Hack (TV series)

{{Short description|American crime drama television series}} {{Confused|Hacks{{!}}''Hacks''}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Hack Intro.png | image_size = 250 | caption = | genre = Crime drama | creator = David Koepp | based_on = | developer = | writer = | director = | creative_director = | starring = {{Plainlist| * David Morse * Andre Braugher * Matthew Borish * George Dzundza * Donna Murphy * Matt Czuchry * Jacqueline Torres * JoAnna Rhinehart * Paul Adelstein * Bebe Neuwirth }} | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * Stephen Phillips * Tim Paruszkiewicz }} | composer = Jay Gruska | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 40 | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Thomas Carter * Gavin Polone * David Shore * Robert Singer }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Nan Bernstein Freed * Mark A. Baker }} | editor = {{Plainlist| * John Axelrad * Erik Whitmyre }} | location = | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Craig DiBona * Sharone Meir }} | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Pariah Television * CBS Productions * Big Ticket Television }} | network = {{Plainlist| * CBS }} | first_aired = {{Start date|2002|9|27|}} | last_aired = {{End date|2004|3|13|}} }}

'''''Hack''''' is an American crime drama television series created by David Koepp that aired on CBS in the United States from September 27, 2002, to March 13, 2004, having 40 episodes broadcast over two seasons.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present |year=2003 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=0-345-45542-8 |page=497}}</ref> The series centers on former Philadelphia police officer Mike Olshansky (David Morse), who leaves the force after being accused of corruption and works as a taxi driver.<ref name="The Village Smith">{{cite web |url=https://thevillagesmith.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/hack-an-unsung-great-tv-show-2002-2004/|title= Hack – An Unsung Great TV Show; CBS 2002 – 2004 starring David Morse|work=The Village Smith|date=29 January 2013|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

==Premise== Mike Olshansky, a Philadelphia police officer, leaves the force after being accused of corruption. Although the charges were never clearly proven, Olshansky, riddled with guilt, considers it his duty to make up for his past wrongs by helping those the police will not help. While working as a taxi driver, Olshansky saves many lives and people by going above and beyond the call of duty, becoming a kind of heroic vigilante.<ref name="Memorable TV">{{cite web |url=https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/hack-cbs-2002-david-morse-andre-braugher/|title= Hack (CBS 2002, David Morse, Andre Braugher)|work=Memorable TV|date=24 August 2018|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

He receives "inside" help from within the police force from his ex-partner Marcellus Washington, who often comes close to risking his own career. Meanwhile, he tries to repair his relationships and rebuild his life after losing his marriage, his son's admiration, his professional identity and his reputation.<ref name="Memorable TV"/>

==Cast== Cast listed by number of episodes in which they appeared * David Morse as Mike Olshansky * Andre Braugher as Marcellus Washington * Matthew Borish as Mikey Olshansky * George Dzundza as Father Tom Grzelak (Season 1) * Donna Murphy as Heather Olshansky (Season 1) * Matt Czuchry as Jamie Farrel (Season 2) * Jacqueline Torres as Liz Garza (Season 2) * JoAnna Rhinehart as Deborah Washington * Paul Adelstein as Aldo Rossi * Bebe Neuwirth as Faith O'Connor (Season 1) * Gregg Edelman as Ryan Ambrose * Cindy Katz as Bettina Corwin * Cameron Ball as Ashton Washington

==Production== The series was produced by The Thomas Carter Company, Pariah, Big Ticket Television and CBS Productions. David Morse said of his role as Olshansky; "I think I can really live with Olshansky. We can go a lot of places. And as an actor, being in this kind of production is pretty unheard of. I didn’t even think it was possible. To actually go home every day and see my kids is a great thing... I like being a dad. I like going to the grocery store and cooking every night."<ref name="Urban Ministry">{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanministry.org/wiki/actor-david-morse-%E2%80%98hack%E2%80%99-role-hits-close-home|title= For Actor, David Morse, 'Hack' Role Hits Close to Home|work=Urban Ministry|date=26 September 2002|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Filming took place on location in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/hack-cbs-philly-stake-93213|title=Hack: CBS' Philly stake|last=Albiniak|first=Paige|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=July 17, 2002|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

''Hack'' would go on to become one of the last series to air on Saturdays in the United States for over a decade, as during the series' tenure, networks began to remove first-run scripted programming from the prime-time slot on Saturdays.{{efn|Scripted programming returned to Saturdays in 2017 with the series ''Ransom'', also on CBS.}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2024|reason=Exceptional claim requires exceptional sources.}}

==Broadcast== The show also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV3, being only one of two original dramas to be shown on the channel's launch night on November 1, 2004.<ref name="Campaign Live">{{cite web |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/itv3-launches-tonight-new-rebus-detective-outing/226599?src_site=brandrepublic|title= ITV3 Launches Tonight - Including New 'Rebus' Detective Outing|work=Campaign Live|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> The final four episodes of the first season never aired on ITV3, as the network allowed the broadcast rights to lapse before they were shown; however, both seasons later aired in their entirety on CBS Drama and CBS Action, beginning with the first season on February 10, 2015. Episodes were broadcast weekdays at 10:00pm.<ref name="CBS Drama">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsdrama.tv/uk/features.php?feature=brand+new+to+cbs+drama+-+hack|title= Brand New To CBS Drama - Hack |publisher=CBS Drama |access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

The series also in Australia on Network Ten, France on M6 and Russia on Fox Crime. In the United States, the series re-ran on Crime & Investigation, AXS TV, Universal TV and GetTV. On GetTV, episodes aired at 3:00 pm weekdays from April 24, 2017.<ref name="GetTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.get.tv/gettv-blog/hack-david-morse-and-andre-braugher-joins-gettvs-daytime-lineup|title= Hack with David Morse and Andre Braugher joins GetTV's Daytime Lineup|work=GetTV|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Both series were also available for streaming on Netflix, but have since been removed.

==Release== On March 8, 2016, CBS Home Entertainment released ''Hack: Season 1'' on DVD in Region 1 via Amazon.com's CreateSpace program. This is a Manufacture on Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Amazon.com.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hack-Season-1/22075 |title='Season 1' of the 2002 Show Starring David Morse...Now on DVD! |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com|date=10 March 2016|access-date=29 November 2018|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312142738/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hack-Season-1/22075 |archive-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>

==Episodes== {{Series overview | color1 = #FFD700 | link1 = #Season 1 (2002–03) | episodes1 = 22 | start1 = {{Start date|2002|9|27}} | end1 = {{End date|2003|5|2}}

| color2 = #000080 | link2 = #Season 2 (2003–04) | episodes2 = 18 | start2 = {{Start date|2003|9|27}} | end2 = {{End date|2004|3|13}} }}

===Season 1 (2002–03)=== {{Episode table |background=FFD700 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |prodcode=14 |episodes=

{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Pilot | DirectedBy = Thomas Carter | WrittenBy = David Koepp | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|9|27}} | ProdCode = 62032-001 | ShortSummary = A minister enlists Mike's help in finding his runaway daughter who may have been lured to Philadelphia by an Internet child predator.<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/jb5cq/hack-episode-guide/|title=Hack - Series and Episode Guide|work=Radio Times|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Favors | DirectedBy = Thomas Carter | WrittenBy = David Koepp | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|10|4}} | ProdCode = 62032-002 | ShortSummary = Mike helps a desperate gambler who owes money to a bookie, and Marcellus requests his old partner's help in tracking down a suspected killer.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Domestic Disturbance | DirectedBy = David Platt | WrittenBy = Lawrence Kaplow | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|10|11}} | ProdCode = 62032-004 | ShortSummary = Mike sets a trap for an abusive policeman whose wife and daughter have fled the violence of their home environment and taken refuge at Saint Victor's, but finds that things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = My Alibi | DirectedBy = Michael Fields | WrittenBy = Liz Friedman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|10|18}} | ProdCode = 62032-005 | ShortSummary = Mike is accused of a shooting, forcing Mikey into the uncomfortable position of lying on his behalf to provide him with an alibi - and prompting a stinging outburst from Grizz.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = My Brother's Keeper | DirectedBy = Harry Winer | WrittenBy = Thomas L. Moran | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|10|25}} | ProdCode = 62032-003 | ShortSummary = Mike decides his friend Vanessa's brother Teddy needs to get off drugs, and enlists Marcellus to help, convincing him they can kill two birds with one stone by nabbing a dealer at the same time, but their efforts ultimately prove fruitless.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Slippery Slope | DirectedBy = Robert Singer | WrittenBy = Frank Renzulli | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|11|1}} | ProdCode = 62032-007 | ShortSummary = Mike takes a job working for a loan shark, but soon realises he is out of his depth.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Husbands and Wives | DirectedBy = Fred Gerber | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Lynne E. Litt & Liz Friedman & Lawrence Kaplow|t= Thomas L. Moran & Leonard Dick}} | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|11|8}} | ProdCode = 62032-009 | ShortSummary = Soon after taking a job driving for local gangster Jack Shannon, Mike realises he has made a big mistake and quits. His ex-boss attempts to entice him back by offering to call in a favour and restore his tarnished reputation.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Songs in the Night | DirectedBy = Félix Enríquez Alcalá | WrittenBy = Randy Anderson | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|11|15}} | ProdCode = 62032-008 | ShortSummary = When a homeless man passes away in the back of Olshansky's taxi, the cabbie decides to locate his family.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Bad Choices | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = Leonard Dick | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|11|22}} | ProdCode = 62032-006 | ShortSummary = Mike helps a naked man find the prostitute who robbed him of his clothes, money and wedding ring.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = All Night Long | DirectedBy = Elodie Keene | WrittenBy = Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|12|6}} | ProdCode = 62032-010 | ShortSummary = Mike endures a hectic night when he tries to return $10,000 to a man who left it in the back of a taxi, having accepted the money to help an immigrant mother find her lost child.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Obsession | DirectedBy = Fred Gerber | WrittenBy = Liz Friedman & Thomas L. Moran | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2002|12|20}} | ProdCode = 62032-011 | ShortSummary = A woman enlists Mike as a bodyguard, explaining that she is being followed - though her stalker has never been seen. The couple begin an illicit affair, but when the former cop decides it has to end, someone takes a shot at him.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = A Dangerous Game | DirectedBy = Dan Lerner | WrittenBy = George Schenck & Frank Cardea | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|1|10}} | ProdCode = 62032-012 | ShortSummary = Mike tries to help a Department of Justice employee whose sister has been kidnapped by a hitman seeking information about a banker in the witness protection programme, who is a key part of the prosecution's case against a money-laundering drug dealer.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Death of Innocence | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Lynne E. Litt & Leonard Dick|t= Lynne E. Litt & Lawrence Kaplow}} | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|1|17}} | ProdCode = 62032-013 | ShortSummary = Mike's attempts to mend fences with his father meet with a cool reception and Marcellus's new partner takes some getting used to.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = Forgive, But Don't Forget | DirectedBy = Bobby Roth | WrittenBy = David Ehrman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|1|31}} | ProdCode = 62032-014 | ShortSummary = Mike realises the importance of spending more time with his son in the wake of the divorce, while Grizz is surprised by the reappearance of an old flame and Marcellus gets a golden opportunity to put his corrupt behaviour behind him.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = Brothers in Arms | DirectedBy = Alex Zakrzewski | WrittenBy = Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|2|7}} | ProdCode = 62032-015 | ShortSummary = Marcellus and his team search for Mike's kidnapper, who is threatening to kill his captive at the same time as his brother is executed by the state.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = Black Eye | DirectedBy = David Jones | WrittenBy = Steven Smith | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|2|14}} | ProdCode = 62032-016 | ShortSummary = Mike rekindles a high school romance while trying to help an old flame's schizophrenic sister.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | Title = Third Strike | DirectedBy = Kristoffer Tabori | WrittenBy = George Schenck & Frank Cardea | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|2|21}} | ProdCode = 62032-017 | ShortSummary = A parolee who witnessed a murder tells Mike that the police have arrested an innocent man, sending him on the trail of the real killer.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | Title = Sinners and Saints | DirectedBy = Bill Norton | WrittenBy = Liz Friedman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|3|14}} | ProdCode = 62032-018 | ShortSummary = Heather asks Mike to investigate when a doctor attempts to cover up an error which caused a patient's death and the hospital refuses to take disciplinary action. However, the accusations lose Heather her job and Mike must face the prospect of her moving away with their son.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | Title = Signature | DirectedBy = Michael Zinberg | WrittenBy = Lynne E. Litt | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|4|4}} | ProdCode = 62032-019 | ShortSummary = Mike incurs his father's wrath when he enlists Marcellus' help in an attempt to free a man he wrongly sent to prison. He also has mixed feelings when he learns that Heather is dating Ryan, who is lavishing fatherly affection on Mikey.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | Title = All Others Pay Cash | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = David Ehrman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|4|18}} | ProdCode = 62032-020 | ShortSummary = Mike takes care of his ailing father, while Grizz's growing attraction to Beth, coupled with what he sees as the bishop's lack of confidence and support, prompts him to consider leaving the priesthood.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | Title = True Lies | DirectedBy = Fred Gerber | WrittenBy = Thomas L. Moran | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|4|25}} | ProdCode = 62032-021 | ShortSummary = As Mike's trial date draws nearer, he investigates allegations that Marcellus had been accepting bribes for years.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | Title = The Squeeze | DirectedBy = Robert Singer | WrittenBy = Lawrence Kaplow | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|5|2}} | ProdCode = 62032-022 | ShortSummary = Despite Marcellus's recent betrayals, Mike agrees to help him find out why he's being framed for murder.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = FFD700 }} }}

===Season 2 (2003–04)=== {{Episode table |background=000080 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |prodcode=14 |episodes=

{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = See No Evil | DirectedBy = Robert Singer | WrittenBy = Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|9|27}} | ProdCode = 62032-023 | ShortSummary = Mike hopes moving house will help him make a fresh start, but soon finds himself helping a man who witnessed a quadruple murder committed by federal agents.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Hidden Agenda | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = David Ehrman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|10|4}} | ProdCode = 62032-026 | ShortSummary = Mike and Marcellus help an innocent man falsely accused of being a terrorist by a rogue FBI agent - but Jamie's well-meaning efforts jeopardise everything.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 25 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Presumed Guilty | DirectedBy = David Platt | WrittenBy = George Schenck & Frank Cardea | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|10|11}} | ProdCode = 62032-024 | ShortSummary = Mike agrees to help clear the name of a man wrongly accused of murder, while Marcellus undergoes minor surgery - and ends up getting shot.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 26 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Collateral Damage | DirectedBy = Michael Zinberg | WrittenBy = Steven Smith | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|10|18}} | ProdCode = 62032-025 | ShortSummary = Mike manages to identify the man responsible for shooting Marcellus, but the case takes a further deadly twist when another attempt is made on his friend's life.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 27 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Out of the Ashes | DirectedBy = Kristoffer Tabori | WrittenBy = Liz Friedman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|10|25}} | ProdCode = 62032-027 | ShortSummary = A traumatised woman sets out to track down and kill the gang who attempted to rape her, convinced it's the only way to prevent them carrying out further attacks.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 28 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = My Fare Lady | DirectedBy = Robert Singer | WrittenBy = Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|11|1}} | ProdCode = 62032-028 | ShortSummary = Mike falls in love with a woman who lost her memory following an attempt on her life and helps her piece together the details of her past. Meanwhile, Jamie poses as Marcellus for an online flirtation.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 29 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = The Looking Glass | DirectedBy = Ed Bianchi | WrittenBy = Lawrence Kaplow | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|11|8}} | ProdCode = 62032-029 | ShortSummary = On the anniversary of his brother's death, Jamie meets with Richard in an attempt at reconciliation - but instead finds himself investigating the murder of his estranged father's lover. Mike tries to discover what evidence Marcellus has on the homicide without revealing Richard's affair.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 30 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Blind Faith | DirectedBy = Rick Rosenthal | WrittenBy = David Ehrman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|11|15}} | ProdCode = 62032-030 | ShortSummary = A murder witness asks Mike to protect her from a crooked cop determined to ensure she never testifies, and Marcellus moves out of the family home as his marital problems continue.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 31 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = To Have and Have Not | DirectedBy = Rod Hardy | WrittenBy = Steven Smith | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|11|22}} | ProdCode = 62032-031 | ShortSummary = Mike tries to help a teenage prostitute escape the clutches of her pimp, and when Liz is reluctant to help, Jamie tries to convince her otherwise. Marcellus strikes a deal with a loan shark to arrest his competition in return for Cal's release from his crew.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 32 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Dial 'O' for Murder | DirectedBy = Chad Lowe | WrittenBy = George Schenck & Frank Cardea | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|12|13}} | ProdCode = 62032-032 | ShortSummary = Liz asks Mike to investigate the death of her firefighter friend's girlfriend, which leads him into a confrontation with an old enemy.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 33 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Gone | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = David Morse | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2003|12|20}} | ProdCode = 62032-033 | ShortSummary = An assassin with a grudge against Mike returns to Philadelphia and takes Mike Jnr hostage. In exchange for the boy, he wants the ex-cop to locate his next target - a Russian mob boss who's gone into hiding. In desperation, he turns to Marcellus for help, while Liz combs the scene of the kidnapping for clues.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 34 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = Calibrated Arguments | DirectedBy = David Straiton | WrittenBy = Lawrence Kaplow & Liz Friedman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|1|17}} | ProdCode = 62032-034 | ShortSummary = Mike becomes a local hero after killing a mugger in self-defence, but struggles to come to terms with his new-found notoriety. Matters are only made worse when the mother of his attacker decides to sue him. Jamie starts a new job, but worries it is too dangerous and begins carrying a gun during his shifts.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 35 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Double Exposure | DirectedBy = Vincent Misiano | WrittenBy = Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|1|24}} | ProdCode = 62032-035 | ShortSummary = Marcellus learns his wife Deborah has been seeing another man, and Mike investigates claims that some police officers are failing to take action over a spate of hate crimes against homosexuals.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 36 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = Fog of War | DirectedBy = Philip Sgriccia | WrittenBy = David Ehrman | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|2|7}} | ProdCode = 62032-036 | ShortSummary = Mike pulls out all the stops to help his suicidal cousin, a war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 37 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = Extreme Commerce | DirectedBy = Chad Lowe | WrittenBy = Steven Smith | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|2|14}} | ProdCode = 62032-037 | ShortSummary = Mike reluctantly agrees to help Liz track down an ex-client's missing child and uncovers an illegal adoption ring trafficking stolen babies. Marcellus realises his jealousy toward his ex-wife's new lover has got out of hand.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 38 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = Misty Blue | DirectedBy = J. Miller Tobin | WrittenBy = George Schenck & Frank Cardea | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|2|28}} | ProdCode = 62032-039 | ShortSummary = Mike discovers one of his passengers has left her mobile phone in his cab and sets out to return her property - only to discover the owner has mysteriously disappeared.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 39 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | Title = One for My Baby | DirectedBy = Robert Singer | WrittenBy = Mary Hanes | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|3|6}} | ProdCode = 62032-038 | ShortSummary = Olshansky reminisces about a case where he searched for a missing hospital patient who disappeared while suffering with an inoperable brain tumour, only to learn that the man's wife was having an affair with her husband's doctor.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 40 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | Title = The Reckoning | DirectedBy = Jim Pohl | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Lawrence Kaplow & Liz Friedman|t= Lawrence Kaplow and Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming}} | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2004|3|13}} | ProdCode = 62032-040 | ShortSummary = A drug dealer convicted on Mike and Marcellus's trumped-up evidence is released from prison and comes looking for revenge, endangering Liz and Jamie.<ref name="Radio Times"/> | LineColor = 000080 }} }}

== See also == * {{Portal inline|Philadelphia}}

== Explanatory notes == {{Notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0320022|Hack}}

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