6.7/10533 votesLoading...#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/13/2019
When a boy is targeted by a powerful cartel, two detectives with complex pasts race the clock to keep him safe, but when Syd's personal quest for justice threatens their efforts, the pair must decide whom they really serve and protect.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
7.2/10366 votesLoading...#2 - Defiance
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/2019
Tracking down a serial killer who lures his victims into isolated areas before killing them live on social media; Syd has a dangerous secret that clashes with McKenna's complicated past.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: John Dove, Pam Veasey
7.2/10340 votesLoading...#3 - Con Air
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2019
Syd and McKenna are called to investigate when a body seems to plummet from the sky; the partners realize they need to trust each other to escape the ghosts of their pasts.
Director: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
7.2/10302 votesLoading...#4 - Déjà Vu
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/20/2019
Time is up – Syd and McKenna need to get Knox’s fentanyl into police custody while leaving no trace of their own involvement. But can they pull it off when McKenna is distracted by Izzy’s strange behavior and a ghost from Syd’s past returns to haunt her?
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Andrea Thornton Bolden
7.2/10265 votesLoading...#5 - Book of Secrets
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2019
Syd and McKenna ramp up their personal search for Gabriel Knox and let the Bens in on their search for Arlo. Syd faces a family crisis. McKenna must make a difficult choice.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
7.3/10301 votesLoading...#6 - Farewell...
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2019
While fighting with their own complications, Syd and McKenna try and find the killer behind the death of a transgender woman. Syd must face her past as the hunt for Knox intensifies. McKenna helps Izzy deal with her grief.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Jai Tiggett
7.3/10267 votesLoading...#7 - ...My Lovely
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/27/2019
McKenna is unable to keep hiding the truth about her mother's accident from Syd. Arlo plots against people Syd loves. Syd and McKenna continue to hunt for the killer of the transgender woman and her fiancé.
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Diana Mendez Boucher
7.3/10250 votesLoading...#8 - Dead Men Tell No Tales
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2019
McKenna is forced to come clean about her past to her husband, and both she and Syd attempt to convince him to bend the rule of law to save a life. In the meantime, our team find themselves trailing a group of thieves who managed to steal million of dollars' worth of untraceable diamonds.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: John Dove
7.3/10238 votesLoading...#9 - Dangerous Minds
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2019
It's busy for our team of detectives as they continue to investigate the case of the missing diamonds, and the task force executes a major drug bust. With the treat of Knox looming, both Syd and McKenna must confront some of their deepest secrets yet.
Director: Nathan Hope
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.3/10202 votesLoading...#10 - The Curse of the Black Pearl
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2020
With McKenna's help, Syd searches for Jen's killer as she grieves the loss of her friend. The death of a Koreatown legend has the community up in arms wondering who could be responsible.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
7.4/10227 votesLoading...#11 - Thief
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2019
After a stunning discovery, Syd and McKenna debate who they can trust moving forward whilst also investigating a death that took place at a scenic Los Angeles park.
Director: Lexi Alexander
Writer: Marisa Tam
7.4/10157 votesLoading...#12 - The Lone Ranger
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2020
As the team searches for the culprit behind the Koreatown crime surge, McKenna is triggered by memories from her experience in Iraq. Syd discovers a tape of Jen with an unexpected client.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: John Dove
7.4/10155 votesLoading...#13 - Thief of Hearts
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/2020
After confronting one of Jen's old clients, Syd and McKenna think they are on the right track when their lives are threatened; on the Koreatown case, the team finally zeroes in on the criminal
Director: Lisa Demaine
Writer: Marisa Tam
7.4/10149 votesLoading...#14 - Beverly Hills Cops
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/9/2020
With the Koreatown shooter behind bars, the team catches a new case involving a collegiate swimmer who is found dead in an apparent hit-and-run. Syd uncovers a new clue from Jen's past.
Director: Solvan 'Slick' Naim
Writer: Aaron Carew
7.5/10236 votesLoading...#15 - Enemy of the State
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2019
As their pasts continue to crash into the present, Syd and McKenna discover that an unknown player has been manipulating them all along. Meanwhile, the search for the missing diamonds continues, just as McKenna is face with a impossible choice; her brother or her future.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Carol Bass, Megan McNamara
7.6/10145 votesLoading...#16 - Gone in 60 Seconds
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/2020
After the team connects a new mobile app to a string of crimes, it learns that the Koreatown crime wave is far from over. Syd discovers a shocking truth about who Jen really was.
Director: Ray Daniels III
Writer: Michael J. Ballin, Thomas Aguilar
7.6/10143 votesLoading...#17 - Maverick
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/2020
Amidst the chaos of investigating a case that overlaps with Nico's new hustle, McKenna starts family therapy, and Syd delivers bad news to Jen's family.
Director: Ruben Garcia
Writer: Megan McNamara
7.6/10139 votesLoading...#18 - March or Die
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/2020
After sharing the truth about Jen's passing with her family, Syd receives some unexpected help on the case. McKenna and Patrick make a tough decision.
Director: Brandon Sonnier
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.6/10133 votesLoading...#19 - Kangaroo Jack
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/2020
Syd learns that the crime wave in Koreatown is forcing people out of their homes, drawing the attention of Ricky Leon. The LAPD searches for the team responsible for a deadly dispensary robbery.
Director: Anna Mastro
Writer: Carol Bass
7.7/10228 votesLoading...#20 - Armageddon
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2019
As Syd and McKenna finally close in on Gabriel Knox, a shocking revelation makes their fight more personal than ever before.
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Jai Tiggett, John Dove
7.7/10237 votesLoading...#21 - Bad Girls
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/17/2019
Syd, McKenna and the team band together as they race against the clock to save one of their own, finally coming face-to-face with their greatest enemy.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
7.8/10132 votesLoading...#22 - Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/9/2020
Syd and Baines are threatened by an internal affairs investigation regarding Beverly Gamble's death; McKenna and Walker interrogate Duke Ingram which leads the team to an unexpected arms dealer.
Director: Darren Grant
Writer: Barry Levy
7.9/10142 votesLoading...#23 - Bad Company
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2020
The LAPD team races against the clock to rescue one of their own.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: John Dove
7.9/10137 votesLoading...#24 - Deliver Us From Evil
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2020
When Emma goes missing, Syd will stop at nothing to bring her back home to her family. An undercover McKenna attends a veteran's retreat that could be sourcing the highly skilled Koreatown criminals.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Marisa Tam, Aaron Carew
8.3/10139 votesLoading...#25 - Coyote Ugly
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/9/2020
As Patrick waits for the election results, the team works tirelessly to find Malcolm Ward, a killer at large. Syd offers to tell internal affairs the truth about what happened in the scrap yard.
Director: Erica A. Watson
Writer: Michael J. Ballin, Thomas Aguilar
The Worst Episodes of L.A.'s Finest
Every episode of L.A.'s Finest ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of L.A.'s Finest!
Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:Spectrum
Worst Episodes Summary
"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "L.A.'s Finest". It scored 6.7/10 based on 533 votes. Directed by Anton Cropper and written by Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, it aired on 5/13/2019. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Defiance".