The Handler
FBI agent Joe Renato trains and handles rookie agents who go undercover to solve crimes at all levels of Los Angeles' diverse society, interfacing with government and local law enforcement agencies. They come to him for help with both long-term and quick sting operations.
- 2003-2004
- 1 season
- CBS
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
FBI agent Joe Renato trains and handles rookie agents who go undercover to solve crimes at all levels of Los Angeles' diverse society, interfacing with government and local law enforcement agencies. They come to him for help with both long-term and quick sting operations.
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Street Boss
Fri, Sep 26, 2003
An FBI agent trains and handles agents who go under cover to solve crimes; Joe mourns the loss of one of his own as the dangers of the job become all too real.
Episode 2
It's Only Rock & Roll
Fri, Oct 3, 2003
Darnell and Heather go undercover to infiltrate a band of bank robbers making its way across the U.S.; Lily poses as a waitress to get the goods on a dirty judge in a case that gets personal for Joe.
Episode 3
Bruno Comes Back
Fri, Oct 10, 2003
Artie, Joe's friend, comes back into town, and offers a business proposition. He plan to dig a tunnel from a bookstore to a bank. Lily goes undercover as bookstore owner to distract customers goings on.
Episode 4
Body of Evidence
Fri, Oct 17, 2003
Joe and Lola use a dead body to weave a net for a known killer in order to find where he's buried the bodies; Darnell and Lily act as a couple on the rocks in order to create a diversion while the FBI plants a bug in a suspect's car.
Episode 5
Under Color of Law
Fri, Oct 24, 2003
Joe does a "black op" for an FBI boss investigating a death of an FBI agent undercover for brutality by the LAPD. Darnell poses as reporter, Lily as medical student and Marcy returns to pose as a funeral director.
Episode 6
Dirty White Collar
Fri, Oct 31, 2003
Joe and Heather work a sting involving an accused corporate raider who has hired them to take out one co-workers. Lily and Darnell pose as a book dealer and supplier to take down a forger trying to pass off fake manuscripts as real.
Episode 7
Jar of Spiders
Fri, Nov 7, 2003
Joe must investigate Andy, a fellow FBI handler who's also one of his best friends, after a city councilwoman is murdered and the chief suspect is an informant under Andy's direction.
Episode 8
Hardcore
Fri, Nov 14, 2003
Joe and his crew pose as filmmakers involved in the adult-movie industry to lure a porn-obsessed man suspected of murdering his wife for insurance money. Also, an acquaintance asks Joe to help find her missing 14-year-old sister.
Episode 9
Big Stones
Fri, Nov 21, 2003
Joe and his team infiltrate a gang of thieves who plan to rob multiple jewelry exchanges across the United States.
Episode 10
Homewrecker's Ball
Fri, Dec 5, 2003
Elena enters a rehab clinic in order to find out where $5 million in missing DEA money is located; Darnell poses as a hit man to thwart a murder attempt, in a case involving a nationwide drug ring.
Episode 11
Off the Edge
Fri, Dec 12, 2003
Joe enlists the help of his former handler when two of his agents disappear during a dangerous mission. Also, Heather looks after a witness who thinks someone is following her.
Episode 12
Bleak House
Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Lily goes undercover as an Irish nanny to determine the whereabouts of another Irish nanny who has gone missing and is maybe dead. Joe tries to set Darnell up as a collector/enforcer for a high-powered bookie they want to bring down.
Episode 13
Acts of Congress
Fri, Jan 16, 2004
Agents go under cover to investigate the murder of a college intern who was romantically linked to a U.S. congressman. They learn they have the wrong suspect in mind.
Episode 14
Give Daddy Some Sugar
Fri, Jan 30, 2004
Joe and his agents go undercover into the world of thoroughbred horse racing to take down a trainer suspected of murdering his horses.
Episode 15
Wedding Party
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Lily is undercover as young Irish mobster's girlfriend. She agrees to marriage to draw his mob boss father into position for arrest. Joe orchestrates wedding as bait, but Lily has to go through with it and marry the guy to get their man.
Episode 16
The Big Fall
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Joe and team infiltrate dating service to catch woman suspected of killing past dates. Caroline Glenwood is the lethal temptress. Joe, poses as potential suitor, his crew as dating service employees to stop her before she kills again.