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When police officer Nikki Batista’s son goes missing, she joins the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person’s Unit (MPU) to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 7 - April
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - April

    S3:E7

    When a young woman is kidnapped and locked away to freeze to death, the MPU suspects her boyfriend or his father might know more than they're letting on. Meanwhile, Wayne uses her connections to try and get a job at the MPU, and Kemi is put in a dangerous situation while on the case.

    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writer:Jon Cowan

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  2. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 9 - Burt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Burt

    S3:E9

    When a brewery foreman is kidnapped after arguing with his CEO over safety violations, MPU finds evidence that suggests that the victim was taken by competitors over a stolen beer formula. Also, Bennett’s ex, who is also Houston’s step-son, threatens to make her life hell for interrogating his client without representation.

    Director:Brandon Sonnier
    Writers:Brandon Sonnier, Estevan Quintero

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  3. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 1 - Bella, Genevieve, Amelia, Tally & Kate
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Bella, Genevieve, Amelia, Tally & Kate

    S3:E1

    After a collegiate women’s rowing team goes missing during morning practice on the river, MPU deduce that their boat was sabotaged. When Kemi finds evidence connecting one of the girls to Irish mob boss, Charlie McGannon, Nikki confronts him as Jason and Mike interrogate a rival Polish mobster who may have intel on the girls location. Meanwhile, Jason explores his fear of commitment with Wayne, who’s now paroled.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Carla Kettner, Remy Solomon

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  4. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 2 - Badge #41870
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Badge #41870

    S3:E2

    When Nikki suddenly goes missing, MPU bands together and discovers that Raina, a criminal who Nikki put away, has escaped and is out for vengeance.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  5. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 3 - Lay
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Lay

    S3:E3

    As the MPU struggle to adjust in the wake of tragedy, they are forced to jump into action when a muralist goes missing after painting a piece on a local rooftop; the missing person's mother reveals that he was scheduled to donate his rare bone marrow to his dying brother, who needs surgery within the next 48 hours in order to survive.

    Director:Antonio Negret
    Writers:Carol Bass, Brandon Margolis

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  6. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 4 - Sophie
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Sophie

    S3:E4

    When an Army Lieutenant, and the wife of Houston’s old Army buddy, is kidnapped, MPU suspects a Major who the victim had reported for harassing women at the base. However, Jason and Mike learn that the victim and her husband were having marital and financial issues, leading them to uncover a dangerous and deadly weapons trade.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writers:Dania Bennett, Brandon Sonnier

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  7. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 6 - Lillian
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Lillian

    S3:E6

    An accomplished playwright is kidnapped prior to a local theatre's grand reopening. MPU discovers that the victim and her partner had received a video threat ordering them to shut down the troubled theater, which had previously been severely damaged in a fire decades earlier killing 87, or the playwright will be burned to death. Meanwhile, Jason asks Wayne to track down who's the father of Sidney's baby.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writers:Sean Hennen, C. Quintana

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  8. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 10 - Chase
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Chase

    S3:E10

    When a limousine filled with teenagers, including a Senator's son, is hijacked on the way to prom, MPU discovers that the ex-girlfriend of one of the victims may have been the actual target. Now, Jason, Mike and the team must race to the prom in order to save the girl before it's too late.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writers:Carla Kettner, Remy Solomon

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  9. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 5 - Violet
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Violet

    S3:E5

    When Violet, a psychiatric patient, escapes her facility, Jason and Mike are shocked to find a letter from Jason and Nikki's daughter Sidney among her belongings. Mike and Jason go to her halfway house, they realize that she has been off her medication for days and are now concerned for her safety. Meanwhile, Helen takes her new relationship to the next level.

    Director:Shannon Kohli
    Writer:Danielle Iman

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  10. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 Episode 8 - Carmen
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Carmen

    S3:E8

    When a customs broker goes missing, MPU discovers that she is an undercover FBI informant now being forced to transport a little girl over the border to her criminal father. Jason and Mike find a tablet at the girl's last known location, and defying the FBI's orders while working alongside Lt. Gabrielle Bennett, Jason goes undercover in order to rescue both the customs broker and the girl.

    Director:Sudz Sutherland
    Writer:Brandon Margolis

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  11. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 1 - Chloe
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Chloe

    S1:E1

    The MPU investigates the abduction of a young child, whose abduction is likely revenge related to her father's work.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 2 - Hugo
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Hugo

    S1:E2

    Jason, Nikki and the MPU team investigate when a woman runs down a man and forces him to get in her car at gunpoint. Meanwhile, more information about Keith's kidnapper comes to light.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writers:John Eisendrath, J.R. Orci

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  13. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 5 - Miguel
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Miguel

    S1:E5

    A foster care worker is reported as missing, but after he ends his own life, the MPU starts to investigate a pregnant woman he was seen with who has been missing for two years. Meanwhile, Sidney follows Keith and fears he may be dangerous.

    Director:Hernán Otaño
    Writer:John Eisendrath

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  14. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 7 - Shannon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Shannon

    S1:E7

    Jason and Nikki utilize a twin sister when a missing person case turns into a possible murder investigation. Meanwhile, Kemi helps C with his dating life and Keith gets reckless.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Kseniya Melnik

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  15. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 2 - Benjamin Franklin
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Benjamin Franklin

    S2:E2

    The MPU searches for a Benjamin Franklin aficionado after he suspiciously disappears during one of his city tours. Meanwhile, a new forensic scientist is hired and the team attempts to manage her over-eager working style. Jason and Mike try to bond as new partners.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 3 - Gemma & Isabel
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Gemma & Isabel

    S2:E3

    A young pregnant woman goes missing one day before her emergency c-section and the adopting mother turns to the MPU to locate her before the baby's life is risked. Meanwhile Jason digs deeper in the car bombing case and meets a disapproving Braun.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 4 - Maya
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Maya

    S2:E4

    The MPU searches for a homeless female teen that disappeared after running away from home and living in Philly's Gayborhood. Kemi is hit especially hard as the team races to find and rescue the missing teen. Jason and Nikki spar over his continued investigation into the car bombing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 5 - Ms. Patty
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Ms. Patty

    S2:E5

    The MPU searches for a kidnapped tough-as-nails neighborhood watch captain. Jason enlists Wayne's help investigating the car bombing. Mike is concerned Nikki is keeping secrets from him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 6 - Jedidiah & Lucy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Jedidiah & Lucy

    S2:E6

    Mike is taken back to his first unsolved case when the remains of an Amish man surface seven years after his murder. After he reconnects with the man's family, the wife of the man mysteriously goes missing, prompting a massive search and disclosing a web of deceit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 8 - Alexi
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Alexi

    S2:E8

    The MPU is on the case when a young hockey player goes missing during a fight with an opponent on the ice. Kemi is unexpectedly reunited with a face from the past. Nikki runs interference with Braun when Jason dives deeper into the car bombing murders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 3 - Zoey
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Zoey

    S1:E3

    The MPU searches for a college student after she goes missing during a house party. Meanwhile, Sidney and Keith try to adjust to normal life again.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:John Eisendrath

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  22. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 2 Episode 1 - Bus 447
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Bus 447

    S2:E1

    As the MPU moves into new offices, which comes with new boss Inspector Hollis Braun, a call comes in reporting the disappearance of an entire city bus full of students on a field trip. The team utilizes a father who tried to stop the kidnapping, as Jason reaches out to an old colleague for assistance in the search.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 4 - Andy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Andy

    S1:E4

    The MPU works to track down the kidnapped son of a doctor, but the case takes a turn when his mother gets in direct contact with the kidnapper. Meanwhile, Kemi expresses her concerns for Sidney's wellbeing to Nikki and Jason.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Justin Peacock

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  24. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 6 - Tim and Amy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Tim and Amy

    S1:E6

    Jason and Mike search the Allegheny Mountains to find a missing couple. Meanwhile, Keith joins a trauma therapy group and bonds with another patient.

    Director:Hernán Otaño
    Writer:Katie Varney

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  25. Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 8 - Craig
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Craig

    S1:E8

    Sidney, upset that Jason and Nikki don't believe her claims about Keith, comes clean about the details surrounding the day of his disappearance, causing Jason to cast serious doubt on the boy claiming to be his son. Meanwhile, Mike's police mentor brings a missing officer's case to the MPU team.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Alexander Vesha

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Worst Episodes Summary

"April" is the worst rated episode of "Alert: Missing Persons Unit". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Marisol Adler and written by Jon Cowan, it aired on 5/6/2025. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Burt".