    Vanessa Griffin's wants her brother Teddy to get off drugs and asks for Olshansky's help. Olshansky agrees to help but gets involved with a violent drug gang when Teddy steals their drug stash.

    Director:Harry Winer
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  2. Hack Season 1 Episode 17 - Third Strike
    9.3/10(47 votes)

    S1:E17

    A 2-time convictee witnesses a muder while committing a burglary. He can't come forward when the wrong person is arrested without implicating himself in a crime, so he enlists Mike's help.

    Director:Kristoffer Tabori
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  3. Hack Season 1 Episode 21 - True Lies
    9.3/10(40 votes)

    S1:E21

    Marcellus is accused by junkie woman of stealing money. Olshansky checks if it is true.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  4. Hack Season 2 Episode 2 - Hidden Agenda
    9.3/10(45 votes)

    S2:E2

    Olshansky checks into the case of a man accused of being a terrorist by the FBI.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  5. Hack Season 2 Episode 17 - One For My Baby
    9.3/10(36 votes)

    S2:E17

    Olshansky engages in a reverie, reflecting on the time he crossed paths with a gorgeous, rich woman he encountered after saving her husband from a paid assassin.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hack Season 1 Episode 10 - All Night Long
    9.2/10(46 votes)

    S1:E10

    Olshansky goes through a series of tribulations while attempting to return $10,000 in cash he found in the backseat of his cab. He runs into a woman who is being blackmailed for the same amount and he offers to help.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

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  7. Hack Season 1 Episode 18 - Sinners and Saints
    9.2/10(41 votes)

    S1:E18

    Olshansky takes a man to the hospital, was mistreated. Heather witnesses the doctor changing the records to cover up his mistake.

    Director:Bill L. Norton
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  8. Hack Season 1 Episode 19 - Signature
    9.2/10(38 votes)

    S1:E19

    Olshansky sets out to prove that a man he helped convict years ago is actually innocent.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Lynne E. Litt

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  9. Hack Season 1 Episode 20 - All Others Pay Cash
    9.2/10(41 votes)

    S1:E20

    Mike gets closer to his dying father. Grizz contemplates leaving the priesthood because of his affection for Beth. Mickey acts distant towards his Mom's (Heather) new boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  10. Hack Season 1 Episode 22 - The Squeeze
    9.2/10(40 votes)

    S1:E22

    Mike helps Marcellus find the killer of his past informant, while Marcellus helps resolve Mike's felony charges. Mike helps Mikey make the adjustment to his new life with Heather's future husband.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  11. Hack Season 2 Episode 5 - Out of the Ashes
    9.2/10(44 votes)

    S2:E5

    A woman that Olshansky rescued from attackers later decides to kill her assailants.

    Director:Kristoffer Tabori
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  12. Hack Season 1 Episode 14 - Forgive, But Don't Forget
    9.1/10(44 votes)

    S1:E14

    Mike Jr. finds the divorce papers of his parents. Badakian the IAB cop who is responsible for Olshansky being suspended and under indictment and now is looking at Washington stops at a store and his son is shot while waiting outside. Badakian asks for Olshansky's help when the shooter gets released after the sole witness against him is killed.

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  13. Hack Season 1 Episode 16 - Black Eye
    9.1/10(44 votes)

    S1:E16

    Romantic feelings resurface between Olshansky and his high school girlfriend as he reconnects with her while trying to help her schizophrenic sister.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  14. Hack Season 2 Episode 1 - See No Evil
    9.1/10(43 votes)

    S2:E1

    While setting up his new life, Mike helps a young blind man who is being chased by dirty cops.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

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  15. Hack Season 2 Episode 3 - Presumed Guilty
    9.1/10(45 votes)

    S2:E3

    A man who claims to have been faksely accused, but got off on a technicality, still wants to be exonerated with the public so he can get his life back.

    Director:David Platt
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  16. Hack Season 2 Episode 4 - Collateral Damage
    9.1/10(42 votes)

    S2:E4

    While Mike identifies the man who shot Marcellus as someone who escaped from a drug dealer take-down long ago, a second attempt on Marcellus's life points to the possibility of two different shooters; forced to hide out from some bad guys, Jamie temporarily moves in with Mike, and Liz teaches him how to be a good neighbor.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  17. Hack Season 2 Episode 7 - The Looking Glass
    9.1/10(39 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jamie's father's mistress is murdered. Olshansky investigates.

    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  18. Hack Season 2 Episode 8 - Blind Faith
    9.1/10(43 votes)

    S2:E8

    Mike gets ripped off by an apparently mentally unstable woman, but ends up trying to help her.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  19. Hack Season 2 Episode 9 - To Have and Have Not
    9.1/10(38 votes)

    S2:E9

    Washington is upset that the life of a 12 year-old placed in a shelter hasn't improved, while Jamie catches a grisly discovery regarding a friend's sister.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  20. Hack Season 2 Episode 18 - The Reckoning
    9.1/10(41 votes)

    S2:E18

    Olshansky's life as a cop plagues him when a drug-dealer he sent away threatens Olanshky and anyone close to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming, Lawrence Kaplow

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  21. Hack Season 1 Episode 8 - Songs in the Night
    9.0/10(46 votes)

    S1:E8

    When a homeless man dies in his cab, Olshansky sets out to find the man's estranged family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hack Season 1 Episode 11 - Obsession
    9.0/10(41 votes)

    S1:E11

    Olshansky meets Abby Banks, who claims she's being chased by a stalker who's been after her for two years and three cities. Abby hires Olshansky to guard her, but a Chicago cop who also protected Abby reveals there may not be a stalker at all.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Thomas L. Moran

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  23. Hack Season 2 Episode 6 - My Fare Lady
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    S2:E6

    Someone is trying to kill an amnesia victim. Mike protects her while trying to help her find her identity.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  24. Hack Season 2 Episode 10 - Dial O For Murder
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    S2:E10

    Olshansky's telephone number written on her hand is the only clue in the naked murder victim's case.

    Director:Chad Lowe
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  25. Hack Season 2 Episode 16 - Misty Blue
    9.0/10(39 votes)

    S2:E16

    Mike attempts to return a cellphone to a stripper who left the device in his cab. He discovers that the woman has disappeared and fears she's been abducted.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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Best Episodes Summary

"My Brother's Keeper" is the best rated episode of "Hack". It scored 9.3/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Harry Winer and written by Thomas L. Moran, it aired on 10/25/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Third Strike".