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The Worst Episodes of Life

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...

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  1. Background image for Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(503 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Background image for What They Saw
    7.6/10(455 votes)

    #2 - What They Saw

    S1:E4

    When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Let Her Go
    7.7/10(468 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. Background image for Powerless
    7.8/10(444 votes)

    #4 - Powerless

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:John Dahl
  5. Background image for A Civil War
    7.8/10(469 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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  6. Background image for Crushed
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Crushed

    S2:E5

    Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.

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    Director:Holly Dale
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  8. Background image for Mirror Ball
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(462 votes)

    #8 - The Fallen Woman

    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
  10. Background image for Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(410 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(424 votes)

    #10 - Dig a Hole

    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Pilot
    8.0/10(654 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:David Semel
  13. Background image for Everything... All the Time
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Everything... All the Time

    S2:E2

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

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  14. Background image for Evil...And His Brother Ziggy
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Canyon Flowers
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Canyon Flowers

    S2:E11

    A food bank delivery man is found murdered and buried up to his neck, surrounded by flower petals in a backyard. Crews and Reese believe the incident may be related to a cult from the 1970s. Crews confronts Mickey Rayborn, despite warnings from the FBI.

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    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Re-Entry
    8.0/10(4 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.

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    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Farthingale
    8.2/10(438 votes)

    #16 - Farthingale

    S1:E8

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

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    Director:Peter Markle
  18. Background image for The Business of Miracles
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Business of Miracles

    S2:E3

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

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    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Not for Nothing
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Not for Nothing

    S2:E4

    Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.

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    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Did You Feel That?
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Did You Feel That?

    S2:E6

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

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    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Black Friday
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for Trapdoor
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
  23. Background image for I Heart Mom
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - I Heart Mom

    S2:E15

    Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.

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  24. Background image for Shelf Life
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
  25. Background image for 3 Women
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #24 - 3 Women

    S2:E18

    With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.

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    Director:Peter Markle
  26. Background image for Initiative 38
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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    Director:John Behring

Worst Episodes Summary

"Tear Asunder" is the worst rated episode of "Life". It scored 7.6/10 based on 503 votes. Directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on 10/3/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "What They Saw".