8.4/1019 votes#1 - A Life of Its Own
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2002
Cole investigates two seemingly unrelated crimes, a drive-by shooting outside a Koreatown nightclub and the massacre of a family in Van Nuys, becoming convinced that the crimes are related and that the same cop may be involved in both.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1026 votes
#2 - Mini-Mall
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2002
Cole and his team go into action when a veteran police officer and his trainee are gunned down in their squad car while on dinner break at a mini-mall.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd A. Kessler
- 7.9/1026 votes
#3 - 2028 (a.k.a. Internet Sex)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2002
Cole and his team delve into the world of high-end escort services and Internet sex when the dead body of a call girl is found on a hillside, apparently the victim of a serial rapist turned murderer.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Frank Spotnitz, Todd A. Kessler
- 8.1/1028 votes
#4 - Free and Clear
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2002
An ex-con tips off RHD that three bodies were dumped into a nearby river -- three bodies whom seemingly had no loved ones to report them missing.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Vince Gilligan
- 7.6/1012 votes
#5 - Alton Davis Redux
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2002
When an R&B singer is kidnapped following a barroom brawl, RHD's investigation takes them into the world of rap moguls.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Carter Harris
- 8.7/1018 votes
#6 - In/Famous
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2002
The body of a well-known talent manager turns up in his swimming pool the morning after a big bash is thrown in his honor, but no one at the scene wants to talk to RHD.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Writer: Frank Spotnitz
- 8.7/1024 votes
#7 - City of Strivers (a.k.a. Defense Lawyer)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2002
RHD try to uncover the mystery of who shot the night security guard at a warehouse, where washing machines were stolen.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: N/A
- 9.1/1013 votes
#8 - Wild Ride (a.k.a. Zero Disrespect)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2002
The fearful ex-wife of a newly-paroled gang member begs Cole for protection, because her testimony against the volatile man helped prosecutors put him away.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Todd A. Kessler
- 8.6/1020 votes
#9 - Life Is Dust
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2002
Cole goes undercover to bring down a group of Vietnamese gunrunners, only to find himself falling in love with the wife of the man behind it all.
Director: Mario Van Peebles, Michael Mann
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Sean Jablonski
- 7.6/1022 votes
#10 - Had
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2002
Cole wants to avenge the murder of his former partner by seeing to it that the man convicted for the crime doesn't get off death row.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Gustave Reininger
- 8.5/1010 votes
#11 - Hellbound Train
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired Unknown
An undercover Cole must stop a disgruntled train passenger who's strapped himself with dynamite after losing his job and custody of his child.
Director: Ami Canaan Mann
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/109 votes
#12 - Vamonos, Chica
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired Unknown
Barstow investigates an armed robbery that his junkie sister took part in.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Sean Whitesell
- 8.6/1020 votes
#13 - Absolute Perfection
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired Unknown
RHD investigate the death of an Asian man, who is run over by a bus in Chinatown.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Robbery Homicide Division Season 1
Every episode of Robbery Homicide Division Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Robbery Homicide Division Season 1!
Robbery Homicide Division was an American police procedural television series on CBS, created by Barry Schindel with executive producer Michael Mann. Schindel has been nominated...
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Life of Its Own" is the best rated episode of "Robbery Homicide Division" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/2002. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Mini-Mall".