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Crossing Jordan S1E3 — The Ties That Bind
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Crossing Jordan•Season 1•Episode 3

The Ties That Bind

7.4/10 · 225 votesOct 8, 200142 min

Ranked #14 of 23 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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A woman’s torso is found and linked back to the prison system. Jordan is assigned to find out who the victim is and who is responsible for her death.

Directed byAndy Wolk
Written byIan Biederman
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Pilot stillE1 7.2

Pilot

The Dawn of a New Day stillE2 7.3

The Dawn of a New Day

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The Ties That Bind

Born to Run stillE4 7.3

Born to Run

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You Can't Go Home Again

Believers stillE6 7.3

Believers

Sight Unseen stillE7 7.5

Sight Unseen

Digger (1) stillE8 7.9

Digger (1)

Digger (2) stillE9 7.9

Digger (2)

Blue Christmas stillE10 7.6

Blue Christmas

Wrong Place, Wrong Time stillE11 7.8

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Blood Relatives stillE12 7.4

Blood Relatives

Miracles & Wonders stillE13 7.7

Miracles & Wonders

Four Fathers stillE14 7.5

Four Fathers

Acts of Mercy stillE15 7.4

Acts of Mercy

Lost and Found stillE16 7.3

Lost and Found

Crime & Punishment stillE17 7.6

Crime & Punishment

With Honor stillE18 7.6

With Honor

For Harry, with Love and Squalor stillE19 6.9

For Harry, with Love and Squalor

The Gift of Life stillE20 7.9

The Gift of Life

Someone to Count On stillE21 7.8

Someone to Count On

Secrets & Lies (1) stillE22 7.9

Secrets & Lies (1)

Secrets & Lies (2) stillE23 7.8

Secrets & Lies (2)

Cast7

Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy

Jordan Cavanaugh

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Garrett Macy

Steve Valentine

Steve Valentine

Nigel Townsend

Ravi Kapoor

Ravi Kapoor

Mahesh 'Bug' Vijay

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Lily Lebowski

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Trey Sanders

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Max Cavanaugh

Crew7

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Andy Wolk

Director

Ian Biederman

Ian Biederman

Writer

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Mary Albee

Stunt Coordinator

Nancy Young

Nancy Young

Stunt Double

Brett A. Jones

Brett A. Jones

Stunts

T

Tim Kring

Creator

Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes

Second Assistant Director

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Episode Summary

"The Ties That Bind" is episode 3 of Crossing Jordan season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 225 votes, ranking #14 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Andy Wolk and written by Ian Biederman, it aired on October 8, 2001.

Next: E4 · Born to RunBest of Season 1