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The Best Episodes of Silk Stalkings Season 5

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Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 1 - Pulp Addiction
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Pulp Addiction

    S5:E1

    A novelist's assistant is murdered. Chris and Rita encounter the deceitful world of publishing when the novelist, Jackie McMillan, and her drunken husband become prime suspects.

    Director:James Darren
    Writer:William Bigelow

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  2. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 2 - The Lonely Hunter
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #2 - The Lonely Hunter

    S5:E2

    A model is murdered. At the request of Paul Clifton, the model's ex-husband and photographer, Rita meets with him at his home. He puts her in a compromising position when he makes her lunch and takes a picture of her. When this picture is delivered to the police department, Chris and Captain Lipschitz begin to question Rita's ability to be objective.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 3 - Sweet Punishment
    5.1/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Sweet Punishment

    S5:E3

    After a pimp is murdered, two of his employees become suspects. Chris becomes involved with one of the suspects, Maddie, a hooker who is raising her teenage brother. Rita begins to doubt Chris's objectivity as he becomes closer to Maddie.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Dana Coen

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  4. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 4 - Friendly Persuasion
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Friendly Persuasion

    S5:E4

    A socialite is murdered and her beautician is the prime suspect. Unbeknownst to Chris and Rita, the beautician's roommate, a manicurist, has been having affairs with clients' husbands. Meanwhile, a new lawyer puts the moves on Chris and irritates Rita.

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 5 - Family Affairs
    6.2/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Family Affairs

    S5:E5

    While in high speed pursuit of a murder suspect, Chris hits a teenager who ran a red light. After the teenager dies, Chris has trouble coping with the accident. He finds himself in trouble with the police department after he pushes a prominent Palm Beach family too hard while investigating the murder.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 6 - Tricks of the Trade
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Tricks of the Trade

    S5:E6

    A man with connections to a male prostitution ring is found dead. Chris, under protest, goes undercover as a male escort to find the killer. Meanwhile, Captain Lipschitz sets Rita up with his godson, who has a secret to reveal.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 7 - Kill Shot
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Kill Shot

    S5:E7

    An old friend of Chris' comes to town with a volleyball tour and their relationship begins to intensify. One of the players is murdered and an obsessed fan becomes a suspect until he, too, is found dead. Meanwhile, Chris sets out to buy a new car.

    Director:Robert Walden
    Writer:Dana Coen

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  8. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 8 - Partners (1)
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #8 - Partners (1)

    S5:E8

    Unable to hide their feelings for each other any longer, Chris and Rita secretly get married in a private beach ceremony. They try to hide this from the Captain but he finds out and is livid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 9 - Partners (2)
    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #9 - Partners (2)

    S5:E9

    While Lipshitz isn't happy that Chris and Rita went and got married (in a private beach ceremony), he and the rest of the precint decide to throw a surprise shower for them anway and we are introduced to 2 new detectives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 10 - Glory Days
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Glory Days

    S5:E10

    A newly wed Chris and Rita discover they are expecting their first child. Their joy is short-lived, however when Rita is kidnapped. After making what seemed to be a successful ransom drop in exchange for Rita at a skate park, a man dressed in full hockey gear, skates up and shoots Chris mulitple times. Despite the bullet-proof vest, Chris is severely wounded because the bullets were specialized ""cop-killers"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  11. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 11 - Till Death Do Us Part
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S5:E11

    After being shot during a botched ransom drop, Chris goes into cardiac arrest and dies in a very pregnant Rita's arms at the hospital where he's been since the shooting. Meanwhile, Lipschitz and the new team still try to find the man who just took out their star detective.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:William Bigelow

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  12. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 12 - The Last Kiss Goodnight
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #12 - The Last Kiss Goodnight

    S5:E12

    Holly goes to Chris and Rita for help after a detective, Ray Quiller, attempts to rape her. Even though the odds are against her, Holly files a complaint with Internal Affairs. After Quiller is murdered, Rita, who has been promoted to Chief of Detectives, must put Holly on administrative leave. After Chris obtains evidence incriminating a drug lord, Rita is kidnapped. The trade of the evidence for Rita ends tragically.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 13 - Dead Asleep
    6.4/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Dead Asleep

    S5:E13

    The time has come for Sargeant Chris Lorenzo's funeral service. Though offered a very big promotion weeks before by Lipschitz, Rita cannot bear to stay in the same job without Chris. The episode (and era) ends with Rita bidding a tearful farewell to Lipschitz at Chris' gravesite. She walks away and the following week is the official beginning of a new era with new detectives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 14 - Sudden Death
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Sudden Death

    S5:E14

    When the strangled body of Cyndi Parker washes ashore, Mike and Holly are assigned to the case. Their chief suspect is Ronnie Martin, a rising football quarterback who was at the Half Moon Club with the deceased the night she was murdered. When Mike and Holly question Terri Roman, the manager of the Arizona Apaches, about Cyndi's death, she denies any knowledge of Cyndi's try-out for their cheerleading squad. Meanwhile, retauranteur Peter Ricci, and son of mobster Dominic Ricci, courts Holly after a "chance" meeting in a jewelry store.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 15 - Uncivil Wars
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Uncivil Wars

    S5:E15

    Holly and Mike investigate the death of Kelly Shepherd--the wife of record producer Mack Shepherd. All evidence points to Bobbie Bodine, an aspiring young singer whose daddy Lucien "Bayou" Boudreau has been using the record company to launder his mob money. Meanwhile, Kate Masters, Michael's ex-fiancee, arrives in Palm Beach to tell Mike that she has left his brother to come back to him.

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writer:Lisa Seidman

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  16. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 16 - Black and Blue
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Black and Blue

    S5:E16

    While working at Sunrise House--a shelter for battered women--Holly receives a distress call from Sharon Grayson who says her husband is going to kill her. When Mike and Holly arrive at the scene, they find the husband dead--with two bullets in his body--and Sharon is nowhere to be seen. While Holly believes that Sharon was truly in danger, no one seems to agree, including Allie Grayson, the deceased's daughter, Michael and Donovan. Holly changes her mind, however, when some evidence turns up that shows that Sharon may not really be who she says she is.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 17 - Exit Dying
    6.4/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Exit Dying

    S5:E17

    Connie Bayliss, an actress-turned-play producer, asks her old friend Captain Lipschitz to assign Holly to investigate the murder of her leading actress--the only catch is that Holly must go undercover as the actress taking the deceased's place. The main suspect is Jerry Manning, the play's director, whose motive was that the Bayliss' were planning on dropping him when the play hit the big screen. Meanwhile, Connie, who's researching her next role as a cop, tags along as Michael investigates--but he is soon annoyed by her attempts to be helpful.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  18. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 18 - Prey of the Fox
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Prey of the Fox

    S5:E18

    Holly and Mike investigate the death of Shauna Celine, a public relations executive for White Thunder Designs who appeared to have been prostituting herself on this side. When the police search the deceased's house they find a date book that mentions the name of lawyer Jessica Hammond--a teacher whom Holly highly respected. After questioning Ms. Hammond about her meeting with Shauna, Michael believes she's not being straightforward with them. Meanwhile, Captain Lipschitz worries about what to get Frannie for their 25th wedding anniversary; Holly begins to doubt her choice to go to law school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:William Bigelow

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  19. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 19 - Playing Doctor
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Playing Doctor

    S5:E19

    Holly goes undercover as a drug addict, and Michael as her concerned brother, when a Marla Hess, a counselor for Safe Haven is found strangled to death in a patient's room. The main suspect is Alex Throne, the guitarist and lead singer of Head-On Collision, in whose room the body was found. But the suspect soon becomes Dr. Peter Vanguard, the man in charge of the clinic, when Holly discovers his rather unethical medical practices.

    Director:Carl Weathers
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  20. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 20 - Family Values
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Family Values

    S5:E20

    When a reporter's dead body is dragged out of the ocean by a fisherman, Mike and Holly are assigned to investigate. All evidence points to Jason Hemmings, son of Senator Grant Hemmings who's running for Governor. Mike and Holly soon find their investigation hampered by Paula Houston, Hemmings' Chief of Staff, who doesn't want any bad publicity to ruin the campaign. Meanwhile, Michael bonds with Jason Hemmings, and works to clear his name.

    Director:Don Michael Paul
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  21. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 21 - Private Dancer
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Private Dancer

    S5:E21

    A young man named Justin Wharton comes into the Palm Beach PD and tells Holly that his father, Phillip, is going to be murdered by his second wife, Anna. After much hesitation, Holly decides to look into the situation, but comes up with nothing. When the body does show up, the deceased's children blame Holly. When Mike and Holly investigate, they discover that everything is a little too neat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:William Bigelow

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  22. Silk Stalkings Season 5 Episode 22 - Body Electric
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Body Electric

    S5:E22

    While driving home, Michael rescues a mysterious woman from the ex-husband who was stalking her. They quickly fall in love with one another--but Mike breaks it off when he finds out Amanda's not actually divorced from her husband, Noah Burke. Later, Michael answers another distress call from Amanda, where he shoots Noah in self defense--but soon finds himself arrested for murder. Meanwhile, Captain Lipschitz contemplates his retirement from the force; Holly works to clear Michael's name.

    Director:Charles Siebert
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Pulp Addiction" is the best rated episode of "Silk Stalkings" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by James Darren and written by William Bigelow, it aired on 9/17/1995. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Lonely Hunter".