8.7/10356 votesLoading...#1 - Dial Margaret for Murder
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/2024
While in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy, Todd is convinced he overheard a plot to murder someone. When Margaret realizes her clients are interested in Todd's theories, she jumps into the role of private investigator.
Director: Robin Givens
Writer: Stefanie Woodburn
8.6/10268 votesLoading...#2 - Are You There Todd? It’s Me, Margaret
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/18/2023
When Margaret is too sick to work on the final day of an important negotiation, Todd must step in and impersonate a lawyer while Margaret uses her investigative skills. Also, Margaret and Gus finally share their first kiss.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10210 votesLoading...#3 - Faux-Bituary
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/25/2024
Margaret and Todd team up to help a man who has been declared legally dead, even though he is very much alive.
Director: Nancy Hower
Writer: Wendy Mericle
8.4/10368 votesLoading...#4 - Long Lost Lawrence
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2022
When Margaret is disappointed that no one but Todd can attend her family Thanksgiving dinner, Todd tries to convince his brother, Lawrence, to come home. Also, Margaret's family inadvertently helps her crack a case involving an injured bank teller and robbery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10307 votesLoading...#5 - Ivan the Terrible
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2023
Margaret represents a gifted 17-year-old hacker charged with releasing classified defense documents and faces off against her college nemesis; Todd is tasked with babysitting the teen hacker for the duration of the trial.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10197 votesLoading...#6 - P.I.'s Wide Shut
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/2/2024
While Margaret helps Susan serve justice for a tennis coach accused of drugging a teen athlete, Todd and Lyle embark on an epic office prank war.
Director: Ruba Nadda
Writer: Earl Davis
8.3/10305 votesLoading...#7 - Gloom and Boom
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/27/2023
When a stranger with a bomb appears at the law firm demanding Margaret reverse her efforts to free her client on death row or the bomb will detonate, Margaret and Todd must rely on their legal and detective skills to untangle the crime, uncover the intentions of the bomber and save everyone at the firm.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10304 votesLoading...#8 - Wall of Fire
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2023
When Todd agrees to help Susan’s fiancé locate a missing employee, he stumbles into a case Margaret agreed to co-counsel with Gus. Margaret and Todd realize their cases are converging and a firewall is put into place to prevent them from communicating with each other.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: N/A
8.2/10243 votesLoading...#9 - 86’d
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2023
Margaret represents Lauren, Susan’s good friend, in a hostile work environment lawsuit after she quits her job at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but it unexpectedly turns into a murder trial when the head chef is found dead. Also, when Todd gets sick, Margaret must go undercover as a dishwasher in a fancy restaurant while Todd acts as a restaurant critic to gather more intel on the possible suspect.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10186 votesLoading...#10 - The Broker
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/2024
While Margaret makes every employee at Crest, Folding & Wright work over the weekend on Gus' fairness hearing for a class action settlement, Todd begins investigating a secret case with the FBI where everyone at the firm is a potential suspect.
Director: Nancy Hower
Writer: Wendy Mericle
8.2/10199 votesLoading...#11 - The Tooth Is Out There
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/16/2024
While Margaret tries to save her struggling law firm by taking on a case involving a large cosmetics company with deep pockets, Todd is determined to crack an important FBI investigation that will seal the fate of Crest, Folding & Wright, one way or another.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Scott Prendergast, Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter
8.1/10300 votesLoading...#12 - Swipe Wright
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/2022
Margaret asks Todd for help on a seemingly straight forward wrongful termination case over a dating app, but with Todd’s investigation they quickly realize it’s much more complicated. Also, tensions between Margaret and Gus simmer as they come across each other on a dating app.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10289 votesLoading...#13 - Psilo-Sibling
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2023
Lawrence and the governor seek Margaret's help with a personal legal matter related to the governor's sister, and while Margaret is ecstatic to be of assistance, Lawrence refuses to let Todd anywhere near the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10299 votesLoading...#14 - Against All Todds
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/2023
When Veronica appears at the law firm requesting a favor from Todd, he agrees to help but soon realizes she may be out for revenge. Also, Margaret is upset when she is taken off a high-stakes case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10268 votesLoading...#15 - The First Date Is the Deepest
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2023
Margaret helps a client who lost his mother during a routine surgery at Allison’s hospital, performed by her colleague Dr. Ross Woods. Also, Margaret and Gus go on their first date and Todd is asked by the firm to investigate Gus.
Director: Daniel Willis
Writer: N/A
8.1/10244 votesLoading...#16 - More Fang for Your Chuck
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2023
Margaret must represent Chuck when he faces 20 years in federal prison after being accused of fixing a cash prize giveaway at the Portland Widows hockey game. Also, Lyle finds a new love interest in a forensic accountant and Allison asks Susan to be her divorce lawyer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10247 votesLoading...#17 - Is the Jury Out?
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/18/2024
Lawrence enlists Todd's services to find out the sexual orientation of a judge. Also, with her client's livelihood at stake, Margaret and Lyle search for a reluctant witness.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Scott Prendergast, Katherine Langenfeld
8.0/10351 votesLoading...#18 - Corduroy Briefs
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2022
Margaret and Todd work to bring justice to an Olympic athlete who lost his leg in a plane crash resulting from a defective aircraft.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10332 votesLoading...#19 - So Help Me Pod
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2022
Margaret and Francey enlist the help of a popular true crime podcaster, Lea Luna, to help exonerate a client who is serving a life sentence. Also, Todd solicits dating advice from his sister and Susan when sparks fly between him and Lea.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10310 votesLoading...#20 - The Devil You Know
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2023
When Margaret finds herself on the verge of losing a prominent case involving the murder of an investigative journalist, Todd seeks help from an unlikely source: his imprisoned ex-girlfriend, Veronica.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10280 votesLoading...#21 - Twelve Worried Persons
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2023
When a juror dies during Susan’s first big trial as lead attorney, Margaret and Todd work to exonerate Amy, a juror from the same trial suspected of the murder. Also, Margaret’s sister Patty is in town and sparks fly between Todd and Amy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10295 votesLoading...#22 - Iceland Was Horrible
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2024
Margaret and Todd tackle a case involving a murder on live local morning news and must rethink their working relationship after Todd decides to open his own PI business.
Director: Nancy Hower
Writer: Scott Prendergast
8.0/10250 votesLoading...#23 - Your Day in Court
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2024
As Margaret and Todd work on two separate cases, Todd suspects a crime is happening in the courthouse right under their noses.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Jamie Pachino
8.0/10268 votesLoading...#24 - The Queen of Courts
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/29/2024
Margaret and Todd defend the "Queen of Hearts," a notoriously unscrupulous lawyer accused of orchestrating a fraudulent accident that resulted in the death of a "fake victim."
Director: Daniel Willis
Writer: Steven Paul Martinez
7.9/10299 votesLoading...#25 - Side Effects May Include Murder
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2023
When Margaret's client faces an attempted murder charge, she mounts a creative defense to prove her client's innocence, and Todd takes an experimental drug to find evidence. Also, Allison finds herself in trouble and reaches out to Todd for help.
Director: Daniel Willis
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of So Help Me Todd
Every episode of So Help Me Todd ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of So Help Me Todd!
Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house investigator...
Genres:DramaMysteryComedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Dial Margaret for Murder" is the best rated episode of "So Help Me Todd". It scored 8.7/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by Robin Givens and written by Stefanie Woodburn, it aired on 3/14/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Are You There Todd? It’s Me, Margaret".