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The Best Episodes of The Detectives

Every episode of The Detectives ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Detectives!

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Best Episodes Summary

"Out of Lies" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives". It scored 8.5/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "She Said".

  • Out of Lies
    8.5/1020 votes
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    #1 - Out of Lies

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020

    Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • She Said
    8.4/1028 votes
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    #2 - She Said

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2018

    The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother and Son
    8.3/1020 votes
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    #3 - Mother and Son

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2020

    A Sackville mother and son are found strangled to death in their trailer home, which becomes an intensely personal case for RCMP Detective Gerry Belliveau.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Project Hitchhiker
    8.2/1036 votes
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    #4 - Project Hitchhiker

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2018

    Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Fare
    8.2/1013 votes
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    #5 - The Last Fare

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2018

    This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wells Gray Gunman
    8.1/1042 votes
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    #6 - The Wells Gray Gunman

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2018

    One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Father's Day
    8.1/1034 votes
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    #7 - Father's Day

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018

    When leads dry up on a double homicide, Hamilton Detective Don Forgan turns to the only potential witness, the murder victim's three-year-old son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stranger Calling
    8.1/1030 votes
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    #8 - Stranger Calling

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2018

    Detective Rod Piukkala faces a gruesome crime scene, a bomb threat, and a killer threatening to strike again. The victim's family helps change Canadian parole laws forever.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jackie
    8.1/1012 votes
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    #9 - Jackie

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2018

    But this time, she never made it home

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home
    8.0/1021 votes
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    #10 - Home

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/21/2018

    The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Second Chance
    8.0/1014 votes
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    #11 - The Second Chance

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2018

    Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trick or Treat
    7.9/1039 votes
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    #12 - Trick or Treat

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2018

    When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder.

    Director: John L'Ecuyer, Petro Duszara

    Writer: Alain Zaloum, Eric Sabbag

  • Burning Season
    7.8/1030 votes
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    #13 - Burning Season

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2018

    In 2011, a massive fire tore down a 19th century heritage building and threatened Toronto’s downtown core. The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Walk Home
    7.8/1017 votes
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    #14 - The Walk Home

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2018

    Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Project Prism
    7.8/1016 votes
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    #15 - Project Prism

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2020

    As more men go missing from The Village, the entire city is on high alert; all eyes are on Toronto Detective Hank Idsinga to bring the disappearances to an end.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hated
    7.7/1012 votes
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    #16 - Hated

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2018

    When a man with no enemies and few friends is viciously murdered in a quiet neighbourhood in Calgary, Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Starting Over
    7.6/1011 votes
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    #17 - Starting Over

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020

    A Hamilton detective follows a string of evidence in the hopes it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Project Houston
    7.4/1019 votes
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    #18 - Project Houston

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2020

    A Toronto detective's investigation into a missing man from the village uncovers a bizarre international cannibal ring.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Officer Down
    7.4/108 votes
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    #19 - Officer Down

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020

    When a young RCMP constable is found murdered in the middle of a deserted road, it's up to Detective Earl Peters to figure out who killed his colleague in cold blood.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nine Shots
    7.3/1011 votes
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    #20 - Nine Shots

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2018

    But this time, she never made it home

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Small Town Murder
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #21 - Small Town Murder

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2018

    This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Master Manipulator
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #22 - Master Manipulator

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2018

    Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder on the Causeway
    7.3/1011 votes
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    #23 - Murder on the Causeway

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2020

    A missing pregnant woman turns up dead on the shores of the Delta Causeway after attending a yoga class. Her abandoned car is located nowhere near her body or the class. Delta Police Detective Harj Sidhu is brought in to investigate and forced to delve into his own Punjabi community to try and understand who killed the beloved young mother and elementary school teacher — and why.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cottage Country Killer
    NaN/100 votes
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    #24 - The Cottage Country Killer

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020

    A detective uncovers a pattern of escalating crimes that suggest a serial killer is operating in cottage country.

    Director: Jasmin Mozaffari

    Writer: N/A