The BEST episodes written by Jonathan Shapiro
#5 - Fade to Blue
Mr. Mercedes - Season 2 - Episode 10
The community reels from recent news about Brady, and the Mercedes Killer's future lands in the hands of the few people who have survived him.
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#6 - Burning Man
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 10
Hodges gets an unexpected call. Pete has a plan, and Morris starts to feel the heat.
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#8 - Minister D
The Blacklist - Season 6 - Episode 9
While Red fights in court to clear his name of treason once and for all, Liz and the Task Force investigate a Blacklister who has a reputation for leveraging dark secrets.
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#9 - Crunch Time
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 9
Hodges and Jerome have a breakthrough in the Rothstein case; Holly gets a strange inheritance; Morris makes a frightening discovery.
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#10 - The Judge
The Blacklist - Season 1 - Episode 15
The FBI pursues a Blacklister who metes out "justice" for those who are wrongly imprisoned.
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#11 - Did You Feel That?
Life (2007) - Season 2 - Episode 6
Crews and Reese must track down a killer who escaped from prison after an earthquake hit Los Angeles.
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#12 - The Court Supreme
Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 17
Alan Shore gets the dream of a lifetime for an attorney when he is asked to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man who has been sentenced to death for the rape of a young girl. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd learns some startling news from Lorraine Weller about Jerry Espenson's new girlfriend.
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#13 - The Invisible Hand
The Blacklist - Season 5 - Episode 13
When bodies are discovered in abandoned woods, Red points the Task Force toward The Invisible Hand, a group that targets those whose actions are morally reprehensible yet fully legal. Red steps in to assist one of his employees, and Liz discovers a major clue about Tom's investigation.
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#14 - The End of the Beginning
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 7
Jerome discovers a connection between Alma and Rothstein. After an attempt by Morris fails, Alma pays a visit to Second Story Books. Hodges visits the Saubers family and confirms their worst fears about Pete. Lou learns her fate.
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#18 - Anna-Gracia Duerte
The Blacklist - Season 5 - Episode 17
When an associate of the Nash Syndicate is murdered, Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the case in order to recover evidence crucial to bringing down Ian Garvey. Aram considers a step forward in his relationship with Samar.
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#19 - The Business of Miracles
Life (2007) - Season 2 - Episode 3
Crews and Reese are baffled when the body of a cancer research scientist is found frozen solid; Crews resolves to prove that Jack Reese was involved in his incarceration; Ted asks Crews to be a reference for a business school interview.
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#20 - Miss Rebecca Thrall
The Blacklist - Season 5 - Episode 3
Agent Ressler is distracted by increasing external pressures. Red drafts Tom in executing an elaborate plan to help re-establish his criminal reputation.
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#21 - Patriot Acts
Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 20
Patriotism is in the air as Alan and Denny celebrate their acceptance into the Auxiliary Coast Guard. But when the town of Concord, Massachusetts decides to secede from the United States, Alan accepts the case, and deeply offends Denny. The case takes a personal turn when Denny represents the opposing side in court.
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#22 - General Shiro
The Blacklist - Season 6 - Episode 7
Red and Dembe enlist Glen’s help in stacking the jury to Red’s advantage. The Task Force investigates a series of mysterious deaths resulting from weaponized insects.
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#23 - Gordon Kemp
The Blacklist - Season 7 - Episode 15
A Blacklist case forces Liz to choose sides between Red and the Task Force. Red tries to calm a panicked Ilya Koslov, who believes he is under surveillance.
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#24 - Bad to Worse
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 6
Alma gives Pete a scare and instructs Morris to do the same. Pete revisits the local bookstore. Hodges and Jerome fear for Holly ahead of her taking the stand. Finkelstein tells Lou that she must silence Brady. Holly and Lou deliver powerful testimony.
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#25 - Ruslan Denisov
The Blacklist - Season 2 - Episode 11
When an undercover CIA agent is kidnapped by a band of separatists in Uzbekistan, the task force sets a rescue mission in motion. Red informs Liz and Ressler that they are up against a very dangerous former associate.
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#26 - Mommy Deadest
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 8
Holly takes on a questionable roommate; after receiving an unexpected visitor, Ida seeks advice from Hodges; Alma and Morris decide they need more leverage.
#27 - What They Saw
Life (2007) - Season 1 - Episode 4
Things get confusing when a man is found dead in his own home. As Crews and Reese interview the neighbors they get all different ideas about the murder. When a homeless man is taken into custody but swears he's innocent, Crews and Reese continue to investigate.
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#28 - Let It Be Him
Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 9
While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.
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#29 - Love Lost
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 3
Holly visits Lou ahead of her psych evaluation. Jerome accesses Rothstein's records and uncovers an unexpected connection to Ida. Hodges and Montez look into the death of Stan McNair. Morris and Alma are caught in the act.
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#30 - Great Balls of Fire
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 5
Lou's trial continues in earnest. Bill is called as a hostile witness for the prosecution and complicates matters. Holly and Finkelstein draw closer together whilst Morris closes in on Peter. Alma destroys her incriminating evidence. Both Lou and Bill converse with their respective personal ghosts.
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#31 - Nice Animals
Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 14
Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.
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#32 - A Good Day to Die
Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Jenny and Cassie feel as if they’re closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.
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#33 - Trial and Terror
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 4
Alma and Morris zero in on a suspect. Jerome continues to make strides in the Rothstein case. Hodges shares his guilt over Lou's current situation with Ida. Lou's trial officially begins, and she has some suggestions for Finkelstein.
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#34 - Madness
Mr. Mercedes - Season 3 - Episode 2
As she is evaluated for mental competency, Lou continues to be haunted by Brady. Morris and Alma hatch a plan to recover their spoils.
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#36 - Addicts
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 4
TNT&G takes the case of the unruly daughter of one of Tom's friends after she is accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend at a fancy rehab center. The case is in jeopardy, however, as several lawyers allow personal feelings to affect their decisions.
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#37 - The Big Rick
Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Still on the search for the missing girls, Cassie grows more suspicious of Legarski after a threatening conversation between the two. Meanwhile, Grace manages to make headway on the girls’ quest for freedom. Merilee pleads with Legarski to open up emotionally before it’s too late, and Helen finally confronts Ronald about his increasingly strange behavior.
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#38 - Prior Convictions
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 11
A man who Luther had successfully prosecuted for murder 15 years earlier when he was the district attorney becomes his client after the man is accused of murdering his landlord.
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#39 - 5 Quarts
Life (2007) - Season 2 - Episode 19
A co-worker is suspected of murder when Crews and Seever investigate the death of a coroner. They must work fast to find out if the coroner is guilty, or there will be a chance that future cases would become compromised. Elsewhere, Ted tries to work things out with his daughter.
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#40 - Death Spiral
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 7
TNT&G takes the case in a wrongful death suit on behalf of the parents of the girlfriend of a millionaire's son after they are both killed the crash of a small engine plane. The girl's parents believe the son's mother is covering up the reason for the crash.
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#41 - Shotgun
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Tom convinces the TNT&G attorneys to represent the parking attendant in their building after his wife is found shot to death in their mobile home and only the husband's fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
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#42 - Pretty Woman
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 2
TNT&G takes the case of a young female college student claiming self-defense in the death of a famous music producer who has a history of abusing women. Soon the attorneys believe they might be defending a cold-blooded murderer because she changes her testimony to explain each new, incriminating piece of evidence that is found.
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#43 - Pilot
Justice (2006) - Season 1 - Episode 1
When Kevin O'Neil, a realtor to the stars, is accused of brutally murdering his beautiful wife Caitlin, he hires the firm of Trott, Nicholson, Tuller & Gaines. Spurred on by the court TV show, American Crime, the media have all but convicted him and are out for blood as is the prosecutor. But the lawyers at TNT&G use state-of-the-art forensic interpretation, jury consultants, mock juries, experts, and masterful media spin to defend Kevin. All techniques may be successful as long as the attorneys can cope with the new evidence that seems to keep turning up.
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