7.0/1032 votesLoading...#1 - Tug of War
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2001
When Mannion has Temple and Debreno investigate the woman's murder, he discovers that the criminals weren't going for the victim's cash or credit cards, but for the expensive purse itself. In response, Mannion immediately dispatches detectives to patrol subway cars, angering the chief of the Transit Authority, who believes that Mannion is trying to muscle in on his territory. Then, when Debreno and Temple set up a sting operation, Debreno's life is put in danger and Mannion's team must find a way to draw out the perpetrators of these crimes before they strike again. Also, Mannion's outrageous ex-fiancee comes back for a visit after hearing that Mannion and Sherry split up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1040 votesLoading...#2 - Dirty Laundry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2000
Mannion issues a mandate to get illegal guns off the streets and uncovers the surprising motive behind the murder of a well-connected young man.
Director: Terry George
Writer: N/A
7.2/1030 votesLoading...#3 - a.k.a.
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2004
People in the witness protection program become victims, and the team sets out on the case to find the killer. Meanwhile, Chief Mannion gets a specialty sandwich named after him, which then becomes ""hard to swallow.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1026 votesLoading...
#4 - D.C. Confidential
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2004
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1036 votesLoading...#5 - Running Towards Fire
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2001
Detective Travis Haywood is shot while performing an undercover operation by an off-duty cop. Mannion has to handle the manipulative press that keeps referring to the incident as the third time a black cop has been shot by a white cop. Detective Heywood dies and the issue of prejudice gets stronger as the black cops demand the shooter to be severely punished.
Director: Terry George
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#6 - In God We Trust
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2003
Mannion searches for a modern day Robin Hood after he distributes money and stolen goods from the roof of his own building to needy neighbors on the street. Meanwhile, Temple continues to deal with the shooting of Lester Richards.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1025 votesLoading...
#7 - Family Values
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2004
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1034 votesLoading...
#8 - The Black Widow Maker
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2004
Mannion gets involved in a local murder investigation when he travels to a small town to fight a warrant for his arrest for a traffic violation. Meanwhile Temple and Debreno look into the disappearance of an armored truck owned by the company the Temple works for part time.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Spezialy
7.6/1033 votesLoading...#9 - Imperfect Victims
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2000
Ella is fearful of what will happen to Ricky when he testifies against his father, who's on trial for murdering the boy's mother; Temple tries to convince the victim of a serial rapist to testify; Nick discovers some explosive evidence against the mayor.
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
7.6/1028 votesLoading...#10 - Wasteland
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/2002
A teacher, protesting the Board of Education's inattention to her cries, takes the board hostage at gunpoint and Mannion is called in to diffuse the situation. Frustrated by getting the run-around from the board and environmental agencies, she gives Mannion 12 hours to find answers to the teacher's and students' health problems before she opens fire. Mannion and his team must uncover a complex environmental cover-up while keeping the board and the teacher alive. Meanwhile, Ella asks Clive, the new man she is seeing and a lobbyist for the chemical industry, to look into the case from his end.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1032 votesLoading...#11 - Vigilante
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2001
Mannion searches for a vigilante who is killing convicted child molesters; Ella learns that one of her neighbors is a former sex offender.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Scott Williams
7.7/1027 votesLoading...#12 - Melt Down
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2001
When two children are shot by a 7-year-old boy, Mannion makes it his mission to find exactly how the boy got his hands on a gun. When Mannion questions the 7-year-old, he learns that the youngster took the gun from his 15-year-old brother who reveals that he got the gun from a ""guy on the street"" near his school. With the help of Temple and Debreno, Mannion sets up a sting and discovers that the weapon was actually a gun that the police had confiscated in a ""buy-back"" program. Now, with the Public Safety Commission breathing down Mannion's neck, he must track down the culprits before any more guns hit the street or any more children get hurt.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.7/1025 votesLoading...#13 - Russian Winter (a.k.a.The Russian Wars)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2002
Mannion confronts his No. 1 enemy, Dimitri Putin, and learns who killed Det. Danny McGregor in this pivotal episode. A Russian woman, Erin Vratalov, comes aboard Mannion's boat claiming she needs protection from Putin. She tells Mannion that Putin ordered her husband, Yuri, to kill the chief. But when Danny died in the assassination attempt instead, Putin had Yuri murdered and is now after her. She also claims Yuri had a tape recording of Putin giving the order to murder Mannion, but she doesn't know where it's hidden. So begins Mannion's race to find the incriminating evidence, a search that leads ultimately to a volatile face-to-face encounter. (CBS)
Director: Sandy Smolan
Writer: N/A
7.7/1044 votesLoading...#14 - The Greenhouse Effect
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/2002
Mannion's friend Teddy Reed is the only witness to a Congressman's murder, and Mannion thinks she's lying about the whole situation. Meanwhile, the city erects a statue depicting a heroic act by three police officers, including Cutter, but many are infuriated when Cutter's figure is altered to represent someone of a different race.
Director: Jim Charleston
Writer: N/A
7.7/1027 votesLoading...#15 - Shell Game
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2002
When a man is murdered under suspicious circumstances and Mannion finds out his office is bugged, he starts his own investigation on the case. The latest person to see the victim alive was Lisa Fabrizzi, a CIA agent, which connects the case to the Agency. Mannion faces CIA director Tom Gage for information but doesn't get anything except for a stonewall. Mannion finally gets to the real killer, Braxton, who worked at a software company involved in CIA covert operations. Braxton is killed. Meanwhile, Ella almost buys the house of her dreams and Parras and Brander have to protect condo residents from a monkey.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
7.7/1025 votesLoading...#16 - The Killing Point
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2002
13 years ago a man was convicted for murdering two people at a convenience store. Now Patrick Debreno, Kevin Debreno's brother who's a priest, has to help save him from the death penalty. Someone confessed to him the location of the murder weapon, and Chief Mannion and his team get the suspect and try to make him confess, since Patrick can't accuse him. Unfortunately, Gilbert Isaacs is wrongfully killed for a crime he did not commit. The true murderer, however, storms out of the interrogation room and shoots himself at home. Meanwhile, Ella receives a letter from Pablito, Ricky's father. He's asking to see his son, and after a lot of thinking, Ella meets with him and decides not to let Ricky see his father. She still has to convince Ricky that his father being in prison is not his fault.
Director: N/A
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.7/1036 votesLoading...#17 - Faith
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2002
When father Patrick Debreno is shot at a funeral, Mannion and his team start an investigation to discover who the shooter is. They search through Monsignor Banning (father Debreno's mentor) past and discover accusations against him on sexual abuse against a child. Suspecting that father Debreno was not the target, Mannion reopens the case and the mother of a molested child gives herself in. Meanwhile, Ella struggles to balance her time between work and Clive, while the characters reflect on their faith during the course of the episode.
Director: N/A
Writer: Patricia Green
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#18 - Acceptable Losses
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2003
Ricky and a friend collapse at Ricky's birthday party and are taken to the hospital, where they are diagnosed with MDMA ingestion (a.k.a. ecstasy). Mannion and his men hit the streets trying to reach the source of the drug distribution network, which leads them all the way to a man in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Clive and Ella's sister fight over Ricky's custody, and Ricky chooses to go with his aunt to Florida. Debreno and Temple's friendship is shaken and Temple punches Debreno, still about the Lester Richards case. Brander and Cutter track down an ATM thief, a job usually done by the secret service agents – who offer Cutter a position on their staff.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1021 votesLoading...
#19 - Ten Thirty-Three
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2004
Mannion investigates of the murder of a young illegal immigrant leads to the discovery of a car theft ring run by a teenage gang that is selling cars as far away as El Salvador.
Director: Craig T. Nelson, James Keach
Writer: N/A
7.8/1028 votesLoading...#20 - Night Moves
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2001
Mannion decides to declare war against street gangs after a drive by shooting kills an innocent pedestrian. Two Latino gangs (the ""Colombian Guardian Crew"" - C.G.C. - and ""Los Muertos"") - one Cuban and one Salvadorian - are in war with each other over territory limits and Mannion sends his best men to catch the main leader accused of killing the pedestrian: Carlos ""El Gato"" Cesar, one of the most dangerous gang members in the city. Meanwhile, Mannion has suspicions that the same man that reported a criminal fire is the one who started it; and Nick has to face his fears after being badly beaten up by a robber.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.8/1028 votesLoading...#21 - Don't Fence Me In
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2001
An operation to catch a theft mob is set and Temple goes undercover as a pawn shop salesman who also works selling stolen objects. After entering a scheme for stolen credit cards and laptops, the agents make the arrest for the two brothers who were the heads of the gang. Meanwhile, McGregor investigates the origins of a stolen bracelet caught on Temple's pawn shop, which leads to a case of rape/murder from five years ago. McGregor is convinced the prime suspect is the murderer, but can't make an arrest until he tries to fly outside the country. Nick is still trying to develop a good relationship with the community member, but can't because she won't date white men. Nick tries to make something to please her and stops a demolition in the name of Mannion, who wasn't pleased to hear that and ends up giving Nick a warning about mixing personal life with work. And Queenie, the presidential dog, runs away and a psychic is called to help find her.
Director: Sandy Smolan
Writer: N/A
7.8/1030 votesLoading...#22 - Bulldog's Ghost
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2001
After Nancy discovers a murdered homeless man, Mannion notices that the body has a distinct military tattoo. He identifies the man as a former Marine believed to have been held prisoner in a Vietnamese camp. They soon learn that the victim may have been one of many POW's who were returned to the United States in the 1980s after the government stated that there were no prisoners left in Vietnam. Now, as Mannion delves further into the case, he must battle the demons that continue to haunt him from the time he spent in Vietnam. (from CBS)
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: N/A
7.8/1033 votesLoading...#23 - Cop Hunt
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2001
A woman who was driving home late at night is found beaten and raped after being stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation. After talking to the woman, Mannion discovers that this is the latest in a series of attacks allegedly perpetrated by a police officer. Now, after Mannion conducts an internal investigation of his officers and fingers start pointing at Cutter, Debreno is thrown for a loop when his estranged wife (Farentino) informs him that she was attacked in the same exact way. Meanwhile, Preston Kembridge, a mayoral candidate, tempts Nick with an offer to run his campaign. (from CBS)
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Pam Veasey
7.8/1023 votesLoading...#24 - Twist of Hate
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2002
After a mosque is vandalized, Mannion questions the mosque president, who reveals that the mosque has been receiving threats. Meanwhile, Temple and Debreno investigate two other hate crimes - both with similar scenarios - involving a rabbi and an African-American respectively. Now, before racial and ethnic tensions escalate, Mannion and his team must get to the bottom of these crimes - unaware that the perpetrator is the last person they would suspect. (CBS)
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: N/A
7.8/1024 votesLoading...#25 - Still Life
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2002
Mannion assigns Debreno and new detective Olivia Cahill to work together on a missing Picasso case. They get on each other's nerves, but solve the case after Debreno makes up a theory that at first sounded too conspiracional, but turned out to be true. Meanwhile, Nancy's mom announces she's leaving her father because she found out he was cheating on her. Nancy accidentally let slip that she already knew about it and has to ask her mother to forgive her. Ella is threatened by the possibility of a breast cancer return and both Mannion and Clive offer her their full support. They look back at their best times with her and learn that Ella is cancer-free.
Director: N/A
Writer: Pam Veasey
The Worst Episodes of The District
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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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Tug of War" is the worst rated episode of "The District". It scored 7/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/24/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dirty Laundry".