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The Best Episodes of Hack Season 1

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

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When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hack Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.6/10(71 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Mike helps a minister find his runaway teenage daughter who was lured to Philadelphia by an online child predator.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hack Season 1 Episode 2 - Favors
    8.8/10(52 votes)

    #2 - Favors

    S1:E2

    Mike comes to regret helping a gambler who owes money to a bookie; Marcellus requests his old partner's assistance in apprehending a suspected killer.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hack Season 1 Episode 3 - Domestic Disturbance
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Domestic Disturbance

    S1:E3

    Olshansky picks up Jeanine Adams and her daughter and takes them to a shelter. Jeanine tells Olshansky her cop husband has abused her. Olshansky calls on Marcellus Washington for help but Washington believes Jeanine's husband is innocent.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  4. Hack Season 1 Episode 4 - My Alibi
    8.5/10(45 votes)

    #4 - My Alibi

    S1:E4

    Olshansky picks up a hysterical man who claims his former business partner, Boone is out of prison and he fears he will harm him. When Olshansky intervenes, Boone files assault charges against him.

    Director:Michael Fields
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  5. Hack Season 1 Episode 5 - My Brother's Keeper
    9.3/10(45 votes)

    #5 - My Brother's Keeper

    S1:E5

    Vanessa Griffin's wants her brother Teddy to get off drugs and asks for Olshansky's help. Olshansky agrees to help but gets involved with a violent drug gang when Teddy steals their drug stash.

    Director:Harry Winer
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  6. Hack Season 1 Episode 6 - Slippery Slope
    8.9/10(44 votes)

    #6 - Slippery Slope

    S1:E6

    A shady nightclub owner offers Olshansky a job as his driver. Olshansky reluctantly agrees. The financially strapped hack eventually gets involved in collections for his loan-shark boss. He struggles with ethical issues.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Frank Renzulli

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  7. Hack Season 1 Episode 7 - Husbands and Wives
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Husbands and Wives

    S1:E7

    Subsequent to an investigation into the case of a bookie whose wife and lawyer claim they are being framed, all are not as they seem. Olshansky is aghast to discover that Washington planted evidence in a faulty report.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writers:Leonard Dick, Thomas L. Moran

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  8. Hack Season 1 Episode 8 - Songs in the Night
    9.0/10(46 votes)

    #8 - Songs in the Night

    S1:E8

    When a homeless man dies in his cab, Olshansky sets out to find the man's estranged family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hack Season 1 Episode 9 - Bad Choices
    8.9/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Bad Choices

    S1:E9

    After reluctantly picking up Chuck, a frantic naked fare, Olshansky agrees to help him track down the hooker who stole his wallet, clothes and, most importantly, his wedding rig. but the hooker's pimp has already gotten the ring from her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Leonard Dick

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  10. Hack Season 1 Episode 10 - All Night Long
    9.2/10(46 votes)

    #10 - All Night Long

    S1:E10

    Olshansky goes through a series of tribulations while attempting to return $10,000 in cash he found in the backseat of his cab. He runs into a woman who is being blackmailed for the same amount and he offers to help.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

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  11. Hack Season 1 Episode 11 - Obsession
    9.0/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Obsession

    S1:E11

    Olshansky meets Abby Banks, who claims she's being chased by a stalker who's been after her for two years and three cities. Abby hires Olshansky to guard her, but a Chicago cop who also protected Abby reveals there may not be a stalker at all.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Thomas L. Moran

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  12. Hack Season 1 Episode 12 - A Dangerous Game
    8.9/10(41 votes)

    #12 - A Dangerous Game

    S1:E12

    Mike helps a Department of Justice employee whose sister has been kidnapped by a hitman who wants information about a banker in the Witness Protection Program who is scheduled to testify against the drug dealer whose money he laundered.

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  13. Hack Season 1 Episode 13 - Death of Innocence
    8.9/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Death of Innocence

    S1:E13

    Mike investigates a friend's death, believing it's not the hit and run that it seems, and runs afoul of Marcellus' new partner, Aldo Rossi.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lynne E. Litt, Lawrence Kaplow

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  14. Hack Season 1 Episode 14 - Forgive, But Don't Forget
    9.1/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Forgive, But Don't Forget

    S1:E14

    Mike Jr. finds the divorce papers of his parents. Badakian the IAB cop who is responsible for Olshansky being suspended and under indictment and now is looking at Washington stops at a store and his son is shot while waiting outside. Badakian asks for Olshansky's help when the shooter gets released after the sole witness against him is killed.

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  15. Hack Season 1 Episode 15 - Brothers in Arms
    8.8/10(48 votes)

    #15 - Brothers in Arms

    S1:E15

    Olshansky is taken hostage by the brother of a man on death row. He is threatening to execute Mike if his brother is executed.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writers:Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

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  16. Hack Season 1 Episode 16 - Black Eye
    9.1/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Black Eye

    S1:E16

    Romantic feelings resurface between Olshansky and his high school girlfriend as he reconnects with her while trying to help her schizophrenic sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  17. Hack Season 1 Episode 17 - Third Strike
    9.3/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Third Strike

    S1:E17

    A 2-time convictee witnesses a muder while committing a burglary. He can't come forward when the wrong person is arrested without implicating himself in a crime, so he enlists Mike's help.

    Director:Kristoffer Tabori
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  18. Hack Season 1 Episode 18 - Sinners and Saints
    9.2/10(41 votes)

    #18 - Sinners and Saints

    S1:E18

    Olshansky takes a man to the hospital, was mistreated. Heather witnesses the doctor changing the records to cover up his mistake.

    Director:Bill L. Norton
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  19. Hack Season 1 Episode 19 - Signature
    9.2/10(38 votes)

    #19 - Signature

    S1:E19

    Olshansky sets out to prove that a man he helped convict years ago is actually innocent.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Lynne E. Litt

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  20. Hack Season 1 Episode 20 - All Others Pay Cash
    9.2/10(41 votes)

    #20 - All Others Pay Cash

    S1:E20

    Mike gets closer to his dying father. Grizz contemplates leaving the priesthood because of his affection for Beth. Mickey acts distant towards his Mom's (Heather) new boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  21. Hack Season 1 Episode 21 - True Lies
    9.3/10(40 votes)

    #21 - True Lies

    S1:E21

    Marcellus is accused by junkie woman of stealing money. Olshansky checks if it is true.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  22. Hack Season 1 Episode 22 - The Squeeze
    9.2/10(40 votes)

    #22 - The Squeeze

    S1:E22

    Mike helps Marcellus find the killer of his past informant, while Marcellus helps resolve Mike's felony charges. Mike helps Mikey make the adjustment to his new life with Heather's future husband.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Hack" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Thomas Carter and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Favors".