The BEST episodes of Crossing Jordan season 2

Every episode of Crossing Jordan season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Crossing Jordan season 2!

The Boston Medical Examiners office brings us Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, who is fearless, smart and sexy. Dr. Garret Macy is Chief Medical Examiner and it is his job to keep Dr. Cavanaugh in check. With her methods a little on the unorthodox side her relationship with Detective Woody Hoyt is constantly being tested. It is not just Medical Examiners and Detectives we also have grief counselor Lily Lebowski, criminologist Nigel Townsend, and forensic entomologist "Bug". This dynamic team takes us though the crime solving process and keeps us guessing.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Fire and Ice
star
8.16
158 votes

#1 - Fire and Ice

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/2004

A methamphetamine lab explodes and takes the life of a young girl. Jordan tries to help the grieving mother and manages to tick off the D.A. Elsewhere, Lily and Bug work a case together.

Directors: Arvin Brown
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One Twelve
star
8.01
167 votes

#2 - One Twelve

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2003

Jordan and the team are sent to lead the recovery effort at the site of an explosion. Amongst the rubble is a lone survivor and Jordan must keep him talking till help can get to him. The grim task of identifying the victims falls on Dr. Macy.

Directors: Allan Arkush
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Pandora's Trunk (2)
star
7.98
130 votes

#3 - Pandora's Trunk (2)

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/2004

With the secrets the car held for years out in the open, Jordan still has questions. Dr. Macy makes a hard decision regarding Jordan and Woody has a case to solve.

Directors: Allan Arkush
Writer: Tim Kring
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Scared Straight
star
7.93
184 votes

#4 - Scared Straight

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2003

When the lover of a controversial lesbian talk show host is found dead, Jordan and Woody lead the investigation. Garret and Lily go head to head when a cancer patient dies.

Directors: Arvin Brown
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Perfect Storm
star
7.92
247 votes

#5 - Perfect Storm

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2003

Boston is at the mercy of a blizzard and the morgue staff at the mercy of an unknown toxin. With bodies piling up, and the lights out, the race is on stop this invisible killer before too many more die.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Dead Wives' Club
star
7.91
162 votes

#6 - Dead Wives' Club

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/2004

A woman is kidnapped and, thirteen years later, her body washes up in Boston. Jordan is convinced the killer is the husband but the evidence does not support her theory. Meanwhile, Dr. Winslow has to identify a body at the morgue.

Directors: Donna Deitch
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Pandora's Trunk (1)
star
7.91
134 votes

#7 - Pandora's Trunk (1)

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/2004

Three people are found dead and seem to have no connection to each other. Woody takes on the task of solving the triple homicide. Meanwhile, Jordan is back on the trail of her mother’s killer when some new evidence surfaces.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Don't Look Back
star
7.91
222 votes

#8 - Don't Look Back

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2003

Jordan and Woody are off to California to investigate the case of a Hollywood starlet found dead inside a truck in Boston. Elsewhere both Dr. Macy and Lily get visits at the morgue.

Directors: Ian Toynton
Writer: Tim Kring
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There's No Place Like Home
star
7.80
203 votes

#9 - There's No Place Like Home

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2003

Special 90 Minute Episode Jordan and Woody are 3000 miles from Boston on the trail of the man that may hold the answer to Jordan’s questions about her mothers' death. Dr. Macy is struggling with the disappearance of Jordan and trying to solve a case of his own.

Directors: Allan Arkush
Writer: Tim Kring
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Sunset Division
star
7.78
161 votes

#10 - Sunset Division

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/2004

Woody decides to take some time off and goes home to Wisconsin, and while there the Sheriff, his mentor, is killed. The trail leads him to Los Angeles where he crosses paths with a special LAPD unit.

Directors: Allan Arkush
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Prisoner Exchange
star
7.74
250 votes

#11 - Prisoner Exchange

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2003

Not willing to breach confidentiality Lily makes a sacrifice to keep a late night confession secret. Elsewhere Dr. Macy and D.A. Walcott are forced to work together to put a sexual predator behind bars where he belongs.

Directors: Michael Gershman
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Conspiracy
star
7.74
194 votes

#12 - Conspiracy

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/2004

A mysterious death captures Jordan’s attention. Meanwhile, Dr. Macy revisits his past with a current case involving a former friend.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Payback
star
7.71
227 votes

#13 - Payback

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2003

After a high class party girl dies in custody, Woody will face possible charges. Jordan must step up to defend him and try to help save his career. Elsewhere Lily is trying to help a little boy.

Directors: Leslie Libman
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Ockham's Razor
star
7.70
223 votes

#14 - Ockham's Razor

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/2003

When the wife of Dr. Macy’s nemesis is found dead, he pushes forward for the truth. A photo lab is going out of business and ends up calling the Cavanaughs. What comes to light will push Max to face a truth he has tried to hide.

Directors: Allan Arkush
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Family Ties
star
7.68
251 votes

#15 - Family Ties

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/2003

A woman is shot in an apparent car jacking; Jordan and Elaine make an unlikely team investigating this one. When a baby is found clinging to life under the mother, her husband claims the child is not his.

Directors: Ian Toynton
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John Doe
star
7.64
191 votes

#16 - John Doe

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/2003

When a John Doe comes into the morgue, Bug makes it a mission of his to find this man’s identity. Dr. Macy sets out to try to prove murder or suicide when a cop turns up dead.

Directors: Tim Hunter
Writer: David Amann
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Wild Card
star
7.58
190 votes

#17 - Wild Card

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/2003

A witness for an up coming case is found murdered. Jordan is sure there is a dirty cop involved in the permanent silencing of this witness. Meanwhile Dr. Macy and Dr. Winslow head an investigation of their own.

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Bombs Away
star
7.53
228 votes

#18 - Bombs Away

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2003

When the wife of a former ATF agent is found dead the husband’s grief is overwhelming. He will take drastic measures and put everyone in the morgue in danger… will they defuse the situation before it is too late?

Directors: Ian Toynton
Strangled
star
7.50
221 votes

#19 - Strangled

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2003

The morgue staff gathers to attempt to try and solve a case from 1964. Each of the staff members assumes a role in the case, with Max leading the way. Will they be able to find a killer from so long ago?

Directors: Michael Gershman
The Truth Is Out There
star
7.50
222 votes

#20 - The Truth Is Out There

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2003

Jordan and Nigel are making a trip to the local Total-Mart and end up with a dead door greeter. The case takes an unusual turn when someone tries to steal the body.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: David Amann
Cruel and Unusual
star
7.45
160 votes

#21 - Cruel and Unusual

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/2004

A local woman dies and forces Jordan to come face to face with an ex-lover. Dr. Macy and D.A. Walcott make a trip to investigate if an execution was cruel and unusual. Lily makes a decision about her body.

Directors: Michael Gershman
As If by Fate
star
7.32
196 votes

#22 - As If by Fate

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2003

Jordan tries her hand at dating and is later called to the scene of her would-be suitor’s apparent suicide. A near death experience leaves Nigel asking lots of questions. Dr. Macy sets out to help validate a recently departed jazz legend’s personal image.

Directors: Michael Zinberg