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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 4 Episode 13 - Tin Cup
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. The Glades Season 4 Episode 7 - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

    S4:E7

    What appears to be a ritualistic murder leads Jim to investigate the secret world of Florida's gypsies just as he gets an unexpected visitor at home: his father, Michael.

    Director:Ron Underwood
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  3. The Glades Season 1 Episode 2 - Bird in the Hand
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. The Glades Season 4 Episode 1 - Yankee Dan
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. The Glades Season 2 Episode 9 - Iron Pipeline
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. The Glades Season 1 Episode 11 - Booty
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Glades Season 2 Episode 8 - Second Skin
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Second Skin

    S2:E8

    The FDLE enters the battle between good and evil when a Pentecostal preacher is found dead in a snake pit. Longworth's investigation into the House of God eventually leads him to the Big House and a fatal case of mistaken identity. Meanwhile, Sam's departure has Callie questioning her own relationship with Longworth.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writer:Lois Walfrid Johnson

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  8. The Glades Season 2 Episode 13 - Breakout
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. The Glades Season 3 Episode 1 - Close Encounters
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The Glades Season 3 Episode 2 - Poseidon Adventure
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Lee Rose
    Writer:Lois Walfrid Johnson

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  11. The Glades Season 3 Episode 3 - Longworth's Anatomy
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. The Glades Season 4 Episode 2 - Shot Girls
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Kerry Lenhar, Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar

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  13. The Glades Season 4 Episode 5 - Apocalypse Now
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Ellen Johnson

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  14. The Glades Season 4 Episode 11 - Civil War
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Civil War

    S4:E11

    When a man is killed by a Civil War reenactor's sword, Jim must enter the fray to find which imaginary soldier committed a very real murder. Meanwhile Callie makes a tragic discovery at work, while Jim receives foreboding news for Callie and Jeff.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar

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  15. The Glades Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    In a lush, sun-drenched state preserve in Palm Glade, Florida, a young couple in a parked car wakes from a night of drunken carousing to find the body of a headless woman submerged in the area known as Fisheating Creek.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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  16. The Glades Season 1 Episode 3 - A Perfect Storm
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. The Glades Season 1 Episode 9 - Honey
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. The Glades Season 1 Episode 12 - Exposed
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. The Glades Season 2 Episode 2 - Old Ghosts
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. The Glades Season 2 Episode 4 - Moonlighting
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. The Glades Season 2 Episode 5 - Dirty Little Secrets
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. The Glades Season 2 Episode 6 - Gibtown
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Gibtown

    S2:E6

    Longworth investigates a murder in Gibtown, a community populated with human sideshow descendants, and everyone is a suspect. Jim and Callie try to figure out the exact meaning of their relationship.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Alfonso H. Moreno

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  23. The Glades Season 2 Episode 7 - Addicted To Love
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Glades Season 3 Episode 4 - The Naked Truth
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Lisa Henthorn

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  25. The Glades Season 3 Episode 8 - Fountain Of Youth
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Fountain Of Youth

    S3:E8

    When the co-owner of a luxury medical spa turns up dead, Jim and Jennifer investigate the spa's members and discover the high costs the wealthy pay in order to stay looking young and beautiful. Callie gets anxious while both studying for her boards and preparing for her testimony against Elkins. Her house in Palm Glades is falling apart, but her life in Atlanta is picking up.

    Director:Gary A. Randall
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tin Cup" is the best rated episode of "The Glades". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by Tom Garrigus, it aired on 8/26/2013. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves".