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The Best Episodes of The Detectives

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Detectives Season 3 Episode 2 - Out of Lies
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Out of Lies

    S3:E2

    Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 7 - She Said
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    #2 - She Said

    S1:E7

    The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 1 - Mother and Son
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Mother and Son

    S3:E1

    A Sackville mother and son are found strangled to death in their trailer home, which becomes an intensely personal case for RCMP Detective Gerry Belliveau.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 2 - Project Hitchhiker
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Project Hitchhiker

    S1:E2

    Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 6 - The Last Fare
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #5 - The Last Fare

    S2:E6

    This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 1 - The Wells Gray Gunman
    8.1/10(42 votes)

    #6 - The Wells Gray Gunman

    S1:E1

    One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 4 - Father's Day
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Father's Day

    S1:E4

    When leads dry up on a double homicide, Hamilton Detective Don Forgan turns to the only potential witness, the murder victim's three-year-old son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 5 - Stranger Calling
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Stranger Calling

    S1:E5

    Detective Rod Piukkala faces a gruesome crime scene, a bomb threat, and a killer threatening to strike again. The victim's family helps change Canadian parole laws forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 8 - Home
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Home

    S1:E8

    The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 4 - Jackie
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Jackie

    S2:E4

    But this time, she never made it home

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 2 - The Second Chance
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The Second Chance

    S2:E2

    Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 3 - Trick or Treat
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #12 - Trick or Treat

    S1:E3

    When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder.

    Directors:Petro Duszara, John L'Ecuyer
    Writers:Eric Sabbag, Alain Zaloum

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  13. The Detectives Season 1 Episode 6 - Burning Season
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Burning Season

    S1:E6

    In 2011, a massive fire tore down a 19th century heritage building and threatened Toronto’s downtown core. The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 1 - The Walk Home
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #14 - The Walk Home

    S2:E1

    Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 5 - Project Prism
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Project Prism

    S3:E5

    As more men go missing from The Village, the entire city is on high alert; all eyes are on Toronto Detective Hank Idsinga to bring the disappearances to an end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 7 - Hated
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Hated

    S2:E7

    When a man with no enemies and few friends is viciously murdered in a quiet neighbourhood in Calgary, Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 3 - Starting Over
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Starting Over

    S3:E3

    A Hamilton detective follows a string of evidence in the hopes it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 4 - Project Houston
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Project Houston

    S3:E4

    A Toronto detective's investigation into a missing man from the village uncovers a bizarre international cannibal ring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 6 - Officer Down
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Officer Down

    S3:E6

    When a young RCMP constable is found murdered in the middle of a deserted road, it's up to Detective Earl Peters to figure out who killed his colleague in cold blood.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 3 - Nine Shots
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Nine Shots

    S2:E3

    But this time, she never made it home

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 5 - Small Town Murder
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Small Town Murder

    S2:E5

    This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 8 - Murder on the Causeway
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Murder on the Causeway

    S3:E8

    A missing pregnant woman turns up dead on the shores of the Delta Causeway after attending a yoga class. Her abandoned car is located nowhere near her body or the class. Delta Police Detective Harj Sidhu is brought in to investigate and forced to delve into his own Punjabi community to try and understand who killed the beloved young mother and elementary school teacher — and why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Detectives Season 2 Episode 8 - Master Manipulator
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Master Manipulator

    S2:E8

    Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 7 - The Cottage Country Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Cottage Country Killer

    S3:E7

    A detective uncovers a pattern of escalating crimes that suggest a serial killer is operating in cottage country.

    Director:Jasmin Mozaffari
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Out of Lies" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives". It scored 8.5/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "She Said".