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The Best Episodes of The Glades

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This crime series follows Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Glades Season 1 Episode 12 - Exposed
    7.8/10(239 votes)

    #1 - Exposed

    S1:E12

    Longworth's latest investigation into the death of a young girl puts him at odds with a powerful political family. It appears she was having an affair with a Florida State Senator. Complicating matters is the Senator's wife who will do whatever it takes to promote her husband's political career and protect her family's name

    Director:Gary A. Randall
    Writer:Alfonso H. Moreno

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  2. The Glades Season 1 Episode 9 - Honey
    7.7/10(270 votes)

    #2 - Honey

    S1:E9

    Longworth's case involves a tribal leader found dead at a Native-American owned casino. The first hurdle is getting the tribal police to let the FDLE run point. Callie has convinced herself that she wants only friendship from Longworth but finds herself jealous seeing Josie Tigertail, a tribal police officer, interact with Longworth.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Lois Walfrid Johnson

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  3. The Glades Season 1 Episode 13 - Breaking 80
    7.7/10(237 votes)

    #3 - Breaking 80

    S1:E13

    A man recently released from prison is found dead along the fairway. The victim was the caddy and life-long friend of professional golfer Scott Winters. Things don't add up for Longworth when he discovers the victim may have served time for a crime he didn't commit. The case motivates Longworth to commit to breaking 80 on the greens. Heather tempts Longworth with her cooking while Callie frets over their relationship. Daniel seeks a promotion from his intern status

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  4. The Glades Season 2 Episode 2 - Old Ghosts
    7.7/10(241 votes)

    #4 - Old Ghosts

    S2:E2

    Longworth teams up with his old partner, Detective Samantha Harper to track a serial killer from Chicago and Callie can't help but notice the obvious chemistry between them. Manus asks Callie to work as a forensic nurse for the FDLE.

    Director:Lee Rose
    Writers:Clifton Campbell, Alfonso H. Moreno

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  5. The Glades Season 2 Episode 13 - Breakout
    7.7/10(212 votes)

    #5 - Breakout

    S2:E13

    In the thrilling season finale, Callie's hospital is on lockdown when a pair of ex-con brothers take hostages. Longworth and Callie work together to ensure the safety of the hostages, but things take a turn for the worst leaving Longworth to defuse the situation before it explodes.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Lois Walfrid Johnson

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  6. The Glades Season 4 Episode 1 - Yankee Dan
    7.7/10(211 votes)

    #6 - Yankee Dan

    S4:E1

    Longworth must delve into a 150-year-old ghost story to solve a murder when the dead body of an heiress is found in a haunted plantation house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dailyn Rodriguez

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  7. The Glades Season 2 Episode 1 - Family Matters
    7.6/10(229 votes)

    #7 - Family Matters

    S2:E1

    The daughter of a notorious Cuban mobster turns up dead in a Little Havana alley, and Longworth and the rest of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement must solve her murder to prevent an all-out war between two rival mob families. Meanwhile, Callie prepares for her husband’s release from prison.

    Director:Gary A. Randall
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  8. The Glades Season 3 Episode 3 - Longworth's Anatomy
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    #8 - Longworth's Anatomy

    S3:E3

    While Jim helps Callie settle into her new apartment in Atlanta, Carlos performs a guest autopsy for Daniel's forensics class at Tampa Tech. He discovers that the cadaver he is dissecting is actually a murder victim who turns out to be a student that was killed while participating in an on-campus pharmaceutical study. Also, the Palm Glade substation gets a new addition when FDLE Bureau Chief Jennifer Starke comes down to visit Manus, while Callie gets off to a rocky start with her new boss Dr. Miranda Buckley.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  9. The Glades Season 3 Episode 6 - Old Times
    7.6/10(177 votes)

    #9 - Old Times

    S3:E6

    The murder of a woman who contacted the Innocence Project to exonerate a death row inmate now forces Jim to team up with the detective who investigated the original case: Jim's former partner when the Florida State Attorney General's office calls her to testify against the IRS agent who handled her audit and tried to extort her for sex a few years back. Reluctant to take time off to help the State Attorney, Callie is surprised when Miranda is not only supportive of her request, but also learns that Miranda has been the victim of sexual harassment herself, and the two women bond through their shared experience.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  10. The Glades Season 4 Episode 13 - Tin Cup
    7.6/10(286 votes)

    #10 - Tin Cup

    S4:E13

    Jim gets called back to the golf course to catch the murderer of a golf hustler, but he's handicapped by a mad scramble to tie up loose ends for Callie and his future.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  11. The Glades Season 1 Episode 8 - Marriage is Murder
    7.5/10(257 votes)

    #11 - Marriage is Murder

    S1:E8

    A ruthless divorce attorney is murdered. Meanwhile Callie's son, Jeff claims to have seen a man standing at his window, but Callie believes he's imagining it. Believing Jeff is telling the truth he has the boy look at mugshots on the computer, through which Jeff finds out the truth about his fathers criminal past and confronts his mom.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  12. The Glades Season 1 Episode 11 - Booty
    7.5/10(229 votes)

    #12 - Booty

    S1:E11

    Longworth investigates the death of a famed treasure-hunter who was after a Spanish ship believed to contain billions of dollars in booty. Longworth must figure out if the victim was close to finding the treasure and if that's what got him killed. Callie's passion for treasure hunting lore sets her and Longworth on an adventure that just might change their lives.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  13. The Glades Season 2 Episode 3 - Lost & Found
    7.5/10(226 votes)

    #13 - Lost & Found

    S2:E3

    An 8-year old's slumber party becomes a crime scene. Callie accepts Manus' offer and joins the FDLE as a forensic nurse. Jim's investigation into the death of a Navy recruiter leads to the ex-wife's boyfriend and her missing baby

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writers:Clifton Campbell, Kim Newton

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  14. The Glades Season 2 Episode 5 - Dirty Little Secrets
    7.5/10(210 votes)

    #14 - Dirty Little Secrets

    S2:E5

    Longworth's investigation of a man beaten to death in a truck stop restroom finds clues leading to a luxury rehab center. In addition to the crime, Carlo is dealing with his daughter's Quinceañera and a former colleague who needs his help. Callie and Jeff are struggling with Ray's absence

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writer:John Mankiewicz

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  15. The Glades Season 3 Episode 1 - Close Encounters
    7.5/10(198 votes)

    #15 - Close Encounters

    S3:E1

    When Jim and Carlos investigate the death of a millionaire who bequeathed all his wealth to an organization of UFO enthusiasts, the organization's leader accuses the FDLE of covering up the true cause of death: an alien abduction. Meanwhile, Jim and Callie's relationship heats up, but Callie's job search to keep her in Palm Glade falters.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  16. The Glades Season 3 Episode 10 - Endless Summer
    7.5/10(188 votes)

    #16 - Endless Summer

    S3:E10

    On the day of Callie's board exam, Jim must solve the murder of a businesswoman who had founded a new surf clothing line and was about to offer the endorsement opportunity of a lifetime to a young, local surfing champion. Jim gets more frustrated over Callie's lack of communication, while a sympathetic Jennifer tries to comfort him. As he faces an uncertain future where Callie's career in Atlanta will pull her further away from her life with him in Palm Glade, Jim realizes he must make a decision on where their relationship is headed.

    Directors:Wendy Battles, Shaz Bennett
    Writer:Jeff Bleckner

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  17. The Glades Season 4 Episode 3 - Killer Barbecue
    7.5/10(171 votes)

    #17 - Killer Barbecue

    S4:E3

    While Jim searches for the killer who smoked the owner of a vast BBQ empire, Daniel enters a BBQ competition with his biggest rival: his brother Drew.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  18. The Glades Season 4 Episode 12 - Happy Trails
    7.5/10(203 votes)

    #18 - Happy Trails

    S4:E12

    Jim gets roped into a long-standing family feud between Florida ranchers when a ranch hand turns up dead between the two family's properties. Someone from Callie's past visits her pleading for help at the worst possible time.

    Director:Gary A. Randall
    Writer:Shaz Bennett

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  19. The Glades Season 1 Episode 2 - Bird in the Hand
    7.4/10(307 votes)

    #19 - Bird in the Hand

    S1:E2

    Jim Longworth takes Callie's son Jeff to a heavily-wooded area to collect bugs for a school science project. In the effort, they stumble upon an abandoned airplane with a dead body inside. The victim turns out to be a retired Special Ops guy who taught flight school lessons on the side to make extra money.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  20. The Glades Season 1 Episode 3 - A Perfect Storm
    7.4/10(296 votes)

    #20 - A Perfect Storm

    S1:E3

    Longworth gets his first taste of a Florida hurricane, but instead of waiting out the storm, he gets swept up in a murder investigation that appears to be a spree killing and he must find the killer before there is another victim. Meanwhile, due to the storm, Callie and Carlos deal with a massive influx of patients at the hospital and a power outage leads Carlos and Daniel to take extreme measures in order to save lives.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  21. The Glades Season 1 Episode 6 - Doppelganger
    7.4/10(272 votes)

    #21 - Doppelganger

    S1:E6

    A man suffering from head trauma claims to have witnessed a murder before being attacked and believes the murderer looks exactly like him.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  22. The Glades Season 1 Episode 10 - Second Chance
    7.4/10(229 votes)

    #22 - Second Chance

    S1:E10

    Longworth and Carlos investigate a murder involving high-end horse breeding. Callie, who was once an aspiring jockey, helps them with the ins and outs of this competitive, cut-throat world. Jim sees another side of Callie which leads them to grow closer.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  23. The Glades Season 2 Episode 4 - Moonlighting
    7.4/10(227 votes)

    #23 - Moonlighting

    S2:E4

    A stolen car and a body have Jim investigating some NASCAR drivers. After Ray is attacked, Callie must consider the option of witness protection.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Lois Walfrid Johnson

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  24. The Glades Season 2 Episode 7 - Addicted To Love
    7.4/10(198 votes)

    #24 - Addicted To Love

    S2:E7

    The murder of a Haitian doctor leads Longworth and the FDLE to a pill mill and a corrupt doctor's office. Addicts have been paying big money for pain medication all of which leads to a long list of suspects.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writers:Clifton Campbell, Tom Garrigus

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  25. The Glades Season 2 Episode 9 - Iron Pipeline
    7.4/10(214 votes)

    #25 - Iron Pipeline

    S2:E9

    Jeff's mentor, the high school soccer coach, is found shot dead on campus.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Alfonso H. Moreno

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Best Episodes Summary

"Exposed" is the best rated episode of "The Glades". It scored 7.8/10 based on 239 votes. Directed by Gary A. Randall and written by Alfonso H. Moreno, it aired on 9/26/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Honey".