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The District S1E5 — The Real Terrorist

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The District•Season 1•Episode 5

The Real Terrorist

8.5/10 · 46 votesNov 4, 2000

Ranked #3 of 23 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

The threat of biological terrorism strikes Washington and Chief Mannion has to arrange almost all his force to search for a potential terrorist. An escapee from juvenile detention murders a taxi driver and a few drug dealers and becomes a big threat once he hides

Directed byMichael W. Watkins

Written byMichael Daly

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Seasons4

Cast8

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Jack Mannion

Jayne Brook

Jayne Brook

Mary Ann Mitchell

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Joe Noland

Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

Ella Farmer

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Danny MacGregor

Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas

Temple Page

Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel

Nancy Parras

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Nick Pierce

Crew9

Michael W. Watkins

Michael W. Watkins

Director

M

Michael Daly

Writer

N

Naomi Geraghty

Editor

C

Christopher Taylor

Director of Photography

Pam Veasey

Pam Veasey

Supervising Producer

Hans Beimler

Hans Beimler

Co-Executive Producer

D

Dean White

Co-Producer

M

Meredith Stiehm

Co-Executive Producer

L

Lynn Marie Latham

Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Real Terrorist" is episode 5 of The District season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 46 votes, ranking #3 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Michael W. Watkins and written by Michael Daly, it aired on November 4, 2000.

Next: E6 · How They Lived Best of Season 1