Episode
The Listener: Ace in the Hole
Overview
The death of a CSIS agent and a breach of classified intelligence prompt Michelle to turn to her estranged husband and Toby to infiltrate a high-stakes poker game.
Details
- Series
- The Listener
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2011-04-01
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Ace in the Hole is Episode 7 in Season 2 of The Listener. It aired on 2011-04-01. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 6: The Magician
When an imprisoned criminal mastermind holds the key to the whereabouts of a kidnapped judge, Sgt. Michelle McCluskey brings in Toby to read him, with unexpected results.
Episode 8: Vanished
A mysterious woman with an unexplained psychic gift may hold the key to helping Toby uncover the whereabouts of a wealthy businessman's kidnapped baby.
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Episode 10: Desperate Hours
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Episode 11: To Die For
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Episode 2: Crime Seen
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Episode 12: Eye of the Storm
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