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The Best Episodes of The Glades

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The Best Episodes of The Glades

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...

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  1. Background image for Bird in the Hand
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Background image for Old Ghosts
    7.7/10(236 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for Breakout
    7.7/10(209 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. Background image for Old Times
    7.7/10(176 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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  5. Background image for Yankee Dan
    7.7/10(209 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Family Matters
    7.6/10(225 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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  8. Background image for Close Encounters
    7.6/10(196 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for Happy Trails
    7.6/10(201 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for Tin Cup
    7.6/10(283 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Randall Zisk
  11. Background image for Lost & Found
    7.5/10(223 votes)

    #10 - 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

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  12. Background image for Moonlighting
    7.5/10(225 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    7.5/10(208 votes)

    #12 - 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

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  14. Background image for Beached
    7.5/10(193 votes)

    #13 - Beached

    S2:E11

    A body is found at a popular beachside bar with a large diamond ring in his pocket. Longworth sifts through the sands of the various characters at the bar, revealing a complicated love triange that may have ended in murder. Meanwhile, Callie has some news for Longworth that will change everything.

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  15. Background image for Longworth's Anatomy
    7.5/10(182 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for Endless Summer
    7.5/10(188 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. Background image for Killer Barbecue
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Addicted To Love
    7.4/10(195 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for Iron Pipeline
    7.4/10(210 votes)

    #18 - Iron Pipeline

    S2:E9

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

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    7.4/10(187 votes)

    #19 - Swamp Thing

    S2:E10

    When body parts of a Coast Guard Reservist are found in the belly of a poached wild boar, Longworth hunts the killer into the depths of the Glades. Meanwhile, Callie and Longworth decide to push the restart button on their romantic relationship.

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  21. Background image for Shine
    7.4/10(197 votes)

    #20 - Shine

    S2:E12

    An Ernest Hemingway look-alike is discovered adrift under a glass bottom boat with a bullet hole in his head during a "Hemingway Days" booze cruise. Turns out, the victim might have gotten caught in the middle of a family feud between bootleggers. Meanwhile, an old romance from Callie's past reappears and drops a bombshell, one that could seriously affect her relationship with Jim, the FDLE, and the hospital.

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  22. Background image for The Naked Truth
    7.4/10(172 votes)

    #21 - The Naked Truth

    S3:E4

    The dead body of a naked woman leads Jim and Carlos to investigate a close­ knit nudist colony fighting against expansion by a luxury condo development. Jennifer begins interviewing the substation employees and finds its high case closure rate seems directly related to Jim, in whom she takes an interest that may be more than just professional.

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  23. Background image for Shot Girls
    7.4/10(178 votes)

    #22 - Shot Girls

    S4:E2

    The murder of the spokesmodel for a prominent rum brand sends Jim into the sexy, cutthroat world of liquor promotion to find the killer.

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  24. Background image for Apocalypse Now
    7.4/10(157 votes)

    #23 - Apocalypse Now

    S4:E5

    After a dead body disappears from a crime scene at a 10K Zombie Run, Jim must unravel a nefarious plot to discover how a corpse can just get up and walk away.

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    Director:Marc Roskin
  25. Background image for Booty
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. Background image for Poseidon Adventure
    7.3/10(175 votes)

    #25 - Poseidon Adventure

    S3:E2

    A beautiful synchronized swimmer in an elaborate mermaid costume washes ashore dead, and the clues lead Jim to a bittersweet love triangle and a hip hop mogul trying to turn a mermaid show into multimillion-dollar phenomenon. On the home front, Callie hits a wall in her job search, and Jim realizes the best opportunity for her is the one in Atlanta she passed up to be with him.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bird in the Hand" is the best rated episode of "The Glades". It scored 8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Peter O'Fallon and written by Clifton Campbell, it aired on 7/18/2010. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Old Ghosts".