The Best Episodes Written By Roberto Benabib

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(11 votes)

   #1 - There Will Be Consequences

   S1:E108/23/2015

   Season One Finale. With a global crisis looming, Zeke and Glenn once again find themselves in a compromised state. Walter tries to diffuse the situation with various heads of state via videoconference; Alex attempts to connect with Zaman on a personal level.

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   8.0/10(13 votes)

   #2 - I'm Listening

   S2:E32/16/2020

   Jeff has an idea for how he can speak directly to the children of the world while Seb hands over the reins of the Pickle empire to Deirdre. After finding a book of magic spells, Will finds himself face to face with the past.

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #3 - The Brick Dance

   S3:E38/27/2007

   Conrad and Heylia find a new grow house. Celia attempts to bond with Isabel, while U-Turn forces Nancy to run a dangerous errand.

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   7.9/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Just a Little Crazy Talk

   S1:E98/16/2015

   Walter tries to strike a deal with Zaman's highest-ranking general. Zeke and Glenn find a way to pass the time after being grounded. With Rafiq translating, Alex tries to figure out if and when he should initiate Walter's "Plan B."

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #5 - Protection

   S3:E1411/12/2007

   Nancy has another full week of trouble to deal with and Doug isn't helping. Heylia teaches Celia.

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #6 - Su-Su-Sucio

   S5:E36/22/2009

   Nancy gets a surprise visit from Jill; Nancy's bodyguard goes missing; Celia's micromanaging gets her sent back to the U.S.; Silas and Doug seek law enforcement approval.

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #7 - Sh*t Highway

   S3:E49/3/2007

   The DEA continues to probe Nancy's life to figure out what happened to Peter. Shane helps Nancy get a job. Someone asks the city council for a favor on behalf of Majestic. Conrad and Heylia set up their new grow house. Silas runs into Pam while performing his community service.

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   7.7/10(11 votes)

   #8 - Une Mère Que J'aimerais Baiser

   S7:E119/12/2011

   In an attempt to further expand her business, Nancy follows Doug and Andy to the Hamptons for the weekend; Silas tries to win Emma back after a falling out over business; Detective Ouellette brings Shane along on a drug bust.

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   7.7/10(21 votes)

   #9 - Philliam

   S1:E810/28/2018

   Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.

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    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Where the Sidewalk Ends

    S5:E77/20/2009

    Nancy learns the identity of the other woman in Esteban's life, as well as his plans for her childbirth delivery. With the help of Andy and Audra, Nancy takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Celia discovers that getting rich quick isn't always so easy. Silas and Doug learn the hard way that Deputy C.P. Jones is more trouble than he's worth as the fate of their medical marijuana dispensary is jeopardized.

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    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Good Sh#t Lollipop

    S1:E38/22/2005

    A mountain lion is on the prowl in Agrestic, but it's the medical marijuana facility that is causing the most havoc in Nancy's life. Faced with the dilemma of having to compete, Nancy has to get cooking. Silas makes a move on Megan causing him some colourful problems of his own and Celia and Isabel's war over weight issues gets dirty.

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    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Dearborn-Again

    S6:E1010/25/2010

    Nancy, attempting to score some big cash, returns to her hometown where she takes up residence with Warren an old acquaintance. Andy and Doug try to secure information on where to locate fake passports. Meanwhile, Silas and Shane curiously dig into Nancy's past.

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13. 

    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Last Tango in Agrestic

    S2:E38/28/2006

    While Nancy is trying to figure out what do with Peter, she comes home to problems of plumbing that are related to Shane and his arrival into puberty. Celia enrolls Isabelle in boot camp and ends up getting sucked into it herself. Heylia is interested in a Nation of Islam member and his bean pies.

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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Sticky Wicket

    S1:E78/2/2015

    Zeke is challenged to a fight. En route to DC, Walter fakes a medical emergency to force an unscheduled landing. With the American Embassy on lockdown, Alex plots an escape.

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    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Yeah, Like Tomatoes

    S2:E1110/23/2006

    Peter isn't happy about the nickname "Agent Wonderbread" and he lets Nancy and Conrad know so with a convinving threat. Nancy looks to other people in the business for help. Kat's got a secret and Shane's girlfriend doesn't like her. Heylia has a plan.

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    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Pilot

    S1:E16/21/2015

    An unlikely trio try to prevent World War III: the U.S. secretary of state in Washington, D.C.; a low-level diplomat in Islamabad; and a stressed-out Navy fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

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    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Baghdad My Ass

    S1:E37/5/2015

    Alex needs to get to the U.S. embassy to send a message to Walter, but he'll have to get past the ambassador to do it. Meanwhile, Zeke and Glenn land in the brig to await their disciplinary hearing, and Walter's desperate flight to India could be in jeopardy due to a medical emergency.

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18. 

    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Love Is All Around (1)

    S5:E164/15/2002

    Ally and Victor find Maddie's nanny dead in front of the TV after returning from their third date. At the firm, Richard assigns Nelle to a case opposite Liza 'Lolita' Bump, a bitchy, young attorney that is so feared that Richard has to get John Cage for the case. Claire Otoms announces her intention to get married.

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    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Half-Cocked

    S1:E26/28/2015

    Alex is captured by Zaman's soldiers and subjected to intense interrogation when they suspect he's working for the CIA. Walter begs the president to delay the air strikes until he can reach someone in the Pakistani government, and Zeke and Glenn continue their high-stakes mission under extreme circumstances.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Fear of Flirting

    S5:E411/19/2001

    Ally and Glenn continue their flirtation, which leads to their conscious avoidance of each other, which does not go unnoticed by the others at Cage and Fish. She insists he's too much of a "boy" for her, but continues to be attracted to him. He's drawn to her because she's a little older. Both use Jenny's feelings as an excuse to not date as well. John takes off for parts unknown, which worries the ladies of the firm, especially Nelle. Richard takes it in stride, and takes over John's abandoned hole off of the unisex. Raymond is sued by a former coworker for sexual harassment, and asks Jenny to represent him...

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Blowing in the Wind

    S5:E91/14/2002

    Ally impulsively buys a house, to which Dr. Milter concludes is a way of her to take care of herself, since Ally sees herself as a 'work in progress'. Richard gets the others to help paint the house as a surprise for Ally, who hires the handyman Victor to fix the house for her. Meanwhile, Ally handles a case of a man who spent too much money buying gifts for his wife until they went bankrupt. And Jenny has some back problems, to which Coretta recommends a chiropractor who has a special chair. Glenn gets extremely jealous that a chair is giving Jenny more pleasure than him, while Nelle tests the chair.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Playing with Matches

    S5:E81/7/2002

    Jenny's mom's wedding is approaching, and Ally is shocked when Tim gives her a certain look that suggests a move. She talks to Jenny, and they decide to test him. Ally makes a move on him, and he offers her to have an affair. Surprisingly, Jenny's mom is ok with that, which only confuses Ally more. She's been hallucinating with a 7-year-old boy who keeps saying she's killing him. The boy is a version of Ally from when she believed in love (a conclusion made by Richard), before Billy died and Larry left. Meanwhile, John and Coretta help Kimmie Bishop, who's back suing a matchmaker for saying she's "unmatchable".

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Homecoming

    S5:E142/25/2002

    Ally decides to take the DNA test after having recurring dreams where Maddie's real parents show up claiming her. Maddie doesn't take that well and escapes to NY to see her aunt Bonnie. Maddie thinks the test is just Ally's way of having an excuse not to love her, but Ally only wants a proof that Maddie is her daughter so no one can take her away from her. The test comes out positive, and they both cry. Meanwhile, a demented woman shows up at Ally's door looking for Vincent, the love of her life who owned the house before Ally bought it. She thinks Victor is Vincent, and he plays along. She has a stroke and dies, and Victor suffers from it even though he only met her for less than a day. Ally also offers Raymond a job at the firm, which he takes. And Claire decides to help Richard reunite with his high school crush, but she had a sex change operation and is now a man, something that shocks Richard deeply.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Love Is All Around (2)

    S5:E174/15/2002

    A devastated Claire's goes to Ally for help after her fiancé calls the wedding off. Ally is still shaken with the memory of Larry and isn't sure of her feelings for Victor anymore. John and Nelle try to settle their case, but when Liza lowers her offer, John decide to take her down.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Another One Bites the Dust

    S5:E194/29/2002

    Ally and Victor return from their Bermuda trip. Ally feels their relationship is in crisis because they weren't able to connect without Maddie around. Victor is being sued by his former girlfriend for breach of contract. Ally discovers that Victor is a painter and never told her. She's angry, but not as angry as when she sees his painting of her with cellulite. Nelle and Wilson team up against a woman who was blackmailing their client in order not to come public with a tape of their lovemaking. Richard obsesses over Liza and has Claire do the talking for him through a hearing device, afraid she's going to turn him down - and even more afraid she'll say yes to him.

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