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Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.

Fire in the Hole

Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.

Riverbrook

In tracking a vanished confidential informant, Raylan goes against a pair of violent ex-cons who are just dying for a showdown with "The Kentucky Cowboy."

Fixer

Raylan leaves to California to follow the trails of a criminal who has evaded him twice in the past, and Raylan is determined that the third time won't be the same.

Long in the Tooth

Raylan's father is arrested in the wake of a confrontation with the tenant of a house he and Raylan's stepmother own.

The Lord of War and Thunder

After an apparent suicide on an opulent Kentucky horse farm, Raylan must resist the sexy widow as he searches for the dead man's missing art.

The Collection

Raylan foils an attempt on Ava's life and vows to find out who was behind it. Later, Raylan finds out that Ava may not have been the target.

Blind Spot

When a murderous inmate takes hostages, Raylan must scramble to defuse the situation before the bullets start flying.

Blowback

Raylan has a few drinks and gets himself beaten up, after being suspended as a Marshall. He pulls himself together and decides to jeopardise his career further by going after the thugs who have been harassing his ex-wife's new husband.

Hatless

Determined to repair the damage he's done, Raylan takes time away from his assignment bodyguarding an eccentric judge to track down an old lead.

The Hammer

When Boyd Crowder and his crusaders become vigilantes, Raylan takes it upon himself to try to shut them down.

Veterans

In order to work for the Marshal's Office, Raylan's dad Arlo agrees to become a double agent and work for Bo Crowder. Meanwhile, Bo sets up a meth lab to get back in business.

Fathers and Sons

In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.

Bulletville

Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.

The Moonshine War

Raylan chases a pregnant fugitive who has fallen into the hands of human traffickers.

The Life Inside

The hijacking of a bus full of drugs ends in murder, and Raylan pursues the likely culprit: Boyd Crowder.

The I of the Storm

When Rachel's brother-in-law makes a violent escape from a halfway house, Raylan is forced to hunt him down. Boyd entertains a dangerous offer in Harlan.

For Blood or Money

Raylan's hunt for a killer puts him on a collision course with the Bennett clan, while Boyd plots a heist with treacherous new partners.

Cottonmouth

When a terminally ill ex-con is linked to a bank heist, Art and Raylan must find him before he and his young henchmen can strike again. However, the manhunt is complicated when Winona worries that a hundred-dollar bill she took from an evidence room locker will be traced back to her after it is taken in the robbery.

Blaze of Glory

Winona's blunder could put her behind bars, unless Raylan can weave his way through a federal courthouse locked down over death threats.

Save My Love

Raylan is assigned to protect a local coal mine executive as she tries to buy up land for the company but faces opposition from the Bennett clan.

The Spoil

Just as the bad blood between the Bennetts and the coal company threatens to boil over, Raylan must thwart one of Mags' sons.

Brother's Keeper

Raylan and Winona's idyll is shattered by violence, as Boyd and the Bennetts struggle to rise from the ashes of chaos in Harlan.

Debts and Accounts

Raylan realizes he wasn't the sole target of an attempted assassination, and confronts the unlikely culprit once and for all.

Full Commitment

A deadly home invasion hits Raylan personally, placing him in a race with Boyd and Arlo to find the killer. Mags is forced to make decisions about her involvement in the Bennett family's criminal activities and the fate of Dickie, who has a deadly plan to absolve himself of responsibility.

Reckoning

The Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, a move that leaves dead and dying on both sides.

Bloody Harlan

The arrival of a Detroit mobster in Lexington puts Raylan on a collision course with a sadistic Dixie Mafia hit man. Raylan also has another altercation with Boyd.

The Gunfighter

The murder of a fellow marshal throws Raylan together with a former female colleague, and Art leaves the office to track down another angle of the case. Meanwhile, Boyd engineers a showdown with Dickie Bennett, despite Raylan's effort to prevent it.

Cut Ties

Raylan faces off with a tyrannical Oxy dealer, putting him on a collision course with the new head of the Dixie Mafia. Meanwhile, Boyd fights to regain part of his family's empire, but his methods could rip his crew apart.

Harlan Roulette

A daring prison escape puts Raylan on the trail of two old foes. Meanwhile, Boyd confronts a traitor in his inner circle.

The Devil You Know

Raylan races to save Dewey Crowe from a gang of vicious organ harvesters. Boyd faces off with a new adversary.

Thick as Mud

As Boyd fights for control of the Harlan oxy trade, Raylan works to keep the battle from becoming an all-out war while also battling a personal issue.

When the Guns Come Out

Raylan's tactics put him at odds with the FBI as he intensifies his efforts to take down Quarles and the Detroit mob.

The Man Behind the Curtain

A shocking murder forces Raylan to face past mistakes. Meanwhile, Boyd goes up against Harlan's corrupt sheriff.

Watching the Detectives

Raylan pursues a Dixie Mafia soldier who could be the key to nabbing Quarles; Ava protects an imperiled prostitute by any means necessary.

Loose Ends

Raylan struggles to keep Dickie Bennett in prison while contending with an increasingly violent and unpredictable Quarles.

Guy Walks Into a Bar

Raylan squares off with a pair of merciless Detroit hit men. The battle between Boyd and Quarles comes to a head.

Measures

While Raylan closes in on an ever-more-unpredictable Quarles, Boyd enters into an unlikely alliance with Dickie Bennett in a last-ditch attempt to recover Mags's fortune.

Coalition

After the murder of his friend, Raylan is a man on fire as he goes after any- and everyone he holds responsible on the way to a bloody final showdown.

Slaughterhouse

Raylan investigates a burglary that's uncovered a diplomatic courier's bag hidden in his imprisoned father's house, while a new preacher's ministry cuts into Boyd's drug trade.

Hole in the Wall

Following the murder of an imprisoned Dixie Mafia soldier, Raylan looks for a longtime fugitive whose ID was found inside the diplomatic pouch hidden at Arlo's house. Meanwhile, Boyd suspects the St. Cyr siblings of undermining his drug business.

Where's Waldo?

Raylan discovers some disturbing truths about his girlfriend Lindsey and her violent ex-husband, while Boyd looks to convince Billy and Cassie to leave Harlan.

Truth and Consequences

Raylan enlists Rachel in his pursuit of Lindsey and her jealous ex-husband Randall, while Boyd looks to keep Ellen May quiet about the crimes she's witnessed.

This Bird Has Flown

The race to find Drew Thompson puts both Raylan and Boyd at odds with a dangerous Harlan hill country clan.

As Raylan races against time to find Cairn, Ava and Boyd's search leads them to an upscale Harlan neighborhood's underground sex party.

Foot Chase

Boyd and Ava attend a sex party in an attempt to identify Drew Thompson, while Jody draws Raylan into a showdown.

Money Trap

Boyd uses the Detroit mob's contract on Drew Thompson to target his own enemies, while Raylan's search leads him to question Harlan's imprisoned former sheriff.

Outlaw

Obsessions collide when Raylan's search for Drew Thompson leads him to question the inmate who killed Arlo, while Colt's confession sends Boyd looking for Ellen May.

The Hatchet Tour

With his identity exposed, Drew Thompson goes on the run from Raylan's law enforcement dragnet and Boyd's plan to turn him over to the Detroit mob.

Get Drew

After capturing Drew Thompson, Raylan must find a way to get him past Boyd and the Detroit mob henchmen who've been sent to stop him.

Decoy

As Boyd learns of his jealous cousin’s plan to take over the Crowder crime empire, Raylan looks to keep Drew Thompson talking by reuniting him with Ellen May.

Peace of Mind

Detroit mob leader Nicky Augustine targets Winona in order to convince Raylan to turn over Drew Thompson, while Boyd and Ava devise a ruse to dispose of Delroy's corpse.

Ghosts

As Raylan investigates the Crowe crime family's role in the disappearance of a corrupt Florida Coast Guard officer, Boyd revives a failed drug deal to help keep Ava's murder case from going to trial.

A Murder of Crowes

Boyd's plan to keep Ava from being tried threatens to unravel while an unexpected reunion with Loretta McCready pits Raylan against two hit men working for a ruthless Memphis drug lord.

The Kids Aren't All Right

Overseeing an asset forfeiture leads Raylan to discover a crime boss' hidden treasure, while Boyd continues his efforts to try to clear Ava's name. Dewey's cousins arrive from Florida to take over Audrey's.

Good Intentions

The search for a missing government informant pits Raylan against both the Crowder and Crowe clans while an investigation into in the death of Nicky Augustine threatens to implicate Raylan. A standoff with Johnny reveals a powerful rival to Boyd's drug business.

Over the Mountain

While working to undermine the murder charges against Ava, Boyd reaches out for new partners. Art steps up his investigation of the Tonin crime family.

Shot All to Hell

As Art's frustration with Raylan boils over, the Crowe family battles both the U.S. Marshals and the Crowders to stay in Harlan. Boyd enlists unlikely allies to ensure Ava's safety in prison and regain control of the local drug trade.

Kill the Messenger

A computer hacker leads Raylan on a wild goose chase. Ava looks to secure her safety in prison, while Boyd and Johnny square off over a heroin deal in Mexico.

Raw Deal

When Kendal takes off with his uncle Jack, Raylan's search exposes the truth about their relationship to Wendy. Meanwhile, Boyd and the Crowes move heroin across the Mexican border, and Ava sets up a drug smuggling operation in prison.

Whistle Past the Graveyard

Raylan partners with a maverick DEA agent whose bad behavior feels uncomfortably familiar, while Boyd makes a hard choice to protect Ava.

Wrong Roads

Raylan and Boyd collide on the hunt for Dewey Crowe, while bad blood simmering in the Crowe family finally boils over.

Weight

Following an attack on the Marshal's Service to avenge Danny's death, Boyd lands in the hot seat with Duffy and Picker. As Raylan struggles with being pushed aside at work, a powerful inmate's murder presents both danger and opportunity for Ava.

The Toll

Raylan puts pressure on every criminal in town as a ploy to arrest Darryl Crowe Jr., while Boyd and Duffy enlist an unlikely ally to fight off cartel killers.

Starvation

Raylan has one last shot at taking down Art's would-be assassin, while cartel killers have Boyd's back against the wall.

Restitution

Raylan guides Ava through the process of informing on Boyd and tries to turn Boyd's old ally Dewey Crowe against him as well, all while Boyd works to pull off a daring heist right under Raylan's nose.

Fate's Right Hand

Raylan's investigation brings him into conflict with a paramilitary outfit, while Boyd and his partners try to salvage a profit from their heist.

Cash Game

Raylan follows a trail of illegal explosives in an attempt to pin Boyd, who discovers he's run afoul of a dangerous new player in town.

Noblesse Oblige

Raylan declares war on the deadly men who are forcing Harlan's most valuable real estate to change hands, while Boyd and Duffy seek out a crackpot safecracker to help do their dirty work.

The Trash and the Snake

When Ava makes a drastic decision, Raylan turns to an old friend for help. A suspicious Duffy looks into Ava’s release from prison.

Sounding

Raylan investigates a murder that has sown discord in Markham's camp. Boyd's latest heist forces him to revisit his mining days.

Alive Day

A visit from his baby daughter threatens to pull Raylan away from the hunt for a dangerous fugitive. Boyd, having learned that Ava's been lying to him, takes her on a hunting trip that she may never come back from.

The Hunt

Raylan extends an unexpected offer to Markham. Boyd and Ava find themselves in Walker’s dangerous company.

Dark as a Dungeon

Raylan and Boyd each test Ava's loyalty, and Markham's plans to win over Harlan go awry.

Burned

As Raylan puts more pressure on his CIs, Boyd makes a move on Markham’s money, and Ava finds herself caught in the crossfire again.

Trust

Raylan and the Marshals scramble to deal with a crisis that threatens all of their careers. Duffy, Mike, and Katherine question the meaning of loyalty.

Fugitive Number One

Raylan and Boyd’s paths cross as they search for Ava in the mountains. Markham recruits an unlikely ally to his cause.

Collateral

Raylan, Boyd, and Ava fight one last, bloody battle to find out who leaves Harlan alive.

The Promise

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.

The Best Seasons of Justified

The Best Seasons of Justified

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