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The Best Episodes of I (Almost) Got Away With It Season 5

Every episode of I (Almost) Got Away With It Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I (Almost) Got Away With It Season 5!

The Best Episodes of I (Almost) Got Away With It Season 5

Murders, drug dealers, bank robbers or jail escapees. The stories are different, but the motive is always the same: to stay out of prison. See...

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  1. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Got to Run to Costa Rica

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    David Harden is a clean-cut businessman living a double life as a burglar. His drug habit forces him to commit more daring crimes until he gets caught. He runs to Costa Rica, pulling scams until a friend turns on him. After getting deported, he sneaks out of prison hidden in a trash bin to live as a fugitive.

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  2. 7.9/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Got to Run with My Brother

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    Mark and Maverick Maher are teenage punks who form their own militia -- a band of youths who rob houses and break into cars. After sending a threatening audio tape to police, they go on the run, living in the Florida swamps and eventually leading police on a lengthy chase through an upscale neighborhood.

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  3. 7.8/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Got to Build a Bridge to Freedom

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    Nicholas Johnson is a teenage robber terrorizing the streets of Portland, Oregon. After getting caught, he plans an elaborate escape and slips past the prison’s high-level security system. With the help of his family, Johnson stays hidden from the law until a tip leads police right to his whereabouts.

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  4. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Got to Build a Meth Lab

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    Jerry Wright builds a booming meth business in the Tennessee hills until his makeshift lab blows up. During a fight over money, Wright kills a man and runs to his sister’s in Ohio but gets caught. He escapes from prison but can't handle the stress of being a fugitive. He is soon captured and sent back to jail.

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  5. 7.4/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Got to Murder My Own Family

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    After killing his step-mom and three young brothers, James Wiley is given a life sentence. He escapes into the Wyoming wilderness and hides under the wheel of a big rig, holding on for dear life as the truck heads down the highway. He calls a friend for help at a rest area but gets caught and sent back to prison.

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  6. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Got to Break Into Vacation Homes

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    William Alderman robs to support his girlfriend and her 3-year-old daughter. The trio heads to Idaho, breaking into vacation homes and using the little girl to help carry out the crimes. During a botched robbery, a man is killed and the family runs but gets caught during a takedown at a roadside motel.

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  8. 7.2/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Got to Hide Out in Suburbia

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    Robert Jeffery loses his entire drug business in a fire. In order to pay off his supplier, he robs a bank but is arrested. He escapes from jail and survives by dealing drugs and pulling scams, until he meets a woman and moves to the suburbs. But soon the FBI finds him and corners him at a busy subway station.

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  9. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Got Hammered on a Sailboat

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  10. 6.9/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Got to Make It in the Big Easy

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  11. 6.8/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Got to Make You A Superstar

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    Two stories of fugitives on the run. First, a scam artist cons aspiring artists out of millions. But when one victim demands justice, a high-profile manhunt ensues. Then, a modern day Bonnie and Clyde eludes police until a slip-up leads to their doorstep.

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  12. 6.7/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Got to Take Down My Ex-Boyfriend

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  13. 6.6/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Got to Become a Neo-Nazi

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  14. 6.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Got to Prey on Tourists

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    Patsy Jones is the leader of a band of thieves, targeting tourists leaving the Miami airport by robbing and carjacking them at gunpoint. One night, a tourist fails to stop and Jones shoots and kills him. She hides in an abandoned apartment until the intense manhunt leads the police right to her doorstep.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Got to Run to Costa Rica" is the best rated episode of "I (Almost) Got Away With It" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/23/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Got to Run with My Brother".