He's got a second chance at life…and he's doing whatever it takes to make every moment count. Charlie Crews, an eccentric detective returning to the force after being wrongfully imprisoned is back on the beat with his determined partner, Dani Reese, and his unusually Zen-like outlook toward the cases he investigates. This unconventional crime solver tries to catch the LA wrongdoers who really belong behind bars—as well as whomever was behind his own fall from grace.
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A cop gets life for murder, has a very bad time in prison, then is released when exonerated, and becomes a cop again. With a large settlement payout, and apparently a few screws loose, Charlie sets out to uncover the truth behind his imprisonment for himself. The great thing about this series is you never quite know just what Charlie is going to do or say. Your average cop show it's not.
Episode 1
Crews and Reese race the clock to stop a serial killer who’s locking people in boxes and leaving them to die all over L.A.
Episode 2
Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.
Episode 3
Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.
Episode 4
Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.
Episode 5
Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.
Episode 6
In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.
Episode 7
Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.
Episode 8
Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.
Episode 9
When the girlfriend of a cop is murdered, Crews and Reese must play a literal game of good cop bad cop to find the killer.
Episode 10
Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.
Episode 11
A food bank delivery man is found murdered and buried up to his neck, surrounded by flower petals in a backyard. Crews and Reese believe the incident may be related to a cult from the 1970s. Crews confronts Mickey Rayborn, despite warnings from the FBI.
Episode 12
While investigating a triple execution-style homicide, Reese and Crews go up against an old nemesis, a Russian mob boss who has woven a deadly and wicked web.
Episode 13
After a Space Shuttle pilot is found shot to death after managing to land his private plane, Crews and Reese must determine if it was suicide or murder.
Episode 14
When the lead singer of a cover band is found dead on stage, Crews and Reese must go through a string of impersonators to find the real killer.
Episode 15
Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.
Episode 16
Reese receives and offer to join an FBI organized crime task force, leaving Crews and Stark to partner up. The former partners work on a case of a philandering financial advisor who was murdered and discover a case of corporate and political corruption.
Episode 17
Crews and Starks investigate the murder of an Iraq war soldier who despite being killed in broad daylight on a crowded sidewalk, no one witnessed the crime.
Episode 18
With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.
Episode 19
Crews and Seever are under pressure to solve the murder of an assistant coroner; a murder that if left unsolved, could jeopardize all of their closed cases.
Episode 20
When the wife of a prominent campaign runner is murdered, Crews and Seever wonder if her death is related to a controversial gun ban initiative that she spearheaded.
Episode 21
When Roman wants to trade Reese for Rayborn, whom he's convinced is still alive, Crews launches a covert crusade to find his partner, which brings him answers to long-standing questions along the way.