The Best Episodes Written By Michael Jones Morales

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Lou Kaplan

   S2:E63/5/2026

   A serial killer who targets social media influencers, Lou Kaplan resurfaces, and instead of killing influencers, he collaborates with them. The team tries to combat Lou's mastery of technology and manipulation.

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   8.1/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Lowe

   S1:E32/17/2025

   In rural Montana, the team hunts down Lowe, a brutal serial killer obsessed with wolves. Bex and the team must track Lowe through the wilderness while dealing with local Rangers.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Los Huesos

   S2:E121/10/2019

   Jessica and Chris go undercover in Mexico, alone and without back-up, to save a Mexican federal agent kidnapped by a drug-dealing gang that Jessica helped bring to justice years before. Also, Hondo’s mother, Charice, worries he’s under emotional strain when he engages in a series of small home renovation projects in her home.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #4 - With Silence and Tears

   S1:E45/10/2016

   Things become more dire inside the situation room. Lex becomes more frustrated by the false hope he's forced to send to the public.

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5. 

   7.7/10(90 votes)

   #5 - Gunner

   S1:E511/17/2017

   Frank and Micro go looking for answers from a reluctant witness. Madani and Sam learn of a looming investigation. Rawlins sees a ghost.

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   7.6/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Ghosts

   S1:E143/8/2018

   Hondo and the team go on the hunt for a serial killer who escaped justice two years prior by faking his death. Also, Hondo worries that Buck Spivey, the team’s former leader, is spiraling into depression in the aftermath of being fired from the department.

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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Fire in the Sky

   S3:E110/2/2019

   The SWAT team works with Lieutenant Piper Lynch, a senior LAPD Hollywood Division officer, when the mayor assigns her to oversee city departments joining forces to stop a serial bomber using drones as detonation devices. Also, just as Hondo settles into legal guardianship of his teen charge, Darryl, his home life becomes more complicated when his estranged father unexpectedly moves in.

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   7.2/10(10 votes)

   #8 - Shaky Town

   S2:E19/27/2018

   The SWAT team engages in a standoff with human traffickers holding child hostages when a major earthquake hits Los Angeles during their operation and compromises the takedown. Hondo forms an unexpected personal connection with Deputy District Attorney Nia Wells. Jim Street has trouble adjusting to his new life as a patrol officer.

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   7.2/10(12 votes)

   #9 - A Kingdom Divided Amongst Itself

   S1:E96/21/2016

   As tensions reach a fever pitch inside the cordon, mobs of angry protestors take to the streets in an attempt to break free. Meanwhile, stuck in isolation and cut off from their chain of command, Lex and Dr. Lommers have no choice but to stand by helplessly as the cordon erupts into mass chaos. At the hospital, Jake attempts to lighten the mood by taking Katie on a date, but their happiness is short-lived after they discover that several of Katie’s students have gone missing. Meanwhile, with Lex nowhere to be found, Leo moves forward with their investigation, inching one step closer to uncovering the person responsible for the outbreak.

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10. 

    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Octane

    S1:E612/7/2017

    Hondo puts aside his misgivings about Jim Street's recklessness and allows the newbie to go undercover as a broker in a luxury car theft ring to bust a ruthless trafficker. Also, Hondo visits Raymont Harris, the teenager recently shot by a former member of the SWAT team, who is dealing with PTSD. [also shown as S1:E5]

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11. 

    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Animus

    S3:E143/4/2020

    The SWAT team searches for a link between the seemingly unconnected victims of a lone gunman targeting women. Also, Luca assists with a homicide investigation in his neighborhood; Lieutenant Lynch pushes Chris to do a news interview; and Hondo reaches a juncture in his relationship with Nichelle.

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12. 

    6.4/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Arlo Brandt

    S1:E63/10/2025

    Arlo Brandt, a hoarder-turned-serial killer, emerges from the Pit with newly found purpose. As Arlo hunts for innocent victims, Bex and the team must get inside a deranged mind.

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    6.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - The Sky's the Limit

    S4:E145/20/2013

    While Pete and Myka travel to Las Vegas to investigate two deaths where the people inexplicably fell from great heights, Claudia and Steven investigate two jockeys in London who went into comas after winning their races. Meanwhile, Artie gets a visitor to the warehouse.

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