The BEST episodes written by Amanda Segel

The Devil's Share
star
8.38
4835 votes

#1 - The Devil's Share

Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 10

As the team seeks justice for a death, Finch fears one team member will go too far; the number of one of HR's key players comes up in the machine.

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Friends and Neighbors
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8.17
169 votes

#2 - Friends and Neighbors

Without a Trace - Season 7 - Episode 14

The team tries to hunt down the person who kidnapped two neighbors from a suburban home. The case takes a surprising turn when the agents discover the identity of the abductor.

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Zero Day
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8.17
5296 votes

#3 - Zero Day

Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 21

When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

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Relevance
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8.13
5034 votes

#4 - Relevance

Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 16

The latest POI - a deadly government operative who tackles terrorist threats - proves difficult for Reese and Finch to protect.

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A House Divided
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8.12
4228 votes

#5 - A House Divided

Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 22

The machine sends the team five different numbers to investigate when an unknown entity blocks details about an impending catastrophic event; Root's hackers arrive in New York.

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Lady Killer
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8.03
4531 votes

#6 - Lady Killer

Person of Interest - Season 3 - Episode 3

Finch and Reese ask Zoe Morgan, Carter and Shaw to help them determine if a playboy is a predator or a target; Root plots an escape from the psych ward with the help of the machine.

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Flesh and Blood
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7.97
6104 votes

#7 - Flesh and Blood

Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 19

When The Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York’s crime families, Reese and Finch suspect Elias is planning to eliminate his competition.

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Wingman
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7.95
3597 votes

#8 - Wingman

Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 3

Finch recruits Fusco to stay close to the latest POI, a professional "wingman" whose number has come up, but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Meanwhile, Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job as the Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.

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The Cold War
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7.91
2924 votes

#9 - The Cold War

Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 10

Samaritan demonstrates its true power by taking control of New York for 48 hours and erasing crime from the city in an attempt to lure The Machine out of hiding.

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Til Death
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7.89
4933 votes

#10 - Til Death

Person of Interest - Season 2 - Episode 8

The team faces a challenge when the numbers of both a man and his wife come up in the machine.

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Legacy
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7.85
6489 votes

#11 - Legacy

Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 12

When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.

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Shattered
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7.84
148 votes

#12 - Shattered

Without a Trace - Season 4 - Episode 21

The team searches for a teenage figure skater who disappears after practice one day and discover that many people in her life had reason to worry. The team's investigation leads to the rink's operator, a convicted rapist who was the last to see the girl.

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Witness
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7.80
6772 votes

#13 - Witness

Person of Interest - Season 1 - Episode 7

The Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.

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House Rules
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7.72
708 votes

#14 - House Rules

The Player (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 5

Savvy student Solomon attempts to hack the Pentagon and ends up simultaneously being chased by the Chinese government and the House. The bets are in on whether Alex Kane can get to him first to keep him safe. Meanwhile, Mr. Johnson is encountering issues of his own with an old friend and is forced to take drastic measures. Also, new discoveries are made about Ginny's whereabouts.

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Sins of the Father
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7.69
1175 votes

#15 - Sins of the Father

Shooter - Season 3 - Episode 3

Bob Lee's investigation into Earl's murder leads him to the local slaughterhouse; Nadine and Isaac's quest to take down Atlas forces them into an uneasy alliance with a former Atlas agent.

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Cloudy With a Chance Of Gettysburg
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7.67
192 votes

#16 - Cloudy With a Chance Of Gettysburg

Without a Trace - Season 7 - Episode 10

A TV weatherman arrives at work bleeding from his side and the team tries to beat the clock to find out what that has to do with disappearance.

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Blunt
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7.66
2730 votes

#17 - Blunt

Person of Interest - Season 4 - Episode 16

Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

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Kill Jill
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7.61
3643 votes

#18 - Kill Jill

Nikita - Season 1 - Episode 3

Nikita rescues Jill, a journalist who is trying to expose a conspiracy involving Division and a major plane crash. Michael and Percy suspect Birkhoff of being Nikita’s inside mole and send Amanda in to interrogate him... Michael enlists the help of the recruits, Alex, Jaden and Thom, to help them locate their latest target.

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4G
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7.58
202 votes

#19 - 4G

Without a Trace - Season 6 - Episode 11

Malone and his team start off the new year investigating how a private investigator might have went missing.

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Alpha Dog
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7.58
987 votes

#20 - Alpha Dog

Shooter - Season 3 - Episode 9

Bob Lee's search for Bama Jr. leads him to a fringe group, but causes a rift in his marriage; Isaac and Nadine use information left behind by Earl to meet with the President's Chief of Staff.

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A Bend In the Road
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7.56
200 votes

#21 - A Bend In the Road

Without a Trace - Season 6 - Episode 14

While struggling to deal with the aftermath of Jack's accident, the team searches to find a teen heart transplant recipient, believing her disappearance might be connected to her donor. Samantha talks to Brian.

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Leviathan
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7.55
649 votes

#22 - Leviathan

Helstrom - Season 1 - Episode 6

A dark force creates a melee forcing Hastings and Ana to work together. Daimon and Gabriella discover the events of the Blood Hotel are connected. The demon’s identity is revealed, shaking Ana and Daimon to their core. Yen gets the upper hand.

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911
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7.55
238 votes

#23 - 911

Without a Trace - Season 5 - Episode 3

The team searches for Jessica, a 911 operator who disappeared after a man called and asked for her by name.

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The Recruit
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7.53
3313 votes

#24 - The Recruit

Nikita - Season 1 - Episode 7

Alex alerts Nikita that Division has activated one of the recruits to execute a suicide mission. Nikita intercepts the recruit at the same time Michael arrives, and the two exchange gunfire. Meanwhile, back at Division, a recruit attacks several guards, which leads to mass chaos.

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Skin Deep
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7.51
168 votes

#25 - Skin Deep

Without a Trace - Season 5 - Episode 20

When a young, interracial boy goes missing, race and money appear to play the starring roles in the investigation.

Fleas
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7.42
1975 votes

#26 - Fleas

The Good Wife - Season 1 - Episode 16

Peter strategizes on how to handle his retrial and the next steps in his public rehabilitation. Alicia and Will defend an attorney charged with murder.

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The Waking Dream
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7.33
1621 votes

#27 - The Waking Dream

The Mist - Season 1 - Episode 9

Adrian, Mia and Jonah return with somber news; an enraged Kevin heads toward the mall with Vic; the group at the mall turns on Alex and Eve.

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The Law of Nature
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7.26
1756 votes

#28 - The Law of Nature

The Mist - Season 1 - Episode 8

Nathalie gains full control of the remaining parishioners; at the mall, Alex and Jay continue to grow closer until Eve intervenes; Adrian and the gang make a stop at Adrian's home; Kevin makes a shocking discovery.

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If I Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry
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7.24
221 votes

#29 - If I Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry

Truth Be Told (2019) - Season 2 - Episode 5

Coping with personal struggles, Poppy begins to question herself. Holt’s old friend finds him. Poppy and Aames identify a new murder suspect.

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The Waiting Room
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7.21
2101 votes

#30 - The Waiting Room

The Mist - Season 1 - Episode 5

Kevin and the others reach the hospital, where Kevin has an unexpected and painful encounter with his brother, Mike.

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Honor Bound
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7.14
246 votes

#31 - Honor Bound

Without a Trace - Season 4 - Episode 5

Wendy Kim goes missing during her shift at the family deli, and the team gets involved to find out what happened to the young Korean woman. It isn't long before they learn that Wendy had recently broken off an engagement to a young Korean man her parents were very supportive of, and that she had recently been doing a lot of on-line dating and had gotten herself involved with the wrong kind of men, including one who wouldn't take no for an answer.

Party Girl
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6.99
168 votes

#32 - Party Girl

Without a Trace - Season 3 - Episode 15

When a spoiled heiress in her early twenties is kidnapped, the team has to work against the clock to save Chelsea, who is being featured on a website giving fans the option to choose whether she lives or dies. As they continue to investigate her disappearance, the team learns that Chelsea had finally been starting to grow up, but she may not have time to enjoy her new life.