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The Best Episodes of Martial Law

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Sammo Law spins, kicks, and chops his way through crime as a one-man police force in Los Angeles. He's a tough law enforcer who comes to the U.S. in search of a former friend and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Martial Law Season 2 Episode 16 - Honor Among Strangers (1)
    8.5/10(89 votes)

    #1 - Honor Among Strangers (1)

    S2:E16

    An ex-army man, Cliff Eagleton, and his men, The Freedom Brigade, rob a bank equipped with fully automatic weapons and body armor. A Military Intelligence Officer, Lt. Garrett, reveals that he escaped from a court and killed a Texas Ranger. She also tells them that the guns they managed to capture at the robbery were supposed to have been scrapped at an Army base. Grace goes undercover at the base to find out why they were not scrapped and who on the base is involved. Sammo meanwhile teams up with Walker, a Texas Ranger, who is also after Eagleton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren

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  2. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 19 - Nitro Man
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Nitro Man

    S1:E19

    During a robbery at Melanie's bank she ends up as a hostage and is kidnapped. Sammo is desperate to find her and save her from danger.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  3. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 4 - 24 Hours
    8.2/10(62 votes)

    #3 - 24 Hours

    S2:E4

    Sammo and Tyrell are given the assignment of 'babysitting' a prisoner who has bee given permission to go to his sisters funeral. The prisoner is Alistair Temple, 'The Silver Phantom', a master criminal whi is known to be able to get in anywhere, get out of any restraints and should never, never be left unguarded! When the three of them get to the church they are ambushed and Temple is taken from Sammo and Tyrell. Can Sammo, Tyrell and Grace find Temple, uncover who took him and why and manage to do it all before the news of his escape gets out and ruins Amy's chance of promotion to Commander of Administrative Technical operations.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 7 - Trackdown
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Trackdown

    S1:E7

    The murder of a DA leads to Sammo and his colleagues uncovering a lawyer who hires a gang to steal prosecution evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 5 - Ninety Million Reasons to Die
    8.1/10(63 votes)

    #5 - Ninety Million Reasons to Die

    S2:E5

    A visit to the bank reveals that $6 million dollars has been deposited in Sammo's account. He is still wondering what is going on as he leaves the bank and is immediately approached and kidnapped by some men. They want to know how he knows Alison and where she is? When he manages to escape he is determined to track down this girl before his captors do and find out exactly what is going on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 6 - My Man Sammo
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #6 - My Man Sammo

    S2:E6

    Sammo and Tyrell accidentally mess up an Interpol undercover operation when they arrest some arms dealers. Charlton McCallister, the Interpol agent, knows that the female arms dealer he was pretending to work for has a very big deal coming up. Amy volunteers to go undercover, even though she has no experience of that kind of work. At her first meeting McCallister gets shot and injured and she has to carry on without him. Sammo takes on the part of her butler/bodyguard so that they can try and find out exactly what is being sold and who is out to buy it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 12 - Scorpio Rising
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Scorpio Rising

    S2:E12

    The leaders of an international crime organization known as Scorpio threaten to kill executives of various worldwide companies unless they pay them $25 million. Meanwhile, a young pickpocket inadvertently steals a crucial item belonging to Scorpio that places her life in danger.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 1 - Shanghai Express
    8.0/10(110 votes)

    #8 - Shanghai Express

    S1:E1

    Sammo's comes to America to find one of his colleagues from China who has disappeared whilst infiltrating an international car theft ring. Sammo ends up taking part in a cop exchange programme between USA and China.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  9. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 11 - Lock-Up
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #9 - Lock-Up

    S1:E11

    Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.

    Directors:John Patterson, Kevin Murphy
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  10. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 20 - Red Storm
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #10 - Red Storm

    S1:E20

    While waiting at the airport for the arrival of his teacher, Master Reng, from China Sammo gets involved with trying to stop a gang of crazed terrorists.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  11. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 22 - End Game (2)
    8.0/10(69 votes)

    #11 - End Game (2)

    S1:E22

    Lee Hei and his daughter continue to cause trouble for Sammo and his fellow cops. This time though they are told that if they don't catch them then their unit could be shut down.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 15 - Deathfist Five: MCU
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #12 - Deathfist Five: MCU

    S2:E15

    Jake Cord, international action star of the Deathfist movies, is assigned to follow Sammo and Tyrell. His latest Deathfist movie is going to involve the MCU and he wants to learn more about their work to make his film more authentic. The case Sammo and Tyrell are investigating is that of an arson attack at a judges' house. The arson was more than the normal matches and gasoline, there were traces of the fuel used in flame-throwers found at the site.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 2 - Diamond Fever
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #13 - Diamond Fever

    S1:E2

    Sammo uncovers a diamond counterfeiting and smuggling operation ran by a major Chinese criminal, Lee Hei.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Carlton Cuse

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  14. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 3 - Dead Ringers
    7.8/10(85 votes)

    #14 - Dead Ringers

    S1:E3

    When fighters start dying in an Internet based all-in-fighting competition the LAPD are called in. Louis goes undercover to see whether or not the fighters are being murdered

    Director:Whitney Ransick
    Writers:Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

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  15. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 5 - Cop Out
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #15 - Cop Out

    S1:E5

    Using his status as a new and unknown member of the LAPD Sammo goes undercover to help the team root out a group of vigilante cops.

    Director:Whitney Ransick
    Writers:Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

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  16. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 15 - Breakout
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #16 - Breakout

    S1:E15

    A prisoner escapes from jail and goes looking for the $3 million he and his colleagues stole 5 years earlier.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 21 - Requiem (1)
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #17 - Requiem (1)

    S1:E21

    Lee Hei and his daughter, Lin Pai Chin, are back in America trying to set up a big drug deal to finance their other criminal activities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 9 - Blue Flu
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #18 - Blue Flu

    S2:E9

    A biological virus is unleashed in a police precinct and the whole station is quarantined. Sammo and Tyrell investigate a student who stole the virus from his university by injecting it into himself. While they try to find out where the virus and vaccine is, and who is behind the outbreak, Amy and Grace find themselves quarantined in the MCU precinct when it to is attacked.

    Director:Oley Sassone
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 8 - Take Out
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #19 - Take Out

    S1:E8

    A friend of Sammo's owns a restaurant. He refuses to sell to Nathan Babbott, a big businessman, and then gets attacked. To help his friend Sammo begins an investigation into Babbott. Sammo has problems trying to open a checking account at the local bank.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Patty Lin

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  20. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 12 - Painted Faces
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    #20 - Painted Faces

    S1:E12

    Sammo's nemesis, Lee Hei, is back in the US and attempts to assassinate the mayor of Shanghai.

    Director:Whitney Ransick
    Writers:Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

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  21. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 3 - This Shogun for Hire
    7.7/10(56 votes)

    #21 - This Shogun for Hire

    S2:E3

    A notorious Japanese assassin arrives in America, brought in by Gordon Ganza, a top ranking drug dealer. He is there to make sure that a deal with the Bolivians goes through by killing a public official that is causing them difficulties. Grace, who is working undercover in the Ganza organization, tries to get close to Nakamura so that she can find out who his target is and get that information back to Sammo & Terrell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren

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  22. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 13 - No Fare
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #22 - No Fare

    S2:E13

    Having not taken any time off for two years Sammo is told that he has to take a week off. It doesn't take him long to go stir crazy and he offers to help his neighbor, just out of hospital, by driving his cab for him. Meanwhile the rest of the MCU are involved in looking for a jewel thief and the murderer of a Marine Biologist.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 4 - Funny Money
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #23 - Funny Money

    S1:E4

    With the help of a federal agent Sammo and his fellow officers go after a gang who are counterfeiting money.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Pam Veasey

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  24. Martial Law Season 1 Episode 18 - Big Trouble
    7.6/10(58 votes)

    #24 - Big Trouble

    S1:E18

    A gang threatens the supermarket owned by Terrell's mum and step dad. He decides that he is going to help them out and enlists Sammo to aid him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

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  25. Martial Law Season 2 Episode 1 - Sammo Blammo
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #25 - Sammo Blammo

    S2:E1

    The MCU gets a new chief, Amy Dillon, after Winship retires. As soon as she takes up her appointment Sammo is kidnapped by a recently released thief and has a very complex bomb strapped to his chest. Daniel Darius, the thief, was part of a team who managed to steal over $50 million worth of art from an auction house. He was the only one who was caught and now he wants his share of the money. Problem is he has no idea who the rest of the team were and has only very brief descriptions of them. The MCU has only 8 hours to solve a 15 year old case before Sammo goes Blammo!

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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Best Episodes Summary

"Honor Among Strangers (1)" is the best rated episode of "Martial Law". It scored 8.5/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren, it aired on 2/19/2000. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nitro Man".