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Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Crews' new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Life Season 2 Episode 21 - One
    8.8/10(585 votes)

    #1 - One

    S2:E21

    When Roman wants to trade Reese for Rayborn, whom he's convinced is still alive, Crews launches a covert crusade to find his partner, which brings him answers to long-standing questions along the way.

    Director:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  2. Life Season 1 Episode 11 - Fill It Up
    8.5/10(499 votes)

    #2 - Fill It Up

    S1:E11

    Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  3. Life Season 2 Episode 12 - Trapdoor
    8.3/10(369 votes)

    #3 - Trapdoor

    S2:E12

    While investigating a triple execution-style homicide, Reese and Crews go up against an old nemesis, a Russian mob boss who has woven a deadly and wicked web.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  4. Life Season 1 Episode 8 - Farthingale
    8.2/10(455 votes)

    #4 - Farthingale

    S1:E8

    While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  5. Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Find Your Happy Place
    8.2/10(456 votes)

    #5 - Find Your Happy Place

    S2:E1

    Crews and Reese race the clock to stop a serial killer who’s locking people in boxes and leaving them to die all over L.A.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  6. Life Season 2 Episode 16 - Hit Me Baby
    8.2/10(382 votes)

    #6 - Hit Me Baby

    S2:E16

    Reese receives and offer to join an FBI organized crime task force, leaving Crews and Stark to partner up. The former partners work on a case of a philandering financial advisor who was murdered and discover a case of corporate and political corruption.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  7. Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(689 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After serving 12 hard years for a crime he didn't commit, Detective Charlie Crews is back on the LAPD with a new partner and a new zen attitude.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  8. Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Did You Feel That?
    8.0/10(400 votes)

    #8 - Did You Feel That?

    S2:E6

    In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Badge Bunny
    8.0/10(391 votes)

    #9 - Badge Bunny

    S2:E9

    When the girlfriend of a cop is murdered, Crews and Reese must play a literal game of good cop bad cop to find the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  10. Life Season 2 Episode 20 - Initiative 38
    8.0/10(365 votes)

    #10 - Initiative 38

    S2:E20

    When the wife of a prominent campaign runner is murdered, Crews and Seever wonder if her death is related to a controversial gun ban initiative that she spearheaded.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  11. Life Season 1 Episode 5 - The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(479 votes)

    #11 - The Fallen Woman

    S1:E5

    When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  12. Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(427 votes)

    #12 - Serious Control Issues

    S1:E9

    While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(440 votes)

    #13 - Dig a Hole

    S1:E10

    Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Black Friday
    7.9/10(380 votes)

    #14 - Black Friday

    S2:E8

    Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Life Season 2 Episode 13 - Re-Entry
    7.9/10(354 votes)

    #15 - Re-Entry

    S2:E13

    After a Space Shuttle pilot is found shot to death after managing to land his private plane, Crews and Reese must determine if it was suicide or murder.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Powerless
    7.8/10(465 votes)

    #16 - Powerless

    S1:E6

    Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  17. Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10(404 votes)

    #17 - Everything... All the Time

    S2:E2

    Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  18. Life Season 2 Episode 3 - The Business of Miracles
    7.8/10(393 votes)

    #18 - The Business of Miracles

    S2:E3

    Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Life Season 2 Episode 14 - Mirror Ball
    7.8/10(351 votes)

    #19 - Mirror Ball

    S2:E14

    When the lead singer of a cover band is found dead on stage, Crews and Reese must go through a string of impersonators to find the real killer.

    Director:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  20. Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Let Her Go
    7.7/10(495 votes)

    #20 - Let Her Go

    S1:E3

    An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Glen Mazzara

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  21. Life Season 1 Episode 7 - A Civil War
    7.7/10(488 votes)

    #21 - A Civil War

    S1:E7

    The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rafael Alvarez

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  22. Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Jackpot
    7.7/10(358 votes)

    #22 - Jackpot

    S2:E7

    Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  23. Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Evil... and His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10(373 votes)

    #23 - Evil... and His Brother Ziggy

    S2:E10

    Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Life Season 2 Episode 17 - Shelf Life
    7.7/10(339 votes)

    #24 - Shelf Life

    S2:E17

    Crews and Starks investigate the murder of an Iraq war soldier who despite being killed in broad daylight on a crowded sidewalk, no one witnessed the crime.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(539 votes)

    #25 - Tear Asunder

    S1:E2

    Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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Best Episodes Summary

"One" is the best rated episode of "Life". It scored 8.8/10 based on 585 votes. Directed by Frederick King Keller and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on 4/8/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fill It Up".