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The Worst Episodes of Hack

Every episode of Hack ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Hack!

Worst episode
S1E3 Domestic Disturbance
8.057 votes
Best episode
S1E17 Third Strike
9.347 votes
Top season
Season 2
9.0avg
Binge time
1d 6h
40 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hack Season 1 Episode 3 - Domestic Disturbance
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    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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  2. Hack Season 2 Episode 12 - Calibrated Arguments
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    S2:E12

    Olshansky is being sued by the mother of the thief who was killed as Mike tried to get his money back.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writers:Lawrence Kaplow, Liz Friedman

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  3. Hack Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.5/10(68 votes)

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

    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 7 - Husbands and Wives
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    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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  6. Hack Season 1 Episode 9 - Bad Choices
    8.7/10(46 votes)

    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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  7. Hack Season 1 Episode 6 - Slippery Slope
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    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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  8. Hack Season 1 Episode 12 - A Dangerous Game
    8.7/10(42 votes)

    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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  9. Hack Season 2 Episode 15 - Extreme Commerce
    8.7/10(37 votes)

    S2:E15

    Mike uncovers an illicit adoption ring trafficking in stolen babies when he grudgingly agrees to help one of Liz's clients, a former addict who's turned her life around, in the search for her missing child; Marcellus calls an end to it when he realizes that his obsession over the new man in Deborah's life has gone too far.

    Director:Chad Lowe
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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

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

    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:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  12. Hack Season 2 Episode 13 - Double Exposure
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    S2:E13

    Jamie and a friend with a secret get beaten up. His friend asks Jamie not to report it to the police, so Olshansky does.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  13. Hack Season 2 Episode 11 - Gone
    8.9/10(43 votes)

    S2:E11

    Olshansky's son, Mikey, is kidnapped by an assassin in order to make Mike find and turn over a Russian mobster that he drives around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Morse

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

    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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  15. Hack Season 2 Episode 14 - Fog of War
    8.9/10(38 votes)

    S2:E14

    Mike steps in to help his cousin who's caught a downward spiral of addiction and suicidal urges as he combats post-traumatic stress after serving in Iraq.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Ehrman

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  16. Hack Season 2 Episode 16 - Misty Blue
    9.0/10(39 votes)

    S2:E16

    Mike attempts to return a cellphone to a stripper who left the device in his cab. He discovers that the woman has disappeared and fears she's been abducted.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  17. Hack Season 2 Episode 6 - My Fare Lady
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    S2:E6

    Someone is trying to kill an amnesia victim. Mike protects her while trying to help her find her identity.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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  18. Hack Season 2 Episode 10 - Dial O For Murder
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    S2:E10

    Olshansky's telephone number written on her hand is the only clue in the naked murder victim's case.

    Director:Chad Lowe
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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

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

    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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  21. Hack Season 2 Episode 9 - To Have and Have Not
    9.1/10(38 votes)

    S2:E9

    Washington is upset that the life of a 12 year-old placed in a shelter hasn't improved, while Jamie catches a grisly discovery regarding a friend's sister.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  22. Hack Season 2 Episode 7 - The Looking Glass
    9.1/10(39 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jamie's father's mistress is murdered. Olshansky investigates.

    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  23. Hack Season 2 Episode 18 - The Reckoning
    9.1/10(41 votes)

    S2:E18

    Olshansky's life as a cop plagues him when a drug-dealer he sent away threatens Olanshky and anyone close to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner, Lawrence Kaplow

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  24. Hack Season 2 Episode 4 - Collateral Damage
    9.1/10(42 votes)

    S2:E4

    While Mike identifies the man who shot Marcellus as someone who escaped from a drug dealer take-down long ago, a second attempt on Marcellus's life points to the possibility of two different shooters; forced to hide out from some bad guys, Jamie temporarily moves in with Mike, and Liz teaches him how to be a good neighbor.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  25. Hack Season 2 Episode 1 - See No Evil
    9.1/10(43 votes)

    S2:E1

    While setting up his new life, Mike helps a young blind man who is being chased by dirty cops.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Domestic Disturbance" is the worst rated episode of Hack. It scored 8.0/10 from 57 votes. Directed by David Platt and written by Lawrence Kaplow, it aired on October 11, 2002. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Calibrated Arguments".

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