7.3/10132 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2009
The mischievous Barker hazes Dove as they go undercover on their first case to infiltrate a weapons smuggling ring. Barker brilliantly manipulates situations, constantly tests his new partner’s abilities and pushes him to delve deeper into the roles of the undercover characters he creates. Although Dove takes a liking to Barker, the new job takes its toll on him. The stress and danger of being an agent quickly makes him realize that he can no longer maintain normal relationships outside of work. Yet that’s not the worst of it. The rookie is confronted with a larger challenge: An FBI Internal Affairs team feels Barker may have gone rogue and they try to enlist Dove as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his mentor.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: William L. Rotko
8.0/1089 votes#2 - Two Choices
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2009
Barker and Ellis are assigned to take down a major drug trafficking ring run by a man named Jimmy Casserly--who happens to be in the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) custody. Barker fears that if Casserly stays in CPD custody, his drug deal won't go through and they won't have enough evidence to lock him up for good. The partners come up with a risky scheme to bust Casserly out of CPD custody and all is going well until a major wrench is thrown in the gears--an ex cop with a personal vendetta is also chasing Casserly. Meanwhile, Ellis continues to burn the candle at both ends. He runs into Rose and she questions what he does for a living, and Ray from Internal Affairs tries to convince him that Barker is crooked by giving him a DVD with supposed evidence against his mentor.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
7.9/1087 votes#3 - Nadia
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2009
Ellis and Charles take on a Romanian human trafficking ring. Charles goes undercover to take down the gang, while Ellis helps a Nadia, a prostitute who's son was sold on the black market by the trafficking ring.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1084 votes#4 - Infected
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2009
Barker and Ellis get involved in a case dealing with millions of dollars and a deadly virus. The team discovers that a young boy has been given the virus as a means to blackmail his mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1074 votes#5 - Bitsy Big-Boy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2009
Barker and Ellis are tasked with keeping a top nuclear physicist alive and bringing her to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to testify on a case. Meanwhile, Rose pays Ellis a visit at his apartment.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
8.2/1067 votes#6 - Hothead
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2009
When suspicions arise that an FBI agent might have gone rogue, Ellis investigates the individual's ex-girlfriend and Barker gets close to him by going undercover at a security company.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver, Michael W. Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.9/1078 votes#7 - Capone
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2009
A fellow officer has gone missing and is feared murdered; Baker goes undercover with a group of Latino drug dealers; Ellis works with the missing officer's partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1066 votes#8 - Mercy
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/2009
Barker goes undercover as a homeless man to solve a series of murders of homeless veterans. The case hits Ellis particularly hard because he's a veteran himself. When Rose finds out that Ellis was in the military, she tries to get him to open up to her about his experiences, but the troubled Ellis turns her down.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1070 votes#9 - The Walk In
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2009
Barker and Ellis work a case at a university where a Chinese spy is fronting as a professor. But finding the spy is not their only problem--an FBI agent doubts Ellis's ability and sets him up for failure.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1062 votes#10 - Tilt
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2009
Barker and Ellis infiltrate a high-stakes poker game to sniff out the assassin who's after an informant who's about to enter the witness protection program. Barker and Ellis have three tough jobs--protect the informant, figure out which player is the assassin, and not lose their $3 million buy-ins. Stars Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1074 votes#11 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/2009
Barker looks to take down an Irish crime family that controls a section of Chicago and is now expanding its empire to Wall Street. Stars Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel, and directed by Patrick's wife, Lisa Niemi.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1066 votes#12 - Counterfeit
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/16/2009
After being set up for murder, Barker finds himself on the run and hunted by another FBI agent.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1073 votes#13 - No Turning Back
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/23/2009
Barker gets a list of 6 people involved in Red Gauntlet. Now, Barker and Ellis, along with a little help, must take them down before they find Barker.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Beast Season 1
Every episode of The Beast Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Beast Season 1!
Unorthodox but effective FBI veteran agent Charles Barker takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove. Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:A&E
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Beast" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Michael Dinner and written by William L. Rotko, it aired on 1/15/2009. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Two Choices".