The Best Episodes Written By Annakate Chappell

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(9 votes)

   #1 - First Fire

   S3:E311/2/2025

   On Halloween night, when a nurse is murdered and arsonist Heston Koontz disappears from a psychiatric facility, Colter follows a trail of unsettling clues to uncover the truth with assistance from local officer Dundee.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Are You Mad?

   S3:E121/11/2023

   Jenny, Cassie and Beau uncover the truth about the Bleeding Heart Killer, but before justice can be served, chaos breaks out. Avery's involvement with Tony's crime family escalates to a standoff; Emily and Denise are put in grave danger; and despite her recent revelations, Sunny's family ties continue to pull apart. As Cassie, Jenny and Beau work to clean up the mess, the killer is still on the loose, ensuring no one is safe.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - A Brief History of Crime

   S3:E310/5/2022

   While investigating a scamming operation with Beau, Jenny discovers a connection to the crime that sends her reeling. A camper at Sunny Day Excursions has gone missing, and Beau’s similarly stubborn daughter, Emily, is eager to solve the case. Yet, with Sunny determined to cover up loose ends, her digging might lead to more than she bargained for in the end. Cassie and Denise run into a strange man on the side of the road who may just lead them down a new path.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Come Get Me

   S3:E711/2/2022

   When shocking new evidence surfaces from the “Bleeding Heart Murder Case,” Jenny and Beau team up with Cassie and achieve a major breakthrough. Buck struggles with his moral ambiguity, and cracks begin to form in his and Sunny’s marriage.

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   7.9/10(9 votes)

   #5 - The Night Movers

   S2:E812/1/2024

   Colter is tasked with tracking down a "ghost" when hired to find a man who seemingly died in a car accident months earlier. Meanwhile, Colter catches a break in his white whale case.

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   7.5/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Preternatural

   S2:E511/10/2024

   Colter takes a job locating a missing teen with a unique spiritual gift in an inhospitable mining town.

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   7.0/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Monster

   S2:E123/9/2025

   Colter is hired to find a mother in Ohio who went missing after tucking her son in for the night.

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   6.9/10(7 votes)

   #8 - The Grey Goose

   S2:E153/30/2025

   Colter recruits fellow rewardist Billie Matalon to infiltrate a women's prison in order to gain access to critical information that would help track down an escaped prisoner and her hostage.

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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Catastrophic Thinking

   S1:E104/13/2021

   Three months after Ronald’s escape, Cassie and Jenny have officially partnered up to take down a fresh slew of troublemakers, but all isn’t coming up roses; Ronald is still on the loose, a domestic case takes a macabre and deadly turn, and a U.S. Marshall is sticking his nose in their case files. Right as the women of Dewell & Hoyt seem to be getting used to the new normal, Jenny gets an alarming call from an old flame; leading her and Cassie headfirst into a new case, a new jurisdiction and a whole lot of new trouble. It’s time to meet the Kleinsassers.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Love Is a Strange and Dangerous Thing

    S1:E165/18/2021

    Cassie and Jenny leave the Kleinsasser women to forge their own path, ridding themselves of their ranch troubles and heading back home. Along with Jerrie and Lindor, they finally get to see Ronald behind bars, though he quickly strips them of any satisfaction by leading them on a wild goose chase, straight into the arms of the syndicate. A brutal battle ensues, clearing a path for Scarlet and Ronald to escape, but while they run off into the sunset Jenny risks her life to save Cassie’s. Is this the end for our dynamic duo? Only time will tell.

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    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - I Fall to Pieces

    S1:E72/2/2021

    Cassie and Jenny work against the clock to find Ronald and prove Legarski’s guilt, calling on Grace to join their efforts and bravely help them in the process. Just when all the pieces start falling into place, Ronald’s emotions get the best of him as he makes an unthinkable decision, even for him. Merilee plays an unwilling and life-changing role in turning the case on its head on.

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    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Unfinished Business

    S1:E412/8/2020

    Unsatisfied with the investigation now that the girls' disappearance has made headlines, Cassie and Jenny take things into their own hands, tapping into their individual strengths to make headway in the case. Meanwhile, Legarski attempts to keep cool, but Ronald takes a different approach to protect himself. Still captive, Danielle and Jerrie tend to Grace, who makes a painful decision in an attempt to save them all.

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