The worst episodes of Cardinal
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- 01
After a prominent Algonquin Bay politician reports her husband missing, Cardinal and Delorme suspect abduction.
- 02
Detective Cardinal and Delorme retrieve security footage of Red that helps identify her as Terri Tait, a student from Vancouver, BC.
- 03
Having tracked down Terri, Cardinal gains her trust. Terri’s recovered memories give the team new information to work with and they make progress tracking Terri’s shooter.
- 04
Delorme risks the whole investigation as he tries to catch Cardinal red-handed. The killer gets closer to his next victim.
- 05
Cardinal and Delorme know who killed Woody Baldwin, but now they must find him. Cardinal's daughter visits her mom.
- 06
John and Lisa connect evidence from a new crime to a ritualistic murder and Terri's memories help make a connection to a possible suspect.
- 07
When the body of a missing girl is found, detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme set out to uncover the mystery.
- 08
Detective Jerry Commanda finds a confused, red-haired woman alone at a roadside bar with a bullet in her head. Red has no memory of who she is, how she got there, or who shot her. Even after the bullet is removed, she can’t remember anything. Commanda turns the case over to Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme, who must protect Red while trying to uncover her identity and shooter.
- 09
Eric urges Edie to torture Keith, Delorme worries that Cardinal has sidelined her and Cardinal gets a break in the Curry case.
- 10
A criminal breaks into Eric and Edie's basement and finds Keith. Issues between Cardinal and Delorme threaten their partnership. Cardinal takes risks in the investigation.
- 11
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme identify the latest body as a local gun thief, their only suspect. Tracking the victim’s final days leads them to the local Northern Raiders biker gang, so they enlist the help of an expert, Staff Sergeant Alan Clegg from the Ontario Police Department (OPD).
- 12
John and Lisa race to find Ray before he kills Terri and her brother. A betrayal threatens Cardinal and Delorme's case and their lives.
- 13
Cardinal and Delorme uncover the identity of the Island Road killer and link the double homicide to the ATM robberies.
- 14
As Cardinal struggles in the wake of his wife’s suicide, Delorme becomes lead detective on both a double-murder and a string of muggings.
- 15
Cardinal and Delorme struggle to identify the victims, unaware that there is a witness to the crime, who is being stalked by the murderer.
- 16
As Sharlene and her family hold Lloyd Kreeger captive, Cardinal and Delorme flush out an unexpected ally in their search for the killers.
- 17
Cardinal finds evidence that may prove Catherine was murdered, but he’s sidetracked by a development in the Island Road case.
- 18
A shocking death and second abduction cause Cardinal and Delorme to believe their suspect is a professional killer for hire.
- 19
Armed with new evidence, Cardinal and Delorme make a break in the case that could explain the motive behind the murders.
- 20
Cardinal realizes he wasn't working alone and may be too late to save his daughter. Delorme has a decision to make when she finds answers.
- 21
As Cardinal and Delorme work to find a connection between the victims, they realize that not everyone’s telling the truth.
- 22
Cardinal and Delorme close in on a secret from the past as they close in on the killer’s motives—and his identity.
- 23
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme make an unexpected arrest and follow a hunch to their killer's location, but he's one step ahead and stopping him will be incredibly risky.
- 24
Another abduction hits close to home as Cardinal and Delorme are caught in a race against time to save the next victim before it’s too late.
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