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The key to solving the toughest homicides lies somewhere in the final hours of a victim's life. In each one-hour episode, determined investigators must piece together events during this critical window to reconstruct the timeline,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 5 - The Night Creeper
    5.1/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Night Creeper

    S2:E5

    A popular college student is found stabbed to death in her apartment the day after Thanksgiving. Detectives in Jacksonville Beach must piece together her last known movements to pinpoint the time of the murder, and then they must find her brutal killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 13 - Three Times to Harm
    5.3/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Three Times to Harm

    S4:E13

    Retired mortgage broker Alan Helmick’s blissful life comes to a violent end while enjoying a cup of coffee at his country home in Colorado. He has no known enemies, but when police find a gun, it’s clear someone close to Alan is an expert in murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 2 - Don't See Me, I Don't See You
    5.4/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Don't See Me, I Don't See You

    S2:E2

    When a charming 33-year-old is gunned down outside his home, detectives must comb over every detail of his personal life, professional dealings, and extracurricular activities to figure out who could commit such a brutal crime, and why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 15 - A Murder in Marietta
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - A Murder in Marietta

    S4:E15

    After being stabbed at his Marietta, Georgia, home, beloved son Mitchell Jones dies at the hospital. Mitchell is a popular gay man, so police have several potential suspects. It isn't until they employ a new tracking tool that the case breaks wide open.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 4 - A Lady's Weapon
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #5 - A Lady's Weapon

    S4:E4

    Mary loves her 40-year marriage and her thriving chiropractic practice in Whitesboro, New York. Then, she falls ill at work and dies two days later. An autopsy points to poisoning, and a mysterious letter implicates someone close to her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 3 - Three's Company, Four's a Crowd
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Three's Company, Four's a Crowd

    S2:E3

    A concerned husband fails to get in touch with his wife after an alarm is tripped at their house, so he calls on the police to check it out. Upon arrival, they find his wife dead and try to connect the dots between an earlier burglary and a love triangle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. A Time to Kill Season 2 Episode 4 - Who Killed the Yogi?
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Who Killed the Yogi?

    S2:E4

    A 45-year-old yoga instructor is found gunned down on his front porch on a hot September morning in Tucson. With evidence of a burglary, detectives wonder if the victim interrupted the crime. The case proves much more complex when a witness steps forward.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 12 - The Burner Phone Conspiracy
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #8 - The Burner Phone Conspiracy

    S4:E12

    In Tulsa, Oklahoma, taxi driver Rafael Hernandez's community reveres him as a caring and generous entrepreneur. Then, police pull his cab from a local river with Rafael inside, and the race is on to find his killers before they strike again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 11 - A Chemical Solution
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #9 - A Chemical Solution

    S1:E11

    A retired man is horrifically murdered by an acid attack in Florida.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. A Time to Kill Season 5 Episode 11 - Do-Si-Death
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Do-Si-Death

    S5:E11

    A killer guarantees that a popular square dancer will do-si-do no more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 2 - Footprints in the Snow
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Footprints in the Snow

    S1:E2

    When a small-town Michigan couple is gunned down in their own home, footprints in the snow and loose lips will lead police to their killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 2 - Road Trip To Murder
    6.3/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Road Trip To Murder

    S4:E2

    After his contentious divorce, Josh Niles finds love with Amber Washburn. Josh’s kids join their new family in Sodus, New York, and life seems like a fairytale until a determined gunman shatters their happily ever after.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 2 - Cruel Intentions
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Cruel Intentions

    S3:E2

    A 30-year-old woman is reported missing by her concerned husband after she fails to report to work. When her abandoned car is found, traces of blood in the trunk indicate more than just a disappearance - it's clear she has been murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 3 - Killer on the Roof
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Killer on the Roof

    S3:E3

    A former marine's death reveals a string of angry coworkers and irate exes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 7 - The Unusual Suspect
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Unusual Suspect

    S3:E7

    A popular Wisconsin funeral director and his intern are murdered in cold blood. The case stalls for two years before a criminal profiler takes a fresh look and sees only one viable suspect -- someone the police never considered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 9 - The Sable-Eyed Beauty
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Sable-Eyed Beauty

    S3:E9

    When a body found dumped in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood is later identified as criminal justice student Imette St. Guillen, detectives must retrace her final hours at a Manhattan bar to catch her killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 11 - Dark Side of the Coin
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Dark Side of the Coin

    S4:E11

    Gary and Jan Tyrrell are avid collectors of gold and silver coins and artifacts. Then they turn up dead, and investigators must find out exactly who knew about their expensive hobby - and who would be willing to kill for it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. A Time to Kill Season 5 Episode 1 - The Freshman
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #18 - The Freshman

    S5:E1

    High school Freshman Tina Faelz ditches detention and heads for home - but someone murders her along the way. Suspects are plentiful, including a known sex offender, but decades pass before two determined detectives finally deliver justice for Tina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 1 - The Body in the SUV
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Body in the SUV

    S1:E1

    When the badly decomposed body of Margarita Scott is found in the backseat of her estranged husband's missing SUV, investigators must interview everyone close to her to retrace her final steps.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 3 - The Man in the Background
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Man in the Background

    S1:E3

    Two young girls arrive home from school 10 days before Christmas and find their father dead; police narrow the timeline of the murder down to an eight-minute window before the girls walked in the door

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 1 - What Happened to Lauren?
    6.5/10(9 votes)

    #21 - What Happened to Lauren?

    S3:E1

    A 27-year-old law student is reported missing, and when investigators later find human remains in the trash can behind her apartment, it's undeniable that the two are related. Police in Macon, Georgia, must act fast to catch a cold-blooded killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. A Time to Kill Season 3 Episode 5 - Who Killed Anna?
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Who Killed Anna?

    S3:E5

    A 42-year-old Russian woman living the American dream in Texas is savagely gunned down in her garage. As investigators work the case, the list of suspects includes her controlling ex-husband, her boyfriend, an obsessive admirer, and a generous mentor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. A Time to Kill Season 4 Episode 1 - To Stalk a Co-Ed
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #23 - To Stalk a Co-Ed

    S4:E1

    A college student is strangled to death in her Bryan, Texas, apartment. Investigators are hard-pressed to find anyone who would want to kill such a bubbly and dynamic woman, but DNA discovered on the scene proves there’s at least one person who wanted to do her harm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 6 - Murder of the Snowplow King
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Murder of the Snowplow King

    S1:E6

    Snowplow King Randy Scheffield is found shot dead in his bed by his wife on the first snowy day of the season, and Ohio detectives look into Randy's business to establish a motive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. A Time to Kill Season 1 Episode 8 - The Missing Hotelier
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #25 - The Missing Hotelier

    S1:E8

    A two-bit Florida criminal is arrested while driving a stolen convertible that has blood in the backseat, and its owner, a 49-year-old hotelier named Sabine Musil-Buehler, is reported missing; the case expands to include a possible homicide

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Night Creeper" is the worst rated episode of "A Time to Kill". It scored 5.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Three Times to Harm".