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In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Clarice Season 1 Episode 9 - Silence Is Purgatory
    4.2/10(589 votes)

    #1 - Silence Is Purgatory

    S1:E9

    After ViCAP links the River Murders to a pharmaceutical company, Clarice seeks help from Julia Lawson, the corporate accountant for the company, who refuses to work with the FBI, and with Clarice specifically. Also, Catherine goes outside for the first time since her rescue from Buffalo Bill, and Ardelia and Agent Garrett connect with a lawyer they hope will take on the Black Coalition's case against the FBI.

    Director:Deborah Kampmeier
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Clarice Season 1 Episode 13 - Family Is Freedom
    4.3/10(392 votes)

    #2 - Family Is Freedom

    S1:E13

    On the heels of ViCAP uncovering the secrets behind the River Murders case, Clarice is imprisoned in an abandoned animal testing facility where she finds trafficked women being held captive. As Clarice attempts to break from her captors and rescue all the women, ViCAP and Ardelia team up to locate her.

    Director:DeMane Davis
    Writers:Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman

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  3. Clarice Season 1 Episode 10 - Motherless Child
    4.7/10(426 votes)

    #3 - Motherless Child

    S1:E10

    Catherine Martin escapes to Carneys Point, N.J., to confront Buffalo Bill’s mother, Lila Gumb. When Ruth recruits Krendler and ViCAP to track her down, Clarice volunteers to be the one to find Catherine before she commits a vile act and becomes a monster herself. Also, Julia continues to assist the ViCAP team’s investigation despite the huge personal risk.

    Director:Christopher J. Byrne
    Writer:William Harper

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  4. Clarice Season 1 Episode 6 - How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful?
    4.8/10(590 votes)

    #4 - How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful?

    S1:E6

    Sidelined because of her harrowing ordeal with Marilyn Felker, Clarice goes to Ruth Martin to be reinstated and gets roped into having dinner at the Martin residence.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writers:Kenneth Lin, Celena Cipriaso

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  5. Clarice Season 1 Episode 11 - Achilles Heel
    4.8/10(401 votes)

    #5 - Achilles Heel

    S1:E11

    Clarice zeroes in on the entity behind the River Murders, Alastor Pharmaceuticals. When Julia informs ViCAP of the impending sale of the company, ViCAP rushes to Alastor to prevent the purging of any incriminating evidence. Also, Clarice questions Alastor CEO Nils Hagen, who quickly changes the subject to Clarice’s relationship with his son, Tyson.

    Director:Christopher J. Byrne
    Writers:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Lydia Teffera

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  6. Clarice Season 1 Episode 12 - Father Time
    4.8/10(389 votes)

    #6 - Father Time

    S1:E12

    As ViCAP finally gets the green light to raid Alastor Pharmaceuticals, Clarice punches another FBI agent in a moment of rage, then willingly turns in her badge and gun. Also, the rest of the ViCAP team uncovers the whole truth about the River Murders, and Clarice unwittingly puts herself in mortal danger.

    Director:DeMane Davis
    Writer:Kenneth Lin

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  7. Clarice Season 1 Episode 5 - Get Right with God
    5.1/10(718 votes)

    #7 - Get Right with God

    S1:E5

    Clarice is drugged and confined to a hospital bed by a serial killer in the medical profession, causing her to experience intense hallucinations.

    Director:Chloe Domont
    Writer:Tess Leibowitz

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  8. Clarice Season 1 Episode 8 - Add-a-Bead
    5.3/10(495 votes)

    #8 - Add-a-Bead

    S1:E8

    Clarice feels an emotional tie to the victim when ViCAP investigates what appears to be the suicide of a medical student in the United States on a foreign visa. Also, Krendler secretly collects a DNA sample from the man he suspects attacked Clarice at Woodhaven.

    Director:Deborah Kampmeier
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Clarice Season 1 Episode 7 - Ugly Truth
    5.4/10(591 votes)

    #9 - Ugly Truth

    S1:E7

    Clarice and Ardelia team up to investigate a deeply twisted cold case after the body of a missing teenager is found entombed in concrete. Also, Clarice wrestles with the knowledge that Krendler may know the man who attacked her while she was held captive.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:William Harper

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  10. Clarice Season 1 Episode 1 - The Silence Is Over
    5.6/10(1299 votes)

    #10 - The Silence Is Over

    S1:E1

    A year after rescuing Catherine Martin from the horror of Buffalo Bill’s basement, FBI Agent Clarice Starling gets an urgent assignment from Catherine’s mother, Attorney General Ruth Martin, to join the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) in the investigation of three serial killings.

    Director:Maja Vrvilo
    Writers:Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman

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  11. Clarice Season 1 Episode 2 - Ghosts of Highway 20
    5.7/10(968 votes)

    #11 - Ghosts of Highway 20

    S1:E2

    Clarice Starling and the VICAP team are deployed to Tennessee where the FBI is laying siege against a fringe militia group called “The Statesmen,”

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writers:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Kenneth Lin

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  12. Clarice Season 1 Episode 4 - You Can't Rule Me
    5.7/10(782 votes)

    #12 - You Can't Rule Me

    S1:E4

    Following the assassination of a suspect, Clarice and VICAP are investigated by Krendler’s rival at the Bureau, SA Anthony Herman. When Ardelia is recruited to assist him, it causes friction between the two friends.

    Director:Chloe Domont
    Writers:Lydia Teffera, Gabriel Ho

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  13. Clarice Season 1 Episode 3 - Are You Alright?
    6.3/10(826 votes)

    #13 - Are You Alright?

    S1:E3

    In order to prove to Krendler and the VICAP team that she is fit for duty, Clarice must find the psychological key that will unlock a confession from the suspect in the three river murders.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writer:William Harper

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Silence Is Purgatory" is the worst rated episode of "Clarice". It scored 4.2/10 based on 589 votes. Directed by Deborah Kampmeier and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/13/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Family Is Freedom".