9.0/103 votes#1 - Hit & Run
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2021
As his American wife departs for a dance audition in New York, Israeli tour guide Segev finds his world thrown into chaos by a sudden tragedy.
Director: Mike Barker
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.7/106 votes#2 - Outside New Canaan
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2005
Lila voices her opposition to Samson's itinerary for the troupe. Justin's baptism of the faithful coincides with another tragedy and a startling event in the migrant camp. Libby pleads with Jones to reveal his secret. Sofie sees a familiar face.
Director: Dan Lerner
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.5/106 votes#3 - The Road to Damascus
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2005
Samson runs into an old acquaintance when the troupe crosses paths with another carnival. Rita Sue's business decisions give Stumpy fits. Justin and Iris struggle with a tough sermon. Libby's honor is in need of defense.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.5/1010 votes#4 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2010
Olivia receives disturbing news from Gabriel; Aaron's life is in danger as he continues to search for his daughter in Afghanistan.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.3/1016 votes#5 - The Road to Hamelin
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/4/2013
In the Season 3 finale, Sarah risks her life when someone dear to her goes missing; and Holder's past is used against him.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.2/1017 votes#6 - The Good Soldier
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2014
Reddick digs deeper as Linden and Holder struggle to keep their investigation from going cold.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.1/108 votes#7 - Believe
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2009
While Bryce begins his search for the woman in his flashforward, Aaron becomes concerned over Tracy's odd behavior. Mark attempts to track down the person responsible for texting Olivia and outing his drinking during his flashforward vision, and Demetri's co-agents try to find the mysterious caller who forewarned him about his unfortunate fate.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
8.0/101 votes#8 - Short Calendar
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1999
Short calendar day drops 54 cases on Amy's docket, and the long day stretches into night when she's forced to make a life and death decision about the fate of an abused child; Maxine decides to return to work; Amy's confrontation with Lauren's obnoxious new teacher leaves her with yet another responsibility in an already jam-packed calendar.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.7/103 votes#9 - Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2007
When Hugh goes missing, it is up to Wayne to take over at Panco and discover what it's really like to be the boss. Meanwhile, Dahlia tries to bond with Di Di, only to discover that their relationship has only taken more steps in the wrong direction. Finally, Dale confesses his intentions to Hartley.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.6/1021 votes#10 - I'll Let You Know When I Get There
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2011
Richmond rises in the polls; a surprising individual turns himself in.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.6/1025 votes#11 - El Diablo
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2011
Councilman Richmond suspects a leak within his team; Sarah tracks down a witness and is led to a suspect.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.5/1019 votes#12 - My Lucky Day
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2012
An ominous discovery is made at the Larsen house while Sarah travels to Tacoma to learn Councilman Richmond's dark secret. Meanwhile, Richmond is forced to come to grips with the fallout from the attack at City Hall.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.5/108 votes#13 - Babylon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2003
Samson tries to improve the troupe's spirits with a night of revelry. Ben has an enlightening experience at the bottom of a mineshaft. A group of miners is anxious for entertainment.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.5/102 votes#14 - Waterworld
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/2000
When Donna's birthing center burns down the night before she goes into labor, the Grays offer the use of their house for her baby's water birth; the family becomes concerned at Maxine's curiously dispassionate response to the news of Socrates's death; Amy is upset when Vincent decides to spend Christmas alone with Carole rather than with the family; as she begins to suffer from burnout on the job, Maxine shifts some of her caseload onto her colleagues and finally takes Amy's advice to see a therapist; Amy gives four girls who filed a false molestation complaint against their teacher a taste of their own medicine when she has them taken into custody.
Director: Bob McCracken
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.5/1016 votes#15 - Head Shots
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2013
The task force shuts down a business; Sarah and Holder unite in their pursuit of "the voice"; Seward is offered motivation to comply with orders.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.5/1023 votes#16 - Fragged
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2005
Democracy is brought back to the fleet and soon with it come hardball politics and potentially deadly intrigue.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.4/1016 votes#17 - Sayonara Hiawatha
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/20/2012
Richmond lends support to the investigation; Sarah tries to track down Rosie's key; and Stan deals with his troubled son.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.4/108 votes#18 - Hot and Bothered
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2003
Ben and Samson go in search of the mysterious Scudder. Sofie accuses her mother of foul play. Lodz waits patiently for Ben for fall asleep. Justin returns to Mintern with a new plan.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.3/103 votes#19 - Been There, Done That
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2007
The real Doug Rich's ex-wife jeopardizes the Malloys' cover when she comes after "Doug" for missed alimony payments. Meanwhile, Di Di falls for a buffer, and Cael finds a way to capitalize on his unusual skills at school. Also, Dahlia's pill addiction continues to worsen and now threatens to tear the family apart.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.3/102 votes#20 - It's a Wonderful Lie
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/28/2007
The Malloys must hide their true secret extra carefully when Doug's friend Pete stops by for a visit, Hugh returns with a new wife from Las Vegas, and Hartley warms up to Dale and shows him how to blend in.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.3/103 votes#21 - Field of Dreams
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2008
Wayne helps Hugh cope with his depression in an effort to save the Bayou Hills deal. Meanwhile, Cael's reckless behaviour at school forces Wayne to intervene.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.3/107 votes#22 - Old Cherry Blossom Road
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2005
Lila hasn't given up trying to find out what happened to the missing Lodz. Iris begs her brother not to harbor so many secrets. Jones finds new work for Sofie. Balthus sees another display of Justin's power.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
7.0/101 votes#23 - Not With a Whimper
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2000
After going on the date from hell with a Yale professor, Amy has one last fling with Michael the day their divorce becomes final; Maxine returns a stowaway boy to his mother; when Donna and Vincent persuade a reluctant Evie to deliver her baby in the hospital instead of home, she insists that they, instead of Gillian and Peter, act as her birthing coaches; Amy assigns a unique condition of probation to a bright and feisty teenager; Maxine fears that she's contracted Alzheimer's after suffering cognitive lapses, and is relieved to discover that it's only a concussion sustained when she bumped her head on a piece of furniture; Evie's son is born, surprising the family with his interracial heritage.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
6.9/1012 votes#24 - Gimme Some Truth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2009
Mark finds himself on the defensive during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Janis wonders how her vision will affect her current romantic relationship, and Olivia receives an anonymous message.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Dawn Prestwich
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"Hit & Run" is the best rated episode written by Dawn Prestwich. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Mike Barker. It aired on 8/6/2021 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Outside New Canaan".