8.0/1097 votes#1 - Shanghai Express
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1998
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: N/A
Writer: Carlton Cuse
7.8/1070 votes#2 - Diamond Fever
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1998
Sammo uncovers a diamond counterfeiting and smuggling operation ran by a major Chinese criminal, Lee Hei.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Carlton Cuse
7.8/1075 votes#3 - Dead Ringers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1998
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
Writer: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
7.7/1067 votes#4 - Funny Money
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1998
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
7.9/1066 votes#5 - Cop Out
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1998
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
Writer: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
7.4/1060 votes#6 - Extreme Measures
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1998
Sammo and his colleagues try to discover the whereabouts a group of White Supremacists armed with heavy weapons.
Director: David Carson
Writer: N/A
8.2/1061 votes#7 - Trackdown
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1998
The murder of a DA leads to Sammo and his colleagues uncovering a lawyer who hires a gang to steal prosecution evidence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1059 votes#8 - Take Out
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1998
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
7.0/1061 votes#9 - How Sammo Got His Groove Back
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1998
Terrell Parker, an LAPD press officer, sees his cousin, a rap artist shot by an assassin. His life saved only by the appearance of Sammo and Louis. Terrell tries to get himself involved in the investigation by partnering up with Sammo. Between them they uncover a CD bootlegging operation.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend
7.6/1051 votes#10 - Bad Seed
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1998
Winship discovers that his niece is involved with a Triad gang and assigns Sammo and Tyrell to track her down. Terrell is now part of the department.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: N/A
8.2/1052 votes#11 - Lock-Up
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1998
Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.
Director: John Patterson, Kevin Murphy
Writer: Carlton Cuse
7.8/1055 votes#12 - Painted Faces
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/1999
Sammo's nemesis, Lee Hei, is back in the US and attempts to assassinate the mayor of Shanghai.
Director: Whitney Ransick
Writer: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
7.1/1052 votes#13 - Substitutes
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1999
Sammo discovers that a legendary gangster and drugs dealer has left Colombia and come back to Los Angeles, looking for his ex-wife and son.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Patty Lin
7.4/1056 votes#14 - Wild Life
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1999
Sammo and Tyrell try to nail an illegal animal trading and hunting ring.
Director: Whitney Ransick
Writer: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend
7.9/1054 votes#15 - Breakout
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1999
A prisoner escapes from jail and goes looking for the $3 million he and his colleagues stole 5 years earlier.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: N/A
7.2/1052 votes#16 - Captive Hearts
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1999
Sammo and Terrell pursue a sweatshop proprietor suspected of selling babies.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Del Shores
7.6/1051 votes#17 - Trifecta
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1999
Billy Rafferty, Terrell's former partner is found murdered. Terrell and Sammo investigate the last case he was working on, working undercover at a racetrack.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: N/A
7.7/1051 votes#18 - Big Trouble
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/1999
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: N/A
Writer: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
8.4/1057 votes#19 - Nitro Man
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/1999
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
8.1/1054 votes#20 - Red Storm
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/1999
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
7.9/1054 votes#21 - Requiem (1)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1999
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1062 votes#22 - End Game (2)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1999
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: N/A
The Best Episodes of Martial Law Season 1
Every episode of Martial Law Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Martial Law Season 1!
Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo...
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Shanghai Express" is the best rated episode of "Martial Law" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Carlton Cuse, it aired on 9/26/1998. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Diamond Fever".