The BEST episodes directed by Richard J. Lewis
#1 - Firewall
Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 23
Reese becomes trapped with his POI in a heavily surveilled part of the city and must rely on Finch, Carter and Fusco's help.
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#2 - God Mode
Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 22
Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.
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#3 - Death Benefit
Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 20
Reese goes under cover as a secret service agent in order to get close to the latest person of interest, a congressman who may have the key to derailing Decima's plan for a second machine.
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#4 - Aletheia
Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 12
Multiple enemies target the team as they try to protect a dying man; Reese's absence could lead to catastrophic repercussions.
#5 - The Contingency
Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 1
Reese asks Detectives Carter and Fusco for help finding Finch, who was kidnapped by his nemesis.
#6 - The Blueprint
Designated Survivor - Season 1 - Episode 9
When classified government documents are leaked online, President Kirkman searches for the party responsible only to find that they have taken refuge inside a foreign embassy and are beyond even his reach. Agent Hannah Wells races furiously to gather evidence of MacLeish’s involvement in the conspiracy before he can be confirmed as the country’s next Vice President.
#7 - The Wild Bunch
Due South - Season 1 - Episode 15
Diefenbaker, straying from the apartment, is impounded.
#8 - Lethe
Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 11
Flashbacks reveal Finch's creation of the machine; Reese hits the road, leaving the team to deal with the aftermath of their war with HR.
#9 - Panopticon
Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 1
In the fourth season premiere, the team must devise new ways to continue their work without being detected by Samaritan after they're forced to take on new identities created by Root. Some, however, find it hard to ignore the Machine's numbers, putting them all at risk of being seen by the rival machine.
#10 - 2πR
Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 11
Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.
#11 - Root Cause
Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 13
The Machine gives Reese and Finch the number of a down-and-out man who has been pushed too far, and they're forced to turn to former Person of Interest Zoe Morgan for help.
#14 - For Warrick (2)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 - Episode 1
After Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alley, the CSI team comes together to deal with the aftermath.
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#15 - The Devil You Know
Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 9
Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.
#16 - Pecados Del Padre
Gang Related - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ryan and the Gang Task Force bring a Colombian snitch to Federal Court to testify, but are ambushed en route. Ryan is torn between his Task Force duties and giving up the snitch's location to help Javier and the Acosta family go legit.
#17 - Lady Heather's Box
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 15
Grissom's investigation into the murder of two men leads him to a new encounter with Lady Heather. Catherine is desperate to discover what lead to the near-death of her daughter and why her ex-husband disappeared.
#18 - Point of Origin
Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 8
Reese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine – armed with information from Samaritan – hunts a member of the team.
#20 - The Finger
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 14
Catherine is ordered by a kidnapper to accompany a man who is to deliver $1 million in ransom to him or else he will kill the man's mistress.
#21 - Virtù e Fortuna
Westworld - Season 2 - Episode 3
There is beauty in who we are. Shouldn't we, too, try to survive?
#22 - Old Flames
Battle Creek - Season 1 - Episode 5
After Commander Guziewicz narrowly escapes when her home is burned down, the arson investigation leads Russ and Milt to a variety of suspects, including a string of ex-lovers and her own estranged son. Also, Russ is determined to find out who sent Holly a gift.
#23 - Nevada v. Riley
The Defenders (2010) - Season 1 - Episode 11
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father shows up in town.
#24 - Leaving Las Vegas
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 11
Catherine testifies in a murder trial in which a man is accused of murdering his own mother three years ago, but the suspect is found not guilty. Catherine, however, believes he did commit the crime and that he may also have killed two other people, so she sets out to find the other victims. Grissom prepares to leave on a four-week sabbatical.
#25 - Let the Seller Beware
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 3
Grissom and Catherine investigate the murder of a wealthy couple who are discovered outside their glamorous home, which was up for sale. Sara probes the death of a cheerleader who is found eviscerated on a soccer field, her organs having been ingested by her killer.
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#26 - Post Mortem
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 7
While investigating an elderly woman's murder, Grissom receives a miniature crime scene replica; Greg attends a hearing to ascertain his culpability in a teenager's accidental death.
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#27 - Ghosts
Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 2
Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when it prompts the investigation of a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch recalls the origin of the machine.
#28 - Too Tough to Die
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 16
A woman is abducted from a mall parking garage, then raped, beaten, shot and left for dead. Catherine and Warrick are given boxes of evidence from a shooting that goes to trial in four days, and they must re-prove the case.
#29 - Chasing the Bus
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 18
A bus carrying 23 passengers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas crashes less than 40 miles from its destination, killing nine people. The CSIs soon discover that a recent parolee was on the bus, but is now unaccounted for.
#30 - Turn, Turn, Turn
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 - Episode 16
When the CSIs are called to a murder scene at a familiar motel, Nick is thrown for a loop as he pieces together three separate murder investigations that all took place at the same establishment over the course of a year.
#31 - Law of Gravity
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 15
Grissom returns from his sabbatical; Keppler is put into a compromising position when the bodies of a Trenton police officer and a hooker are found in a hotel room. The man who found them is a retired New Jersey cop and close friend to Keppler, who doesn't reveal their relationship.
#32 - The Hunger Artist
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 23
The CSIs investigate when the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered stuffed in an overturned shopping cart near a freeway underpass.
#33 - Last Laugh
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 20
Grissom and Catherine investigate the murder of a despised comic who died onstage, apparently after drinking from a tainted bottle of water. Brass reopens a woman's accidental-death case after spotting the deceased's husband in a flashy new car with a trophy date on his arm.
#34 - Pirates of the Third Reich
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 6 - Episode 15
The CSIs investigate the gruesome murder of Lady Heather's estranged daughter, Zoe, who was found in the middle of the Vegas desert.
#35 - Cats in the Cradle
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 20
Grissom and Catherine investigate the stabbing death of an 80-year-old woman who lived in a run-down house full of cats. Nick and Sara comb through the remains of a car bombing that appears to be a murder plot gone awry.
#36 - Assume Nothing (1)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 4 - Episode 1
One of two couples who meet in a bar is murdered and, when the second couple meets the same fate in a similar fashion, the team suspects a pair of serial killers is on the loose. Catherine gets some troubling news about her father's murder trial.
#37 - Fight Night
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 7
A boxing champ dies in the ring, but Grissom finds evidence that points to murder. Catherine works a crime scene where a Los Angeles gang member was gunned down. Nick investigates a jewelery-store robbery.
#38 - All for Our Country (2)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 4 - Episode 2
When the lead suspects in Grissom's serial killer case are murdered, he suspects an inside job. Catherine and Sara investigate when a college football fan's body is found in a bathtub.
#39 - Gum Drops
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 6 - Episode 5
Nick takes the lead on a case where in the house a family of four, three pools of blood are found. Nick thinks that the little girl may still be alive, but Sara is doubtful, thinking that Nick's recent near-death experience is affecting his judgement.
#40 - Crash and Burn
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 17
An elderly woman crashes her car into a crowded restaurant. Grissom and Nick investigate the possible carbon monoxide murder of a woman in her home.
#41 - Fannysmackin'
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 4
Three tourists are beat up, badly. One is dead, Alfonzo. Jessica is badly beaten but is still alive. Stanley, the last tourist is saved by Greg who ends up severely hurt in turn and ends up hospitalized after having to make a life altering decision.
#42 - Committed
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 5 - Episode 21
Grissom and Sara investigate the murder of a mental-hospital patient and quickly narrow down the suspects to a handful of other patients and staff members.
#43 - High and Low
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 10
Grissom, Warrick and Nick investigate the case of man murdered by being pushed off a six storey building. Catherine looks into the murder of man outside his regular bar.
#44 - Caged
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 7
Grissom and Nick investigate the death of a book restorer while Catherine and Sara are called to the scene of a fatal train crash.
#45 - Overload
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 3
Grissom investigates a possible suicide at a high-profile construction site. Catherine takes on a case with a teenage boy who dies while in session with his female psychologist,
#46 - Pledging Mr. Johnson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 4
Grissom and Catherine investigate when a leg is found severed from a body in a lake. Sara and Nick investigate a fraternity pledging gone terribly wrong.
#47 - Recipe for Murder
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 11
Grissom and Catherine investigate a meat grinder murder at an abattoir. Warrick and Sara look into the apparent suicide of a young woman.
#48 - Bull
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 8 - Episode 11
Two murders that happen during Las Vegas' annual bull riding rodeo are investigated by the CSIs, who find that the murders might be connected to illegal bull breeding.
#49 - Crow's Feet
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 5 - Episode 4
A woman is found dead in a hotel suite with symptoms of the ebola virus. Another woman is found dead with similar symptoms. Catherine and Nick investigate. Sara and Greg, helped by Grissom, try to determine how a the owner of a home was killed. His home was tented for infestation.
#50 - Snakes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 5 - Episode 12
The swing shift has a busy time. Warrick looks into the murder of man by someone who apparently needs a wheelchair. Nick looks into the murder of woman in the subculture of the narcocorrido, songs about drug murders. The night shift is slow and lends help to Catherine's team.