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The Best Episodes of Chicago Justice Season 1

Every episode of Chicago Justice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chicago Justice Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 1 - Fake (III)
    8.0/10(418 votes)

    #1 - Fake (III)

    S1:E1

    Firehouse 51 responded to a horrific warehouse fire that killed 39 people. This led the Chicago P.D. on a manhunt for the suspect. Now with someone in custody for both arson and multiple murders, it is up to Peter Stone and his team, including lead investigator Antonio Dawson to step in to bring some peace and resolution to so many families and friends of those lost - including one very close to home. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S05E15 Deathtrap (I) and Chicago P.D. S04E016 Emotional Proximity (II).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 2 - Uncertainty Principle
    7.8/10(320 votes)

    #2 - Uncertainty Principle

    S1:E2

    Stone and the State's Attorney team investigates the chain of events following the arrest and death of a young man, ultimately seeking charges against Police, Fire Department and Medical personnel, only to have a recalcitrant Grand Jury indict a single individual: Officer Kevin Atwater. Paul Robinette defends Atwater.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 3 - See Something
    7.5/10(300 votes)

    #3 - See Something

    S1:E3

    When a Muslim grad student is brutally murdered, Stone and the team arrest his friend, another Muslim student, who claims he committed murder to prevent a terrorist attack. The jury must decide whether he's a killer or a hero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 4 - Judge Not
    7.7/10(277 votes)

    #4 - Judge Not

    S1:E4

    When a prominent judge is shot and killed while leaving a bar with Valdez, her integrity is called into question and Stone prohibits her from working the case. The team learns the judge's death is connected to a trial where he handed down a lenient sentence to a college rapist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 5 - Friendly Fire
    7.7/10(268 votes)

    #5 - Friendly Fire

    S1:E5

    When a man is found stabbed to death in his home, Nagel and Antonio discover he was an ex-Navy SEAL who was writing a book that exposed the truth about a top-secret mission. Stone becomes convinced that the SEAL was killed to suppress the real story of what actually happened on the failed mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 6 - Dead Meat
    7.8/10(251 votes)

    #6 - Dead Meat

    S1:E6

    30 miles outside of Chicago, the cancer riddled body of Chicago PD Officer Tim Cody is found dead in a bathtub. When Antonio and Nagel arrive on scene they quickly determine his death was murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 7 - Double Helix
    8.4/10(259 votes)

    #7 - Double Helix

    S1:E7

    When a pregnant woman is found murdered and her baby cut out of her, the State's Attorney's Investigators race to find the baby and the killer. The case is complicated when it's revealed that the killer's DNA matches that of her father: a convicted serial killer already in prison. Both killers then attempt to use the DNA evidence as their ticket to freedom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 8 - Lily's Law
    8.2/10(243 votes)

    #8 - Lily's Law

    S1:E8

    When a female juror on Stone's case against a gangbanger winds up dead, the team believes she was murdered because of her guilty vote. They later learn that she committed suicide - driven to it by the cyber harassment of her former boyfriend. Stone goes after him for murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 9 - Comma
    7.5/10(242 votes)

    #9 - Comma

    S1:E9

    When Abigail Chapman returns from Spain after being acquitted for murdering her boyfriend while studying abroad, she finds herself the prime suspect in another murder case involving a young college student. During the trial of the real killer, the Second Amendment is put to the test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 10 - Drill
    8.2/10(222 votes)

    #10 - Drill

    S1:E10

    After an innocent girl is killed in a gang-related shooting that was instigated on social media, Stone's obsession for justice endangers the family of a cooperating witness. To salvage his crumbling case, Stone must go head-to-head in the courtroom against both the social media providers who inadvertently fueled the gang war and a cocky young man who may have pulled the trigger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 11 - AQD
    7.6/10(220 votes)

    #11 - AQD

    S1:E11

    When an anti-environmentalist Alderman is killed during a vicious hit-and-run, Antonio and Nagel go all out to track down the driver. But instead of this being an organized hit to save the environment, it turns out the driver is a frantic mother desperate to save her kidnapped daughter. When Valdez discovers the mother was victim of a scam, the legal question becomes complicated: who is responsible for the Alderman's death? The mother trying to save her daughter? Or the perpetrators of the scam?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 12 - Fool Me Twice
    7.7/10(213 votes)

    #12 - Fool Me Twice

    S1:E12

    After a man is shot multiple times and left for dead, and a kilo of diluted heroin is found in his car, Antonio discovers other similar cases where murder victims were found with the same type of adulterated drugs. Ultimately, the narcotics detectives involved in the case-one a decorated hero-appear to be the common thread. Meanwhile, Stone is hesitant to let Nagel be involved in the case, as she has a close connection to the victim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Chais

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  13. Chicago Justice Season 1 Episode 13 - Tycoon
    8.3/10(216 votes)

    #13 - Tycoon

    S1:E13

    A crane collapses at a construction site and kills the son-in-law of wealthy real estate developer, Frank Linden. Nagel and Antonio, with the help of and CFD Chief Boden discover that the collapse wasn't actually an accident. The team digs into Linden, who has made many enemies, more dangerous friends, and is accustomed to using his money to get his way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Chais

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fake (III)" is the best rated episode of "Chicago Justice" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 418 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Uncertainty Principle".