The essential episodes of Zero Hour

Watch these 13 in order and you've got Zero Hour — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · February 14, 2013 · 1h

   Strike5.1

   After Hank Galliston's wife, Leila, finds a special antique clock at a flea market, she is abducted by an international terrorist; as the search for Leila progresses, Hank questions everything he ever believed in.

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · February 21, 2013 · 1h

   Face5.5

   Hank and Beck have a perilous confrontation with White Vincent; Rachel and Arron uncover information about the rose commandment.

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · February 28, 2013 · 1h

   Pendulum5.9

   Hank returns from India with renewed determination; Laila starts leaving a trail of clues for Hank; Hank's parents seem to be keeping a secret.

4. 04

   S01E04 · Season 1 peak · June 15, 2013 · 1h

   Chain7.0

   As Laila helps White Vincent with his wounds, she looks for an opportunity to escape; Hank realizes people aren't always what they seem to be, as information about his wife and the death of Beck's husband comes to light.

5. 05

   S01E05 · Top rated · June 15, 2013 · 1h

   Suspension6.6

   As more information about Laila is revealed, Hank becomes frustrated and confused about their relationship; Rachel and Arron meet Melanie Lynch, who seems to have her own secret agenda.

6. 06

   S01E06 · Top rated · June 22, 2013 · 1h

   Weight5.6

   Hank's parents start to open up when he confronts them about his birth and childhood; the search for Laila brings Beck, Paige, Arron and Rachel to Istanbul; Hank connects with a man who is more important than he could have guessed.

7. 07

   S01E07 · Top rated · June 29, 2013 · 1h

   Sync5.7

   Laila reaches out to Hank to share her side of the story and hopes he will forgive her. Still not totally trusting his wife, Hank teams with Laila to achieve a major breakthrough in their search for the True Cross.

8. 08

   S01E08 · Top rated · July 6, 2013 · 1h

   Winding5.5

   Hank and Laila are on the run in Strasbourg determined to beat the Pyrates in their quest for the True Cross, while Molars, still captive on a salvage ship with White Vincent, shares some of his findings with him, including a journal written by his doppelganger, Kriegskommandant Dietrich.

9. 09

   S01E09 · Top rated · July 13, 2013 · 1h

   Balance5.7

   Hank, Beck and Laila accelerate their search for the True Cross to the Faroe Islands. With renewed hope that her husband, Theo "Molars", is alive, Beck sets out to find him. Meanwhile back home, the Gallistons sense that Hank is in trouble and know the time has come to tell him the truth about his early years.

10. 10

    S01E10 · Top rated · July 20, 2013 · 1h

    Escapement5.8

    Hank, Beck and Laila are in the Faroe Islands, unsure if they will live or die at the hands of the Pyrates. Rachel shares some surprising news with Hank about his parents and the 41 Trust. Hank's mother finally discloses the deeply painful secret she's been holding all these years, and a dumbfounded Hank realizes his father is the missing piece to the puzzle.

11. 11

    S01E11 · Top rated · July 27, 2013 · 1h

    Hands5.8

    Injured and disoriented from his recent car accident, Hank awakens on Plum Island in the hands of Melanie Lynch, a.k.a "Mother," and the 41 Trust. With the stakes higher than ever, Hank's father agrees to continue his work for "Mother" to ultimately save his son's life. While Beck frantically assembles a rescue team in an attempt to find Hank, Laila is impatient and secretly heads out on her own.

12. 12

    S01E12 · Top rated · August 3, 2013 · 1h

    Ratchet6.0

    Everyone is on high alert, but their search for Rachel has met a dead end. However Hank has a dream which may contain clues that will guide the team to her remote location, and, hopefully help them stop the devious plan that "Mother" / Lynch has initiated in her "New Jerusalem."

13. 13

    S01E13 · Series finale · August 3, 2013 · 1h

    Spring6.0

    Arriving at the entrance to New Jerusalem, Hank, Beck, Arron and the Shepherds know it's now or never to find Rachael and stop "Mother" / Lynch's plan before it's too late. But when the team unlock the doors, what they find is unimaginable. With faith shaken and time running out, can Hank and the team take down Lynch before it's too late? Or will life as we know it end in an instant? With everything resting on his shoulders, it's up to Hank Galliston to save the world.