The Best Episodes Written By Maurice Hurley

Every TV Episode Written by Maurice Hurley Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Out Where the Buses Don't Run
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Out Where the Buses Don't Run

    Missing info
    S2:E4

    Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer thought to be dead.

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  2. Background image for Lady Cop
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Lady Cop

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    S1:E5

    A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.

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  3. Background image for No Exit
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #3 - No Exit

    Missing info
    S1:E7

    Crockett and Tubbs reluctantly help government agents in their pursuit of a dangerous arms dealer.

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    Director:David Soul
  4. Background image for Q Who
    8.2/10(59 votes)

    #4 - Q Who

    Missing info
    S2:E16

    Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

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    Director:Rob Bowman
  5. Background image for 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #5 - 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

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    S1:E18

    Jack poses as Alexis Drazen and goes to meet a contact who has vital information. However, a CTU agent with a grudge against Jack might risk the success of the mission. Dr. Parslow takes Teri back to the Bauer house.

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  6. Background image for The Prodigal Son (2)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Prodigal Son (2)

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    S2:E2

    Crockett and Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

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    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Day 2: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

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    S2:E13

    Jack and his men prepare for a confrontation with Stanton's renegade soldiers as they converge on the bomb. Kim becomes suspicious of her host, but is forced to stay because of her status with the police. Stanton finally breaks down and gives Palmer some unpleasant news.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
  8. Background image for The Children's Song
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Children's Song

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    S1:E7

    Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.

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  9. Background image for The Distant Fire
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Distant Fire

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    S1:E8

    A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.

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  10. Background image for Bump and Run
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Bump and Run

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    S1:E10

    Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.

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  11. Background image for Back Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Back Home

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    S1:E13

    A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Torn

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    S1:E17

    McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.

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  13. Background image for China Rain
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - China Rain

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    S1:E2

    McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.

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  14. Background image for The Lock Box
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Lock Box

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    S1:E4

    McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.

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  15. Background image for Datalore
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #15 - Datalore

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    S1:E12

    Stardate: 41242.4. While exploring his homeworld, the crew of the Enterprise find android parts that are identical to Data's. When assembled, an 'evil' twin of Data named Lore is revived.

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    Director:Rob Bowman
  16. Background image for Time Squared
    7.3/10(50 votes)

    #16 - Time Squared

    Missing info
    S2:E13

    Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

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  17. Background image for Whatever Works
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Whatever Works

    Missing info
    S2:E3

    Crockett, Tubbs & Castillo contact a Santerian priestess to help find the link between ritualistic killings of officers and a group of drug traffickers. Crockett and Izzy try to get the Ferrari back after a city accountant re-possesses it.

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  18. Background image for 11001001
    7.1/10(56 votes)

    #18 - 11001001

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    S1:E14

    Stardate: 41365.9. While undergoing repairs, the Bynar Engineers steal the Enterprise to save their planet from destruction.

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    Director:Paul Lynch
  19. Background image for The Neutral Zone
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    #19 - The Neutral Zone

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    S1:E25

    Stardate: 41986.0. A derelict satellite is found with cryonically frozen humans aboard as the USS Enterprise is sent to investigate the destruction of outposts near Romulan space.

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  20. Background image for Voices
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Voices

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    S1:E19

    While working undercover near a Central European Consulate, Nikita is confronted by a known serial rapist. Nikita easily subdues the man, leaving him battered and bruised. O'Brien, the police detective on the case, has been pursuing the man for years, and realizes that the rapist's victim was no ordinary woman. With the help of a witness he manages to break through Nikita's cover story and track her down. O'Brien now knows the truth about Nikita, he will have to be cancelled, unless Nikita can turn the situation around to her advantage.

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  21. Background image for Golden Triangle - Part 1
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Golden Triangle - Part 1

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    S1:E13

    Crockett and Tubbs work undercover in a hotel. They uncover criminals that are an old enemies of Lt. Castillo and have also kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife.

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  22. Background image for Heart of Glory
    6.9/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Heart of Glory

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    S1:E19

    Stardate: 41503.7. Two Klingons, rescued by the Enterprise, try to take over the ship.

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    Director:Rob Bowman
  23. Background image for Hide and Q
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    #23 - Hide and Q

    Missing info
    S1:E9

    Stardate: 41590.5. Q places the senior crew of the Enterprise in a war game that pits them against a boar-faced, Napoleonic enemy.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  24. Background image for The Arsenal of Freedom
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    #24 - The Arsenal of Freedom

    Missing info
    S1:E20

    Stardate: 41798.2. The crew encounters bizarre phenomena while searching for the missing U.S.S. Drake.

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    Director:Les Landau
  25. Background image for Power Play
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Power Play

    Missing info
    S5:E15

    Stardate: 45571.2. While en route to the source of a subspace distress signal coming from a desolate moon, Data, Troi and O'Brien take over the bridge and force the ship to change course.

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Maurice Hurley Ratings Summary

"Out Where the Buses Don't Run" is the best rated episode written by Maurice Hurley. It scored 8.75/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Jim Johnston. It aired on 10/18/1985 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lady Cop".