The Best Episodes Directed By Anna Mastro

It’s been nearly a year since Sam’s dad passed away, and after saving up his money, Sam just became the proud owner of his late father’s favorite comic in mint condition. That is, until the neighborhood bully snatches it and tosses it in a puddle.

Birdie reaches out to an old flame to help the family steal a painting. Meanwhile, Emma grapples with Charlie’s admission and must deal with conflicts of interest at work at the CIA.

As suspicions about Stella grow, Kitty chases a lead to long-lost relatives as Yuri tries to make amends with Juliana. Another scandal rocks the school.

As Min Ho and Yuri do damage control to fix fractured relationships, a friendly face from home pays Kitty a visit — and brings life-changing information.

Kat sets out to hire someone for the social team, but is unhappy by the applicant pool’s lack of diversity. Jane, meanwhile, faces the financial realities of her freelance situation.

Jane is thrilled when her sexual assault article for Scarlet is nominated for a prestigious journalism award. Determined to prove herself to Jacqueline, Jane jumps at the chance to write a follow-up piece, until the story takes an unexpected turn. Kat struggles with whether to tell Adena a secret and Sutton is given a challenging assignment – styling Richard’s date.

Officer Nolan is taken hostage by a man with nothing to lose while the station goes on lockdown and races to identify the suspect before time runs out. Meanwhile, Officer Jackson and his training officer, Officer Doug Stanton, reach a tipping point in their relationship that could end Jackson’s career.

Sutton is flustered when someone at Scarlet has the wrong impression of her professional background. Jane is determined to prove she can have a friends with benefits relationship without feelings getting in the way. And Kat and Adena continue growing closer.

Scarlet falls prey to a data hack, halting production of the dotcom and magazine and Jane and Jacqueline fear their investigation could be compromised as a result. Pressures escalate when Sutton and Richard host a dinner party. Meanwhile, Kat opens up to Tia as they begin her campaign.

The Scarlet email hack brings up memories of the trio’s first meeting four years ago, reminding them that together they can overcome anything.

Jenna volunteers to babysit, and receives some unexpected help in Matty. Meanwhile, Lissa learns the secret to being a Palos Hills mom, and Tamara and Sadie are in over their heads at a rich-kid clambake.

Serena and Dan realize that they need to make amends with the people they have wronged. Chuck’s search for evidence of his father’s illegal activities leads him to a showdown with Bart.

Jane convinces Alba to let her read the letters from her estranged sister, but under the condition Jane doesn’t reach out to her family. Rafael is starting to suspect that something is different with Petra. Meanwhile, Michael and Rafael, with the help of Jane and Rogelio, try to create a civil friendship, but it doesn’t go as smoothly as everyone hoped.

Ian's fame in the LGBTQIA community explodes but the sudden surge of 'followers' may be more than he can handle; Frank, however, finds a way to cash in. Meanwhile, Fiona struggles with her conscience when she learns about a worker who fell off her roof and Lip realizes his relationship with Professor Youens may not have been as special as he thought.

Jane is finally ready to get back in the dating game so she enlists the help of Rafael and Petra. Alba takes Xo and Jane’s advice about being an independent woman when it comes to Jorge. Petra finds out that Chuck has been talking to the police, which could put her in hot water. Meanwhile, Rogelio is trying to settle his lawsuit in a hurry so he can start his new telenovela.

With Jane and Xo still dealing with the fallout from Jane's bachelorette party, Jane is now left with finding someone to watch Mateo. When Michael volunteers to help everything is perfect until Mateo does something for the first time in front of Rafael, upsetting him. Rogelio gets in trouble with the network executives when he uses the crew for his own use, so he turns to his favorite writer Dina to help fix the problem. Meanwhile, someone is causing problems for Petra at the Marbella and in her personal life. 

Henry and Helen go undercover as billionaires when the Omega Sector team gets an opportunity to bring down a weapons dealer. Helen struggles to separate her home and new work life.

Jane finds it difficult to stop meddling in other people’s relationships, especially Xo’s and Rafael’s. Rogelio makes an unorthodox agreement with his matchmaker. Petra goes to great lengths to find out if Rafael is working against her. Michael, with Jane’s help, makes an important life decision with Jane’s help. Meanwhile, Rafael gets some upsetting news that leaves him reeling.

In the aftermath of the battle against Jonah, Karolina searches for answers about Jonah and the others help Alex and Livvie try to prove Darius’s innocence in Destiny’s murder. But Livvie’s curiosity just might catch up with her.

When Evie confronts Xavier about his past, Xavier realizes it's finally time to resolve his issues with his father. Evie uses the time away from Xavier to re-connect with Timothy, who's been inspired by her new carpe-diem lifestyle. Hank covers for Deirdre when she gets sick, but it quickly gets emotionally complicated for the ex-lovers, and Kareema makes a shocking discovery about her reputation at work.