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The Best Episodes of The District

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The Best Episodes of The District

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and...

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  1. Background image for The D.C. Strangler
    9.0/10(69 votes)

    #1 - The D.C. Strangler

    S1:E11

    Temple leads an investigation to catch a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes, but after viewing the women's mutilated bodies he doesn't know if he's strong enough to see the job through; Mannion comes under pressure to hire a politically correct candidate for a district-commander post.

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  2. Background image for The Kindness of Strangers
    8.9/10(747 votes)

    #2 - The Kindness of Strangers

    S4:E4

    Chief Mannion and his men investigate the disappearance of teenage girls who all point to a virtual suspect: a guy named Icarus who uses the internet to lure his victims and eventually murders them. The case takes a personal turn when Noland's niece becomes the next target and Joe puts all his efforts into catching the guy. Meanwhile, Temple suffers with pranks and rash commentaries from his co-workers about the death of Lester Richards, while Sherry tries to adjust to her new job.

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    Director:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Devil You Know...
    8.8/10(648 votes)

    #3 - The Devil You Know...

    S4:E2

    After Chief Strickland causes the death of an innocent old lady due to having inaccurate information on the whereabouts of a dangerous drug lord, Mannion decides to catch the guy himself. He uses the help of his best men, who put their jobs at steak and work parallel to Strickland's orders. Mannion's house is burnt down after he keeps stopping kids from selling drugs. When Mannion finally catches the guy, Mayor Douglas won't give his job back, so Jack is forced to reveal that he knows the phone wire was illegal, which ultimately forces Douglas to give him his job back. Meanwhile, Temple investigates two cops whom he thinks are abusing their authority and beating the people they arrest, while Debreno sleeps with Maria Rodriguez, which causes some conflict on his friendship with Temple.

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  4. Background image for The Voice Inside
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Voice Inside

    S4:E11

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for A Southern Town
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #5 - A Southern Town

    S1:E16

    Mannion goes to New York to attend his ex-wife's wedding — and perhaps stop it; an ex-cop accuses Noland of covering up a case 30 years ago that involved a politician's son.

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    Writer:Pam Veasey
  6. Background image for Jack's Back
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Jack's Back

    S4:E1

    Back from his Arizona vacation and determined to get his job back, Jack starts campaigning for being Chief of police, even though it's not an elected position. He chooses not to use the illegal taping card that might get him back in the office in no time for a future use and moves into a poor neighborhood. Meanwhile, Brander decides to go back to the force and teams up with Nancy to investigate Lester Richard's death, for which Temple got arrested. They discover that Maria ""Cashmere Brown"" Rodriguez was lying, which frees Temple – but doesn't exactly prove he didn't kill Lester vindictively.

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Pam Veasey
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  8. Background image for The Real Terrorist
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    #7 - The Real Terrorist

    S1:E5

    The threat of biological terrorism strikes Washington and Chief Mannion has to arrange almost all his force to search for a potential terrorist. An escapee from juvenile detention murders a taxi driver and a few drug dealers and becomes a big threat once he hides in a public schools, putting in danger hundreds of lives. Temple disguises as a student to catch the killer, in an operation that almost cost Ella the guard of her nephew, if it wasn't for Mannion's interference to the judge.

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  9. Background image for Fools Russian (2)
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #8 - Fools Russian (2)

    S1:E23

    Mannion receives Monya's hand by the mail, an indication that someone is plotting against him. Temple hasn't recovered from his fiancée's death, but Mannion accepts him back on the force. With Mannion under heavy investigation, the mayor has no options but suspend him. Noland steps in as police chief. Noland assigns McGregor and Temple to work directly for Mannion and he decides to run a investigation of his own. Temple, McGregor and Mannion go to a contruction to investigate the Russian mob, since a scheme for money laudry in the value of over 1 billion is discovered. The FBI tapes two unidentified Russians talking about Mannion's murder, and the voices are identified to be Boris' (Mannion's informer) and Putin's (the man the FBI is after). McGregor and Temple see four suspects enter Boris's bar and call Mannion. Temple decides to take action and walks into the bar, despite Jack's order to wait for him. Temple starts a fight with the men, resulting in him being taken hostage by one of

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  10. Background image for On Guard
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #9 - On Guard

    S4:E16

    Mannion wants to believe that it was self-defense when his attractive fencing teacher's husband is killed at her studio. Meanwhile, Debreno recognizes a suspect in a drug case as his childhood friend who convinced Debreno to go into the Police Academy.

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    Director:Unknown
  11. Background image for Rage Against the Machine
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #10 - Rage Against the Machine

    S1:E14

    Mannion attempts to reunite a troubled boy living in foster care with his mother, who is in jail on a drug charge; McGregor tries to prevent a stalker from harming a woman; a female reporter shadows Mannion to write a profile of him; and Temple raises doubts about his upcoming wedding.

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  12. Background image for New World
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #11 - New World

    S1:E17

    A respected Vietnamese colonel, who is now a successful local businessman, is suspected of running a sex-slave operation using kidnapped Asian girls, one of whom is murdered. Also, Ricky refuses to go to school and he won't tell Ella why; and McGregor's reluctance to publicly acknowledge his relationship with Nancy leads to a confrontation.

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    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Thursday
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    #12 - Thursday

    S2:E10

    When police officer Robert Turner woke up one Thursday morning, he thought it was going to be just a normal day on the force. However, when a car plunged off a bridge into a river, Turner lost his life while rescuing the family inside. Now, Mannion and his team reflect on the life and death of one of their own. (from CBS)

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    Writer:Linda Gase
  14. Background image for Payback
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Payback

    S2:E22

    The gangster wars have crossed the limits, leaving a blood trail and innumerous victims. Mannion has Temple working undercovered trying to reach the big boss on the drug dealing schemes. But it's not such an easy road and Temple is forced to try some crack in order to prove he's not a cop. That brings back ghosts from his druggie past, which Temple may no be strong enough to fight again. Meanwhile, Mannion himself interferes with the gangsters, interrogating young 12 year-old Junior about homicides. Later, Parras and Brander are victims of an ambush and are kidnapped by the gangsters. Luckily the police force rescues them before anything happens. Mannion sees no way out but turning to Richard Gray for help. With him, he gets the gang leaders to settle a non-aggression deal. When everything seems to be going back to its places, Temple looks for drug dealers to buy some crack. Ella turns down Clive's proposal to move to Seattle with him, and he decides to stay and marry her. And Mannion

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    Writer:Linda Gase
  15. Background image for Hollow Spaces
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Hollow Spaces

    S4:E10

    Mannion is very disappointed when he finds that the 17-year old boy who got Ella's heart is involved in a robbery of a gas station that ended in the attendant's death. Temple's day turns very sour when the mayor decides to not pick up the court fees after the Lester Richards case. Meanwhile, Nancy and her mom are attacked by car jackers, or are they?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Passing Time
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Passing Time

    S4:E19

    Mannion investigates the death of terminal patient afer her daughter shoots the doctor at point blank range, who she believes is responsible for her mother's death. Meanwhile Nancy must confront her own future when her father's Huntington's Disease worsens.

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    Director:Oz Scott
  17. Background image for Worst Block
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    #16 - Worst Block

    S1:E3

    As Mannion vows to clean up the most crime-ridden block in the city, community tensions rise when Temple is accused of intentionally pushing a police suspect into oncoming traffic.

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  18. Background image for Pot Scrubbers
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Pot Scrubbers

    S1:E9

    Mannion goes after a dealer who is supplying drugs to rich executives. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Sherry, shows up unexpectedly to deliver bad news.

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    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Pam Veasey
  19. Background image for The Most Dangerous Job
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    #18 - The Most Dangerous Job

    S1:E15

    Mannion vows to better protect cab drivers after a cabbie fatally shoots a passenger he thought was trying to rob him. Also, a new U.S. Attorney stirs up controversy, and McGregor gets jealous when Nancy receives flowers from an unknown person.

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    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for This Too Shall Pass
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #19 - This Too Shall Pass

    S2:E13

    Page and Debreno investigate the murder of a reporter, and evidence point them to a wheel-chaired man, who claims the victim was already dead by the time he found her. Mannion goes to NY for his daughter's graduation from police academy and has a hard time saying goodbye to Sherri. Meanwhile, Parras meets a charming man on a cab and thinks he might be ""the one"", and Brander confesses his love for her. Ella goes to Ricky's school to check on why he is having problems with his new teacher, and finds out she looks just like his late mother.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Shades of Gray
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Shades of Gray

    S2:E18

    The crime level on District 9 is skyrocketing, and Mannion blames it on Commander Richard Gray, whose performance has fallen under expected. Mannion's actions are recriminated and he is pressured to re-think his decision to fire Gray, but he won't give in. Finally, Gray resigns from his duty, and several cops show their loyalty to him by handing their badges as well. Meanwhile, Officer Parras has to face a performance evaluation when her nightstick breaks on a suspect's face. Later, Ella finds out the sticks are cold sensitive and it wasn't Parras's fault.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Free Byrd
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Free Byrd

    S4:E3

    Mannion is determined to have the best people possible working for him and asks his ex-wife, Sherry, to become his Superintendent of Detectives. Meanwhile, when an ex-con is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend who was also a parolee, Mannion tries to put into action a parolee-rehabilitation program Ella had begun before she died.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Blind Eye
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Blind Eye

    S4:E5

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Jupiter for Sale
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #23 - Jupiter for Sale

    S4:E6

    Mannion and the team reopen a 17-year-old cold case when a girl is found murdered in the streets of D.C. ""Jupiter,"" a serial killer that was never caught, appears to have re-emerged.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Breath of Life
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Breath of Life

    S4:E12

    An officer is hit by a car, and his partner is suspected of not giving him CPR, because the officer down is gay. The car in connection with the hit-and-run is traced to students performing lewd sexual acts without their victims' knowledge, then posting the videos on the internet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Surveillance
    8.1/10(43 votes)

    #25 - Surveillance

    S1:E4

    Mannion creates departmental strife when he orders a special night shift that will put senior officers out on the streets during peak crime hours.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The D.C. Strangler" is the best rated episode of "The District". It scored 9/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Kevin Dowling and written by Hans Beimler, it aired on 1/6/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Kindness of Strangers".