The District
The District
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The District

6.8 / 10
2000
4 seasons
89 episodes
Drama

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    8.0
    07-10-2000

    Jack Mannion is greeted with hostility as soon as he's hired as the new chief of police in Washington D.C.

  • Dirty Laundry

    2.Dirty Laundry

    14-10-2000

    Mannion issues a mandate to get illegal guns off the streets and uncovers the surprising motive behind the murder of a well-connected young man.

  • Worst Block

    3.Worst Block

    21-10-2000

    As Mannion vows to clean up the most crime-ridden block in the city, community tensions rise when Temple is accused of intentionally pushing a police suspect into oncoming traffic.

  • Surveillance

    4.Surveillance

    28-10-2000

    Mannion creates departmental strife when he orders a special night shift that will put senior officers out on the streets during peak crime hours.

  • The Real Terrorist

    5.The Real Terrorist

    04-11-2000

    The threat of biological terrorism strikes Washington and Chief Mannion has to arrange almost all his force to search for a potential terrorist. An escapee from juvenile detention...

  • How They Lived

    6.How They Lived

    11-11-2000

    The statement on this episode about the Pumpkin Tapes should be on Episode #8

  • Imperfect Victims

    7.Imperfect Victims

    18-11-2000

    Ella is fearful of what will happen to Ricky when he testifies against his father, who's on trial for murdering the boy's mother; Temple tries to convince the victim of a serial ra...

  • The Jackal

    8.The Jackal

    25-11-2000

    The city is terrorized by a criminal who stalks elderly people, empties their bank accounts and then kills them; the Mayor comes clean about his sordid past; Ella is asked out on a...

  • Pot Scrubbers

    9.Pot Scrubbers

    02-12-2000

    Mannion goes after a dealer who is supplying drugs to rich executives. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Sherry, shows up unexpectedly to deliver bad news.

  • The Santa Wars

    10.The Santa Wars

    16-12-2000

    Jack is threatened by an ex-cop who was fired. Ella has to deal with Santas fighting over the hot spots of the city. Jack's suspicious that Nick is seeing his daughter behind his b...

  • The D.C. Strangler

    11.The D.C. Strangler

    06-01-2001

    Temple leads an investigation to catch a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes, but after viewing the women's mutilated bodies he doesn't know if he's strong enough to see the...

  • Old Ghosts

    12.Old Ghosts

    20-01-2001

    Mannion becomes personally involved in a case after a woman asks him to find her husband; McGregor threatens a former I.R.A. gunman who is in town for peace talks.

  • Vigilante

    13.Vigilante

    03-02-2001

    Mannion searches for a vigilante who is killing convicted child molesters; Ella learns that one of her neighbors is a former sex offender.

  • Rage Against the Machine

    14.Rage Against the Machine

    10-02-2001

    Mannion attempts to reunite a troubled boy living in foster care with his mother, who is in jail on a drug charge; McGregor tries to prevent a stalker from harming a woman; a femal...

  • The Most Dangerous Job

    15.The Most Dangerous Job

    17-02-2001

    Mannion vows to better protect cab drivers after a cabbie fatally shoots a passenger he thought was trying to rob him. Also, a new U.S. Attorney stirs up controversy, and McGregor...

  • A Southern Town

    16.A Southern Town

    24-02-2001

    Mannion goes to New York to attend his ex-wife's wedding — and perhaps stop it; an ex-cop accuses Noland of covering up a case 30 years ago that involved a politician's son.

  • New World

    17.New World

    10-03-2001

    A respected Vietnamese colonel, who is now a successful local businessman, is suspected of running a sex-slave operation using kidnapped Asian girls, one of whom is murdered. Also,...

  • Night Moves

    18.Night Moves

    07-04-2001

    Mannion decides to declare war against street gangs after a drive by shooting kills an innocent pedestrian. Two Latino gangs (the ""Colombian Guardian Crew"" - C.G.C. - and ""Los M...

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy

    19.The Agony and the Ecstasy

    21-04-2001

    Just as Mannion and his ex-wife, Sherry, are making plans to get back together, their son, Jack Jr., arrives for a visit. He brings his new girlfriend with him and they announce th...

  • Running Towards Fire

    20.Running Towards Fire

    28-04-2001

    Detective Travis Haywood is shot while performing an undercover operation by an off-duty cop. Mannion has to handle the manipulative press that keeps referring to the incident as t...

  • Don't Fence Me In

    21.Don't Fence Me In

    05-05-2001

    An operation to catch a theft mob is set and Temple goes undercover as a pawn shop salesman who also works selling stolen objects. After entering a scheme for stolen credit cards a...

  • Fools Russian (1)

    22.Fools Russian (1)

    12-05-2001

    Two ex-cops who worked as bank securities are shot to death and Mannion suspects that the Russian mob is behind it. The FBI wants the case, but Mannion won't let go and decides to...

  • Fools Russian (2)

    23.Fools Russian (2)

    19-05-2001

    Mannion receives Monya's hand by the mail, an indication that someone is plotting against him. Temple hasn't recovered from his fiancée's death, but Mannion accepts him back on th...

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