The Best Episodes of True Detectives Season 1

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Reality based TV series where real and amateur detectives present some of their toughest cases through dramatic re-enactments and interviews with actual eyewitnesses.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    True Detectives Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    A pharmacist goes undercover to expose a ring of drug-dealing doctors; a flaming automobile with a corpse inside is a clue in a bizarre murder story; and a mother who lost her child when emigrating to the United States searches for her son in hopes of being reunited after forty years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    An eleven-year-old boy provides the police with significant clues in the search for his missing mother; a device for washing bean sprouts is the unlikely bait when police try to bust an Asian drug ring; and eight adult siblings, adopted as children, seek to reunite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    The mystery of a humming sound emanating from the waters of a houseboat marina in Northern California; two Seattle residents poisoned by cyanide-laced capsules spurs an investigation that reveals a murder plot; a man sentenced to 55 years in prison begins a letter-writing campaign to prove his innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    A convicted felon about to go to prison takes his 20-month-old daughter from her mother; a detective on her frist homicide case tracks a murderer; and a sheriff comes up with creative ways to lure fugitives out of hiding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Stolen high-tech telephones transmit the whereabouts of the thieves who took them; an eavesdropper listens in on a terrifying murder plot; and a son searches for his estranged mother after 44 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    A man's search for the hit-and-run driver who killed his sister; a police search for a missing cockatiel and $8,000 worth of stolen household items.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. True Detectives Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    A communicable disease specialist seeks the source of a rare disease contracted by a baby; a piece of cheese with strange teeth marks provides the only clue in a burglary case.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "True Detectives" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/28/1990. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".