The BEST episodes written by Alexandra Cunningham
#1 - In the Still of the Night
NYPD Blue - Season 8 - Episode 10
A small scuffle breaks out in the precinct lobby when the man who enters is identified as the one responsible for the vehicular homicide death of a cop's cousin. This is the second scuffle that the driver has gotten into with the surviving relatives. Sipowicz and Sorenson are able to negotiate to keep charges from being filed against all parties and everyone is satisfied. Captain Bass's wife is stabbed and Russell goes to speak with her, while Jones and Medavoy investigate the crime scene. Bass tells Fancy he wants a full court press to get the guy who did this. In the interim, with a little push from Medavoy, Jones and Haywood make a date for a night of doo-wop. Russell mentions to Fancy that is was suspected but never proven that Bass's wife might have set a fire she was involved in 10 years ago. John Irvin meets an antique toy dealer who is interested in seeing his lead soldier. Danny speaks with Diane about his plans to leave if he gets out of line again making her uncomfortable.
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#2 - Under Covers
NYPD Blue - Season 8 - Episode 19
Sorenson visits the strip club where Kristen works and encounters an obsessed fan of hers. They have a minor exchange that doesn't get too confrontational, at least for now. He leaves with Kristen and she stays the night, telling Danny in the morning that the next time he comes into the club the owners want to talk with him. Sorenson arrives late to the scene of a homicide that Sipowicz and McDowell are investigating. Sipowicz bust his balls for showing up with the smell of alcohol on his breath. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Jones work another drug related homicide where someone who was in search of a dealer invades a couple's home. Later that morning, Katie stops by the squad to tell Andy that she's taken the initiative on getting them a new apartment, she's made a deposit on a place, which doesn't immediately sit well with him, because he's rejected the last "two hundred" she's found. Andy appears to have some misgivings about his decision from a couple of weeks ago, which is exempli
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#3 - Stuck in the Middle With You
Prime Suspect (US) - Season 1 - Episode 13
Jane and the team find out a jailed hit man may be responsible for the latest drive by at local store. Sweeney orders 24 hour a day security when a hit is ordered on one of their own. Meanwhile, Jane is a third wheel on an uncomfortable date.
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#4 - Utica
Rome - Season 1 - Episode 9
With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus and Pullo's showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires.
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#5 - Writing Wrongs
NYPD Blue - Season 8 - Episode 6
Alyssa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl is strangled and Russell, Jones and Medavoy investigate. Two of Alyssa's friends are brought in to help gather some background information, but one of them seems reticent to talk. Some essays that Alyssa wrote point to her having had sexual encounters. Her teacher can offer no assistance except a name cited in her last essay. The name mentioned leads the detectives to a suspect who is a registered sex-offender, but his alibi checks out. Later the reticent girl comes forward and reveals there was a relationship between Alyssa and her teacher. His story to the detectives reveals that he was trying to stop Alyssa's obsession with him, which he says started because of the encounters cited in her essays. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate the death of a man, where the only witness to the crime is a slightly crazy homeless guy with a TV and a microwave. Their investigation doesn't lead to a conclusive suspect, so they decide to keep their key witnes
#6 - Carnivorous Sheep
Prime Suspect (US) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Jane is called into Duffy's homicide and kidnapping case after Sweeney calls for all hands on deck. Duffy gets irritated with Jane after she suggests talking with the deceased woman's employees.
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#7 - Caleb
Bates Motel - Season 2 - Episode 3
Norma's brother Caleb arrives at the motel; Norma finds an ally in her efforts to prevent the bypass; Emma holds a memorial for a friend; a townie girl interests Norman.
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#8 - Into the Woods
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 21
Susan goes into the woods to try to find Mike. Gabrielle gets into an argument with a meter man who gives her a ticket. Victor is elected mayor, and Gabrielle goes back to teach the meter man a lesson. Edie's ex-husband comes back to collect Travers. Lynette realizes she has feelings for another man.
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#9 - Liaisons
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 18
Susan considers moving from Wisteria Lane to London. Later, an accident causes Ian, Susan, and their car to find themselves stranded in a lake. Tom feels threatened by the interest a new Scavo's Pizzeria employee Rick shows in Lynette. While debating his opponent in the mayoral election, Victor Lang witnesses something disturbing.
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#10 - I Guess This Is Goodbye
Desperate Housewives - Season 6 - Episode 23
Gaby risks her safety to help Angie; Lynette's fate and that of her unborn child lie in the hands of Eddie; Susan comes to grips with her financial woes; Bree considers confessing a secret she's harbored for years; and Angie must submit to Patrick's demands in order to protect her son.
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#11 - Presumed Innocent
Bates Motel - Season 2 - Episode 7
Norma's faith in Norman is questioned; Dylan is threatened by a revengeful Zane; Romero receives new evidence in the murder of Miss Watson; Cody and Norman's friendship reaches the breaking point.
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#13 - Nice She Ain't
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 5
The divorce between Gabrielle and Carlos reaches new levels of bitterness. Susan is determined to jog Mike's memory, and realizes Edie has been posing as his girlfriend since he woke up. Tom decides that his dream is to open a pizza parlor, and Lynette is not delighted. Bree tries to break up Danielle and her history teacher, who's been having an affair with her. Meanwhile, Mike's phone number is discovered on a dead woman's body.
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#14 - If There's Anything I Can't Stand
Desperate Housewives - Season 4 - Episode 4
Edie is shocked when she receives some news at the gynecologist's office. At the baby shower Bree's friends throw her, Bree's ex-mother-in-law Phyllis discovers her pregnancy is a hoax. Finally, Wisteria Lane welcomes to the street a homosexual couple.
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#15 - Everybody Says Don't
Desperate Housewives - Season 2 - Episode 18
Carlos and Gaby learn the truth about their baby. An ex-stripper gives birth to her child, and Gabrielle holds her for the first time. Also, Paul Young comes to face his demons head on with Wisteria Lane. Lastly, Lynette is forced to give a court deposition about Bree's drinking and alcoholism.
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#16 - Running to Stand Still
Desperate Housewives - Season 1 - Episode 6
Lynette locks horns with officious mom Maisy Gibbons at the twins' school who is trying to produce a "politically correct" play about "Little Red Riding Hood." Meanwhile, Susan continues to investigate the mystery of Zach's sudden disappearance. She soon finds out his father Paul put him in Seacrest, a mental institution. She and Julie then go to investigate. Mama Solis comes closer to discovering Gabrielle's dirty little secret of her affair, and Bree comes undone when Rex suggests they hire a sex surrogate.
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#18 - No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 11
Tom and Lynette try to make Kayla feel like a part of the family. Alma Hodge decides to pay Orson and Bree a visit. Susan visits Mike in jail to tell him about the lawyer Ian got him. Gabrielle accuses Carlos of trying to sabotage her relationship with Bill. Bree organizes a dinner party to show Susan that Alma is alive.
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#19 - You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Desperate Housewives - Season 2 - Episode 2
Susan is surprised when she finds out who Edie's new boyfriend is. Meanwhile, Lynette has gone back to work, leaving Tom at home in charge of the house. Carlos makes an unusual request to Gabrielle after his life is threatened behind bars. Lastly, pharmacist George reemerges in Bree's life, which sets off an alarm to mother-in-law Phyllis and her suspicions surrounding her son's death.
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#20 - Of Puppies and Monsters
The Family (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Gabe Clements lets Nina know how he would like to deal with the investigation. Adam goes back to the bunker to see if it can help him to remember anything. Claire's motives end up being questioned.
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#21 - More To It Than Fun
Dirty John - Season 2 - Episode 4
Dan gaslights Betty until the truth comes out and she sees her life has been a sham for years.
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#22 - This Young Woman Fought Like Hell
Dirty John - Season 1 - Episode 8
John and Debra's relationship comes to a head in an unexpected way.
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#23 - Pilot
Prime Suspect (US) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Jane gets a rough start in her new New York homicide squad when she questions her new colleagues' work on a mysterious murder case. After complaining to her lieutenant about not getting cases, Jane manages to find a unique angle to help solve a crime. Meanwhile, Jane goes to her father for advice.
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#24 - Sunday
Desperate Housewives - Season 4 - Episode 11
Two weeks after the tornado, with Mike still in rehab, Mrs. Delfino gets a visit from her cousin Tim. Meanwhile, Bree desperately awaits to return to her own house. Gabrielle learns that Carlos' blindness is permanent. Katherine is unable to keep some of her secrets from the women of Wisteria Lane. Finally, a surprise wedding ceremony has its own share of secrets.
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#27 - We're Gonna Be All Right
Desperate Housewives - Season 2 - Episode 12
After a number of bad dates, Susan finally meets Dr. Right. Susan flirts with a handsome doctor, but they accidentally head butt. Meanwhile, some old pictures of Gabrielle turn up on the Internet. Tom is alarmed when his kids come down with chicken pox because he never had it. Bree gets arrested. Lastly, after months of silence, Noah Taylor contacts Mike Delfino.
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#29 - Perception is Reality
Dirty John - Season 2 - Episode 8
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.
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#30 - Chivalry
Dirty John - Season 1 - Episode 7
A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.
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#31 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Aquarius - Season 2 - Episode 8
Shafe, alone at the bloody Tate crime scene, is confronted by his own demons. As Manson searches for a missing Emma, he ends up on Hodiak's doorstep. Meanwhile, Ken Karn goes to new levels for international diplomacy.
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#32 - There Won't Be Trumpets
Desperate Housewives - Season 1 - Episode 17
The residents of Wisteria Lane all attend the unfortunate funeral of Juanita Solis as Carlos and Gabrielle fret over their financial and court issues. Lynette befriends a deaf woman, Alisa Stevens, whose children also attend Barcliff Academy with Porter and Preston, but her newfound friendship is quickly put to the test. Meanwhile, Bree encounters more trouble with her son Andrew when it comes to disciplining him and lastly, Susan finds herself attracted to Edie's hunky new contractor, but Edie doesn't want her to go with him as a favor to their fragile friendship.
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#33 - We're So Happy, You're So Happy
Desperate Housewives - Season 5 - Episode 2
Unaware of Jackson's whereabouts, Susan goes to a local bar suspecting that he might be with Mike however, she soon lands herself in-trouble; meanwhile, after spending money that did not belong to her, Gabrielle attempts to get Carlos to get a job at the local country club as it pays better. Bree promotes her cook book on a radio show.
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#34 - Never Say Never to Always
Aquarius - Season 1 - Episode 3
Drug dealer Art Gladner is found murdered, and the chief suspect is Shafe's snitch, Mike Vickery. Hodiak agrees to help Shafe exonerate Vickery. In exchange, Shafe takes rookie Charmain Tully undercover into the Manson Family to find out where Manson has Emma. They succeed, but not without consequences, especially for Charmain.
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#35 - A Spark. To Pierce the Dark.
Desperate Housewives - Season 5 - Episode 18
Bree contemplates selling her business in order to revive her marriage. Meanwhile, Lynette is threatened at work; Katherine is caught in an unforseen circumstance; and Edie's worst fear begins to come true.
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#36 - Overkill
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 19
Van and Deaq go undercover to try and bring down a powerful drug lord. They get in and act as his security while trying to figure out what all he is really into. Meanwhile, the birthday of Deaq’s brother soon approaches and he is having a hard time coping with it. Plus, he starts to harbor thoughts that his family is more ashamed of him now than before his brother’s murder.
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#37 - Monster
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 18
A local teen and sports star is gunned down. His brother, the leader of a local gang, believes it to be a rival gang and wants blood for blood. Van and Deaq think differently and need Aquarius’ help to hold off the vengeance that the brother wants. They start to believe that the killer might be a wealthy magazine owner with psychotic tendencies. Deaq must try to get close to him before the bloodshed begins.
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#38 - The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues
Desperate Housewives - Season 6 - Episode 4
Losing Mike takes its toll on Katherine. As Katherine unravels, Bree comes to her aid; Gaby grows weary of John’s intentions towards Ana with twins on the way, Lynette calls upon her family to step up around the house Susan learns Julie has been harboring some secrets and Angie throws a party for son, Danny.
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#39 - Lord High Executioner
Dirty John - Season 1 - Episode 5
John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John's back. John puts his sister through the ringer.
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#40 - Shrapnel
Dirty John - Season 1 - Episode 4
Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane's past.
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#41 - Gone Native
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 3
Van and Deaq are sent in to bring down a Russian gun runner and more importantly his overseas contact. While trying to get close to the Russian and his sister, they find out that they are not he only agency targeting him. An ATF agent has also gotten close and now they must find out if he is truly after the gun runners or if he is beginning to have an agenda of his own. Van and Deaq must decide which side of the law he’s on before a big shipment of secret weapons arrives in the U.S.
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#42 - Caregiving
Fatal Attraction (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 8
The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets.
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#43 - Approachable Dreams
Dirty John - Season 1 - Episode 1
Debra Newell has a seemingly perfect life: she’s successful, beautiful and lives in one of California’s most desirable coastal cities, Newport Beach. The only thing missing is love. So when Debra finally meets charming and handsome doctor John Meehan, she’s quickly swept into a whirlwind romance, much to her daughters’ dismay.
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#44 - The Movie In Your Mind
Fatal Attraction (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 2
In the past, an intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more from him than the impression she's been giving. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives. Dan and Mike are reunited and Ellen discusses her hopes for her relationship with Dan with her therapist.
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#45 - No Fault
Dirty John - Season 2 - Episode 1
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband Dan without her consent. She's wrong.
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#47 - Things Done Changed
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 4
Rosaria, a special woman from Deaq’s past, comes to Deaq in hopes of getting his help in trying to leave her gangster husband, Alton, who has threatened to kill her if she leaves him. After Van and Billie agree to help, they decide to try to get onto his crew by posing as Rosaria’s cousin and his friend. They then set up a plan to make a bust of Alton and his crew before the heist of a casino.
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#48 - Pilot
Fatal Attraction (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 1
In the present, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest, Daniel Gallagher is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and proving his innocence. In the past, 2008, Dan celebrates his 40th birthday and first meets the charming colleague whose death would eventually lead to his incarceration and the destruction of the life he knew.
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