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Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 5 - Special Ops, Part 1
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Special Ops, Part 1

    S1:E5

    When a wealthy teenager is taken hostage, the ICC team has to move fast to track the kidnappers. Meanwhile, Anne-Marie finds a connection to a similar case in Florence as the team races to rescue the boy. Elsewhere, Dorn and Louis soon discover an unexpected link to their arch enemy Alexander Dimitrov, which puts their lives in danger.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 1 - Redux
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Redux

    S3:E1

    When one of Michel Dorn's prosecutors is kidnapped, he recruits new team members and reactivates the unit to tackle the case.

    Director:Niall MacCormick
    Writer:Frank Spotnitz

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  3. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 2 - Whistleblower
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Whistleblower

    S3:E2

    New leads suggest Wombosi is not behind the murder and kidnapping. Rather the person who gave Sophie the evidence is the real target of a much more complex plot.

    Director:Niall MacCormick
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  4. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 3 - Dragon
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Dragon

    S3:E3

    The team takes on the case of a young girl believed to be a victim of human trafficking.

    Director:Ashley Pearce
    Writers:Francesca Gardiner, Corinne Marrinan

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  5. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 4 - In Loco Parentis
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - In Loco Parentis

    S3:E4

    The cross borders unit investigate the death of a bus driver and student of a prestigious European school.

    Director:Susan Tully
    Writers:Spencer Hudnut, Francesca Gardiner

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  6. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 5 - Recoil
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Recoil

    S3:E5

    The Cross boarders unit travel to Italy to investigate the assumed assassination of a prestigious judge.

    Director:Susan Tully
    Writers:Spencer Hudnut, Francesca Gardiner

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  7. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 6 - Executioner
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Executioner

    S3:E6

    When a known murderer restarts his killing spree, a twist of events leads the team to investigate a group espousing social justice.

    Director:Susan Tully
    Writer:James Moran

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  8. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 7 - Lost and Found
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Lost and Found

    S3:E7

    A known criminal is attacked but dies from a contagious disease rather than his wounds, leading the team to track down everyone in contact with him.

    Director:Niall MacCormick
    Writer:Nicholas Meyer

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  9. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 8 - Heat
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Heat

    S3:E8

    During the search for a cargo of lethal polonium Carine faces a former researcher at the school, and make her question her ability to lead the ICC.

    Director:Kerric Macdonald
    Writer:Ben Harris

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  10. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 9 - Expose
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Expose

    S3:E9

    The mysterious death of a journalist who is about to give an exclusive to Dorn’s unit has to do with the world of drug, counterfeit and terrorist weapons.

    Director:Michael Wenning
    Writers:Jimmy Dowdall, Frank Spotnitz

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  11. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 10 - Enemy of the People
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Enemy of the People

    S3:E10

    The investigation on the death of key figures of a controversial Hydro-Electric project exposes the secret life of a contractor.

    Directors:Susan Tully, Kerric Macdonald
    Writers:Jimmy Dowdall, Frank Spotnitz

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  12. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 11 - Penalty
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Penalty

    S3:E11

    When the locker room of a football team is bombarded, the research leads to a racist motive and exposes a dark secret of the profitable owner.

    Director:Susan Tully
    Writers:Jason Sutton, Ben Harris

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  13. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot, Part 1
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Pilot, Part 1

    S1:E1

    A disabled former NYPD detective joins a team of specialists working for the International Criminal Court. While trying to juggle his own personal demons, he must to corner a psychotic killer.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Edward Allen Bernero

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  14. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 3 - The Terminator
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Terminator

    S1:E3

    Detective Eva Vittoria discovers a pattern of murders when wealthy businessmen begin dying from a mysterious virus and the ICC team’s investigations lead them to a group of art thieves. Meanwhile, a confrontation with the killer puts the whole team’s lives in jeopardy.

    Director:Laurent Barès
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 4 - Long-Haul Predators
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Long-Haul Predators

    S1:E4

    An abandoned car leads Sebastian and the ICC team to Poland where technology reveals a shocking secret. The investigation uncovers a bizarre scenario in which families are pitted against each other in a fight to the death. When Eva and Tommy go undercover, their lives are in peril, and it’s up to Hickman and Louis to reach them in time.

    Director:Eric Valette
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 8 - Desperation & Desperados
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Desperation & Desperados

    S1:E8

    When Anne-Marie is away working on an old case, the ICC team must figure out the reason behind a series of shootings in Italy and Slovenia. Meanwhile, two young men have stolen money and drugs from an Italian drug lord and unknowingly kidnap the drug lord's daughter. Eva's past family connections to the drug lord reveal hidden details from her past which may be able to help save the girl.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Edward Allen Bernero

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  17. Crossing Lines Season 2 Episode 9 - Truth & Consequences
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Truth & Consequences

    S2:E9

    The ICC tries to protect a movie star after a string of murders involving a film director, agent and journalist take place.

    Director:Stephen Woolfenden
    Writer:Oliver Hein-Macdonald

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  18. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 2 - Pilot, Part 2
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Pilot, Part 2

    S1:E2

    Tommy follows the trail of the serial killer’s earlier victims When Sebastian tracks down the killer the team must race to apprehend him but a sudden tragedy changes the teams’ lives forever.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Edward Allen Bernero

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  19. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 6 - Special Ops, Part 2
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Special Ops, Part 2

    S1:E6

    While in Florence, Eva finds something amiss when she discovers another similar kidnapping. While confronting her former partner in the Italian Police, a secret is discovered that may put Sebastian's career at risk. Back in Cannes, a search of the financial records from the missing boy's father shows that not everything is as it seems.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Crossing Lines Season 1 Episode 7 - The Animals
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Animals

    S1:E7

    Hickman's search for a criminal mastermind leads him to a bank where he is suddenly taken hostage and soon realizes that the thieves may not be after the money. Outside the bank, the ICC team must work against time to figure out the real motive behind the crime and when part of the truth is revealed, Tommy must confront a secret from his past that could jeopardize his career.

    Director:Philippe Haïm
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Crossing Lines Season 2 Episode 3 - The Kill Zone
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Kill Zone

    S2:E3

    The team hunts a sniper who is randomly killing innocent people.

    Director:Eric Valette
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Crossing Lines Season 2 Episode 5 - Home Is Where the Heart Is
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Home Is Where the Heart Is

    S2:E5

    A German biker gang embarks on a home-invasion spree. Meanwhile, Sebastian goes undercover for the first time.

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Corinne Marrinan

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  23. Crossing Lines Season 2 Episode 6 - Freedom
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Freedom

    S2:E6

    As Genovese awaits trial, he offers the ICC an attractive bargain.

    Director:Laurent Barès
    Writer:Clive Bradley

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  24. Crossing Lines Season 2 Episode 7 - The Velvet Glove
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Velvet Glove

    S2:E7

    The team goes after a gang of black widows who seduce wealthy men into marriage and then poison them.

    Director:Kerric Macdonald
    Writers:Corinne Marrinan, Edward Allen Bernero

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  25. Crossing Lines Season 3 Episode 12 - Obscura
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Obscura

    S3:E12

    The team investigates the murder of the press attaché of the Romanian Freedom Party. Marco follows a new lead on his missing sister's case.

    Director:Ashley Pearce
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Special Ops, Part 1" is the worst rated episode of "Crossing Lines". It scored 5.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Andy Wilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/5/2013. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Redux".