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The Best Episodes of Motive

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The Best Episodes of Motive

A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's...

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  1. Background image for Kiss of Death
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Kiss of Death

    S2:E12

    A bestselling mystery author is murdered. Meanwhile, Det. Lucas' personal life suffers; and Angie receives a welcome surprise.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Glass House
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Glass House

    S3:E4

    A father is murdered and his daughter is kidnapped; Angie continues on the Neville Montgomery file.

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    Director:David Frazee
  3. Background image for The Dead Hand
    8.2/10(118 votes)

    #3 - The Dead Hand

    S4:E7

    Angie stays with a soldier who demands justice by taking the bullpen hostage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Vanishing Policeman
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #4 - The Vanishing Policeman

    S4:E1

    While Detective Angie Flynn and Staff Sergeant Vega adjust to his new role, the suicide of an officer with whom Angie and Detective Brian Lucas worked on a crime scene turns the team’s investigation into a hunt for a cop killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Scorpion and the Frog
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #5 - The Scorpion and the Frog

    S4:E5

    A murder with a familiar signature could mean a woman was wrongly convicted of a crime.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for In Plain Sight
    8.1/10(97 votes)

    #6 - In Plain Sight

    S4:E10

    A woman is found nail-gunned to death. Angie embraces her relationship with Jack. Vega's frustrations force him to look for other options.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Chronology of Pain
    8.1/10(94 votes)

    #7 - Chronology of Pain

    S4:E12

    Angie races to catch a killer who is an expert at covering their tracks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for We'll Always Have Homicide
    8.1/10(107 votes)

    #8 - We'll Always Have Homicide

    S4:E13

    Three years after a killer gets away, the team reunites to close the case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The One Who Got Away
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    #9 - The One Who Got Away

    S1:E13

    The first season ends with Angie's son Manny preparing to leave for college. Meanwhile, an investigation into the murder of a teenage boy is linked to a past homicide that sparked Angie's interest in police work.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Raw Deal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Raw Deal

    S2:E1

    Angie and Vega investigate a possible suicide in the Season 2 premiere. Meanwhile, former undercover detective Mark Cross takes over as the Metro Police Department's new commander, and it turns out he has a connection to Angie's past.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Overboard
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Overboard

    S2:E3

    Flynn and Vega investigate the drowning death of a socialite, and an unlikely party becomes a suspect in the case. Meanwhile, tensions between Flynn and Sgt. Cross escalate.

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    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Deception
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Deception

    S2:E4

    A case hits close to home for the Homicide team when the victim is one of their own, coroner Dr. Matthews. Detectives Angie Flynn and Oscar Vega lead the investigation with dogged determination, and Dr. Rogers honours the memory of her friend by taking his place in a high-profile trial, only to discover that Dr. Matthews may not be the person she thought he was. Meanwhile, Sergeant Cross blurs the line between professional and personal, which doesn't sit well with Angie.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Pitfall

    S2:E7

    Flynn and Vega are pulled away from Vega’s fathers wedding to investigate a skydiving jump gone wrong. While working the case, Angie makes an effort to regain Vega’s trust by sharing a sensitive file that contains information on Sgt. Cross.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Nobody Lives Forever
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Nobody Lives Forever

    S2:E10

    A man is trampled by his own horse, and the detectives suspect that the death was a homicide. Meanwhile, Vega discusses his concerns about the upcoming League of Nations Trial with Sgt. Cross; and Angie has a confrontation with prosecutor Samantha Turner.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Calling the Shots
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Calling the Shots

    S3:E2

    The detectives' investigation into the murder of a high-end call girl is complicated by the revelation of her shocking double life, while Angie tries to adjust to Lucas being the primary investigator and becomes distracted when surprising details of the Montgomery case come to light.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Purgatory

    S3:E10

    The team discovers two bodies at a surgical clinic; Angie is afraid someone's following her.

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    8.0/10(103 votes)

    #17 - Interference

    S4:E6

    The murder investigation of a suburban mom takes a turn when her child is abducted.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Foreign Relations
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #18 - Foreign Relations

    S4:E8

    Angie partners with an international agent to investigate the murder of a British politician's son.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Index Case
    7.9/10(112 votes)

    #19 - Index Case

    S4:E3

    The team goes after a killer who is spreading a lethal pathogen across the city.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Score
    7.9/10(110 votes)

    #20 - The Score

    S4:E4

    Angie and Paula investigate the murder of an ex-con. Vega faces his boundary issues with Dr. Rogers and Lucas.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Pushover
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    #21 - Pushover

    S1:E3

    The murder of a limo driver leads detectives to a waitress who cons her prey to steal, lie and kill.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Public Enemy
    7.8/10(143 votes)

    #22 - Public Enemy

    S1:E5

    Flynn and Vega investigate the murder of a health food guru, while Manny tries to get better grades.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Detour
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    #23 - Detour

    S1:E6

    Detectives Flynn and Vega investigate the death of a mortgage broker who was found strangled in his office parking lot.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #24 - Framed

    S1:E9

    When a beautiful, young art aficionado is shot and killed, Detectives Flynn and Vega’s investigation proves that blood is indeed thicker than water.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Brute Force
    7.7/10(117 votes)

    #25 - Brute Force

    S1:E11

    There is no lack of suspects when a famous boxer is discovered stabbed to death in his own gym.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Kiss of Death" is the best rated episode of "Motive". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/22/2014. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Glass House".