Life: Season 2
Detective Charlie Crews, an eccentric and complex investigator, continues his work on the police force after returning from a wrongful imprisonment. Equipped with a second chance at life and an unusual Zen-like outlook, Crews is back on the beat to catch Los Angeles wrongdoers who belong behind bars, while also seeking out whomever was responsible for his own fall from grace. Working alongside his determined partner,
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Charlie Crews is an eccentric detective who returns to the police force after serving time in prison for a crime he did not commit.
- Crews develops a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind, and a second chance at life that guides his approach to investigating crimes.
- Dani Reese is Crews's determined partner on the beat as they investigate unusual cases in Los Angeles.
- Crews works to catch wrongdoers while also pursuing the identity of whomever was behind his own wrongful imprisonment.
Season overview
Detective Charlie Crews, an eccentric and complex investigator, continues his work on the police force after returning from a wrongful imprisonment. Equipped with a second chance at life and an unusual Zen-like outlook, Crews is back on the beat to catch Los Angeles wrongdoers who belong behind bars, while also seeking out whomever was responsible for his own fall from grace. Working alongside his determined partner, Dani Reese, Crews tackles unusual crimes while maintaining his peace of mind, though his attitude can sometimes be challenging to sustain when someone he cares about is threatened. Created by Rand Ravich and Far Shariat, the series follows this unconventional crime solver as he does whatever it takes to make every moment count.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Find Your Happy Place
Sep 29, 2008 · 45 min
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.
Everything... All the Time
Oct 3, 2008 · 45 min
Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.
The Business of Miracles
Oct 6, 2008 · 45 min
Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.
Not for Nothing
Oct 10, 2008 · 45 min
Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.
Crushed
Oct 17, 2008 · 45 min
Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.
Did You Feel That?
Oct 24, 2008 · 45 min
In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.
Jackpot
Nov 5, 2008 · 45 min
Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.
Black Friday
Nov 12, 2008 · 45 min
Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.
Badge Bunny
Nov 19, 2008 · 45 min
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.
Evil... and His Brother Ziggy
Dec 3, 2008 · 45 min
Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.
Canyon Flowers
Dec 10, 2008 · 45 min
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
Trapdoor
Dec 17, 2008 · 45 min
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.
Re-Entry
Feb 4, 2009 · 45 min
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.
Mirror Ball
Feb 11, 2009 · 45 min
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.
I Heart Mom
Feb 18, 2009 · 45 min
Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.
Hit Me Baby
Feb 25, 2009 · 45 min
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 wh
Shelf Life
Mar 11, 2009 · 45 min
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.
3 Women
Mar 18, 2009 · 45 min
With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.
5 Quarts
Mar 25, 2009 · 45 min
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.
Initiative 38
Apr 1, 2009 · 45 min
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.
One
Apr 8, 2009 · 45 min
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 ques